Category Archives: Exercise

Need a Productivity Boost at Work? Try Exercise, Study Says

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Greg Asseff

Today’s lifestyles have become quite demanding and hectic throughout multiple types of cultures and locations throughout the world. From married couples with children to single parents to single individuals alike, no one group seems to be immune.

In fact, most individuals understand, and have experienced the daily grind of going into work each day, rushing either during their lunch hour or after work to complete all of their daily chores and tasks, and then finally being able to relax just before having to go to bed and do it all over again tomorrow.

Well, time elapses at the exact same rate day in and day out, so we can not “wish for more hours in a day”. However, improving your efficiency and focus, inside and out of work will create an environment where you will be able to be more productive.

One approach to improving your productivity, especially when at work, is to embrace a healthy lifestyle where you participate in a variety of physical activities and exercise, regularly consume a well balanced whole food diet, and consistently get plenty of rest, relaxation, and sleep.

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Aiming for Core Fitness? Don’t Forget to Exercise Your Back

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Greg Asseff

There are several different types of exercise to choose from when adding an exercise routine to your daily lifestyle. This being said, prior to deciding on a type of fitness to regularly perform, you will want to define your personal fitness goals and thereafter, determine the exercise type that best targets those goals.

If achieving improved overall core strength and toned, defined abdominals is one of your primary health and fitness goals, you are probably participating in some type of fitness program that includes regularly performing plenty a fair number of sit-ups, knee raises, and abdominal crunches. Although you are obviously on the right track, new research suggests that too many individuals with these types of core fitness workouts forget to incorporate exercises for the core area that specifically target the muscles of their back.

According to Peter Park and Dr. Eric Goodman, co-authors of a new book entitled Foundation: Redefine Your Core, Conquer Back Pain, and Move with Confidence, most people already spend plenty of time in their daily lives contracting their abs, pushing their shoulders forwards, and subsequently putting little to no resistance on their back muscles.

This occurs when you’re driving your car, sitting on the couch watching television, surfing the Web on a computer, and sitting at a desk at work. Goodman says that the key to true overall core strength is to exercise the back regularly, which, in turn, strengthens the spine and improves overall posture.

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5 Ways to Correct Common Running Mistakes

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Greg Asseff

Many individuals choose to incorporate a running routine into their overall health and fitness routine as a way of efficiently achieve a cardiovascular workout and burn a fairly high number of calories without spending a fortune on exercise equipment.

While the health and fitness benefits of running are quite numerous, the fact that it’s nearly impossible to observe your form and posture as you run can lead to common running mistakes that can cause unnecessary back pain and excessive impact on a variety of different joints.

By identifying and correcting the errors that you repeatedly make while running, you will not only maximize the efficiency of your workout routines but, minimize the pain and fatigue that you feel following a long jaunt.

Although an appointment with a running clinic or a physical therapy center is the best way to receive individualized guidance and advice, below are several tips and techniques that you can implement to correct some of the most common running mistakes today.

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15 Minutes of Exercise a Day Extends Your Life

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Greg Asseff

Many people who delay the start of a fitness routine feel like they do not have the time necessary to make it worthwhile. In fact, many individuals assume that, since they don’t have an hour, three to five days per week, to dedicate to performing their fitness routine, they might as well avoid exercise all together.

New research from Taiwan is proving this assumption factually incorrect, according to Chi Pang Wen, the lead researcher from the National Health Research Institute in Taiwan. The research studies concluded that performing a workout 15 minute a day exercise routine, such as brisk walking or cycling, will provide tangible health and fitness benefits to everyone – “men, women, the young and old, smokers, healthy and unhealthy people… this is a “one size fits all” type of advice,” Wen said in a telephone interview with Reuters.

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4 Quick Fixes for Common Skin Problems

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Greg Asseff

Men and women throughout the world suffer from a number of common skin problems as they age, including cellulite, skin discoloration, spider veins and stretch marks. Several global skin care companies manufacture a variety of different creams, serums, oils and topical lotions to treat and eliminate, or reduce, the visible appearance of these conditions, through both all-natural and pharmaceutically manufactured formulations.

Although many of these skin and beauty products are highly effective at obtaining their intended goals, the most efficacious skincare products can also be quite expensive. According to University of Miami dermatology professor Dr. Shasa Hu, there are often equally effective alternative approaches to treating stretch marks, spider veins, skin discoloration and cellulite without breaking the bank.