Exercise

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 […]

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 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 […]

With over 50 million American adults practicing chronic inactivity, this habit could be “the biggest public health problem of the 21st century.”  A well-known health educator, Ellen White, once wrote, “Perfect health depends upon perfect circulation.” The scientific validation of this profound statement is becoming increasingly clearer. Researchers are now understanding that inactivity decreases the […]