Sunday 5 January 2014

Fitness Editor Kristin-Pilates-Yoga

Did you send your yoga or Pilates questions to our contributing fitness editor,...

Did you send your yoga or Pilates questions to our contributing fitness editor, Kristin McGee? There's still time. Fire away to talkHEALTH@health.com before our LIVE chat here, today, from 3-4pm EST when Kristin shares her answers! read more..

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HEALTH’s Fitness Editor Kristin McGee is here , LIVE, chatting with us for the n...

HEALTH’s Fitness Editor Kristin McGee is here , LIVE, chatting with us for the next hour. Do you love Yoga and your body’s transformation? Kristin is here to chat about her appearance at the Wanderlust Yoga in the City event this weekend in San Francisco and her exciting new DVD! Ask her in the comment thread below! read more..

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adventurelil:Want more super snazzyrific (yes I just made up a...

adventurelil:Want more super snazzyrific (yes I just made up a word) fitness trivia? Check out www.adventurelil.tumblr.com! read more..

Saturday 4 January 2014

Hi there, I love your blog! Being a naturally tall and thin girl, myself, it's good to see other people who live healthily and enjoy good, healthy food :) I have IBS too and I'd be really interested to hear about your experiences with it. What did you find helped the most for you?

Hi there, I love your blog! Being a naturally tall and thin girl, myself, it's good to see other people who live healthily and enjoy good, healthy food :) I have IBS too and I'd be really interested to hear about your experiences with it. What did you find helped the most for you?

Helloo! Ah we’re quite similar, then (: I enjoy seeing it as well! When it started to get worse, I started to keep a food journal and write down the time that I ate, what I ate, and at first I wrote down how I felt afterwards. Keeping that just helped me to realize what foods effected me the most. Now this was mostly before starting my healthy lifestyle so when I think back on it, it was basically just unhealthy and processed foods. And dairy, since I’m lactose intolerant. I noticed that drinking a smoothie every day helped keep things regulated and moving, and exercise! I used to take a 10-20 minute walk about 10 minutes after dinner. Doing yoga and core exercises helped keep things moving as well, and it helped keep a lot of the bloating down. Avoiding as much processed foods as I can, and refined carbs, also helps. The biggest problem I have with it all is mostly bloating, when I’m eating well. When I eat things I shouldn’t, I get a bit of digestion problems and abnormal bowel movements. Even if you’re not lactose intolerant, avoiding dairy (and meat) helps digestion a lotttt as well. Basically, eating as many whole foods as I can, mostly avoiding processed and junk foods, and regular exercise helps keep it all good. IBS is a difficult thing to live with, but it gets easier. When I think about how I deal with it, it’s not as hard as it would seem. Well, if you have your cravings under control haha. (: read more..

Monday 3 September 2012

Benefits Of Meditation-Mindfulness Meditation-Assistant Professor

Is Meditation a Cure for Loneliness?

CNN reports that a new study led by J. David Creswell, assistant professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon, confirms some of what science already knows?mindfulness meditation is therapeutic for relieving stress. But in addition to that, Creswell’s study, which focused on the benefits of meditation for seniors, confirmed new and previously unexplored advantages of the practice, such as decreasing loneliness and reducing the bodily inflammation associated with disease in adults. read more..

Friday 31 August 2012

The Splits-Yoga

fitnessloveaffair:Yoga for the SplitsPrint this out and...

fitnessloveaffair:Yoga for the SplitsPrint this out and practice these poses everyday to gain flexibility for the splits. Start by holding each pose for 30 seconds on each side. Work your way up to 1-3 minutes as your muscles start to open up. When you’re ready to try the splits use a block or pillow under your front leg for support until you feel ready to go without.Need more help? Check out my favorite stretching videos. read more..

Thursday 30 August 2012

Interval Training-Lifting Weights-Workouts-P90x-Tony

10 Reasons You Should Try P90X

1. No more plateaus. The core idea behind the P90X workout is what Tony calls “muscle confusion.” By doing a different type of workout every day you’ll keep your muscles guessing, which means you’ll keep them working hard.
2. Entertainment. Tony and his crew crack jokes and do all kinds of hilarious moves  to keep your mind off the pain. And the dude is funny.
3. Well-rounded workouts. Drawing from weight lifting, interval training, yoga, plyometrics, and martial arts, among other things, you’ll work your body from every angle thereby increasing your power, strength, balance, and athletic ability.
4. Less risk of injury. Injuries often happen when you repeat the same motion over and over again, as in running. P90X has you changing up your routine so often that it reduces your risk of repetitive use injuries. Also, by working your muscles in different ways, you increase their resilience.
5. No boredom. Hate interval training? No problem, the next day you’ll be doing yoga. And the day after that you’ll be lifting weights. And the day after that you’ll be boxing. With all this variety, you’ll find some things you love and some you don’t, but as Tony put it, “P90X is about forcing you to work on your weaknesses while still training your strengths.”
6. It’s a challenge. “If it’s easy, it’s not working,” is Tony’s motto. “Is this workout for everyone?” he adds. “No. A lot of people are afraid to work hard.” But if you’re willing to take the risk, he promises big results.
7. Mental toughness. Forcing yourself to try so many new things can be difficult, but once you find yourself doing something you never thought you could, you realize that you’re capable of a lot more than you thought.
8. Sound nutrition advice. P90X comes with a diet plan that focuses on eating whole, quality foods in reasonable amounts to fuel your workouts like an athlete. P90X 2 builds on this by offering a tailored approach to allow for different philosophies such as vegetarianism or paleo-style eating.
9. All day calorie burning. “Running may burn a lot of calories while you do it, but lifting weights and doing interval training will have you burning calories around the clock,” he explains.
10. Athlete-caliber workouts. Tony has trained many professional athletes and celebrities and uses the same techniques in his program as his does with his more famous clientele. read more..

Thursday 23 August 2012

Normal people: I can't wait to have my own place so I can stay out late, get drunk and be as loud and messy as I want.

Normal people: I can't wait to have my own place so I can stay out late, get drunk and be as loud and messy as I want.

Normal people: I can't wait to have my own place so I can stay out late, get drunk and be as loud and messy as I want.
Me: I can't wait to have my own place so I can buy my own food and organise my fridge and kitchen and cook awesome healthy meals in it and have a closet dedicated to workout gear and my own little yoga space and motivational/feel-good things everywhere omggg. read more..