5 Natural Ways to Increase Energy (Without Coffee)
Starbucks coffee, Monster Energy drinks, Red Bull cans, and various gas station energy shots are all notable options for increasing energy, alertness, and focus. Many of us know someone who drinks one one those daily for their caffeine fix. However, many of these commercial energy drinks have excessive amounts of caffeine, cost a lot, or include known harmful or weakly tested ingredients. Below are a few easier, simpler, and natural ways to increase energy.
6 Ways to Make Eating Healthy Easy
Eating healthy isn't easy for a lot of Americans these days. Healthy food is more expensive, expires quickly, and sometimes requires a lot of research to ensure you're getting what's being marketed. Junk food is more accessible, costs less (debatable post-COVID though), lasts longer, and tastes familiar. Instead of thinking of your diet as good or bad, embrace the gray area journey to eating healthier. Your budget, free time, food preparation skills, culture, and knowledge about nutrition all impact your diet. That sounds overwhelming, but I'm not asking you to deal with any of that directly. Below are five options for how to make eating healthy easy in your life. Inhale peace, exhale stress, and read on.
10+ Online Stores for Norfolk State University Alumni Apparel
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) gained a lot of attention from the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Many HBCUs reported enrollment growth in 2020, reversing the steady decline in total HBCU enrollment throughout the 2010s. Norfolk State University (NSU) alum who were a part of that trend, like me, may have unique pride in their alma mater. Below are 10 websites for NSU alumni apparel.
HBCU Students Should Complete the SFEPD Mind Over Money Skills Financial Literacy Certification
The Society for Financial Education and Professional Development (SFEPD) is a nonprofit organization focused on financial literacy education. Their "four pillars" of focus: colleges, faith-based institutions, workplace financial wellness, and community workshops. In fall 2024, SFEPD created the Mind Over Money Skills Financial Literacy Certification course. This online course was created specifically for Black American students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Below is every reason most Black Americans should complete the Mind Over Money Skills Financial Literacy course.
5 Hardest Leg Exercises for Functional Aging Training
Your legs are part of your "core" muscles and should be trained that way. You should train all core muscles - including leg muscles - for strength, and stabilization. This is why athletes focus on footwork. Its why there are so many types of shoes for various activities. For example, flat shoes with minimal padding like Chuck Taylor's are good leg workout shoes. Want to shake up your leg workout regimen? Below is a sample workout with five of the hardest leg exercises for real-world lower body strength, power, and balance.
5+ Must-Try Black-Owned Restaurants in Saint Louis, Missouri
There's a lot to do in the greater St. Louis area between the 90+ cities in St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois. Of course I made time to find some Black-owned restaurants in STL. Below are some Black-owned restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri worth checking out.
10+ Great Black-Owned Activewear Brands
I've supported and produced content about a lot of Black-owned businesses in recent years. Many of them are Black-owned fitness apparel businesses. So that you don't need to bounce around my blog to find them, this listacle includes my top Black-owned activewear brands.
Why St. Louisans Should Check out Planet Fitness Fenton, MO
Many Planet Fitness members in the greater Saint Louis (STL), Missouri (MO) area have decided to make the Fenton club their home gym for various reasons. Fentonians no longer need to choose between a longer drive to the Festus or South County gyms, the Planet Fitness gyms nearest Fenton, MO. Exercisers from competitor gyms have transferred for the lower price point and better access to the gym. Many just feel more comfortable at the home of the judgment free zone compared to other bodybuilder-oriented gyms and "boxes." Below are a few reasons you might want to join Planet Fitness Fenton, MO.
Exercises to Improve Your Posture
Slouching, hunching, stooping, tech neck, nerd neck - all synonyms for the shoulders forward, chest sunken in, and forward neck posture. We're most likely to do this while using a smartphone or personal computer. Recent studies show that Americans spend an average of 4 hours on phones daily. Many females slouch to make their breast less prominent. Remembering to stand upright with your chest out and neck erect is important. Strengthening the muscles responsible for holding that position with exercises that require good posture at the same time sets you up best for success. Try the exercises below to correct standing posture.
How to Install XCOM: Chimera Squad on Linux
I found Firaxis Games' XCOM from listacles of popular Steam games natively available on Linux. I finished the first story, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and immediately played the XCOM: Enemy Within expansion pack. I did the same with XCOM 2 and XCOM 2: War of the Chosen downloadable content (DLC). I then learned that its sequel, XCOM: Chimera Squad, isn't natively available on Linux operating systems.
After years of hoping for a Linux port, I got curious about how the Steam Proton compatibility software for Linux might support Chimera Squad. To my surprise, the results were great with minor bugs throughout game-play. Below I'll explain how I installed XCOM: Chimera Squad on Linux operating systems (OSes).
