Your body is the machine that will carry you through life. If you are in perfect health, you should hardly feel your body at all. There should be no pains or discomfort. Your appetite should be good. You should wake in the morning cheerful and refreshed, full of energy for the day’s activities. And you should go to bed at night, tired, perhaps, but quickly dropping off to sleep.
Eat right, exercise, and visit a doctor at regular intervals, at least once a year. By following simple and sensible rues of good health, you can maintain a healthy lifestyle and get more out of life.
According to the stats, 34.8 percent of Brits suffer from back pain each year. It makes understanding how to fix your posture even more pressing – especially when the World Health Organisation claims lower back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide. “Improving your posture can be a game changer. It can increase strength, energy, and flexibility,” […]
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I often wake up between 3am and 4am. It’s here I stress about tiny things and about global cataclysms. Then I stress about how to sleep better. Then I become angry that I let myself become stressed. What are my chances of sleeping, I think, with all this stress and anger? That’s just before I start googling potentially fatal medical conditions. Am I […]
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Whether you want to PR at your next race or just move up through the pack at your weekly run club, you have more control over improving your running speed than you might realize. By simply introducing some basic speed work into your routine, you can reliably become a faster runner. You won’t have to […]
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Let’s set the scene. I’m Rotimi Odukoya and I’m into two things: fitness (Clmbxr is my baby), and having immaculate, good times. It’s why I decided to hit up my first rave/fitness getaway – I wanted to see whether this fitness trend that’s gaining traction actually has legs. I packed light, have just had a couple of tequila […]
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Mindfulness exercises paired with music were found to engage both neural and cardiac systems, potentially reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression. A recent study showed that live and virtual music mindfulness sessions lowered stress and altered states of consciousness, though only live sessions fostered social connection. By enhancing autonomic nervous system activity and creating a […]
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A new study reveals that sleep not only consolidates existing memories but also primes the brain for future learning. Researchers tracked neuronal activity in mice and discovered ‘engram-to-be cells’ that synchronize during sleep, preparing to encode new experiences. This dual role suggests that sleep quality between learning sessions affects both memory retention and the ability […]
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