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These days the positive impact of exercise on both physical and mental well-being is highly publicised. But what about boosting our resistance to more communicable diseases such as the flu and the common cold? Can exercise also boost immune function and improve our chances of resisting these types of conditions as well? HEALTH BENEFITS OF EXERCISE Exercise plays a powerful role in maintaining good heart, lung, bone, muscular and metabolic health. It also assists in the management and prevention of a number of non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, type II diabetes, asthma and osteoporosis (just to name a few!). Exercise also contributes significantly to managing mental health and mood. This is through a number of pathways including the increased secretion of endorphins or “feel good hormones” such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, all of which play an important role in regulating your mood. Equally important, exercise can also suppress the secretion of stress

You’ve promised yourself to hit the gym every day and reach the fitness goals you’ve set for yourself. But, there are some days when you become too lazy to hit the gym and come up with lame excuses to ditch your fitness plan. However, at the end of the day, you don’t feel good about it. Over here we discuss 4 handy tips that can motivate you to hit the gym regularly. 1) Dress to channel the inner fitness-fanatic in you The types of clothes you wear for working out shapes the experience of your fitness journey. It’s a natural tendency to feel ambitious to complete a certain task when you appropriately dress for it. By simply putting on your workout gear, you can get motivated to head to the gym. 2) Plan a schedule Lack of planning a proper schedule is one of the important factors that put your fitness regime off track. When you don’t properly plan your workout schedule, it becomes too easy to come up with excuses like not getting enough time before/after work. Whether you choose to go t

If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then posture is a lens to our health. Sit and stand with proper posture and you will physically look 10 years younger—and 10 pounds lighter. Psychologically, good posture conveys confidence, poise and leadership. Unfortunately, few of us exhibit good posture, let alone perfect posture. In fact, poor posture often develops so gradually that you may notice its symptoms (back and neck pain, tightness and stiffness, increased injury and some loss  to  your normal range of motion) long before you notice your shoulders hunching over. Luckily, you can correct your posture by incorporating some simple   posture exercises and stretches into your workout program.   Proper Posture Defined Good posture results when the muscles of the body align properly, allowing for efficient movement. When your body's muscles and joints are balanced and supported, you're better able to perform everyday activities, such as squatting to pick up laundry or running do

April is National Stress Awareness Month. At the time of this writing, the world is in the midst of a global pandemic and much of the United States is under lockdown orders. In other words, most people are undoubtedly aware of their stress levels right now. But depending on your mindset, stress actually presents some potential benefits. Much like exercise is a physical stress imposed upon the body that makes it stronger, stress also has the potential to make us stronger and capable of handling greater amounts of stress. Experts say the key is developing a mindset that stress can be beneficial. Dealing with this current reality requires effective strategies for adapting to the current level of stress and learning how to adjust your mindset to create positive outcomes for you and your business. The good news is that if you exercise regularly, you already know a lot about how to adapt to and overcome stress. Lessons From the Military Special operations teams in the military have to work i

Training for running events by running, as you’d probably expect, is a very good idea. It’s pretty much a necessity in fact, if you want to maintain, improve and progress. However, there’s a lot more you can do to support your running if you want to ensure you’re getting the best out of it. Training in the gym is often seen as something that contradicts running training. Especially for longer distances, where the concept of putting on muscle and weight has obvious implications. In actual fact gym training, and weights in particular, are highly beneficial to any runner, whether you’re a sprinter or an ultra-marathoner. Building strength Firstly, weight training allows you to build strength.  Now, strength may not be something you usually associate with running, but it means a lot more than the ability to lift something heavy. Muscular strength is defined as “the ability to exert a maximal amount of force for a short period of time”, in the context of running that means you have an incre

Doing the same old exercise routines or gym workouts can get boring. Thankfully, a well-equipped Commercial Gym Setup offers different varieties of equipment that can bring back the zing to your exercise regime. One such is the tyre – yes indeed, the same tyre that we see in vehicles, or perhaps a variation of it. Why Tyres though? Though unconventional, the cross tyre is a functional training device that can enhance strength and body conditioning in a holistic manner.  It works differently than traditional machines and helps build explosive power in the lower body which makes it popular with athletes like football players and wrestlers. Often seen in a Cross fit Gym Setup, tyres are a surefire way to get a challenging yet effective and fun workout. Understanding the benefits of Cross Tyre/Tire Gaining muscle strength and conditioning is of course why we do strength training.  But we know there are other benefits too. A recent Australian study has shown just how important Strength-buil