There are three essential macronutrients that help to sustain life and provide you energy. Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fats. Each one has a purpose that benefits your body in a specific way. Protein is a macronutrient that helps to build and maintain body tissue, and is essential to building muscle mass. Proteins are made up of amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein and muscle mass. Protein helps to build, maintain, and replace tissues in your body. Your muscles, organs, and immune system are made up mostly of protein.
Metabolism is broken down into two categories: Catabolism, the breakdown of molecules to obtain energy and Anabolism, the synthesis of all compounds needed by the cells. This is the sum of everything that your body does. When you eat, your...
Our AboutTime Athlete, Hannah Bower, has teamed up with us to create a blog series featuring her workouts. Hannah’s workouts are NEVER boring and we’re super excited that she has shared them with us! In the second installment of the...
You went to work, you squeezed in a workout, you went ran errands, then went home, cooked dinner, and then went to sleep. You slept for 8 hours (if you were lucky), and gave your body a break. That was...
IT’S OFFICIAL! Spring has arrived and I don’t know about you, but at AboutTime we are more than ready to break out our summer clothes and get some MUCH needed sunshine! After months of hibernating inside the gym, it is...