Posts Tagged ‘exercise’

How to Improve Your Memory

Our memory is one of the integral parts of day-to-day human life. We’re using it every moment, consciously or not, as we perceive the world and interpret it based on our memories and experiences, or as we look for the car keys, trying to recall where, exactly, was the last place they were seen?

It’s no small wonder that this part of our brain would fall prey to such… » Continue

April 21 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: diet, exercise, gtd, meditation, memory, minimalism, mnemonics | 5 comments»

29 Exercises You Can Do At (Or Near) Your Desk

Putting in a full day at the office can make it hard to find the time to exercise. But most of us have a bit of a lag between tasks as we sit in front of our computers, and we can take advantage of a few minutes here and a few minutes there to get some physical activity in. You won’t get an extensive workout this way, but you… » Continue

April 1 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: exercise | 14 comments»

Five Ways to Pick up the Exercise Habit Again

Even people who consistently stick to an effective health and fitness routine can sometimes fall out of the exercise habit from time to time. Getting back on track can be challenging unless ways are found to rebuild a strong desire to start exercising again.

Here are 5 ways to give yourself the mental kick in the pants that you need to stop procrastinating, get up off the couch, and get… » Continue

February 7 2008 | By Aaron | Tagged: exercise, fitness, habit, health | 35 comments»

10 Tips For A Good Night’s Sleep Without Pills

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A few months ago, I had a terrible time sleeping and getting up. After a party one night, I slept late and for the next 20 days, couldn’t get my sleeping pattern back on track. I fell asleep very late every night at around 3 AM and wasn’t able to get up till at least 11 AM each day. For someone like me who… » Continue

January 30 2008 | By Kavit | Tagged: alcohol, caffeine, exercise, habit, health, sleep, wellness | 36 comments»

20 Foods To Snack On For Enhanced Productivity

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Most people eat to lose weight, get healthy and build muscle. There are some people, however, who snack correctly in order to enhance their productivity. The following is a list of 20 foods you can eat to improve your eye-sight, improve your performance, energize your brain and keep your day on track.

Avocados. These keep you from bloating up after a big lunch and are

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January 22 2008 | By Kavit | Tagged: energy, exercise, foods, health, Lifestyle, Productivity | 69 comments»

Top 5 Ways to Double your Energy (Without Caffeine!)

It’s one of the most common complaints on the planet and it comes in many forms:

“I just sat down, you get up.”
“I’m too tired, too achey, too frazzled.”
“Can’t a person have 5-minutes to just chill out?”
“I’m burned out.”
“I’m feeling a little… run-down, weak, lazy”

While there may be other contributing factors…
Lack of energy plays a pretty major role in all these excuses.
Over the last ten years, motivated largely by the… » Continue

January 18 2008 | By Jonathan | Tagged: energy, exercise, health, meditation | 32 comments»

8 Tips For Healthy Living On The Go

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Are you a busy entrepreneur or employee who is usually on the go and doesn’t have a lot of time, but still wants to make 2008 the year that you get more healthy?

Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Most people want to get healthy, more fitter and look younger yet they can’t seem to find the time for it. In fact, I have seen advertisements… » Continue

January 16 2008 | By Kavit | Tagged: exercise, health, healthy living, kavit haria, Lifestyle, wellness | 13 comments»

How to Let Yoga Make 2008 Your Best Year Ever!

People today, are under fire.
Relentless stress, longer workdays, fewer vacations, destructive nutrition and an epidemic of inactivity have led to an adult generation plagued by chronic pain, fatigue, disease and frustration. In search of an answer that does not require a lifetime of medication, many have turned to complimentary and alternative medicine and more conscious forms of movement.
For many, yoga has led the way.
While more than 16 million… » Continue

January 3 2008 | By Jonathan | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health, meditation, stress, yoga | 39 comments»

14 Tips For Resolutions That Stick in the New Year

Statistics show that only about 15% of New Years Resolutions are kept. With an 85% failure rate, it’s no wonder that the amount of resolutions made is dropping. You wouldn’t buy a product that is defective 85% of the time, so why buy into the annual hype about resolutions? A strategy that fails over four fifths of the time is broken. The question… » Continue

December 27 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: change, commitment, diet, exercise, goal, habit, improvement, new years resolution, Productivity | 35 comments»

3 doors to instant relaxation

Your mind is racing, your heart is like a time bomb. You can’t think straight and you feel like you will explode if you don’t relax.

Then you remember the standard advice: “Take all of your senses to a grassy meadow. Smell the flowers, listen to the insects, feel the grass, watch the birds flying above you.”

What a load of rubbish.

When I am really under… » Continue

November 21 2007 | By Tom | Tagged: exercise, health, relaxation | 11 comments»

15 Tips to Restart the Exercise Habit (and How to Keep It)

It’s okay, you can finally admit it. It’s been two months since you’ve seen the inside of the gym. Getting sick, family crisis, overtime at work and school papers that needed to get finished all kept you for exercising. Now, the question is: how do you start again?

Once you have an exercise habit, it becomes automatic. You just go to the gym, there is

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November 6 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: diet, energy, exercise, fitness, health, life | 76 comments»

13 Tips to Actually Enjoy Exercising

Is staying in shape always something that gets bumped to the bottom of your list? I know many people that complain about not having enough time to exercise. I think they are lying to themselves. The real problem is that they hate exercising, so it will never be a priority.

I used to hate exercising too. Going to the gym, running and most forms of physical… » Continue

October 18 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: diet, energy, exercise, fitness, health | 34 comments»

The Secret to a Healthy Body

The secret to a healthy body is simple and actually not too difficult, but all the same it does take daily discipline. In addition, it doesn’t need to cost you a lot of money. There are five areas of focus that will keep your body in shape, healthy, flexible, and strong. This article will outline the 5 areas to work on and will include a sample weekly workout regimen… » Continue

August 15 2007 | By K. | Tagged: body, exercise, healthy, regimen, secret | 70 comments»

Seven Little Known Tips for Getting in Shape

For an unathletic, self-professed geek, I’ve made a fair amount of improvements in my physical life. Going from exercising rarely to exercising every day. I’ve gone getting completely winded after a three mile jog to being able run a half marathon. Switching to a vegetarian diet and still managing to put on fifteen pounds of lean muscle mass.

I don’t think I’ll be gracing the cover of… » Continue

May 28 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health | 9 comments»

Correct Your Posture in 16 Ways

We’re plagued with bad posture, aren’t we? Sitting at a computer for long periods of time. I’m over this sore back, this hunched stature. Spine straight, nipples up.

Here are a few exercises to improve your posture from FullContactGeek:
Flying Cobras - Lying face down, arms extended over your head with your thumbs pointed to the sky, raise your upper chest off the floor, concentrating the movement from the mid back, not… » Continue

February 21 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: exercise, posture | no comments»

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