Apr 03

Four Ways to Stop Imagining the Worst Will Happen

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If you have a tendency to worry about worst-case scenarios, it’s possible to get your brain on a different track. Imagine you have an interview for a new job tomorrow. Some people might think about what kind of questions they will be asked so that they can prepare, or imagine the interview going well. For others, the thought of an interview will cause them to toss and turn all night thinking of every worst-case scenario possible—no matter how outlandish these may be. If you’re someone who has a tendency to do the latter, you are prone to catastrophizing. Catastrophizing is a tendency to assume the worst will happen when imagining a future situation—even if you have evidence that this is not the most likely outcome. People who like to feel in control (and are therefore intolerant of uncertainty) are more likely to catastrophize. This has been linked to anxiety—suggesting that frequent catastrophizing may be a factor in developing certain mental health problems. Catastrophizing comes from the belief that by imagining what might go wrong, we’re better able to protect ourselves from harm—both physical and mental. However, this tendency is only helpful if you’re able to correctly predict what will happen […]
Apr 03

Part II: Yoga Workouts with a Twist

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What’s not to love about yoga? You get countless physical benefits that can greatly improve your fitness, not to mention the amazing gains towards mental health that are just as beneficial as the physical ones! Not everyone finds a style of yoga that they really enjoy, but that doesn’t mean you should give up. For those seeking something a little different and more out-there from their yoga, why not try your hand at some of these styles? Yoga Dating Yes, yoga dating is in fact, a thing! It’s pretty much like you would imagine it to be – speed dating meets yoga. So rather than go out to a crowded bar or noisy club why not take a different approach to finding love and keep in shape at the same time? It’s all rather light-hearted of course; the yoga moves are based on using two people, with you rotating with various partners to try them out. You perform different stretches, lifts and attempts at balancing using two people, which can be a lot of fun – especially if your partner is rather cute! You could even gain a fair amount of confidence from this too, which is an added bonus! […]
Apr 03

Aiming for Weight Loss? Check Out These Easy Yoga Poses to Help You

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With the fitness centric world that we are living in today, we have a majority of the world just rushing in on diets, trying those intense workouts and then going to their jobs. Unfortunately, this causes a lot of stress since your body is already tired when you leave for work. We aren’t saying that a workout is bad by any means, we certainly encourage doing yoga at the start of your day, and then having a workout after your job. There are some yoga poses which are really beneficial and help a lot in weight loss. Here are some of them: 1. Rocking Boat: Stressing on your abs and back, performing rocking boat is a great way to get your tummy in good shape. To perform it, simply start by sitting with your knees bent, hand on your thighs and feet on the floor. Keeping your torso straight and your head aligned, slowly lean back by around 45 degrees, and raising feet in the manner that your body resembles a wide ‘V’. 2. Chair: For making a chair yoga position, just stand with your toes forward and feet together, keeping your arms at the sides. Next, breathe in and […]
Apr 02

9 Tips on How To Be Mentally and Emotionally Strong

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This is year 2022 and it has finally dawned on man that mental health is just as important as physical health of a person. Life keeps on knocking us down and the only thing left for us to do is stand up again. But, to do this, it is essential that we know how to be mentally and emotionally strong. Mental and emotional strength are not things that a person is born with. We have to learn how to be mentally and emotionally strong through the course of life.   So, here are 9 tips on how to be mentally and emotionally strong.   1. Don’t Run from Your Emotions We can run as fast as we want but it’s of no use if we are running away from our emotions. The escapist tendency may allow us temporary relief but in the long run, all the unresolved issues, all the untangled emotions may convert into emotional baggage. Without even us realising, emotional baggage can affect our relationships, both personal and professional. Hence, it is necessary to take out time everyday to analyze our emotions to learn how to be mentally and emotionally strong. We need to understand what we are […]
Apr 02

Here’s What Happens to Your Body (and Mind) When You Run Every Day

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From your muscles to your mental state, you gain a plethora of benefits from daily runs. Are you in the midst of the #RWRunStreak and feeling like a different person than when you started? That’s because you are. Running every day triggers a variety of mental and physical benefits, all of which can help improve your athletic performance and make you a healthier human. “If running or exercise were a pill, it would be the most widely prescribed drug in the world for all of the benefits for your health that it has,” Todd Buckingham, Ph.D., chief exercise physiologist at The Bucking Fit Life, a wellness coaching company and community, tells Runner’s World. “Exercise really is medicine, and running is medicine,” he says. If you’re wondering about the effects of your daily dose, here are a list of all the benefits of running every day. Let it fuel you with motivation to keep running toward your run streak goal.   Your Heart Gets Stronger and More Efficient As a new runner, those first couple of runs can be brutal. Your breathing is labored, and your heart feels like it’s pounding against your chest. Meanwhile, your legs are barely moving. But, […]
Apr 02

Three Activities to Improve Mental Well-being in Youth

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Help kids develop good mental hygiene before symptoms of mental illness develop. Like adults, children can develop a wide array of mental health issues. What if, instead of waiting for mental health problems to develop and then treating the symptoms, we taught children how to maintain mental well-being and proactively care for their mental health? Mental illness would still develop in some individuals, but the prevalence and severity may diminish in the overall population. Following are three activities or experiences that children can be exposed to or taught to improve their mental well-being.   Meditation There’s substantial data suggesting that meditation improves mental health in adults. Studies in children indicate similar positive results. Children who learn to meditate have better emotional regulation than nonmeditators; they are able to deal with difficult emotions in more positive ways than children who do not meditate. Children who meditate are also less likely to self-harm or have suicidal ideation than their nonmeditating peers. Overall, meditation allows children to face difficult situations with greater calm and more easily deal with emotional volatility than those who do not meditate. Additionally, creating what may become a lifelong meditation practice could have significant positive health benefits over the […]
Apr 02

How to Stay Fit in Your 30s

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One of the major misconceptions among women is that their health will drop dramatically when they reach the so-called dreadful age of 30 years old. We won’t deny the fact that hormone production and overall health will decrease, but it certainly won’t drop to a drastic amount. Regardless, you must still take care of your health to make sure that you stay in shape. With that in mind, here are some of the tips, which will help you stay fit in your 30s: 1. Beat Your Limits: Records and limits are meant to be broken after all. It’s no point in keeping a limit if you cannot break it, which means you’ll be missing out on the extra progress of your body if you stay within the limits. We aren’t saying to full-out blow your records out of the water, which is a good way to get maximum muscle soreness afterwards. Every now and then, you must try to get 20 reps instead of 15 in a set if you have the energy, or even better, performing an extra set. 2. Don’t skip leg day: We are aware that even some of the popular celebs like Hugh Jackman have skipped […]
Apr 02

The Best Four Pieces Of Training Advice For A Fitness Resurgence

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Has it been a hot minute since you focussed on your fitness? Or a more like a few years? Either way, we’ve got you. Farren Morgan, serving PTI with the Coldstream Guards and founder of The Tactical Athlete program, has the core training tips you need to keep your body and mind on track and stay the course. Listen up.   During the first few weeks of each year, most of us walk, blinking, into the occasional sunlight and try and plan what we want to achieve with our health and fitness in the next 11.75 months. With each passing year, more of us have realised the importance of fitness, trying to eat more healthily and exercise that bit more regularly. But changing your habits and altering the routine of your lifestyle can be a challenge when you are out of shape, especially when you factor in any elements of fitness you don’t particularly enjoy. Difficult it may be, but it is vital if you with to evolve and grow into the best version of yourself. As you train, you’ll need to factor in all sort of fitness: flexibility, endurance, agility, mobility, strength, muscle stamina, and power to succeed For […]
Apr 02

Celebrate A Path To Good Health With These 3 Steps

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Do you hold on to bad things when they happen to you? Like a loss job opportunity or a relationship that ended? These are just two of the many things that can cause us to feel regret. But how do you handle the good things that happen to you? Have a quick celebration and then move on to whatever life brings to you? What about if you changed that routine? Try holding on to how the good things made you feel and let go of the bad things that happened? A lot of research has given us results that when we invite enjoyment, happiness and pleasure in our lives, our immune system improves and our metabolism speeds up. This all leads to a healthier and sexier person. Why Does Happiness Do This? When we are experiencing happiness, joy and pleasure, it relaxes us. While we are in a relaxed state of being, it balances our body instead of firing off cortisol and insulin, our stress hormones. So, how ready are you to begin your celebration path to good health? Here are 3 Tips To Get You Started • Make Your Birthday A Month Long Not Just One Day: Go ahead […]
Apr 02

Not able to sleep? Try these 5 YOGA poses for the best snooze

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Insomnia is one of the root causes of many deadly ailments and diseases. It is very important to tweak your lifestyle so that you can get an uninterrupted and sound sleep of 7-8 hours every day to be healthy both physically and mentally. Here are a few yoga asanas that can help you get rid of sleeplessness, and make your mental health calm, relaxed, and body rejuvenated. Can’t sleep? You are not alone, as according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, insomnia among adults is a common problem with 30-35 per cent having brief symptoms of sleeplessness, 15-20 per cent having short-term insomnia, and a massive 10 per cent people suffering from chronic insomnia disorder. Various studies have also given out shocking figures suggesting as many as 75 per cent of adults aged 65 and older have symptoms of insomnia and the numbers just keep increasing. According to experts, sleeplessness can be blamed on your lifestyle, diseases, and an increase in stress levels, among many causes. However, to treat this disorder, rather than popping pills which may cause a lot of side effects, it is best to try natural ways. Yoga can help you snooze peacefully for at least […]
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