Health

5 Special Ways Exercise Helps Women

Message to Venus: start exercising. They say women are from Venus, and I understand it is too hot to exercise there. But now they are on earth, and it is time to get moving. Women live longer than men do, and can extend their lives further. In addition, they can make those extra years more …

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Exercise Boosts the Brain, Not Just Brawn

Everybody knows that exercise helps the body and builds up muscles. But it does more than that. It also helps the brain. Focus and attention A study published in 2013 in The Journal of Pediatrics looked at 8-10 year old boys and girls before and after 20 minutes of exercise. Here are the details: Half …

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Yoga: don’t twist yourself into a pretzel

Bottle the mysticism of the East, add in the flavor-of-the-day, wrap it in a snazzy packet, stamp an expiry date, & voila! You have a marketing bonanza: rock your asana and shake your chakra. But if you are not comfortable with new age trends, and your body has lost some elasticity, don’t worry. You do …

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