Several foods cause more harm than good, and sugar is one such food that affects the body. When you have excess sugar, the extra insulin in the bloodstream affects the arteries in the body. Possibly, it can cause inflammation and increase the stress level as well. Sugar also causes weight gain, and it’s a risk …
As the name suggests, resistance bands give resistance to your daily bodyweight exercises & workout. They are either flat or tubular. They act as a means of building up muscles and strengthening the body. It was used in physiotherapy sessions around the 1990s, but it has become a more prominent tool/equipment for exercise in recent …
In order to profit from barbell exercises, you don’t have to go to gym – you can bring the gym to you. Barbell exercises have become well-known in gyms and in home gyms alike, and there are quite a few exercises one can perform with a barbell. Read on to learn more. Bench Press The …
A trip to the spa at the end of the week or a solemn yoga class are good ways to relax, but what if you can’t afford them? What if you really need to de-stress right where you are and can’t wait till weekend? Maybe you’re on your way home after a tough meeting or …
Losing weight without losing muscle mass is possible, and it can be done with a balanced, healthy diet and an adequate training routine. In general, when you lose weight, muscle mass is also gradually lost along with localized adiposities and this causes flaccidity in the tissues of various parts of the body, therefore the importance …
Keto diet is a combination of low-carb, moderate protein and high fat. This diet has become increasingly popular, but you need to have a planned grocery list when you go shopping for your keto foods. Shopping for the first time for your keto diet can be a bit stressful. Even after knowing all about the …
It’s been a year since I first heard of Wim Hof’s cold shower challenge. I liked it, but I wasn’t sure if it was really for women. Then I stumbled upon a post on Twitter where I saw some women practicing his method and I figured – hey, maybe I could give this a try …
To our brains, meditation is like exercise. It helps optimize different parts of the brain, such as posterior cingulate, left hippocampus, and amygdala. These parts of the brain are connected to our well being, emotional state, learning abilities, stress, and anxiety. So what is meditation? It is the act of focusing our attention on an …
Knee replacement surgery has become a common orthopedic procedure these days. When cartilage inside the knee joint starts to break away, the person experience pain which limits the motion. There are a number of options to treat a painful knee. Medications and physiotherapy are the first to-go treatment options, but in severe cases, a knee …
Regular stretching is a must for any mom-to-be, when done safely it relieves aches, pains, and other pregnancy-related discomforts. At the beginning of your pregnancy, it might be relatively easy to do stretches but as your body changes, you have to take more precautions to make sure that you are practicing safe stretching Creating a …