Staying active will help you look and feel better. Here you’ll find the latest news on fitness trends, exercise and sports along with professional advice and tips from Activebeat’s own set of fitness experts.
When your body experiences stress, a surge of hormones is released in an effort to prepare your body for flight. To help combat the negative effects of anxiety, here are five tips to managing stress in your daily life.
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Aside from the obvious benefit of getting some exercise and fresh air, the article mentions positive reasons to hike ranging from increased cognitive ability to helping you heal quicker naturally. Let’s explore five reasons to take steps toward planning a hike whether it’s summer, winter, fall or spring.
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It may seem that you can’t live without your smart phone these days. After all, how else do you find out where your friends are, find a decent restaurant in the neighbourhood, or see what your friends are cooking and eating? Electronic connections have taken over our lives, and may be having more of an […]
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It seems we are overwhelmed by media messages touting the latest health kick or super food that will lead us to longer lives and leaner bods, but has it really made a difference to our health? Rates of chronic disease, obesity, and mental illness appear to be increasing even with all we know about health […]
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If you practice yoga with a teacher, or practice along to a DVD series in the comfort of your own home, chances are the instructor concludes every practice with the saying, “Namaste”. It might leave you wondering what this much-used piece of yoga lingo actually means… 1. Namaste Meaning According to the Yoga Journal, […]
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