When the topic of stress comes up, a common suggestion – even from doctors and physical therapists – is meditation. To those without any experience in these techniques, this sounds strange at best. Meditation is often assumed to be a spiritual or yoga-based act for only certain types of people, not a common treatment for stress…
When stress starts to overtake your life, you want solutions that work fast and get you back on track. Here are proven stress relief techniques and food suggestions that will help you manage stress and back away from anxiety. Exercise is a Powerful Stress Reliever One of the first things you here when it comes…
Jogging on the treadmill and shaking your hips in a dance fitness class will do wonders for your body. But the impact these cardio exercises have on your strength, tone and bone health is limited. Not only this, when you restrict your workouts to cardio only, you cheat your body out of the opportunity to…
Looking to meet your weight targets and still enjoy the summer? We’ll make it easy, try out these easy weight loss tips for the summer lifestyle. If it’s Colorful, Don’t Drink It This is a great rule when encountering alcohol, punch or any time of summer drink. Look, we don’t want to take your summer…
OK. We’ve decided to get more fit. Get healthier. Get in shape. Whatever the operative phrase is, we’ve all started at the same place. In the mind. Before we can achieve a better physical condition, though, we have to think we can do it. This can be tricky. There are direct and indirect ways to…
It takes both Diet and Lifestyle Changes to get Real Results When we first decide to “get in shape,” we must figure out what that means to us. Everyone has a different mental picture of what lifestyle changes look like. For some, it is a bodybuilder-type physique. For others, it is a leaner body with fewer jiggling…
How some defined fitness: The word “fit” is a slippery one. It means so many different things to so many different people. For some, being fit is a matter of being able to keep up with grandchildren who visit on weekends. For others, being fit is about being able to run several marathons every year.…
Before deciding on any fitness program, it is critically important to settle on what you want to accomplish. It sounds silly, but expressing your fitness goals and keeping them clearly in mind makes you more likely to achieve what you set out to do. If you don’t know what you want, how will you know when…
Any good fitness program will only succeed with a good hydration plan. Rule of thumb: if you’re going to sweat, you need to hydrate. Hydration helps with joint lubrication, body temperature regulation, and transporting important nutrients throughout your body. And more importantly, a hydration plan will help replace the fluid lost through sweating, staving off…
You’ve been exercising for months, and maybe you initially saw results quickly but are now stuck in a rut. You do not have to accept your current fitness state; you can push through any plateau and reach all your wellness goals. How to feel better is a collection of workouts to keep the body guessing. Add Variety…
