Tag: Exercise
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How Weight Loss Classes Can Benefit Your Holistic Wellness
Canadians are still bouncing back from the health impacts of years of isolation. A recent survey of over 1,000 citizens shows that almost one-third of them don’t exercise at all, despite the country’s health officials’ recommendation of at least 150 minutes per week of physical activity. After all, finding the motivation to go to the gym…
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The Many Physical, Physiological and Spiritual Benefits from Yoga
(May 12, 2023) Scientific evidence shows that yoga supports stress management, mental health, mindfulness, healthy eating, weight loss and quality sleep. This is according to the National Institutes of Health. On this edition of the Beth Linder-Moss Podcast, Beth specifically describes all those benefits and how to get started with Yoga. Yoga is not just a form…
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Canada Space Agency -How Space Affects Our Body
Living in space has significant effects on the human body. As we prepare for journeys to more distant destinations like Mars, humankind must tackle these risks to ensure safe travel for our astronauts. Have a look at this nifty infographic from the CSA.
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Myths Surrounding The Scourge Of Excessive Sweating
As people go about their daily lives, there’s a common but hidden scourge: excessive sweating. In fact, a national survey conducted by the International Hyperhidrosis Society (IHhS)—the scholars of sweat—shows multiple millions suffer from extreme, uncomfortable, embarrassing, debilitating, and emotionally-devastating sweating. This type of sweating is a serious medical condition known as hyperhidrosis and nearly…
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Aging, Muscular Neurosurgeon Says Building Muscle Best Protection Against Aging
If you want good health, a long life and to feel your best well into old age, the No. 1 most important thing you can do is strength-training, says Dr. Brett Osborn, author of “Get Serious, A Neurosurgeon’s Guide to Optimal Health and Fitness,” “Our ability to fight off disease resides in our muscles,” Dr.…
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Gaming And Exercise Reduced Pandemic Stress In These Countries
Nearly six out of 10 adults have suffered mental health problems during the pandemic Stress and anxiety are the biggest concerns, international research shows Taking more exercise and online gaming are the two main ways people globally are tackling mental health issues driven by the pandemic, new international research* from the leading digital board game…
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Fight Holiday Tables Loaded With Unhealthy Food With Green Smoothie
For many people, the holidays involve indulging in buffet tables loaded with lots of fattening, processed foods and sugary sweets. For those of us who strive the rest of the year to eat a healthy diet while leading busy lives, it can be a challenging time. Not only are we busier than ever, we know…
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Eight Ways To Make Time For Important Things
One of the most common lines that people love to use: “I wish I had more time.” Maybe it’s more time to spend with family or friends; more time to exercise and eat healthy; or more time to go back to school. Whatever it is, how do you make more time for those truly important…
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How to Have Much Better Digestive Health
Everyone experiences sporadic digestive symptoms such as an upset stomach, heartburn, nausea, gas, diarrhea, or dreaded constipation. Symptoms often go away on their own; however, they can cause major disruptions to your life when they occur frequently. Fortunately, lifestyle and diet changes can have a positive influence on your gut health and some simple home…
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4 Aspects Of Your Life You Can Improve By Listening To Jazz
Music is known to have a strong effect on most people. It can compel its listeners to move along its rhythm and dance. It can also provide stimulation to the brain, which can improve a person’s bodily performance. This positive impact can double for the person performing the music. Can you image the impact that…
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The Healthy Body Needs Shocking
Fitness plateaus – we’ve all hit them before and they are nearly impossible to break. Did you know that health journals may help you get past a plateau or move back toward unhealthy habits? Logging food intake and exercising seems tedious; however, Jenn Zerling http://jzfitness.com , MS, CPT, the author of Breaking the Chains of…
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How To Setup A Low Budget Home Gym
Back in college, I used to be very fit. I swam three times a week, ran a few miles every other day and on weekends, I would bike with friends. There was not an ounce of fat in my body. But as years passed, I became too busy with work and eventually with raising a…
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Simple Lifestyle Changes Trigger Improvements At Cellular Level
Dr. James L. Hardeman has seen firsthand the consequences of unhealthy lifestyle habits during his 30 years as a practicing physician, and he says they’re just not worth it. “There are very clear, biological reasons why we are compelled to eat sugary, fatty foods; but if there was ever a case of ‘too much of…
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Why A College Of Kinesiology For Ontario?
Toronto, Ontario – The numbers are well-known – regular exercise can reduce the risk of heart disease by 40 per cent, lower the risk of stroke by 27 per cent, decrease the incidence of high blood pressure and diabetes by 50 per cent and lower the risk of colon cancer by 60 per cent. Exercise…
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Artificial Stimulants In Energy Drinks Hurt Kids
Why Your Kid Shouldn’t Be Guzzling ‘Energy’ Drinks Vitamins & Minerals are Safer and More Effective than Artificial Stimulants, Says Food Science Expert Anxiety, hypertension, elevated heart rates, interrupted sleep patterns and headaches are just some of the side effects commonly associated with energy drinks, and those problems are more pronounced in children, according to…
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Take This Quiz And Find The Right Exercise Type For You
It can be hard to choose the right exercise regime for you. On top of the time constraints of modern life, the sheer number of options is enough to confuse most of us. Whether you’re a lone wolf, a team player or looking to become truly zen – this will set you on the right…
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Carnivores Anonymous Doctor Says Plant Based Diet Fuels Athletic Success
Vegan Cardiologist Heather Shenkman hosts free Carnivores Anonymous 12-Step programs (the next one held on January 22 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles) to achieve optimum health and tackle food addiction through plant-based eating. While Dr. Shenkman performs complex angioplasties to open up clogged coronary arteries, she prefers to help her patients reduce their risk…
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SWOLEMATE Is New Exercise Trend Bringing Couples Together
You may have seen this hashtag trending on social media as millennials run to the gym in droves to exercise, tone up and sweat it out with their #swolemates. According to fitness experts Danny and Denise Locsin, spending quality exercise-time with a sweetheart has more benefits than one may realize. Working out together builds self esteem,…