Leg fitness involves two important overlooked aspects,flexibility and balance. Tight muscles can contribute to back pain, bulky legs or difficulty performing simple tasks, such as putting objects into overhead cupboards. Poor balance is also known to increase the risk of falls in older persons. Three Legged Downward Facing Dog From standing, fold your upper body over … [Read more...]
Time To Sit Smarter With Yoga
Sitting for long hours has been linked with a number of health concerns, including obesity and metabolic syndrome a cluster of conditions that includes increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, abnormal cholesterol levels, increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer. Right after you sit down, the electrical activity in … [Read more...]
Yoga & Vertigo
The physical aspects of human body like the, inner ear, skin, eyes and central nervous system regulate the body’s balance. For example, the fluid inside the inner ear helps an individual to maintain his/her direction, while eyes coordinate to send information to the brain regarding the spacing with other objects. Vertigo is the feeling that you or your world is spinning - often … [Read more...]
The Good, Bad And Ugly About Cholesterol
About two in three adults have a cholesterol level that is higher than recommended. Having high cholesterol affects your heart and blood vessels and increases your risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). High cholesterol causes fatty deposits (known as plaques) to build up inside your blood vessels. When people mention their cholesterol level, they are usually … [Read more...]
Yoga for Healthy Liver
The liver has many functions; stores certain vitamins,minerals and sugars for use as fuel, cleanses/filters the toxins out of your blood and controls the production/excretion of cholesterol. Your overall health and vitality, to a great extent, depends upon the health of your liver. The thousands of enzyme systems that control virtually every body activity are created there. If … [Read more...]
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