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...

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..

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Yoga Basics-Open Legs

Back to yoga basics for our Move of the Day with Warrior 2. Open legs a bit wide...

Back to yoga basics for our Move of the Day with Warrior 2. Open legs a bit wider than hip-width. Stretching arms out to sides, turn left foot out 90 degrees, keeping left knee bent over ankle; at same time, turn right toes in 45 degrees and straighten right leg. read more..

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Sunday, 5 August 2012

Flexibility-The Yoga

Hi! I'm fairly new to the yoga scene, but I'm looking to make it a serious part of my life :). Although I know this isn't the point of yoga, I love the flexibility that comes with it. That GIF with the yellow pants is amazing; I'd love to be like that! But...I'm already 20 years old :( is it too late to be that flexible through yoga?

I love the flexibility aspect of it as well. I think it’s okay to like certain parts of it. You might start for one reason but begin to enjoy it for many more (: Ah, me too! She’s amazing. No way, it’s never too late! I think it’s a great time to start, really. (: Start practicing daily or every other day, stretch every morning and/or evening, you can definitely do it! read more..

Flexibility

best yoga poses to increase flexibility? and some challenging yoga poses for who want to get out of the 'beginner category'? pleaseee.

There’s a lot of poses that you can do to increase flexibility in so many different places of your body. I used to do poses from this video to gain flexibility in my hamstrings and calves. The laying pose with the scarf I did daily. Camel pose is my favorite for back flexibility. Here’s a video on opening your shoulders and gaining flexibility there. Here’s a list that I made for opening your hips.Beginner category… Hm. I’m not entirely sure where exactly you’re at or how to answer this since there are so many different ways I could go with this. Like you could be looking for poses with more flexibility or that are a lot more difficult, like inversions. Or you’re just looking for a more regular practice. I think maybe go on youtube and go through some Tara Stiles videos and find which one’s you enjoy most and what poses that you really like! Sorry I couldn’t help you more here (: read more..

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Yoga Class

Which is your yoga routine?

Right now I don’t have one and am trying to work on that. What I used to do is practice daily in the morning for 30 minutes to an hour on my own, no videos. I also took a Yoga class for a semester in college and that was two days a week. read more..

Good Practice

beautythroughhealth:this was a particularly good practice, so...

beautythroughhealth:this was a particularly good practice, so naturally i gif’d it.I’m loving all of your yoga photos. read more..

Monday, 30 July 2012

Yoga For Beginners-Video Links

How do you get started with yoga? I'm completely lost x.x be descriptive please. Thank you xoxo

See right here, my friend! Yoga for Beginners! There are also some video links you can watch and go along with. If you don’t find that helpful, I will go into further detail for you. Please excuse the typos and such, I’m too lazy to fix it haha. (: read more..

Sunday, 29 July 2012

Yoga For Beginners

how did you initialy lost all that weight? (i saw a 'before' picture/post) just eating right and doing yoga or.. what? :)

Mostly because it’s in my metabolism, to be honest. That photo was taken when I was in 10th grade so that’s a little under 4 years ago or so. I lost the 11 lbs total over a span of time before I was a healthy eater and I hardly did Yoga back then. I started eating healthy about a year ago, actually. Here’s the whole story on how I lost weight, all unintentionally.I lived with my dad on weekdays and mom on weekends and my dads’ house was, and still is, always stocked up on junk and that’s all I ate. I had frozen pizzas and hot pockets for midnight snacks, and drank tons of juice boxes, and literally all I ate on Sundays was fast food and junk from the gas station. After moving out of my dads’ house and fully into my moms’, I still ate the same but I ate less and I lost 5 pounds. Then over a year ago when I was dealing with my stomach problems from January-or -so to the beginning of July, I was eating a lot less junk and I brought my own food to school sometimes, and then in July I saw an urgent care doctor who told me to go gluten and dairy free and I had no idea what to do, and I was in my less-hungry phase (I hope you all understand what I’m talking about when I say that haha) and I pretty much only ate salad for a week and that was just really bad and I accidentally lost 6 pounds. I’m not sure when I’d lost it, if it was over the months or because I was told not to eat all the stuff I was used to, but that’s how I lost it all.But if you are aiming to lose weight, then yes, that’s how you want to do it. Eating right and exercise! (: I have a health for beginners page, and a yoga for beginners page (both that probably need updating but I’m too lazy to work on it) in the FAQ link if you need a bit of help (: read more..

Friday, 27 July 2012

Stroke Survivors-Healthday News-Yoga

Yoga Might Help With Stroke Rehab

THURSDAY, July 26 (Healthday News) -- The ancient practice of yoga might boost stroke survivors' balance and help them become more active, a small new study suggests. read more..

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Are you one of those people who is pretty fit--but secretly a little AFRAID of y...

Are you one of those people who is pretty fit--but secretly a little AFRAID of y...

Are you one of those people who is pretty fit--but secretly a little AFRAID of yoga? Join the club...and join our buff blogger as she learns the joys of streeeettttchiiingg...http://news.health.com/2012/07/24/overcoming-my-yoga-phobia/ read more..

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Friday, 20 July 2012

Yoga

do you do yoga every day?

I used to but I’ve been very slow with my practice lately. Like I said with working out more often when I’m fully in my new house, I’ll do the same with Yoga. I can’t not do yoga daily when I have a lovely backyard and sun room (: read more..

Friday, 13 July 2012

Acute Respiratory Infections-Healthday News-Meditation-Exercise

Exercise, Meditation Can Beat Back Cold, Flu, Study Finds

THURSDAY, July 12 (Healthday News) -- New research suggests that regular exercise or meditation may be among the best ways to reduce acute respiratory infections. read more..

Monday, 9 July 2012

Sebastien Gendry-Laughter Yoga-Pilates Yoga-Aerial Yoga

Laughing yoga cultivates merry mindfulness
Jivamukti-Skin-Yoga
Members of the Laughter Yoga club practise laughing during morning exercise at a public park in Hanoi

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Can't touch your toes? Laugh it off. Laughter yoga, unlike Pilates yoga, water yoga, aerial yoga and other offshoots of the ancient eastern practice of uniting body and breath, doesn't aspire to sculpted arms and bendy backs. Laughter yoga just wants you to be happy. "You may not lose fat, but you will lose the idea that you're fat," said Sebastien Gendry, founder and executive director of the American School of Laughter Yoga. "People come because it's the exercise they can do and it makes them feel good," said Gendry, who founded the school in 2004. ... read more..

Sunday, 8 July 2012

Body Types

You shouldn't wish society to accepts curvy over skinny or vice versa. That's NOT the answer. It should be about accepting all body types. Not that one is better than the other.

yoga-body:yoga-body: in my opinion, it should be accepting everyone, no matter their shape, size, color etc… read more..