Yoga for Fitness
For many people, when they think of yoga, they think of it as something people do as meditation, a sort of spiritual experience. Others might think of it as just a way to be flexible. However, once you really get involved with it, you realize just how great it is for your core and for your fitness as a whole. In fact, yoga is a great way to get in shape while providing you with a variety of other advantages. Yoga and Core Strength The main thing that yoga helps you work out is your core. You might not feel it in some of the beginner positions, but a little…
Change Up Your Mornings for a Healthy Work/Life Balance
Working from home? How do you spend your mornings? All successful people have one thing in common – they are sticklers for routine. So, what does a healthy and effective morning routine look like? Here, you’ll discover how to transform your mornings to achieve a better work/life balance. Prepare the night before One of the best tips you can follow to transform your mornings is to prepare the night before. Each evening you should organize your outfit for the next day. You could even prepare your lunch the night before, along with the kid’s lunches. When you have kids, mornings are the most hectic part of the day. However, if…
How to End Your Day the Right Way
When you’re creating a healthy daily routine, it’s common to focus more on the mornings. However, if you want to reduce stress, feel happier and be more productive the next day, you’re going to want to also put effort into how you end your day and your nightly routine. Here, we’ll look at some of the things you can add to your routine to end the day the right way. Write a gratitude list Studies have shown that making a list of the things you’re grateful for before you go to bed can deliver great benefits. It forces the mind to focus on the positive, helping you to sleep better…
Find Your Fitness: Strength Training
Arguably, one of the most popular forms of exercise is strength training. This involves any and all kinds of weightlifting with the goal of becoming stronger and more muscular. Strength training is a fantastic way to get in shape, and it’s the main focus of many people’s fitness routines. For a beginner, it can be a bit intimidating, but you don’t need to worry, because it’s just as simple as any other form of fitness. The best way to start strength training is to develop a schedule. Create Your Lifting Schedule Many people do certain body parts on certain days so that they can break it up throughout the week,…
How to Use Meditation to Relieve and Decrease Loneliness
Loneliness is a symptom of modern life and our current “stay at home” situation. As people have to stay home and miss all of the regular social activities, there’s less ability to stay connected with friends and loved ones in real life. That can lead to emotional exhaustion and burnout. If you’re finding the nature of our current lives makes you feel isolated and lonely, consider adding meditation to your self-care. Meditation is beneficial in reducing feelings of loneliness, even if you only have short periods of time for practice. How Meditation Can Help Meditation is grounded in keeping you in the present and detaching from troubling thoughts and feelings.…
Signs That You May Have Endometriosis
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. This is a post that looks at this complicated condition. Endometriosis is a common, but not well-known, condition that can occur in menstruating women. While symptoms normally start out mild, they can become severe and even lead to infertility. This is why it’s so important for all women who get their period to understand what this disease is and how to spot it. That way, it can be diagnosed and treated before the damage is too extensive. What Is Endometriosis? Every month, menstruating women develop a layer of endometrial cells inside their uterus. In women with endometriosis, for reasons that aren’t entirely clear, these cells…
The Connection between Stress and Depression
Depression can be related to a lot of different mental health disorders, from anxiety to PTSD, but it also has a link with stress. Both conditions can significantly impact the presence and/or severity of the other condition. With all of the upheaval in our lives and the “social distancing” and financial uncertainty, more people may find themselves dealing with mental health issues. Here are some important things to know about this link between stress and depression. Stress and Depression Are Related You should understand that stress and depression are very closely related. The reason they are linked is that both can cause an overactive response in your brain and body’s…
Find Your Fitness: HIIT
Good morning! Spring break is over in our district — but the kids are still home! It’s tough. My son is a senior — and –worst-case scenario — it could be essentially done? I feel for him although he is less than concerned right now. Oh, the brain of a teenager… And on top of that, I am not as happy with my exercise consistency because I was planning for our self-quarantine (lots of streaming TV for the family II bet!) I enjoy walking early in the morning which I will try to do every morning since I don’t have to get my daughter ready for school for now (boo!).…
Find Your Fitness: Bodyweight Exercises
Whether you’re brand new to fitness or you’re a seasoned athlete or fitness buff, bodyweight exercises can be a great way for you to work out if you don’t have access to free weights or machines – or, if you don’t quite feel ready for them yet. There are all kinds of bodyweight exercises, ranging from beginner to advanced, and you can really get a full-body workout just from doing bodyweight work alone. An Upper Body Workout: Push-Ups To start on the easier side, for a good upper body workout you can do pushups. They’re one of the most commonly known bodyweight exercises, but they do work. Depending on how…
National Nutrition Month
It is National Nutrition Month. In honor of that, I was going to write a nice post on the topic. However, I remember that I wrote a really nice one on Life: The Reboot. So I am going to link to that one! Tips for Healthy Nutrition for Active People There will be more posts about different aspects of nutrition through this month and there will be posts about different diets in the future.
