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Whether you’ve spent your day hunched over a computer, standing at an assembly line, or washing your car – no doubt some “end of the day” stresses have crept in. Often times, the stress of any given day can add up to uncertain emotions and anxiety. Although it is not clear what effect your emotional…
Comparing Methods for Measuring Body Fat Most people now understand that to have a healthier body means to have a leaner body. These people are ready for Body Composition Analysis (BCA.) This article will attempt to acquaint you with the most popular methods of BCA used in gyms, homes, and professional practices. Hydrodensitometry Weighing (Underwater…
When foot meets rock, the result is a heartfelt sigh of pleasure and relief. How can this be? Well, this is not just any old garden-variety rock. And if the foot or feet are yours, so much the better. For born-again feet, try a stone massage. Be prepared to feel better all over. The technique…
Stress has never been adequately defined, beyond such vague generalizations as Stress is how people respond to demands. Once stress became a popular concept, old terms such as worry, anxiety, fear, impatience, and anger gave way to stress and its offshoots, stressful, stress-related, and stressed-out. Further complicating matters is the fact that different people react…
Training for an activity can be empowering. Learning to do something new, training hard, and coming across the finish line or riding up that big hill can give us a wonderful sense of accomplishment. The process allows us to access places in ourselves that our normal day- to- day comfort zone usually doesn’t touch. Training…
The makeup of the microbiome Just looking at the surplus of dieting magazine articles and flashing weight loss advertisements on websites, it’s clear that the idea of healthy living is central to the public consciousness. But beyond hyped diets, trending superfoods, and the stigma of a high body fat index, what are some ways it…
Jump For Your Health – Jumping Rope is a great aerobic exercise. Jumping rope is an exercise we tend to overlook as adults. The thought of jump roping usually conjures memories of our childhoods, usually either in the form of fond recollections of grade school playgrounds or shuddering vignettes of endless rope skipping in gym…
Biking for fitness is a slightly different animal than just hopping on your bike and pedaling down to the store. It’s a great way to get in shape, but a complaint I often hear from people is that they bike a lot, but don’t seem any fitter or leaner. You need to diligently monitor the…
Monitoring Blood Pressure at home High blood pressure is a sneaky ailment. The condition has no symptoms that you can see or feel. Having your blood pressure checked regularly is the only way to know if it is high. Studies indicate that home blood pressure monitoring has been shown to improve blood pressure control and…