Posts Tagged‘fitness’

4 Ways to Stay Fit During COVID-19

It is a dangerous time for public health around the world. However, it’s also a difficult time for individuals who want to stay healthy and fit. Many people are contained in their homes, with limited access to gyms or public areas to exercise. Additionally, the economic effects of the pandemic also leave people with fewer resources to invest in healthy foods, dietary supplements, and medical procedures. So, what’s the solution? Though everyone’s circumstances are a little different, there are some tips that could help almost anyone during this crisis. Let’s take a look at 4 ways to stay fit during…

How the Sports Players Stay Healthy

When we see the sports person we lost in Marvel at how good they look so healthy and physically and they always seem to have a great attitude about life. Achieving this is more than just being a celebrity, it takes hard work and being conscious of your life and what is important in it. Here are few things that the Stars do to stay healthy. They do Pilates Pilates is one of the few full body exercises that is both low impact and highly effective, and can be utilized by anyone at any fitness level. When you see celebrities…

Preparing for Your First Pilates Class

If you are taking your first Pilates class you are likely excited and maybe a bit nervous. It’s time to relax because Pilates if fun, even if you don’t know what you’re doing. To help put your mind at ease here are some tips to get you prepared for your upcoming Pilates class. Bring a Pilates Mat A Pilates mat is similar to a yoga mat except it is a little bit thicker. The reason for this is because Pilates exercises focus more on the spine. You will place extra emphasis and weight on the spine, so having a thicker…

How to Get the Most Out of Your Lifting Workout

If you want to turn your body into a well-oiled machine, you need to get all your gears in synchrony. Lifting weights is the best way to increase your upper body strength and build biceps and triceps. Here are some tips that will help you to get the most out of your lifting session at the gym: Get Pre-workout Food and Water Before you step foot inside the gym, you need to make sure that you eat a pre-workout meal that consists of protein, carbohydrates, and a little fat. You should avoid eating fat-rich meals because the fat in them…

Top Holiday Health Hacks

From ensuring you have all the necessary medication with you at all times while abroad, such as generic Viagra, to finding out a little more about your destination before you go, read on to find out how you can stay healthy throughout your trip.

Feeling the Music: 5 unexpected benefits of dancing

Every culture that exists or has existed on Earth has danced. As art, either amateur or professional, dance has been an integral part of society since the dawn of time. History is replete with examples – everything from the religious dances of ancient Rome to the stately court dances of China – the world has swayed to the music for thousands of years. Modern Western societies have accepted dance as an integral part of their culture. The adoption of a novel dance form every few years is proof of that. Disco, line dancing, breakdancing and more follow each other into…

How to Live a Healthier Life

Being unhealthy is like a vicious circle, we feel bad because we are unhealthy, to comfort ourselves we eat or drink or party and then we become more unhealthy as a result. Once we continue this cycle for long enough, it becomes the norm and breaking this unhealthy routine can be tough, many of us may not even know what a really healthy lifestyle looks like. If you feel that it is time to break the unhealthy cycle, then follow these tips in order to give yourself a healthier and hopefully longer life. Get in Shape If you are overweight…

What You Need to be Doing to Improve Your Health

When it comes to your health, you can’t mess around many of us think we’re teflon, that we will never get sick or ill and that we can live how we like without repercussions. Unfortunately this is not the case and although medical advancements mean that we are now living longer, that longer life leaves more time for problems in later life that you may have caused during your younger years. I was speaking to a friend of mine the other day, a wonderful doctor called Lisa Marie Cannon, she is a superb specialist in rectal and colon surgery in…

5 Tips for Coming Back Strong After a Sporting Injury

This post is sponsored by Bluefin Sport, a specialist team at Bluefin Insurance Services offering sports insurance solutions and risk management advice. One of the most annoying things about a sports injury is its potential to knock your well-laid plans off course. That training regime you’ve been working on, the triathlon marked on your calendar, the upcoming promotion play-offs: out of the blue, you pick up a strain, sprain or knock and your hard work suddenly seems like a waste of time. There are two reactions to injury that you should try and avoid: throwing in the towel completely or…