3 Minute Belly Tightening Pilates

One of the unique methods used in everyday training to cinch in the waistline is Bodyweight Pilates.  Just flip through any fitness or trendy health magazine and you’ll notice Pilates moves are all over, and credited as today’s top celebrities favorite weekly fitness routine.

You’re probably wondering what makes these bodyweight Pilates exercises so different than a normal sit up? Continue reading “3 Minute Belly Tightening Pilates”

How Working Out Sharpens Your Focus and Concentration

How many times have you heard someone talk about the brain like it’s a “thinking muscle”? That’s why we go to school, college, and that’s why we keep learning throughout our lives. We’re practically training that “thinking muscle”. But science has proven that in order to really maximize your brain’s potential, mental exercises and learning are simply not enough.

There is a direct connection between exercising and mental health, and if you really want to enhance your focus and concentration, you should consider working out. We did a bit of researching and we’ve come up with this short guide which should help you understand how mental health, focus, and concentration are connected. Hopefully, this guide will help you find the best way to improve your concentration, focus, and other skills as well. So, let’s not waste time, and let’s get straight to it.

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10 Tips That Can Help You Stay Fit In Your 50s

Staying fit is important throughout your life but even more so as you get older. However, exercise nowadays can be quite expensive and the stress of maintaining the diet or exercise schedule can be overwhelming.

But rather than having bad feelings about staying fit, why don’t you try these tips:

Eat well

Nutrition is a big part of being and staying healthy, especially in your 50s. However, specific diets are often very expensive and tiring for both the body and the mind. Most people fall of the bandwagon just because these put so much strain on you – you are on a diet, everything is forbidden!

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Sleep Better With Almonds???

Guest blog by Dr. Kathryn Woodall, DC

While not all of us are dropped by helicopter into remote places where grizzly bears think we look like tasty treats, and there’s no cell phone reception to get us out in an emergency (…like when bad boots rub your heels raw, the sores get infected, and the infection spreads—don’t ask Ryan about it or he’ll show you pictures!), physical or emotional stress can take its toll on the best of us. Sometimes that toll is our ability to get a full night’s rest. Continue reading “Sleep Better With Almonds???”

Gymnema Sylvestre — Kill Carb Cravings Instantly!

Guest blog by Dr. Kathryn Woodall, DC

There were times in my past when I would walk down the sidewalk and think, “Ooooh la la! Hello sah-weet thang!” My hormones would rev, and I’d experience an overwhelming urge to make that yummy goodness mine right then and there. I mean, seriously!  Who doesn’t feel that way about a perfectly baked white chocolate and macadamia nut cookie? Continue reading “Gymnema Sylvestre — Kill Carb Cravings Instantly!”

Neck Pain Solution — Does Desk Work Give You A Pain In The Neck?

by Dr. Kathryn Woodall, DC

If you work in an office, stop for a moment to take a look at your coworkers. How many of them look like they’re straining to cross a finish line by a head?

Assuming their computer monitor is properly placed, the reason they’re sitting that way probably has nothing to do with poor vision. And they aren’t trying to win some sort of desk bound Olympic dash either.

So what’s the deal? Continue reading “Neck Pain Solution — Does Desk Work Give You A Pain In The Neck?”