What Are Food Deserts, And How Do They Impact Health? Food deserts are areas where individuals have constrained access to energizing and reasonable food. This might be expected to having a low salary or venturing out farther to discover restorative food choices. Without access to refreshing nourishment, individuals living in food deserts might be at higher danger of diet-related conditions, for example, weight, diabetes, and cardiovascular malady. A few government bodies are presently subsidizing ventures to keep regions from turning out to be food deserts and to improve individuals ..read more

These days the positive impact of exercise on both physical and mental well-being is highly publicised. But what about boosting our resistance to more communicable diseases such as the flu and the common cold? Can exercise also boost immune function and improve our chances of resisting these types of conditions as well? HEALTH BENEFITS OF EXERCISE Exercise plays a powerful role in maintaining good heart, lung, bone, muscular and metabolic health. It also assists in the management and prevention of a number of non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, type II diabetes, asthma a ..read more

You’ve promised yourself to hit the gym every day and reach the fitness goals you’ve set for yourself. But, there are some days when you become too lazy to hit the gym and come up with lame excuses to ditch your fitness plan. However, at the end of the day, you don’t feel good about it. Over here we discuss 4 handy tips that can motivate you to hit the gym regularly. 1) Dress to channel the inner fitness-fanatic in you The types of clothes you wear for working out shapes the experience of your fitness journey. It’s a natural tendency to feel ambitious to complete a certain task when you appr ..read more

If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then posture is a lens to our health. Sit and stand with proper posture and you will physically look 10 years younger—and 10 pounds lighter. Psychologically, good posture conveys confidence, poise and leadership. Unfortunately, few of us exhibit good posture, let alone perfect posture. In fact, poor posture often develops so gradually that you may notice its symptoms (back and neck pain, tightness and stiffness, increased injury and some loss to your normal range of motion) long before you notice your shoulders hunching over. Luckily, yo ..read more

April is National Stress Awareness Month. At the time of this writing, the world is in the midst of a global pandemic and much of the United States is under lockdown orders. In other words, most people are undoubtedly aware of their stress levels right now. But depending on your mindset, stress actually presents some potential benefits. Much like exercise is a physical stress imposed upon the body that makes it stronger, stress also has the potential to make us stronger and capable of handling greater amounts of stress. Experts say the key is developing a mindset that stress can be ..read more

Training for running events by running, as you’d probably expect, is a very good idea. It’s pretty much a necessity in fact, if you want to maintain, improve and progress. However, there’s a lot more you can do to support your running if you want to ensure you’re getting the best out of it. Training in the gym is often seen as something that contradicts running training. Especially for longer distances, where the concept of putting on muscle and weight has obvious implications. In actual fact gym training, and weights in particular, are highly beneficial to any runner, whether you’re a sprinte ..read more

Doing the same old exercise routines or gym workouts can get boring. Thankfully, a well-equipped Commercial Gym Setup offers different varieties of equipment that can bring back the zing to your exercise regime. One such is the tyre – yes indeed, the same tyre that we see in vehicles, or perhaps a variation of it. Why Tyres though?Though unconventional, the cross tyre is a functional training device that can enhance strength and body conditioning in a holistic manner.  It works differently than traditional machines and helps build explosive power in the lower body which makes ..read more

how to do makeup for your gym  session If you’ve cracked your gym routine but haven’t quite pinned down your makeup and cleansing one, then don’t worry. We’ve been working with the team over at Fragrance Direct to bring you tips for how to prep for your gym class. Whether it’s cleansing your face before a spin class or keeping your makeup going for a post-gym dinner date, we’ve got you covered. 1. CLEANSING Leaving on makeup when working out isn’t the best idea, as it can clog up your pores and cause breakouts later down the line. Finding a good skincare routine that is quick enough ..read more

Top 4 exercises for six pack abs THE LOWER ABS WORKOUT EXERCISE REPS Hanging leg raise 12-15 Land mine 10 per side Weighted crunch 15 Swiss ball plank 30-sec hold Hanging leg raise Initiate each rep slowly to de-emphasize the hip flexors and keep tension on the abs. At the top, crunch your pelvis upward and hold for a second. Land mine Place one end of a barbell in a corner, with weight on the other end. Holding the weighted end, wave the barbellOpens a New Window. from side to side in an inverted U-shape. Weighted crunch Lie flat on your back with your knees bent, h ..read more

Top 4 workouts to improve your  general fitness You can develop your overall fitness by working on three key areas: your cardio endurance, your muscle strength and your muscle endurance. Whereas some workouts target very specific areas (to improve things such as muscle size, tone or performance), improving your general fitness is a broader goal that relies on a combination of cardio exercise and weight/resistance training. We would suggest you include a mix of cardio exercises and weight/resistance training exercises into your weekly workout routine to make you feel fitter and stronger ..read more