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The Importance Of Warming Up Before Exercise

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Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Jennifer Bayliss, MSEd, ATC, CSCS, who is Manager of Fitness for Everyday Health. ----- It is important to warm up before exercise for several reasons. The most important reason is the prevention of injury. It may add a few minutes to your workout, but it will allow you the opportunity to get even more out of your workouts. A general warm-up increases your core body temperature and gives the blood vessels an opportunity to dilate, or increase in size. This allows the blood to travel much easier through the vessels and lowers the … [Read more...]

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5 Top Tips For Maximum Flexibility For Dancers

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Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Cedric Grosjean who owns Dance Direct. ----- The younger you are, the more flexible you are. Aging makes everyone less flexible as muscles tense and the possibility of injury related to lack of flexibility increases. Professional levels of dance, be it urban dancing or classical ballet, can be reached only with enough strength and flexibility. But even today research on how to train your body to its optimum flexibility is limited. Even though scientists agree that flexibility depends on such factors as joint and muscle health, age, … [Read more...]

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Balance and Mobility at ANY Age

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Hello everyone.  Today’s guest post comes from Scott Cole - America's Premier Wellness Expert. ----- We often associate ageing with lack of movement, debilitation, and planned body obsolescence.  Don’t buy into it.  In my 25 years of working with ageing populations, I know that progress can be made at any age, and the mind working WITH the body has EVERYTHING to do with it. I always lovingly “threaten” my classes and clients that I am going to wear a t-shirt that says: “BREATHE and BEND YOUR KNEES.”  It’s true.  Lack of breathing blocks your “Chi” (energy) from moving through your … [Read more...]

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