Exercise and depression research has demonstrated that exercise helps depression quickly. One exercise and depression study showed that the improvement in mood begins just ten minutes after you start exercising. Mood was found to continue to get better for up to twenty minutes.
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FemSport 2009: The Ultimate Women’s Fitness Competition
Fitness Town has been a proud sponsor of FemSport for the past 6 years. On Saturday August 22nd, come out and see what makes this one of the best all-female fitness competitions in North America.
Keys to Success
Hi friends, I’m Michelle Armstrong, new to the Fitness Town blog (thank you Dai] and owner of Healthy Chicks Fitness where we specialize in providing individual and group fitness programs to women of all ages within the Langley area. I’m going to start posting a bunch of tips and strategies to help all you gals [...]
Treadmill vs Elliptical
So the past summer I was trying to decide the winner in the continuing debate between Ellipticals vs Treadmills. As we only had room for one unit in our home gym – I wanted to make sure it would be the right one! Now I enjoyed cross-country running during high school, but university took that [...]
How Yoga Calms the Mind and Body
How Yoga Calms the Mind and Body Leta Koontz-Stuyvesant What’s the difference between a cheerleader and a yogi practicing backbends and splits? From a distance, the two would appear to be doing the same thing. But if you looked a bit closer, you might notice that the yogi is breathing more smoothly, slower, and [...]
Ten tips for healthier, faster meals
In our fast-paced society there is pressure from superiors, deadlines, and generally just not enough time in a day. Lets face it, people are really busy, myself included. Is your schedule causing you to neglect proper eating? I’m always looking for quick food ideas that DO NOT include fast food restaurants. So, when I read this article I just had to share it! Ten tips [...]
Weight Loss Facts People Don’t Realize
This article was sent to me and I really liked it so I thought I’d put it up. WEIGHT LOSS FACTS PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE It is no secret that one of the keys to losing weight is lowering your fat intake and making sure you get plenty of exercise. However, I think sometimes people [...]
Eat Smarter to Tackle Your Food Issues
Article written by Gabrielle Reece The reason we use food as a source of comfort has been examined from every angle by individuals a lot smarter than me. I’m not here to tell you what to do, but I want to give you a few suggestions on how to deal with tackling a food issue. [...]
What is Yoga? The Spiritual Side of Things
Recently I had the opportunity to listen to and participate in a yoga workshop given by Rodney Yee. He is one of my favourite yoga instructors and it was fascinating to hear him speak. If you haven’t heard the name before…. Rodney Yee went to his first yoga class for simple flexibility – a necessity [...]
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