Tag: yoga
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4 easy workout options for when you are sick
You are determined to stick to your New Year resolution of doing your daily workout diligently, but an unwelcome cold or flu has come in the way. What should you do? Should you work out when you are sick or indulge in a long nap? Fitness experts say the answer depends on where your illness…
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6 yoga poses to boost metabolism
Yoga, which is associated with unifying the mind, spirit, and body, offers umpteen health benefits. Done regularly, it can improve cardiovascular health, control diabetes, reduce depression, and improve intuition. But there’s more to yoga than toning the muscles, relaxing the mind, and increasing energy. Yoga can also help in weight loss as the right yoga…
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The Top 10 Fitness Trends for 2016
Keen to get your weight loss or strengthening program in order before the New Year rolls in? Let the American College of Sports Medicine’s fitness trend forecast for 2016 guide you. While you don’t need to follow it with a blind eye, the list could guide you to a healthier path. The results, published in the…
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5 Myths About Exercise and the Elderly
Growing old isn’t easy. But growing older does not have to mean a decline in health; it’s only a decline in our abilities to adapt to change, disease and injury. The first day of October is celebrated every year as the International Day of Older Persons by raising awareness about issues affecting the elderly. On…
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11 Health Benefits of Yoga
The benefits of yoga go far beyond improving flexibility. A strong and flexible body, peace of mind, good health, even weight loss. It sure pays to hit the mat and benefits of yoga are immense. Recent research shows that far from being a simple system, the complexity of yoga and its many asanas can keep…
