Healthy digestion is crucial for a strong immune system and for a long life. Almost all people are affected by different types of digestive disorders. Every so often we might experience bloating, indigestion, gas, constipation or diarrhoea. Do you recognise any of these symptoms? Often we don’t pay attention to them or don’t see them as such. It’s easier to
You’ve heard about symmetry before: It’s a mathematical principle that denotes exact equality on two sides. Some elementary school teacher probably taught you about all of this years ago, and you likely haven’t thought about symmetry since. But you should, and especially when it comes to running, because an asymmetrical body could be the culprit behind a nagging injury, or
Lower Back Pain (LBP) affects most people at some point in their lives. In a majority of cases, LBP can be significantly reduced or completely relieved with Pilates. The combination of deep abdominal strengthening, postural awareness, and release and stretching exercises makes Pilates extremely effective in the prevention and treatment. The Neutral Spine position taught in Pilates is used as
Unless you are secretly a superhero, your body requires sleep. But very often when bedtime comes at the end of a busy day, it’s hard to allow the body and mind to slow down. You check email, you scroll through social media, and fall down the rabbit hole. Before you know it, it’s midnight, the blue light from your electronics
Sugar.It’s everywhere. Of course, we can spot the obvious places– like ice cream and cookies, soft drinks and candy bars. But sugar also hides in less obvious places. Did you realise that store-bought spaghetti sauce almost always contains sugar? How about crackers, bread, and barbecue sauce? Even your breakfast sausage likely contains a good amount of the sweet stuff that
Will You Get Better Results From AM or PM Lifting? Weight training is key to a bodybuilders success, so it is understandable why they would only want 100% out of their workouts. In order to move the most weight, you have to be at your best, both physically and mentally. But when are you at your best? What is the
Injury—the word alone is enough to strike fear into the heart of any athlete. We're in our fitness mode, setting personal bests and seeing results, only to find ourselves suddenly sidelined by unexpected pain. But rather than being depressed about the gym sessions we're missing, we can take this opportunity to analyse why the injury occurred and how to make
Whether you want to doze your way slim, or you just want to wake up feeling more refreshed in the morning, check out these foods that help you sleep. Eating—and drinking—for better sleep means more than just avoiding caffeine and heavy, heartburn-inducing foods at night. Certain foods and beverages could actually help you fall asleep faster and sleep more soundly.
Find your self tired and without energy? In a perfect world, we would have all the energy to exercise daily. Unfortunately, life often gets in the way, whether it’s a busy work schedule, a packed social calendar or a bad case of the flu. Sometimes we really need to give our body a break, but other times we need to
By its very definition, weight training is hard work. Certainly if you are doing it correctly! Building strength and muscle requires the physical application of consistently overloading the body with heavier and heavier weights in order to stimulate an adaptation and growth. When the pounding of the weights has stopped though, the body really has to get to work recovering, repairing, rebuilding
