Are you recovering from a wrist sprain or a strain? Or do you suffer from pain caused by hours on your keyboard or your gaming mouse? Most traumatic wrist injuries are the result of a fall, not the actual fall, but trying to stop your fall as you hit the ground. If you have ever taken a spill from a skateboard, bicycle or tripped over a toy or pet, you understand. But … [Read more...]
5 Powerful Exercises To Improve Posture Fast
- “Stand up straight, stop slouching.” Your mother was right, poor posture not only looks bad, but can lead to chronic back pain and spinal problems later in life. It’s really not difficult to correct, first: 1. Strengthen Your Core To improve your posture and correct your back problems, strengthen your core. The core muscles surround and support your spine and are … [Read more...]
Exercise at your desk (Deskercise) and stay fit at the Office
Is your desk job killing you? Of the 2000 office workers recently surveyed three of four only leave their desks for cup of coffee or to visit the restroom. Two in five of those same workers even stay at their desks to eat lunch and one in five said they have gained nearly 20 pounds over the year. We work 40 or more hours each week and only get up from our desks three or four … [Read more...]
9 Simple Things You Can Do TODAY To Improve Your Health
How’s YOUR health? Unfortunately, we completely ignore our health until there is some sort of problem, and then we ignore that problem until it becomes an emergency, the kind requiring doctors and hospitals. But it doesn’t have to be that way, there are simple changes that you can make to improve your fitness and health and enjoy a healthy lifestyle. You will soon begin to … [Read more...]
Avoiding Injury In The Gym
Congratulations, you’ve finally overcome your fear and joined the local gym or maybe you are converting your garage or spare room into your dream home gym. Either way, it’s important to recognize that working out has some risk involved, and you need to exercise safely in order to avoid injury. You’re excited, new gym, new equipment, new workout program and you go at it, … [Read more...]
Mental Training – Become A Better Athlete
Mental training is really as important as physical training. While it is mostly used by professional athletes, it can also be useful for others. Basically you focus, or create a mental image of what you want to accomplish. This comes from the theory of psychology that you can control your behaviour by controlling your thoughts and then perform at the right level. There … [Read more...]
Reducing Stress in Everyday Life – 4 Tips
Stress is very common today, and by stress I don’t just mean that you have a lot to do, but that your body and mind can’t really handle all the activities. Managing the stress in your life is important to feel happier in life, and it is important for your health. Here are some ways to combat the everyday stress: 1 Exercise Study after study confirms it. Exercise lowers … [Read more...]
The Connection Between Health and Exercise
Our body is created for physical activity, and if we do not move it enough we will get many different health issues. It is as simple as that! Now, I am not only talking about fitness training, or gym training, even the small things count, like taking the stairs instead of the elevator or taking a walk in the park. Here are 7 reasons for you to hit your home gym today … [Read more...]