You”ve tried this before — creating a To-Do list, scheduling some appointments and booking projects. You have started the day on the right foot, determined to get on top of things. The kid”s lunches were packed and ready. You had plenty of time to get to work in the morning without any stress. When you […]
Everywhere you look anymore you see the word antioxidant. It is even on cereal boxes in my grocery store. It is supposedly good for me, but what exactly is it? An oxidant is a free radical (sounds pretty wild). A free radical or oxidant is produced when cells in the body burn oxygen to produce […]
There is considerable variation in flexibility between individuals. You”ve seen contortionists that get their bodies into those clear cubes and then there is my husband who can barely touch his toes, and he is an athletic fit guy. And then there are variations within the same person flexible shoulders but inflexible hips. There are many […]
Have you ever attended one of those corporate-sponsored seminars that overwork the “establish your goals and then take little steps to achieve them” argument? While a valid approach, goals have a weird way of being cast aside in favor of newer ones. Sure, goals are fine, but life, like a spoiled child, tends to whimper […]
Cardio exercise is any exercise that raises your heart rate. Face it our bodies were made to move. And we all know that to keep our muscles in shape we need move them. This movement makes them stronger and stronger muscles make for a more efficient and healthy body. Your heart is a muscle. Therefore […]
More than a handful of doctors — perhaps specialists in gastro-intestinal disorders — believe that the culprit for most diseases is a dirty bowel. Dr. Richard Schulze wrote in a wellness journal once, “by our retaining pounds of old, infected material in bowel pockets (diverticulosis), this material would be reabsorbed into the body and infect […]
A calorie is a unit of energy. Scientifically a calorie is the amount of energy or heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. But for this article let’s just think of calories as units of energy.
Why Getting a Personal Body Building Trainer is Helpful Body building is the process of developing one’s muscles by the use of different devices such as barbells, dumbbells, and several stationary gym equipments. It may be easy to learn body building on your own. But it is way more preferable to enlist under a certified […]
Are you someone who is infected with this disease that has plagued mankind for quite some time now? Egotism or blown up ego. It is also known as self-centeredness, selfishness, and is related to vanity or conceitedness. This disease is likened to an adhesive with which people get stuck with themselves. If you can’t get […]
If you”ve ever taken ballet lessons, the words “swan”, “elephant”, “breathe”, and the term “pull navel to spine” won”t seem all that unfamiliar. These are the principles that guide the teaching of Pilates: a form of exercise invented by Joseph Pilates, a boxer in England during World War I who helped wounded German soldiers rehabilitate […]
