Yoga – It’s More Than Just Stretching
Monday, May 26th, 2008I remember when I first started doing yoga, my father-in-law became extremely agitated, fearing that I was drifting off into some spiritual practice that would have me and my family sitting in a lotus position and chanting mantras all day.
“Why don’t you just call it ’stretching,’” he suggested.
“Whatever,” I thought to myself as I continued to practice my poses and breathing exercises.
Over the years, however, I’ve discovered that Yoga is much more than merely “stretching.” The benefits of this practice go far beyond the physical dexterity that comes with the increased flexibility of relaxed and elongated muscle tissue.
Study Shows Video Game Exercise Not As Healthy As Real Thing … Duh!
Saturday, January 12th, 2008Sometimes the world of “research” baffles me a bit. For instance, I just ran across an article in the New York Times reporting on a recent “study” financed by Cake Media and a public relations consultant for the Nintendo gaming company that shows that children playing the Wii video games simulating sports activities don’t expend as much energy as if they actually played the games in real life.
I don’t don’t know about you, but my first reaction after reading this was … Duh. I mean, come on, I don’t think that takes a lot of sparks humming around the grey matter to figure that one out.
Exercise May Relieve Menopause Symptoms
Saturday, January 5th, 2008Your New Year’s resolution to exercise more often could also help relieve some common symptoms of menopause. A new study done in Pennsylvania suggested that regular physical exercise may help reduce many of the menopausal afflictions that women deal with, including stress, anxiety and depression.
This approach seems much safer than hormonal replacement therapy for women [...]