There are so many benefits of exercise during pregnancy. It elevates mood, improves sleep, reduces ache and pain, enhances body endurance and thus prepares you for child birth. But do consult your health expert before doing exercises during pregnancy. There are a few helpful exercises mentioned below which work for … Read more
Everyone experiences stress occasionally but if you suffer from chronic stress you should consider stress management. Stress can increase a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease such as heart attacks, heart disease, hypertension and stroke. Uncontrolled stress can cause painful migraine headaches and sever muscle tension. Stress is so powerful that … Read more
In this day and age, everything starts from looks and appearance and ends there too. Men strive for six-pack abs and the girls talk about the sought after size zero, which ironically, is not a size at all. *Chuckle*. Everyone wants to look good and remain absolutely fit and healthy. … Read more
Another reason to think twice before you cut back on sleep. No, not quite. But an amazing study of 68,000 women conducted at Harvard Medical School reveals that women who sleep five hours a night are 32 percent more likely to gain 30 pounds or more as they get older … Read more
Is it yet another sleepless night? Look rested and refreshed with these fast fixes. Tossing and turning all night can show on your face the next morning in the form of blotchy skin, lines and wrinkles, red puffy eyes with dark circles. But you can look rested even when you’re … Read more
No Pain, No Gain. Is this aphorism just a fitness myth and downright bad advice? A lot of people seem to think so. As a bodybuilder with 25 years of training experience and more than two dozen trophies on my shelf, I have another perspective to offer you. Success with … Read more
A Well-Rounded You You know you haven’t run a marathon, climbed a mountain, or even done much more than slog through a giant stack of paperwork — so why do you feel exhausted at the end of every day? That’s the tricky thing about stress: it can make you feel … Read more
Exercise causes the body to release stress reducing chemicals and this helps to calm the nerves. It doesn’t matter what type of exercise it is, as long as you enjoy doing it and can keep up the momentum. But don’t get competitive because this causes stress. Make time for fun: … Read more
A TRAINER I’VE BEEN working with keeps a running list of her clients’ fitness goals on her gym’s whiteboard. Last January, I showed up to find “The Perfect Squat” written next to my name. “You have the flexibility of a 60-year-old,” she’d told me on an earlier visit. Apparently, this … Read more
