A tight back and shoulders prevents ease of movement and restricts range of motion. Painful trigger points develop from sitting and typing all day or from overuse, causing more pain and restricted movement. Foam rolling is a great way to release those trigger points.

To be fit it’s important to possess a degree of muscular strength as well as cardiovascular endurance. A good workout plan includes strength training with intermittent bursts of high intensity exercise.

Try these body weight exercises for a head start on a weight-training program with more resistance. Be prepared to put on some music and join me in this workout!

Thousands of midlife women recently responded to a survey about their greatest challenge with exercise. They shared what they most wanted as a result of the “perfect program.” This is how you can get it…

If you do this simple posture correcting exercise two times per week, it will not only strengthen your core, it will correct your posture, align your muscles and skeletal structure, and relieve the pain associated with muscles that are out of balance and tight.

Martial arts were a large part of my early life. I loved the work outs. They were perfect–and I had strength, balance and interval training in those classes–which I now know are excellent for improving nerve growth factors in the brain and improving cardiovascular and pulmonary fitness.

Exercise is one of the essential things humans need for quality of life. It keeps the blood pumping the heart and lungs active, the tendons and joints pliable. And these exercises are great for developing lower body strength, leg strength, stability, balance, and endurance.

Without a deep core foundation, muscle-targeting exercises can aggravate or cause back pain. But deep core muscles act as your personal girdle to protect and strengthen. So get ready to flatten your belly safely and effectively!

While it may seem you can’t run and you can’t hide from cellulite no matter who you are, once you understand a few things about cellulite, you can get the upper hand… without resorting to drastic measures.

Having a loose and supple waist, low back and hamstrings is one of the best things to reduce injury and increase feelings of wellbeing in the body. There is a simple exercise that can do it without having to leave the home.

Push-ups are one of the most basic exercises you can do for arm and upper body strength. They’re also the hardest if you don’t have strong arms. But how do you get there? Baby steps…

I love traditional martial arts, especially the kind that are focused on self-development and grounded in traditional methods of mind-body development and physical culture. Plus, there are many movements from traditional martial arts that can carry over into everyday life.