In a warp-speed world, it can be difficult to entertain even the thought of slowing down for a meditation. The following mindfulness exercise, excerpted from The Art of Breathing: The Secret to Living Mindfully by Danny Penman, Ph.D., is an “insight meditation” that helps particularly distractible folks settle into themselves. For thousands of years, people have used
Physical exercise takes hard work, but the results are worth it. Not only will it give you a fit physique, but it also helps prevent many health issues, including dementia. Now a recent study published in the medical journal Neurology focused on how physical fitness may protect middle-aged womenagainst cognitive decline. The study, spearheaded by Helena Hörder, Ph.D., of the University of
(Natural News) Our ancestors knew about the benefits of avocado, one of the oldest food plants in Mexico. The natives of Mexico treated avocado as both a food and medicine. The Aztecs used avocado leaves, seed, seed oil, and fruit pulp treat various diseases. They made tea out of the leaves and took them as medicine
Compared to Olympic lifts for training explosive qualities, the swing is easier to learn with lower risk. Adding a band makes it even more explosive. Main Benefit – Hip Power The band helps with pulling the kettlebell towards you, an element many overlook or forget while doing the exercise. Try to minimize „downtime“ and make
Balance your muscles, get conditioned, and torch fat with this 10-minute circuit. This workout will balance your muscles, increase endurance, and lower body fat. Perform each exercise for one minute straight, using a weight that is 30% of your one-rep max for that lift. Rest for one minute and then move on. Perform each set with all-out
Beets have always been and remain one of the world’s most underutilized ’super foods‘ with a number of powerful, evidence-based health benefits. In an era where clever marketing has transformed exotic berries, tubers and plant extracts from geographically distant regions into „super foods,“ ostensibly better (and that much more expensive!) than culinary standards found at
Keep your metcon or cardio workouts as inefficient as possible to burn more fat. Here’s why and several ways to do it. Inefficiency is Good for Fat Loss Cardio is the one area of fitness where the fun stuff actually works better than not-fun stuff. For one thing, you’ll work harder, without realizing it, when
Let’s face it: runners aren’t necessarily known for their arms. That’s not a dig—it’s just easy to neglect your top half when it seems like your legs do all the work. Failing to train your upper body, however, can hold you back big time. “Have you ever tried to run without your arms? It’s weird, inefficient, and hard
Tired and cranky? Use these simple ways to beat brain fatigue and run strong. Amanda Rice knows how hard it is to run at the end of a long day. On top of her duties as a U.S. naval officer, Rice is a dentist and makes annual trips abroad to assist with community dentistry in
For the record, I’m not a fan of bodyweight only workouts. Here’s why: One of the questions I hear a lot of other trainers get is “Can we do a really cool bodyweight-only workout that can get me really muscular and jacked?” My answer in one word-no. That’s the bad news. Now before everyone asks to have
