Improved fitness and weight management comes in pairs. Studies indicate that teaming up with a partner can help you achieve these goals. In fact, you are three times more likely to make healthier choices with a “fitness friend.” Your companion may come in many forms. Besides say, a neighbor who has similar goals, you can […]
Water Yoga in the Pool
Water yoga is easy yoga poses in a shallow pool, using standing poses only. This will make positions and stretching easier, and reduces risk of injury. It is easier and safer to stretch into position with the water’s natural buoyancy, and this also helps reduce the risk of injury. For safety purposes, you should not […]
Tips for Training and Triathlon Swimming
Swimming may not be the hardest leg of a triathlon but it is an important part. This step may well set the pace for the remainder of the race. In order to do well in the last two legs of the race, your swimming should be relaxed and steady. Don’t over exert yourself during this […]
5 Ways to Cope with a Slowing Metabolism
Many of us struggle with losing weight and we blame our slow metabolisms. In reality, metabolism is affected by basal metabolic rate, activity level and food thermogenesis. It’s a fact of life that our metabolism slows down as we age. A result of this is that we tend to gain weight, lose lean muscle mass, […]
5 Energizing Stretches That Will Wake You Up And Improve Flexibility
Yoga instructor Patrick Mason recommends these five easy stretches to help you feel energized each morning. Patrick states that stretching forces blood to flow throughout your body, since it causes muscles to expand and contract. Shown in pictures within the article, these stretches will not take up a huge space, and are fairly easy to […]
10 Tips to Eliminate Sugar (and for the Right Reasons!)
In order to give up sugar you must first ask yourself why, What is the reason? Are you doing this for a diet or a health condition. Make sure you do your own research. There are a lot of articles out there that can be contradictory. Once you have decided what you’re going to allow […]
How Much Exercise Do You Really Need to Protect Against Disease?
It’s common knowledge that exercise can help keep you healthy, but exactly how much exercise is less clear. Examining 174 studies looking at the effect of exercise on several conditions, researchers found that those who had the most physical activity each week were least likely to develop these conditions–but only if they spent over 3,000 […]
The Benefits of Aqua Aerobics And Misconceptions
Aqua aerobics can provide an exercise routine with multiple benefits. These benefits include cardio work (water provides great resistance training), low impact (water reduces stress on the joints), stress relief (there’s something naturally soothing about being immersed in the natural element that is water), hot weather training (it’s safer AND more pleasant), and variety (tai […]
Top 5 Swimming Races of the Past Decade
Swimming combines the excitement of competition and the thrill of the photo finish. The most astonishing of these races can be decided by hundredths of seconds, or be a complete blowout and demolish the existing world record. In the past ten years, competitive swimming has provided many astounding races between athletes from around the world […]
Are You Too Sore to Work Out?
It is tough to work out while sore but important to know when it is okay and when you should take it easy. If you have extreme soreness such as being inhibited from doing regular movement you should probably take it easy as it could be something serious. This pain is called DOMS (delayed onset […]
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