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Taking It Easy: Why Your Rest Days Are Really Important
Keeping up with your fitness program is one of the best ways of boosting your health. Constantly pushing your body to its limits, however, can result in fatigue and exhaustion if you’re not careful. Taking a rest day is often as good for your health as working out and... Read more
How To Keep Your Body In Prime Shape
Keeping your body in good shape for the future starts right now. The kinds of activities that you carry out in your youth can have a significant effect on the type of health that you can enjoy in later life, so don’t be afraid to start your long term... Read more
How To Make The Most Out Of Your First Yoga Class
Yoga. We’ve all heard about its benefits for the body and mind but how many of us have actually tried a class? Getting into yoga might be one of the best things that you do this year, helping you to stay calmer, build your strength and clear your mind.... Read more
Wellbeing: 5 Simple Ways To Be Happy and Healthy
Feelings of health and happiness influence each other, so why do so few of us focus on our physical well being over our psychological health? Making the most out of yourself starts from the inside out and by concentrating on how you feel within yourself, you can improve the... Read more
Can’t Get Into Meditation? Here’s How To Find A Way Around It
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’re likely to have heard about the powers of meditating. Helping you to get into better touch with your body, meditation has peaked in popularity over the last few years and now, the healthy world has well and truly taken it under... Read more
Water Worries: Busting Common Myths About Hydration
Thought that you knew everything there was to know about hydration? You might just be in for a surprise. Getting your fill of water – particularly when it’s hot – is vital to your body functions and general health, helping you to keep going throughout the day. While you... Read more
Not Getting Enough Sleep? Here’s How To Know
Sleep deprivation comes in a number of different guises and you might not be aware of how it can affect your body. While feelings of tiredness and lethargy are an obvious symptom of the condition, your body can react to a lack of shut eye in a number of... Read more
3 Ways to Overcome the Fear of the Dentist
If you were to ask 100 people if they hate the dentist, at least 75% would likely say they do. Fear of going to the dentist is a real thing and millions of people in the USA alone suffer from it. The source of this fear can be a... Read more
Adequate Sleep Volume Improves Any Fitness Goal
Sure, there are plenty of things you can do to improve your quality of sleep. In this regard, individual needs vary. In the same way, the number of hours everyone needs may not be the same. In fact, the jury is out on whether sleeping in eight-hour blocks is... Read more
Underactive Thyroid? Here’s What To Look For
Your thyroid is responsible for producing a hormone that is so wrapped up in the healthy functioning of your body, were it to stop working, things could start to go awry. As well as controlling your metabolism, the thyroid hormone keeps your heart beating, maintains your body temperature and... Read more
Use These 3 Tips to Trick Your Body Into Eating Less
While the quality of the food we eat is a problem, perhaps the biggest issue in our largely unhealthy diets is the portion size. Pretty much everybody eats way more than they need to sustain their nutrition and hunger levels. If you have this issue, don’t worry, here are... Read more
3 of the Best Superfoods to Try in 2016
In the past couple years; there have been a ton of different foods that have been labelled “superfoods” for the fact they are healthy and backed with a variety of different nutrients. Things like Kale and quinoa (among others) have become massively popular health foods in record time. SO... Read more
3 Things to Know If You Want to Keep the Weight Off
Everyone wants to lose the weight, but the real goal should be to not only lose it, but also keep it off. But this can be easier said than done. Keeping weight off after initially losing it can be tough, but if you know these three things, it will... Read more
How Should You Prepare for a Marathon?
With summer here and fall quickly approaching, now is the time of year when a lot of marathons are taking place all over the world. If you are looking to run one the first step is to take the plunge and actually sign up for one. But the next... Read more
Destress: How To Unwind When You’re On Vacation
Vacations are a time to chill out, switch off and do your body a little good. The trouble is, if you’re used to living life at 100 miles an hour, knowing how to effectively unwind can be a real struggle. It’s time to take things seriously. While you might... Read more
The History and “Boom” of Endurance Events
Back in the day, endurance events were reserved for hard core athletes who would compete in triatholons and other events. But over the past decade or so, we have seen an explosion of more “casual” endurance events that, while difficult, can be done and completed the many more individuals... Read more
4 of the Most Common Gym Injuries
We all know that injuries happen at the gym, but which are the most prevalent? By knowing which injuries are the most common, we can be extra vigilant when doing exercises that could cause those injuries. Now, of course, there are a ton of common injuries and you should... Read more
3 Things You Should Know About Amino Acids
Amino acids. You might know that you need them in your body, but are you really sure of what they can do? While getting a balanced fill of vitamins and nutrients is essential for your general wellbeing, amino acids can help a certain number of processes function at their... Read more
Battling Heat Stroke? Here’s What To Look For
Staying healthy in the summer months is all about watching your time in the sun. While afternoons spent in hot gardens and beaches can be what summer is all about, if you spend too much time in the sun’s rays, you can end up putting your health at risk.... Read more
The Gift of Muscles
The epitome of the bodybuilding world and the goal of everyone in the sport, is to be crowned Mr. Olympia. Huge names such as Ronnie Coleman and Arnold Schwarzenegger have paved the way for athletes to become superstars from this competition. And one man who has really made a... Read more