Imagine that I will offer you an investment plan where you need to deposit $30 every day, but you will get back $60 by the end of the day, plus you get a sizable saving for your retirement! Too good to be true? Well, I can’t do that with your money, but it is completely possible to do with your time. That miraculous investment plan is called exercise. Find out the many ways that exercise can improve your stress control, and the most effective activities that are guaranteed to bring you the desired stress busting results.
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Benefits of Lowering Blood Pressure Naturally
By causing a sharp increase in the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and kidney failure, high blood pressure seriously damages the heart and arteries. While drugs can help control blood pressure, they do not help to resolve the underlying causes and do not bring a permanent cure, while causing several side effects. Find out how you can use simple lifestyle changes to control blood pressure in the long run.
Exercise: It Goes to Your Head
Hulda was depressed, overweight, sickly, and constantly fatigued. Then she began walking to relieve her sadness — and set some new records in the process! Find out how exercise can help you to improve mood, reduce stress and boost your brain power.
Do Athletes Really Need Protein Supplements?
Protein supplements for athletes are literally sold by the bucketful. The marketing that accompanies them persistently promotes the attainment of buff biceps and six-pack abs. But are they really needed? And how to determine how much protein I really need as an athlete? Find this out in this article.
Exercise – Intensity or Duration?
When you start an exercise program, you will begin slowly and build up gradually. This increases can be in exercise duration, or in intensity of the exercise routine. When do you go for longer duration, and when do you want to increase exercise intensity? And how do you go practically to maximize the benefits of your exercise program, while your fitness levels are improving? Find the answers in this article.
How Much Physical Activity Is Enough?
In our hectic lifestyle today it is sometimes challenging to make some time for exercise. Many times the question will arise: How much physical activity do I need to do in order to reap the desired benefits? In this article we are trying to respond this question and will give practical tips on how to start out to implement a new exercise routine.
Is Exercise Medicine?
Exercise has proven to be more than merely a preventative measure that simply maintains a pre-existing state of good health; it is also very therapeutic and can slow or reverse serious illness. Find out in this article how a good exercise plan can help you to improve your immune system and good health.
Dr. Forest for Stress Control
Are you suffering from stress? Maybe it is time to clear your head and calm down. While the forest is essential for our entire ecosystem, it also does wonders to relax our mind and calm us down. Let us discuss some of the benefits of walking in the forest for a healthier mind, body and soul!
Bike Tour Instead of Pill Cure
Anyone who pedals regularly strengthens their heart and immune system. Pedaling has a positive effect on the muscles, intervertebral discs, blood circulation and joints. Those who manage to get to 40 minutes will lose weight, because the fat will start to melt. If we cycle through a lovely landscape, we will also do something good […]
Exercise – A Principle of Life
Exercise doesn’t just mean chasing the ball. Everything that lives moves. People, animals, even plants move. Movement is a characteristic of life. We can explore our environment through movement. Movement shapes us. But our way of moving also shapes our environment. Let’s just think of the car. Where do you come across a car? Let’s […]
The Fountain of Youth for the Brain
A child is moving naturally. We adults sometimes forget to use our motor skills. Learn in this article how exercise can improve memory, emotional balance, and bring along many other benefits for the brain.
Benefits of Exercise for Seniors
The last decades have brought us an increase in life expectancy, but this is not always coupled with a better quality of life. Many senior citizens are losing their functional independence. In this article you will discover how exercise can improve quality of life while passing through the aging process.