If you’ve ever dealt with tightness, pain or weakness in your hips, you know how much these joints impact daily life. It’s also a reminder that hip strengthening exercises should be part of your weekly workouts. From walking and running to sitting and standing, your hips are at the center of nearly every movement. Weak
Walking has long been considered one of the simplest yet most powerful forms of exercise. In recent years, the Japanese walking method has gained attention worldwide for its potential to improve posture, support digestion, promote weight management and even boost overall longevity. Rooted in traditional Japanese wellness practices, this approach to walking emphasizes mindful movement,
High-intensity interval training exercises, also called HIIT workouts, have become known in the fitness and medical world as some of the most effective means of improving cardiovascular health, respiratory endurance, as well as metabolic function. Research has shown that HIIT workouts help burn fat in a short period of time and improve the physical performance
Any guess at what disorder affects 40 percent of people over the age of 60? It’s called metabolic syndrome, which unfortunately does not simply mean that your metabolism is slow or out of whack. Metabolic syndrome is a metabolic disorder that involves not one, but a combination of three or more of the following health issues: abdominal
There’s loads of advice out there regarding how to lose weight quickly, some good, some bad. While your primary reason for wanting to learn how to lose belly fat may be due to vanity, there are also loads of convincing health reasons for wanting to trim down your waistline. For example, dangerous visceral fat — the
Back in 1980, only around 10 percent to 14 percent of adults globally older than 20 years old were considered obese. Fast-forward to today, and the number of those struggling with obesity is around 30 percent to 40 percent. Considering the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that worldwide prevalence of obesity has more than doubled
We’ve all heard it: You can’t outrun a bad diet. Now a groundbreaking new study really lays the evidence on the table, and it confirms what wellness enthusiasts already suspect. Published this summer in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers examined energy use across lifestyles, from hunter-gatherers to industrialized urbanites. The message? It’s
Although most people don’t realize it, their favorite skin care products can be significant contributors to their exposure to harmful ingredients, toxins and chemicals. That’s “the real price of beauty,” but you can avoid the chemical options for natural skin care ingredients instead. Fact is the majority of store-bought, commercially produced beauty products come packed
Many people have a simple yet effective evening routine for their faces, including washing away the impurities (picked up throughout our busy day) and then applying some kind of facial moisturizer or baggy eye solution. But what happens in the morning? That’s when it’s time for this homemade morning eye solution, especially for those who
Ready to get in great shape, without sparing any more time than it would take you to watch one episode of your favorite show? Well, this full-body, heart pounding 20-minute kettlebell workout is for you. Kettlebells promise quick results that boost endurance, burn mega calories, build tons of strength and even increase flexibility. So what
