Exercise

Stomach Exercises: Seated Torso Twist

Achieving a flat, toned belly is notoriously difficult because there are so many muscles in that area that need to be worked, and because fat must be burned before the defined muscles can be seen. There are a number of exercises that can help you tone those muscles specially. The Seated Torso Twist is one such exercise, which focuses on both the abdominal muscles and ...

Dance to Your Health

One of the easiest ways to incorporate regular exercise into your busy schedule is with dance. Dancing doesn’t require leaving your home. You don’t have to join a gym. You don’t have to wear special clothes, though you can if you like. All you need is some music and a little time alone. Some of the great advantages of simply dancing around the house any ...

3 Stretching Exercises To Relieve Back Pain

Stretching exercises are a great way to relieve and prevent back pain. Stress and sitting or standing all day puts pressure on the spine, compressing the vertebrae so that nerves get pinched. This back strain can lead not only to immediate discomfort, but long term back problems as well that could even require surgery. Post-op recovery for back surgeries requires two to four months of ...

6 Poor Stomach Exercise Habits

The stomach is a notoriously difficult part of the body to get into shape. This is partly because there are several muscle groups that must be worked, and a routine has to cover every one to be effective. But it is also partly because of some simple mistakes many of us make when trying to do these exercises. These mistakes can render the exercises ineffective, ...

Stomach Exercises to Work off Love Handles

We have instructions for a lot of great stomach exercises around here – exercises that really target the abdominal muscles you need to work in order to get a flat, toned stomach. But you may be disappointed at the results these exercises have on your “love handles.” These deposits of fat collect on your sides, down by your waist, at the external oblique muscles, and ...

Reasons for Sports Medicine

Have you ever wondered why there needs to be an entire medical practice devoted just to looking after athletes? After all, people who aren’t into sports suffer injuries all the time and get very good treatment from general practitioners and/or emergency care staff. People have been getting injured with or without sports forever. Why have a medical specialty in that field? Sports medicine isn’t just ...

Learn How to Dance

We’ve talked a lot on this site about dancing for fun and for exercise, but what if you’re interested in learning to dance professionally? Or, at least, to dance as well as a professional? There are a number of options available to you. Do you need talent? The best professional dancers have both raw talent and loads of instruction and practice. If you lack talent, ...

Sports Injuries Explained

There are a number of different types of injuries you are likely to incur from playing sports. Knowing what they are and how to recognize them can help you seek out the best treatment when injuries occur. This knowledge can also help you distinguish between injuries that need immediate treatment and those that will most likely heal on their own. Acute Acute injuries usually occur ...

Tummy shrinking for beginners: Long Arm Crunch

We’ve been talking about effective stomach-flattening exercises that are suitable for beginners who need to build up slowly. We covered the Vertical Crunch and the Hip Lift, two exercises that target the stomach muscles. Today we’ll be looking at a third exercise called the Long Arm Crunch. While the first two exercises mainly worked your lower abdominals, this one focuses on the upper stomach muscles, ...

Tummy shrinking for beginners: Hip Lift

We just talked about an exercise called the Vertical Crunch that’s for beginners looking to strengthen and flatten their stomachs. Today we’ll look at a second exercise, also designed for beginners, that also targets the stomach muscles. As with the Vertical Crunch, you want to start out slow, doing only as many repetitions of the exercise as feels comfortable at first. Eventually, you should build ...

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