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Kristen Holmes Anchors WHOOP in Elite Performance As Brand Broadens Reach - Newsweek

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Dr. Kristen Holmes has been snacking. She pops them in throughout her day, between research projects, podcast shoots, board meetings and mom duties. But the snacks in Holmes diet can’t be found on grocery store shelves. The snacks she uses to fuel her days consist of kettlebell swings, goblet squats, pushups and planks instead—what she calls “exercise snacks.” “I basically try to do 10 sets of something throughout the day. We know from the data that this improves metabolism, lowers blood sugar levels, gives you a vascular pump, helps with blood flow and gets oxygen and blood to the tissues, which helps to promote recovery,” Holmes told Newsweek. “Exercise snacks have been a massive upgrade [to my routine].” If anyone else was advising you to add an inedible snack to your daily habits, you might roll your eyes. But when the tip comes from a three-time All-American athlete and two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year at the University of Iowa, and now, the global head of performance and prin

Dr. Kristen Holmes has been snacking. She pops them in throughout her day, between research projects, podcast shoots, board meetings and mom duties. But the snacks in Holmes diet can’t be found on grocery store shelves. The snacks she uses to fuel her days consist of kettlebell swings, goblet squats, pushups and planks instead—what she calls “exercise snacks.” “I basically try to do 10 sets of something throughout the day. We know from the data that this improves metabolism, lowers blood sugar levels, gives you a vascular pump, helps with blood flow and gets oxygen and blood to the tissues, wh

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