If you have ever wondered about the science behind the “runners high” check out the graphic below. It explains our brain’s physiological response to exercise and the resulting stress relief. Since stress does all kinds of nasty things to our bodies and many of us suffer from “sitting disease” exercise is a crucial component to [...]
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There are so many reasons to start meditating. Meditation: Improves your health Boosts happiness Improves self-control Improves your productivity Gives you perspective You can check out the links to the scientific studies here. Meditation can take as much or as little time as you desire. I know I could easily give up 5-10 minutes of [...]
In case you needed more reasons to try meditation check out these below. Read more about meditation: Complementary Therapy: Meditation Elements of Meditation Types of Meditation Mindfulness Meditation Meditation Health Benefits: What The Practice Does To Your Body Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Graphs.net.
If you have never been to a studio or class it can be hard to know where to get started with yoga. Below is a list of yoga poses and descriptions that alleviate acute back pain. Click on the image to enlarge.
Sciatica is a leading form of back pain sometimes caused by herniated disc compressing spinal nerves causing pain in the low back down the leg. If the cause of the Sciatica isn’t nerve compression from a herniated disc, then the cause is almost always a tight muscle called the Piriformis. If a tight piriformis is [...]
