Tight hips may seem like a minor annoyance, perhaps hindering your daily movements or causing pain from time to time. But the reality is that tight hip joints can lead to a myriad of significant health problems. Your hip flexors are the muscles that connect your lower back with your ...
How healthy are your lungs? It’s probably not something you tend to think about too much. But according to recent research, lung diseases are increasing. Between 1990 and 2017, the total number of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) went up by 39.5 percent. And though it may be hard to believe, ...
How many times have you heard about the health dangers of sitting for prolonged periods of time? You might have even heard that ‘sitting is the new smoking’ when learning about the multitude of health concerns that are associated with hours spent in a seated position. Indeed, research has linked ...
Foam rollers have become increasingly popular over the last few decades. They were first used by physical therapists as self-massage tools in the 1980s, then rapidly gained popularity with dancers to aid in muscle recovery. Today, foam rollers are one of the most common exercise tools used in gyms and ...
Fall is a magical season full of colorful landscapes, fun activities, and cool, crisp mornings. For many people, it’s the best season of the year. Unfortunately, fall is also the time we need to start thinking about colds and flu. Most flu activity starts in the fall and goes through ...
Walking is a popular way for people of almost any age and fitness level to increase their activity. But what can you do if your usual evening exercise has become too easy? Of course, you could always walk longer, extending your outing by an additional 15 minutes or half an ...
You can feel the change in the air. The days are getting shorter, the leaves are starting to change color, and the evenings have grown cooler. It’s nearly Fall, which means one thing for you and your daily wellness: change. Indeed, it’s not only the outdoors that goes through seasonal ...
You saw it in a photograph—those wrinkles between your brows. You didn’t remember them looking that prominent before. You check the mirror and see that those fine lines around your eyes are getting deeper too. You don’t feel older, but you have to admit it: you look older. You don’t ...
Gentle inversions, such as those found in the yoga practice, can help relax the body, providing it with a much-needed break. When your legs are higher than your heart, blood is encouraged to flow back to the heart to be reoxygenated. The process of blood flowing back to the heart ...
Last week, you got a wellness check with your doctor, which included a blood test. Now you're looking at your lab results. The total cholesterol number is in red because it's “high” according to the readout. Uh-oh. What does that mean? But wait. Your “HDL cholesterol” is in the normal ...
