Incorporate Stair-climbing into an Intense Cardio Workout
Hmm – spring! Finally the weather is beginning to warm up – take advantage of that by moving some of your workouts outdoors. Especially if you’re lucky enough to live near a wooded trail system, combining fresh air and exercise and trees is a great way to get in shape and feel great. Running through the woods, breathing all that fresh, clean air, is nice – but sometimes running can get a little boring. If you have access to some stairs near those trails, you can change up your running workout while upping the intensity – dramatically! What you need: – a...
Read MoreYoga Pose of the Day – Agnistambhasana
If you are anything like the vast majority of adults living in the Western hemisphere, your body has probably lost the majority of the amazing flexibility you were born with. From the moment you get up in the morning, your day may include: sitting at the dining room table for breakfast, sitting in your car as you drive to work, sitting at a desk for the next 9 hours, and so on, ending with sitting on the couch watching TV for a few hours before bed. All that sitting, standing, walking, and lying down can result in shockingly tight knees and hips – and you won’t even notice it,...
Read MoreWorking Out at Home – How to Get in Shape Without Joining a Gym
You’ve read the newspapers; you know that a little bit of exercise would make you healthier, and make you feel better. But you don’t really have a lot of money to join that fancy fitness club, and when it comes right down to it, you don’t really have a lot of time, either. If this sounds like you, then working out at home is probably the best solution. What should a home-based workout include? Ideally, your home-based workout should include each of the ‘three pillars of fitness” – cardio, strength, and flexibility. Cardio: A cardiovascular workout is, to...
Read MoreEvery Day Yoga – Five Minutes, Five Postures #2
It’s generally agreed that a regular yoga practice can keep your body limber, flexible, and pain-free, as well as preventing injuries. It’s also pretty widely recognized that life is busy, and it can be hard to find the time to do everything that you know you should do to be healthy (get enough sleep, eat well, get fresh air and exercise, have fun with friends and family…). So, I’ve given careful thought to where we need the most work (knees, hips, lower back, shoulders, and neck is what I came up with), and what yoga poses are particularly good for those parts of the body, while still being...
Read MoreProduct Recommendation – MEC Cycling Shoe Covers
Today was yet another cold day for cycling in to work. I was recently given some Shoe Covers to wear over my hiking boots as a gift, and this morning I decided to give them a try. I give them an enthusiastic two thumbs up – my toes were toasty warm the whole way this morning, and again this evening! Toes and fingers are the hardest things to keep warm when cycling in temperatures of -20C or colder. I’ve been using re-heatable ‘pocket warmers’ in my mitts to keep my fingers warm, but hadn’t come up with anything for my toes until today. I almost wish winter would...
Read MoreRecommendation – YogaJournal.com
As I browse the web looking for information about various wellness-related topics, I occasionally come across websites that I return to again and again. I’ve decided to share those websites with you, my readers. Each week, I will tell you about a fantastic website that’s out there, including my thoughts about what in particular makes it so fantastic. This week, I’m going to tell you about YogaJournal.com/. YogaJournal.com is the website presence for Yoga Journal magazine, and it’s absolutely loaded with valuable information about incorporating Yoga into your life. What I find...
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