How To Stay Healthy While Enduring Stress
Going through stressful times is something that can not only take its toll on you emotionally but it can start to affect you in ways which eventually lead to degradation of your health. Being stressed out is incredibly hard on your body as your muscles tense up, you are distracted and easily irritable, and you can even become depressed. In order to stay healthy when enduring stress it’s important to stay logical and try to see through the murk of emotions regardless of how challenging it can be. Rather than allowing yourself to succumb to the stress and pressures of what comes along with going through hard times, try the…
Health, Cardio, and BPM: How to Harness Rhythm for Fitness
If there’s one thing you’ll find common among most gym-goers, new, seasoned, and everywhere in-between, is that a good majority pop in the headphones or pump the loudspeakers when they work out. While you might think this is happy coincidence, there’s good science to show that listening to music might improve your workout. In the case of running, you could see improvement up to 15 percent. Before you get too excited, realize that simply cranking the jams is not going to net automatic gains — there’s a science behind the madness, calculating beats per minute, heart rate, stride-length, and myriad other considerations. Jack Daniels and the 180 per Minute Rule…
How Will You Lead a Stress Free Life and Stay Healthy?
Stress is a part and parcel of daily life. If someone says that you should avoid stress by all means, it is easier said than done. However, a certain amount of stress is definitely needed for better outcome or performance. For instance, unless you are stressed or serious about an examination, you will not be able to perform to the optimum. Whenever the body and mind is stressed, hormones like adrenalin and cortisol are released. As the hormones are released, a series of physiological changes occur in the body, namely, rising blood pressure and faster heart beat. Once in a while this stress level is alright but when it becomes…
6 Essential Ways To Make Running Your Daily Habit
Rediscover the joy of running for better health and happiness. Follow these steps to make running a regular and enjoyable part of your routine!
How to Cope with Insomnia
Insomnia is a debilitating condition that makes it extremely difficult for people to get to sleep and maintain a restful sleep. This habitual sleeplessness is generally a long-term condition and can be caused by anxiety, depression and heart conditions. It can eventually have a detrimental impact on an individual’s daytime performance and cognitive aspects such as memory, reaction time, concentration time and productivity. Fortunately, there are many ways to optimize the chances of falling asleep. Avoiding naps Though it can be tempting to take a nap during the day, the process of short bursts of sleep can be counterproductive as it can knock a person out of their regular sleeping…
Maintaining Health in a Polluted Environment
Taking precautions to preserve our health can be a real challenge even on the best of days. High levels of pollutants in the ambient environments can make maintaining a healthy body distinctively more difficult - especially, if like many people you live, work, and exercise in a large city space.
