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Dr. Mark Wiley

Get a stronger core, flatter tummy and better posture in one yoga pose

If you’ve tried to sit or stand using better posture, you’ve probably noticed the first place you feel it is in your tummy area. Here’s where the really simple “boat” pose can help your posture and train those muscles for a firm, tight and flat tummy…

Dr. Mark Wiley

Yoga’s full-body workout: Downward facing dog

Yoga is known to help with depression, decrease stress and improve sleep and boost immunity. But this one popular yoga pose is practically a full-body workout that helps strengthen your arms, shoulders, core and legs, while also stretching the spine…

Joyce Hollman

The best workout for firm muscles and younger cells

An abundance of research is being done to determine just which type of exercise will give you the biggest returns for your efforts. The results are streaming in, and they all support one form of training that goes to the cellular level to keep cells young…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The weight loss secret the biggest losers didn’t know

80% of people who successfully lose at least 10% of their body weight gradually regain it to end up as large or larger than before they went on a diet. Why is regaining the weight you lose so easy? Let me explain, because once you understand, it makes the secret to keeping it off easier!

Jenny Smiechowski

Biweekly yoga gives you a bigger brain

If you do yoga, you may have noticed that yoga changes your thoughts, mood and emotions for the better. So it’s got to be doing something inside that noggin of yours, right? Well, it absolutely is. It’s actually altering the physical structure of your brain…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The exercise that could cut your cancer risk by a third

Whether you choose to exercise at the gym, at home or even in your local park, research shows one thing is for certain: All exercise is not created equal if you want to increase your life span and reduce your risk of cancer…

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Jenny Smiechowski

What really matters most about your workout [slideshow]

If you’re ready to experience the most benefits possible from your workouts, you’ve got to know this secret. Across the board, these better results and improved quality of life will leave you wondering why you ever worked out any other way.

Dr. Mark Wiley

Tortoise Pose: A stress-busting, sleep-promoting stretch

Yoga has many poses, or asanas, as they are collectively known. One of the more advanced ones is known as Kurmasana, or tortoise (turtle) pose. This posture offers a great stretch for the spine, upper back, shoulders, legs and groin.

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

Swap ‘exercising’ for fun fitness with friends for fast results

We’ve all been guilty of putting off getting in shape at one time or another. Luckily, new research is offering insight into a simple step you can take to boost your chances of fitness success… Gamification.

Jenny Smiechowski

What 21 minutes does to your heart, muscles and blood sugar

So, sitting is bad for your health. There’s no doubt about that. Where there the confusion lies is how much sitting is safe from a health perspective and how much physical activity is necessary to counteract the negative consequences of sitting.

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

What can you do about those aching knees?

If you’re all too familiar with the swelling and stiffness, popping and crunching, weakness and instability that leaves you unable to do the activities you love — or even just walk up the stairs in your own home pain free, don’t give up. There’s hope for your aching knees, yet…

Dr. Mark Wiley

Stretch your spine to decrease back pain

Often times, back pain occurs from muscles that become too tight and restrict range of motion while also compressing or irritating nerves. Stretching the muscles and opening up the space between the spinal vertebrae is a great way to feel better…

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