by Torch WC | Aug 23, 2021 | Depression, Fitness, Mental Wellness, Mood Changes, Nutrition, Staying Motivated, Wellness, Womens Health
Are you or is someone close to you struggling with mental health? Here are ten things to keep in mind about mental illness: 1. It’s More Common Than You Think Depression alone affects as many as 350 million people worldwide. While you may associate mental... 
by Torch WC | Aug 13, 2021 | Exercise Tips, Fitness, Goals, Mental Wellness, Mobility, Mood Changes, Staying Motivated, Training, Wellness, Womens Health, Working Out
Are you documenting your fitness journey? Improving one’s health through physical fitness is challenging, but the payoffs are so worth it. Increased endurance, improved sleep, the normalization of health stats such as blood pressure and resting heart rate, are... 
by Torch WC | Jul 14, 2021 | Exercise Tips, Fitness, Goals, Mood Changes, Nutrition, Staying Motivated, Training, Wellness, Working Out
Are you looking to make the most of your workout? Sure you stretch and warm up before taking that run, but are you fueling your body with the best pre-workout foods to enhance your time in the gym? Not only is it important to warm up before working out, but you should... 
by Torch WC | Jun 2, 2021 | Depression, Exercise Tips, Fitness, Goals, Mental Wellness, Mood Changes, Staying Motivated, Wellness
“Sleep on it. Things will look better in the morning.” This advice, often given by a parent, is said with love and good intentions, but it still makes us roll our eyes, because we just want to go to sleep — not think, not assess options. We certainly don’t... 
by Torch WC | Jun 2, 2021 | Chronic Pain, Depression, Exercise Tips, Fitness, Mood Changes, Nutrition, Staying Motivated, Training, Wellness
Here’s what the research says about diet and depression. If you’ve ever found yourself in front of the TV after a bad day, mindlessly digging ice cream out of the container with a spoon, you know that mood and food are sometimes linked. But while stress... 
by Torch WC | Jun 2, 2021 | Depression, Fitness, Mental Wellness, Mood Changes, Staying Motivated, Training
New research from a large study demonstrates that low cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength have a significant association with worse mental health. Researchers have reported a clear link between low physical fitness and the risk of experiencing symptoms of... 
