For most people, upcoming holidays conjure up thoughts of rest, recreation, travel, spending time with family, and lots of food. Holidays span the globe, omitting no culture. Holidays can be religious, national, secular, official or unofficial in nature, and usually entail celebration. There are certain times of the year that include consecutive holidays. Since [...]
For years now, calories have been all the rage — people are counting them and cutting them, and you’d be hard-pressed to find something at the supermarket that does not list its calories per serving somewhere on the package. But have you ever wondered what exactly a calorie is? In this article, we’ll find out [...]
It’s no secret that the economy is slowing a little bit around the world. But that doesn’t mean that your Christmas or your fitness has to suffer! There are a plenitude of choices when it comes to fitness equipment that are effective, fun, and affordable. Here are some ideal choices: 1) P90X This is a brilliant [...]
Bikram Yoga, also known as “Hot” Yoga was developed by and named after Bikram Choudhury who currently lives in Beverly Hills and teaches at his self-founded Bikram’s Yoga College of India in Los Angeles. He and his wife Rajashree were both yoga champions in their birthplace of Calcutta, India. This late 20th century form of [...]
I know it’s a little off the fitness topic, but I wanted to bring to your attention how much water we waste. I guess we are lucky here. We have an abundance of fresh clean drinking water, but does that mean we should abuse it and waste it? Now without water, how are you [...]
Here are a few basic exercises to start with hurdles. Use a 6” hurdle to start and progress to a 12” hurdle. (6” Hurdle from 360 Athletics) Start with 1 hurdle and work on mastering the following exercises back and forth. Do 2 sets of the following for about 10-20 seconds each. After you’ve mastered [...]
Your metabolism is made up of number of factors. You burn a certain amount of energy just by keeping your body alive. The number of calories you need to keep your body functioning is called your resting metabolic rate. Your RMR involves the energy required for pumping blood, breathing, repairing body tissues and other operating functions. [...]
The word Hatha is a combination of the words Ha and Tha meaning sun and moon, however when the two words are combined it means forceful. It is a strong practice done for purification and is what most people in the West practice for mental and physical health. Yoga means to yoke, or to join [...]
