By Lisa Pecos You don’t need to be an obsessive Instagrammer to have heard about this latest—and weirdest—Instagram trend. What’s been dubbed “alien yoga” has gone from social media to the news in recent weeks thanks to almost cringe-worthy photos…
Can You Spare a Minute: Study Finds One Minute of High Intensity Exercise Beneficial
By Jamell Andrews Those who insist that they don’t have the time to exercise no longer have an excuse not to get moving thanks to a Canadian study that found that just one minute of high-intensity activity can have remarkable…
Study Finds Contestants of the Biggest Loser Have Slower Metabolisms
By Jamell Andrews Anyone who has struggled with their weight can’t help but be in awe of contestants on NBC’s popular reality show, The Biggest Loser, where overweight contestants lose extreme amounts of weight in hopes of reclaiming their health…
Young at Heart Live Longer
People Who Feel Younger than Their Age Live Longer, Study Finds We’ve heard life-loving older folks boast that they feel a lot younger than their chronological age. Well, according to a study published recently in the Journal of the American…
Walking Periodically for Just a Few Minutes Is Very Beneficial When Sitting for Hours, Study Finds
Studies have made quite clear in recent years just how important frequent exercise is for reducing the risk of many common modern-day maladies — from high blood cholesterol, to diabetes, to memory and cognition impairments and even some cancers. We’ve…
Best Ways to Motivate Yourself to Exercise
Exercising is probably one of the top three New Year’s resolutions people make in the United States every year. But as we know, getting started, and maintaining an exercise routine, can both be very challenging. Yet, given the many benefits…
10 Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress in Your Life
It’s supposed to be the happiest time of the year, but the holidays can wind up being some of the more stressful — and dangerous to one’s health — for a lot of people. In a 2006 survey by the…
Brief Periods of Intense Exercise May Be Key to Weight Loss
If you’re finding that despite your dedication, your exercise routine isn’t bringing about the desired weight loss, a new study may have the answer for you. It found that exercising at an intense pace for brief intervals, in between slower-paced…
A Smaller Waist Is Important for Heart Health
All of us in the United States know that blood pressure and plaque buildup in heart arteries are very important indicators in determining the health of our hearts and circulatory system, and in gauging our risk for cardiac events such…
Exercise Motivation: 7 Ways to Get Inspired to Move
We all know that exercise, along with a good diet, is one of the most important components of a healthy lifestyle, yet so many of us have trouble getting and staying in the habit of exercising every day. This is…