Have you ever noticed people out walking with poles even on flat surfaces and wondered why they are doing it? This is known as Nordic walking, which is a little bit like cross country skiing but without the snow. Walking with poles was first developed in Scandinavia and came to central Europe about 20 years … Read more
Ready to take the pressure off your lower back and make your lower back stronger? There’s nothing quite as frustrating as lower back pain, and we’re here to help you safeguard yourself from those awful pangs of discomfort. “Today, we’re going to show you a handful of exercises to strengthen the muscles surrounding your lower … Read more
It can be difficult, at the best of times, to muster up the motivation to move around on a regular basis. These, famously, are not the best of times. Rain continues to batter many parts of Australia, temperatures drop to icy chills (by antipodean standards) and Covid case numbers are still high. In other words, … Read more
There seems to be a new trend among fitness influencers at the moment, and it involves completely ignoring your oblique muscles. For those who snoozed through biology lessons at school, your obliques are the muscles that run along the side of your stomach. You have internal and external oblique muscles — the two work together … Read more
The knee is a vulnerable joint that bears a great deal of stress due to wear and tear from daily activities like walking, kneeling, standing, lifting weight, etc. Activities such as sports or dance that involve jumping or quick twisting/turning, high-impact activities, also make a person vulnerable to knee problems. Being overweight also leads to … Read more
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This summer parents are looking for tips, advice and information on how to help their children thrive during the holiday months. You can read all about it at irishtimes.com/health/your-family After Shari Berkowitz was injured during a live dance performance onstage, doctors told the actress that one wrong move could leave her paralyzed for life. She … Read more
I started running to impress my neurologist. I downloaded the little app, where Jo Whiley would cheer me on across the weeks, and I put on a T-shirt and some homely trainers, and chucked myself out of the door. And adorably, I continued to do so every other day, even after I’d told my neurologist, … Read more
Ggetting kids to be active in a modern world is a tough sell. It can be hard to compete with indoor comforts like video games, television, and air conditioning. Sweltering weather is another formidable barrier to kids getting enough physical activity, finds a new scientific review published in the journal Temperature that analyzed more than … Read more
Imagine you’ve just completed a tough upper-body workout. Your muscles feel a bit tired, but all in all, you’re able to go about the rest of your day just fine. The next morning, you wake up and realize the back of your shoulder blade feels stiff. When you rub your shoulder muscles, it feels like … Read more
Everyone who works out typically has a certain goal in mind. Depending on what that goal happens to be, there are specific exercises to focus on, and achieving the glutes of your dreams is no exception. We’re here with this 10-minute workout to firm your buttocks. If that sounds like what you’re looking for, let’s … Read more