Displaying items by tag: Fit Body
Championing Holistic Athletes
The New Face of Sports Medicine
by Marlaina Donato
Coaches and athletes nationwide are attributing quicker recovery time, less inflammation and better focus to a whole body approach to health care. A nutrient-dense diet tailored to...
10,000 Steps and Counting
Keep Moving to Stay Fit
by Kathleen Barnes
We have become a nation of couch potatoes. The average American takes only 5,900 steps a day, somewhat better than the sedentary Brits that average less than 4,000. The notion that overall we need to take 10,000 steps a day to be physically fit started with...
Try Some Stretches
Four Ways to Flex Our Muscles
by Marlaina Donato
Whether working out at the gym or taking to the trails, stretching is sometimes an overlooked asset to any exercise regimen. Eliminating stretches or not doing them properly increases...
Building Better Bones
Bouncing, Leaping and Lunging Our Way to Bone Health
by Kathleen Barnes
Peak bone strength is reached by the age of 30, so it’s vital for young people to engage in dynamic impact movement through their teen years and 20s...
Rodney Yee on Yoga as a Way of Life
Simple Strategies for Staying on Track
by Marlaina Donato
Renowned yogi and international teacher Rodney Yee, of New York City, has maintained an inspired yoga practice for 37 years while juggling...
Four Reasons to Break a Sweat
The Fast Path to Flushing Toxins
by DEANNA MINICH
Doctors, health experts and fitness gurus tell us that we should break a sweat every day—and for good reason. Sweat not only activates a host of benefits tied to health-boosting exercise, perspiring itself is curative. Whether...
New Ways to Court Fitness
Racquets and Paddles Get a Sporting Makeover
by Randy Kambic
Two fun ways to use tennis courts for fitness are showing big increases in popularity....
Run Fun
Races Beckon Beginners
by AIMEE HUGHES
"I’ve run in cities, rural areas and suburbs. I’ve run while deployed to military bases in the Middle East, in cities on four continents, in blazing heat and winter snowstorms,” says Maria Cicio, a licensed professional counselor candidate and marathoner in Grove, Oklahoma. “I’ve been running regularly for 25 years, mostly...
Hello Gyro
Workouts Use Natural Body Patterns
by Aimee Hughes
"Imagine an exercise system that strengthens the body enough to be used in training world-class athletes, stretches more safely than any form of yoga and expands the core training concepts of Pilates into natural full-body movements like those used in...
Fit For Life
How to Stay Healthy, Flexible and Strong
by AIMEE HUGHES
"When thinking about the best forms of exercise as we enter midlife and beyond, we should first clarify some myths and preconceptions,” says Michael Spitzer, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, biochemist, fitness expert and...