Foam rolling has slowly but surely been gaining ground on the fitness routines of many athletes and trainers around the world, with amazing benefits that go from stretching your muscles to lowering joint pain. But if you want to incorporate this practice into your workouts, you should know when the best time for foam rolling … Read more
What are some of the potential health hazards you can face with insufficient sleep? Learn all about sleep deprivation and its side effects.
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Hot Yoga is just that, yoga in a heated room – typically with the combination of heat and humidity. If the point of hot yoga befuddles you, fear not my friend; it is actually great for the body. Yoga poses all have therapeutic benefits, and while twisting, bending and holding poses in a heated room, … Read more
Don’t you love a good massage? The pleasurable pain. The relaxing feeling you get after your muscles have been kneaded like dough. The transition from a shaggy, lumpy mass, into a perfectly carved loaf of bread is astounding. We don’t get to go to a masseuse very often, though, so here are five of the best … Read more
Do you consider yourself a workout buff trying to find new and exciting challenges? A body molding guru looking for more ways to look the way you want? Or are you just starting out and figured, “Why not try Pilates first and see where it takes me!” No matter the reason, I can get you … Read more
Putting on weight is one the easiest things to do. Losing it, however, is an entirely different story. Even with the stream of available workouts and prescribed weight-loss programs, dropping off those extra pounds could still be quite challenging. Fortunately, something as simple as drinking water could help you attain your weight-loss goals in record time. … Read more
Although a baby weighs only about 8 pounds, a woman can gain as much as 40 pounds during pregnancy, dependent upon her pre-pregnancy weight. The growing body of a pregnant woman and the developing fetus inside of her require a large daily caloric supply. Studies suggest that during the early gestation period of a mother, her … Read more