Every now and then, people pledge to work on their health and fitness. They set goals, timelines, and gleefully craft action steps. There’s excitement and spring in the step! Everything seems sorted and in place. Hooray! Motivation is in the air! Alas, the kick and drive fades away, as sublimely as camphor on a […]
With extensive use of the smartphone, comes a modern spine ailment called the ‘Text Neck’ or ‘Tech Neck’, also known as ‘Anterior Head Syndrome’ or ‘Forward Head Posture’. Its symptoms include headaches, neck pain, tingling in arms, stiffness and fatigue. This Repetitive Strain Injury can cause problems along the entire length of the spine. In […]
Of late a lot of interest has been generated in ‘Core Training’. Sadly, it is wrongly promoted as an exercise that will give you a flat tummy. So what are ‘Core Muscles’ and why are they important to the body? Core, as the name implies, is the central or fundamental part. In the body, the […]
To build a fit, strong and athletic body, abdominal training is a must. Power to the upper body and arms is transferred from the lower body via the cylindrical group of muscles that constitute the Core of the body. And in this cylindrical unit, abdominals play a vital role. The importance of the core cannot […]
The relationship we have with our body is intrinsic. Our body is the vessel or the residence of our soul. Just as keeping your residence filthy, cluttered, uncleaned and overflowing with trash makes it a rabid, rampant site for all kinds of pathogenic infestations ultimately leading to your eviction, so also abusing your body by […]
Widely known and discussed of all hormones, it is Estrogen that makes every woman feminine, enthusiastic, outgoing, happy, in great mood and full of energy! It gives a woman her smooth skin, her curves and the ability to create life. It protects a woman’s bones, joints and heart. Estrogen works with calcium, Vit D and […]
“Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape!” says a profound quote! Flexibility and mobility are two minimally practiced activities in a fitness regimen because the primary focus is habitually kept on diet and exercise. Paying attention to flexibility and mobility and not allowing it to fall to the wayside […]
The shoulder complex is the most mobile part in the body. Muscles working shoulder to shoulder are your Deltoids and Rotator Cuff muscles. Shoulders plays a critical role in standing and seated postures. That your friend has much stress and thinks he is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders is seen in […]
Drop It Like A Squat! The squat is indispensable to a fitness regime! There is simply no other exercise that produces such high levels of stimulation for the CNS or Central Nervous System (read brain). The Squat improves balance and co-ordination, betters your posture, enhances bone density, builds strong and stable joints, increases hormone release […]
Sleep Smart With Melatonin When it comes to getting a good night’s sleep, rarely is it linked to your hormones. Let me share an important connection in this regard. The chemical messenger in the body that controls sleep is the ‘Melatonin’ hormone. How? Melatonin levels rise in darkness (sunset/night). A nerve pathway in your eye […]
‘The 7 Most Important Fitness Tips’ People often confuse ‘health’ with ‘fitness’ considering them to be synonyms, which is wrong. Health is a physiological state meaning ‘normal functioning’ of the body. If all pathological values are normal, you’re ‘healthy’, but ‘fitness’ is the ability to perform physical tasks beyond what is expected from a normal […]