Fans of classic ballet will be familiar with aspiring students warming up at the ballet “barre”. It’s a simple railing poised in front of floor-length mirrors that dancers use to… Read More
Wellness
There are a number of ways to naturally increase your NO levels and here are a few tips and suggestions to help keep you in the KNOW
Should You Invest in a Heart Rate Monitor?
More and more people are taking steps to protect their cardiovascular health these days. That’s a very good thing, because heart disease remains the number one killer of men and… Read More
Exercise and What It Does for Your Heart—Aerial Yoga
Aerial yoga can take your fitness regimen to new heights—literally. Combining the “acrobatic arts” with more traditional yoga asanas (poses), aerial yoga is perhaps the latest, trendiest iteration of the… Read More
Boxing and How it Affects Your Health
Two sweaty guys circling each other in an enclosed space may not look like much of an aerobic workout, but don’t fool yourself. Despite the relative brevity of explosive actions… Read More
Kettlebell Workouts and How They Affect Your Health
Exercise. Some of us hate it. Some love it. Some of us look forward to workouts, knowing the pleasant sensations of overall wellness they will elicit. For others, regular exercise… Read More
What to Know About Managing Your Heart Rate
Heart rate can tell you a lot about a person’s immediate status—and longterm health. We experience heart rate as the rhythmic beating of the heart, and we monitor it by… Read More
Swimming: What it Does for Your Health
When it comes down to it, we all come from water. Our bodies are made up of about 65% water, and we evolved from creatures that originally lived in water…. Read More
Group Fitness Classes: What They Can Do for Your Health
By now we all know how important it is to be active. Inadequate exercise is cited as a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. More recently, the simple act of… Read More
How to Take Your Blood Pressure at Home
Long ago, doctors identified the culprit behind a menacing “silent epidemic:” high blood pressure (hypertension). Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. People with untreated hypertension are at… Read More
Circuit Training: What it Does for Your Health
Circuit training is especially popular these days, and with good reason. Circuit training classes tend to leverage things like group encouragement, and peer pressure, to keep your working hard. Classes… Read More
