It’s no secret that some yoga poses can present a serious challenge, especially for beginners. This is often so daunting to people just starting out that they often give up altogether. That’s why it’s important to remember that yoga is a…
Trying to lose weight is, for most of us, vexing, exhausting, and filled with contradictory information. In a 2016 article published in The New York Times Magazine, author and neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt notes that there’s a robust body of research…
We all have a love-hate relationship with our fitness trackers and health apps. We love them on good days when we’ve got time to race up stairs, walk a few blocks to grab lunch or groceries, or get on the…
Whether you exercise three times a week or three times a day, it’s important in that post-sweat session that you make time for a proper cool down. “Taking the time to cool down after your training session can help to reduce…
With the holidays behind us and only the seemingly endless months of a cold winter ahead, it’s easy to let fitness routines and goals fall by the wayside. Add social distancing protocols that have forced most of us out of…
Any person with breasts will tell you just how important it is to wear the right bra for your body. Finding a bra with enough support and comfort and that you actually like wearing can be hard, but finding a…
Yoga is naturally an intimate practice in which you go deeper within and return to a state of trust. When you add your partner in this experience, it can build this trust within your relationship. Plus, making physical contact in…
There’s a fair few reasons why the plank is so popular. Some people even consider it their favourite exercise. It’s good to understand why the plank is so important before you start working on the how of doing a good…
You would have come across health experts saying that yoga is beneficial to health. And you would have also come across health experts recommending regular walking. But yoga or walking which one is better? Tricky question, isn’t it? Yoga Vs…
As one of the most effective self-care practices for stress-reduction and anxiety management, yoga helps you connect with your body by bringing the focus back to your breathing. It’s not all about being flexible and burning calories — the practice…
It may have been a while since you worked out using proper weights or fitness machines, but if you think now is the time to head back to the gym, health experts warn that you may be moving too quickly…
Racking up steps and miles by walking is arguably one of the easier forms of exercise for able-bodied folks. Walking is something that humans have done for as long as we’ve populated planet earth. Whether you circle around the track,…
Walking is one of the easiest exercises you can do and it comes with an endless list of benefits. “Walking improves fitness, cardiac health, alleviates depression and fatigue, improves mood, creates less stress on joints and reduces pain, can prevent…