Hockey may not be the world’s most popular sport, but it may very well be the fastest and most intense. Whether hockey is played on ice, in a gym, or on the street, plays are often completed in the blink of an eye, which means players must be in top physical form in order to […]
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Do you exercise mindfully? By that I mean tuning into the thoughts going through your head, and how the exercise physical makes you feels? The following infographic from MyFitnessBoutique.co.uk shows that when we exercise mindfully, we end up getting a lot more mind and body benefits out of physical activity versus if we just performed the exercise absentmindedly. Being mindful […]
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Every once in a while I like to step out of my comfort zone. However, when I decided to try paddle-boarding for the first time, you could say I literally glided beyond it 🙂 Let me set the scene…it was a humid summer day, the sun was high and beams radiated off the lake’s surface […]
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When I first started lifting weights, I was completely broke. So I used bottles of water as weights. Soon after I progressed to wearing a pair of cheap wrist weights I nabbed from the bargain bin from a Winners department store. Score! Many of us long for the toned biceps, shoulders, and triceps of Michelle Obama […]
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There’s a lot of information about health out there. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of misinformation, too. Here are 6 health myths to stop believing now.
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There is a social belief that pregnant women must be sedentary for the health of their unborn child. While this is true for complicated pregnancies, most expecting women actually benefit from moderate exercise. The main benefits are to mood, with high endorphin levels released while working out. Other benefits are improved sleep, strengthening muscles, managing […]
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