Physical activity isn’t just for burning calories and losing weight—it helps your body function properly and adds precious years to your life. Recent studies have revealed that our physical activity levels play a critical role in our overall health and wellbeing, thus making it highly essential to incorporate healthy levels of physical activity in our […]
Do you often experience creeping, aching, or tingling sensations in your legs—particularly at night? That could very well be symptoms of a common disorder called restless legs syndrome (RLS). It affects about 10% of Americans, mostly those over the age of 65, but anybody can start feeling their first real symptoms as early as age 20 (or younger). While it […]
Sitting too much can make you fat—and possibly even kill you. Sedentary behavior has become one of the biggest health hazards of the modern age, with medical researchers constantly finding new and different ways in which sedentary living affects our health. Some of the more serious side effects of prolonged sitting include obesity, heart disease, […]
There’s no doubt that sitting for hours a day is detrimental to our health, and today we do it more than ever, given the increase in desk jobs that stem from working at computers for hours on end. Sitting means the large muscles in your lower body aren’t doing their job, and your metabolism is […]
The holiday season is all about spreading goodwill, spending time with family and friends, and gorging on sumptuous food and free-flowing booze. Needless to say, it is definitely the most wonderful time of the year—but probably not for your waistline. While there are plenty of ways to avoid overindulging this season, it would be unrealistic […]