Are you looking to take things up a notch? Then this 30-minute HIIT cardio session is just the thing for you.
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10-Minute Good Morning Workout
One would think that working from home would free up some time for you to create a morning routine that included some exercise. That is not always the case, however, and if anything, some of us may have even less time than when we had to go on a daily commute.
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How to Begin Exercising When Depression is Weighing You Down
Do you know what it’s like to feel depressed?
If not, let me try to describe it for you (this is my account, though, and it may be different for another person who also goes through it).
You wake up tired. Your body hurts all over, especially your joints and muscles. It’s like the flu but it’s not the flu, and your temperature is normal. Sometimes your head also hurts; sometimes your chest also hurts. This is what I call a double whammy — when anxiety decides to join depression at the party, and they don’t care about what you need to accomplish, how you need to appear, what problems you need to solve, and who relies on you. This is especially true when people are used to you being the carer. [Read more…] about How to Begin Exercising When Depression is Weighing You Down
5 Yoga Poses to Release Tight Hips
The muscles of the hips help provide support to the spine and abdominals. When you have strong, open hips, you can hope for better posture, improved circulation, and overall better alignment. Below are 5 yoga poses that help improve mobility across your hips.
Full-Body Cool Down Stretches You Can Do After Any Workout
Stretching plays a vital role in our overall health. Our muscles and joints need stretching in order to remain flexible and strong. This is especially important before doing any type of physical exercise. If you don’t stretch and warm up your muscles, you risk injuring yourself during your workout. But just as equally important is doing cool down stretches.
Just as you warm your muscles and joints up to prep them for more vigorous activity, you need to give your muscles time to cool down after a workout. But why do you need to cool down your muscles when you worked so hard to get them all warmed up?
There’s one simple answer: You don’t want your muscles to cramp up or be stiff after working out. This is likely to happen if you don’t cool down, due to lactic acid build-up.
Who wants to go around limping in pain, right?
So, how do you make sure you don’t get that post-exercise pain?
Cool down stretches.
Fitness expert Chloe Ting shares a short, simple routine you can follow after any type of physical exercise. This routine features a series of cool down stretches that will ease your body into its normal state and aid with muscle recovery.
She uses basic yoga poses, so get your mat out!
Extra 10 minutes = thankful body and better muscle recovery
Take the Lean Arms Challenge With Chloe Ting [VIDEO]
Is being locked down at home messing with your diet and metabolism? Haven’t been able to get much exercise done? Here’s a fitness challenge that you will appreciate. It’s certainly got more worth than the silly social media challenges we have been seeing a lot lately! [Read more…] about Take the Lean Arms Challenge With Chloe Ting [VIDEO]
