Archive for February, 2008

Partner Yoga Pose: Double Straddle

Some partner yoga poses entail both public feeling a stretch at the same moment, as in Double Standing Forward Bend. next there are ones where you take turns helping each other get deeper into the stretch like that one called Double Straddle. that pose will give you an amazing stretch in your hips, …

A stinky situation

I have an English Bulldog. He’s sweet, loyal, well-behaved… everything you could want a dog to be. But he has one major flaw: he’s a bit, well, gassy. Other than the occasional grossed out moment, I’ve never thought too much about it. But now researchers are saying that animal gas can actually…

Fore! Luke Wilson For Puma Golf

I love when celebrities get on board to help design athletic gear considering it can help send a good letter for citizens to get off their butts and move a little. Luke Wilson, who we’ve seen jogging and playing golf, has joined the likes of Scarlett Johansson by creating his own athletic clothing l…

Wonders of xylitol

Okay, am I the final one know xylitol is not an artificial sweetener? All that date I thought it was concocted in a laboratory — I mean, it certain sounds like a lab chemical — so I shied absent from products listing xylitol on the label. Wrong.

Here are a few quick facts on xylitol:

A …

Favorite Excuse For Not Working Out: It Is tough to Fit Into My Schedule

There are so many excuses for not working out and I have heard plenty in my day. whether the reason you stay melded to the sofa is that fitting exercise into your life is not as easy as it used to be back in high school soon after you are not alone.
According to Steven Bray, a researcher at Canada’…

Baby, you manufacture me happy

No, that’s not the latest title to a pop song. It’s just a fact. Researchers at the University of Oxford in England have discovered that merely looking at a baby’s face triggers a part of our brain associated with rewards. So basically, one look and we’re happy. Study participants didn’t have th…

Are you avoiding the doctor considering you’re afraid of the scale?

When I know I haven’t been eating right, I like to pretend my bathroom scale doesn’t exist. But there’s one place you can’t avoid the truth, and that’s the doctor’s office. It’s unavoidable — you think you’re going to get past the regular weigh-in, next the nurse turns a corner and there it sta…

Foodies can fight flab, too

It’s one thing to fight the battle of the bulge when you have total control by what you put in your mouth. But what whether your job actually requires you to eat decadent, rich, high calorie foods? Take some tips from a food writer, a chef, and a professional chocolate taster. whether they can d…

Exercise in the AquaFit Hot Tub

The heat of summer is fast approaching, meaning it won’t be lengthy before you’ll be craving the pool. As far as fitness is concerned (that bikini body doesn’t come easy) swimming laps is a great workout, but whether you’ve got a pile of cash laying around that AquaFit Hot Tub looks like so mu…

7 Reasons to drink green tea

If you’ve ever needed an excuse to jump on the green tea bandwagon, look no further. Here’s a list that compiles seven reasons to take up the habit. It sums up all the really popular benefits you can get from regularly consuming that cultural brew.

Lowering your risk for cancer seems like a p…

Ladies: What are you drinking at the gym?

Do you think a majority of sports drinks are marketed to men? One group thinks so, mainly considering women allegedly don’t vibe with the (sometimes) high caloric intake. After all, a good serving of Powerade can weigh in at a hundred calories or more depending on how thirsty you are when workin…

Sculpt your arms and back

Some of the best resistance training exercises a person can do nowadays are the same as those that were best for public many generations ago. Even as fitness equipment continues to evolve, there sometimes is simply no substitute for some proven, and time-tested, muscle builders. that is certainl…

Will spanking kids provoke sexual problems?

This will undoubtedly cause a controversy among parents, but a new report suggests that kids who get spanked a lot end up more aggressive. Not only that, but the children are claimed to grow up with various sexual problems relating to their behavior.

First, the documents: college students rev…

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