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Do You Know About Your Cup of Joe?
All this traveling many of you are doing for Thanksgiving weekend probably involves long hours in the car or airport. Grabbing a cup of caffeinated coffee is a great way to stay awake and give you energy to make it through all your plans, but how much do you know about that hot beverage? Take this quiz to make sure you're being safe about your caffeine intake when it comes to java, chocolate, and soda.
Coffee vs. Espresso
I am an unabashed fan of coffee and I split my love evenly between regular ol' joe and espresso drinks. But how do they stack up in terms of caffeine amounts? Or more explicitly, where am I going to get more bang for my buck?
Caffeine: Fact or Myth
Does the beginning of your workout week translate to an extra dose of caffeine? Before you go for that second cup (or third, or fourth . .
Sore Muscles? Caffeine Could Help
Recent news has left me asking if there's anything caffeine can't do, and I'm feeling less and less like my caffeine habit is a vice. We learned that caffeine improves performance for most forms of exercise, making us faster and increasing endurance and strength, and more than 50 percent of you admit to drinking caffeine before some or all workouts. Newest research has found the effects of caffeine aren't limited to providing a pre-exercise boost that powers us through workouts.
Caffeine Makes You Speedy, Literally
I couldn't live without my post-run morning cup of joe, but as it turns out I might want to have some of that joe before hitting the pavement. After being tested for over 30 years by sports physiologist, it is now unequivocally known that caffeine can make you faster. It improves performance in almost every type of exercise from running to rowing, from swimming to cycling.
Get Your Buzz on For National Caffeine Awareness Month
You might enjoy a cup of morning joe to help wake you up at the beginning of the day, but did you know that caffeine also has some beauty benefits, too? A stimulant, caffeine can help wake up skin by increasing circulation. It tones, smooths, and draws out impurities, too.
Mommy's Lil Helper: Eco Travel Mugs That Won't Spill
Babysugar isn't alone when she says caffeine is her drug of choice because about 73 percent of lilsugar readers say they rely on the stimulant to keep up with their tots. After using hundreds (or thousands!) of paper cups for my tea fix I realized it was time to settle on a more Eco-conscious reusable travel mug that won't spill or break. I did a little research, and apparently Americans consume more than 16 billion paper cups every year.
Do You Drink Energy Drinks?
Do You Drink Energy Drinks?
Yes, all the time! When the day gets tough, they get me going.
Tampa Named the Most Caffeinated City in the US
A recent poll shows Tampa is the most caffeinated city in the United States. In the study, the Florida city is closely followed by Seattle, birthplace of the coffeehouse culture and coffee titan Starbucks, with Chicago placing third. Rounding out the top five are the top two most populated US cities, New York and Los Angeles.
You Asked: How Much Coffee a Day Is Too Much?
Dear Fit,
I just got a fancy coffee maker for Christmas, and now I'm finding myself enjoying at least three or four cups a day. My husband says that's too much. Is he right?
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