You’ve trained and hard to prepare for a marathon, but what should you do the day before and of the marathon? We’ve got some tips on sleep, warming up, hydration and fuel for your body. Warming up Although some runners like to take a day or two off right before a race, others choose to … Continue reading Preparing for Marathon Day
Most men know that yoga can improve your flexibility, but the practice has a lot of other health benefits! Check out these seven addition reasons to consider adding yoga to your regular routine. It keeps your spinal disks supple. If you have a lot of back problems, talk to your doctor to find out if … Continue reading 7 Health Benefits of Yoga
If you’ve got a tight calf muscle and need some good stretches, check out this list of options to try before your next workout. The towel stretch Sit on the floor with your legs stretched out in front. Grasping both ends of a hand towel (not a full-size bath towel), toss the center of the … Continue reading Stretches for a Tight Calf Muscle
Most people don’t think of yoga as a way to relieve constipation, but there are some pieces of research that indicate yoga can be helpful. That’s because certain postures can manipulate your digestive tract, which, in turn, may help you pass gas or stool. Here are some poses that are worth trying. Cobra This is … Continue reading Relieving Constipation With Yoga
If you’ve ever sprained your ankle during a workout, you know it can be not only painful, but also debilitating. From rest and physical therapy to icing and wrapping your ankle in an ace bandage, a sprain can be a pain in more ways than one. What’s a sprain exactly? If you’ve got a mild … Continue reading How to Heal an Exercise-Induced Sprained Ankle
When you’re sick, working out may feel like the last thing you’d want to do. And while it’s a myth that you can sweat out illnesses by working out intensely, studies have shown that moderate exercise may help reduce the severity and length of common illnesses. When working out can make things worse There are … Continue reading Working Out When You’re Sick May Be Helpful
It’s not uncommon for some people to get headaches after they exercise, at least once in a while, especially if they haven’t been drinking enough fluids. Dehydration is pretty easy to detect, even for the layperson, because you’ll often feel thirsty, dizzy or fatigued. In addition, you may notice that you’re producing less urine or … Continue reading Causes of Headaches After Exercise
New research says you don’t need to be running marathons—or even running daily—to lower your death risk. In fact, even a little running can lower your death risk by 27%. Currently, the World Health Organization suggests that adults should take part in a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical … Continue reading Even a Little Running Lowers Death Risk
Genetics can play a major role in depression but there’s new evidence that exercise may be an influential enough factor to help fight depression—even if it’s hereditary. Genetics, exercise and depression Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital looked at data from nearly 8,000 people who had a diagnosis related to depression. They calculated each person’s … Continue reading Exercise Trumps Genetics to Fight Depression
You’re never too old to reap the benefits of physical exercise. This is particularly true of exercise after age 60, which a new study says may help prevent strokes and heart disease. Seniors and exercise A team of researchers from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Seoul National University looked at data from 1,119,925 people … Continue reading Exercise After 60 May Prevent Stroke and Heart Disease
