Scientists used to believe that once you were old enough to legally drink, the fate of your brain was sealed — you had received your lifetime allowance of nerve cells (otherwise known as neurons), and if you wanted or needed more you were out of luck. Not so…

Time is always a big factor when selecting a fitness or exercise program. For me, the best exercises are the ones that do more than one thing for me. So in today’s video article my friend Alan Orr, will show you how to do yoga’s “upward dog, downward dog.”

Much of your time spent at work is likely while sitting at a desk. This can create aches and pain that nobody has time for. To release tension and pain in your chest, shoulders and sides here are three simple stretches you can do at home, at work or anywhere a doorway is available.

If you’re always on the lookout for simple and effective ways to add a few years to your life, I have good news on how you can make yourself 41 percent less likely to die from a cardiac event and 19 percent less likely to die from cancer…

Walking is one of the simplest and most beneficial daily habits you can adopt. You don’t need any fancy equipment to do it. Its low impact, self-paced, easy on your joints — and it’s proven to make you healthier. But sometimes you just don’t feel motivated to put your walking shoes on, unless…

Nobody wants to grow old and weak, yet many people assume that with advancing age, muscles are doomed to be smaller and less powerful. But studies show that with the proper lifestyle and a paleo diet, you can retain most of your strength.

Tai Chi is an ancient and amazing mind-body exercise and energy building practice. But you don’t have to do an entire Tai Chi session … doing only portions of it also bear excellent healthful fruit.

There are many benefits to the martial arts, especially the arts that focus on deep stances to train and strengthen the legs. Not only can stance training condition your legs, it also develops overall stamina, endurance, cardiovascular conditioning and spiritual fortitude.

Sit-ups have been the old standby of abdominal strength exercises for years, but the jury is still out on whether all those crunches are really giving you the body of your dreams. However, the classic exercise could set you up for serious injury…

Abdominal or “core” strength is essential to good posture, body coordination, and overall fitness. While you might be familiar with the standard “stomach crunch”— where the feet are flat, knees bent and head raises to contract the stomach muscles — you might not know that doing those isn’t enough.

Stress is a slow and silent killer. Pent up anger and frustration and anxiety wreak havoc on the body and mind, stealing joy and happiness from daily life and shortening life span. But a heart that exercises joy and love is a happy heart.

If the last time you ran a mile was in your high school gym class, it might be time to dust off your running shoes. But only if you’re interested in running away from one of the most deadly and widespread diseases of the modern age…