Health, Fitness & Nutrition Articles from EVOLVE Flagstaff
Evidence-based articles on strength training, physical therapy, nutrition, injury recovery, and long-term health — written to help you stay active, resilient, and moving well for life.
EVOLVE Community Guidelines
At EVOLVE, our overarching mission is to cultivate a gym culture that transcends conventional norms, where discussions around diets and body aesthetics are purposefully absent.
Acupuncture: Where Ancient Philosophy Meets Modern Science
EVOLVE Flagstaff began offering acupuncture services in 2023, and consider it an invaluable tool to managing many types of pain and dysfunction. But, we find that acupuncture is commonly misunderstood. In this article, we break down acupuncture’s history, how it works, what it can help with, and what your first treatment might be like.
Nourishing Your Body, Mind, and Soul this Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and togetherness. It’s a time when family and friends gather to share meals and create lasting memories. However, for many people, it can also be a season filled with anxiety and guilt, particularly when it comes to food. The holidays are filled with delicious food and drink and if we have rules or guilt around these foods it can lead to overeating, shame, and an unhealthy relationship with food. This is why focusing on having a healthy relationship with all foods during the holidays can be helpful to reduce the guilt and give us more time and space to be present during this season.
To have a healthy relationship with food, we need to tune into our body’s signals and respect its cues. When we have a more mindful approach to food and reject restrictive diets and rules (that often lead to a cycle of guilt and overindulgence), we can have a more peaceful holiday without fear of January 1st.
Here are some helpful tips to help nourish your body, mind, and soul without guilt.
Are you stressed about stress eating?
As humans, we eat for many reasons. We have to eat to provide our bodies with energy and calories to function, and we also eat for pleasure, joy, and health.
Body Image and Men: We Need to Talk
Body image is something that is often thought of as a “female issue,” and while it deeply affects many who identify as female, it affects all of us across the age and gender spectrum.
How Much Protein Do You Actually Need?
As a Registered Dietitian and athlete, one of the most frequent questions I am asked by my clients, gym-mates, friends, and family is “How much protein do I need?”. My short answer is, “It depends.” As always, there is more to unpack when answering a seemingly simple question. So here is my medium-long answer.