“We are all sculptures and painters, and our material is our own flesh and blood and bones.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Most of us are guilty of misusing our body machinery due to habit. And like any other habit, our postural tendencies seem to be almost impossible to change. Your posture does indeed emerge from …
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Does your job involve sitting for long hours? If so, think back across the past few weeks. How many times did you move your body as part of the everyday life? And by movement, we don’t mean your after-work spin class, or the 20-minute walk squeezed into your lunch break. Movement can encompass several different …
You might be in much better shape than most people your age and still experience negative self-talk: ”I’ve always been fat!”, comparing your body to some vague “gold standards” of skinniness. Or, it could be that you just want to have less body fat for health reasons. So, the tiny bit of the lower-stomach fat …
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“Do it to live longer.” This reason could be the most convincing one of all why we love to be physically active. Men who exercise right live up to 8 years younger, and women who do so live up to 9 years younger. There is plenty of evidence out there that proves the benefits of …
