10 Common Mistakes That Can Sabotage Your Workout By PositiveMed team Edited By Stephanie Dawson Reviewed By Nima Shei MD. If you are working out daily, sweating it out at the gym, but the results you want elude you, there must be something wrong. There are certain basic guidelines to exercise, if not followed they […]
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The 7 Best Chair exercises By PositiveMed-Team Edited By Stephanie Dawson For people with limited mobility getting enough exercise can be difficult. For whatever reason, sometimes “get up and go” simply isn’t an option. There are also people who have sedentary jobs who find it difficult to find time in their schedules for exercise and
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8 Ways to Get a Better Body in 30 Minutes or Less! By PositiveMed-Team Edited By Stephanie Dawson Almost everyone wants a better and healthier body but it becomes difficult to achieve that in our busy life, however if the workout can be done for as little as 30 minutes and at home you can
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(Author’s Note: This is a fascinating blog, when I started looking I could not stop! It’s also our first interview with a male, so that was fun! I hope you enjoy!) https://www.facebook.com/Turbopulse http://www.turbopulse.com/ Q: Turbopulse is an interesting name, how did you come up with it? A: I’m a bit of an Internet geek and
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10 Exercises to Firm Your Butt By PositiveMed-Team Edited By Stephanie Dawson Our shapes can change for various reasons including hormones, age, gravity, and weight gain, this is the reason buttocks start losing firmness. By exercising regularly you can get your buttocks back to firm. • Warm up with Squats The best workout for
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7 Miracle Muffin-Top Workouts[Last Updated on February 20th 2014]By PositiveMed-TeamEdited By Stephanie Dawson • Jack-knives Lie on the floor or a bench with your legs straight out. Your toes should be pointing towards ceiling and arms stretched above your head. Try raising your arms towards your toes while moving your legs up at a 45
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7 Celebrities who Battled Eating Disorders By: PositiveMed-Team Edited By : Stephanie Dawso • Actress Lucy Hale, 23, the well known face from “Pretty Little Liars” once told Cosmopolitan that she used to have an eating disorder, she said that she had never talked about this openly, but she would go days without eating. At
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How to Make a True Home Gym 1. Get a high-quality adjustable bench The need for an incline bench, a flat bench, and a decline bench can be replaced by one adjustable bench. An adjustable bench is versatile and can be used in almost all exercises. Buying an adjustable bench instead of buying three different
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15 Ways to Burn Off your Favorite Fast Food By PositiveMed-Team Edited By: Stephanie Dawson 1. Add a probiotic to your diet Yogurt, kefir, tempeh, miso, coconut water, and kombucha are the types of probiotic food which should be added to your diet as these foods are filled with bacteria needed for digestion, they are
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What Causes Love Handles? Causes of Muffin Tops in Men and Women Few people give a thought to the reason they have love handles. Some wonder if they were destined to have a bigger stomach or if their body is just built that way. Its a better option to stop feeling sorry for yourself and
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10 Exercises for Building Muscles Without Using Weights! By Positivemed-Team Edited By: Stephanie Dawson [Last Updated On March 3rd 2014] [nextpage title=”…”] • Body Weight Push-Ups Push-ups are a great exercise performed using body weight. Not only can you do push-ups with various hand positions but it can be done from an elevated surface. Push-ups
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Rachael Ray’s Diet Tips By PositiveMed-Team Edited By: Stephanie Dawson Want to know the secret behind the fit and healthy bodies of your favorite celebrities? Celebrity cook Rachael Ray’s dieting results are not measured using a scale, in fact, she favors a “no diet” approach, the focus should be on establishing healthy habits. There are
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EndorphinsBy: Andres CarvajalEdited By: Stephanie Dawson Endorphins are chemical substances that act as neurotransmitters by the body in response to several situations. With pain, endorphins are an analgesic endogen, produced by the body, not ingested because they inhibit transmission of pain. These endorphins are released within neurons, the chemical structure is similar to morphine, one
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Top 10 Harmful Effects of Steroids [nextpage title=”…”] Anabolic steroids or steroids are masculinizing hormones that are often used by athletes to increase muscle mass. These steroids has many longterm harmful affects on the athletes that use them regularly: 1. Masculinization This generally happens to females and is caused by increased testosterone. Male pattern baldness,
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Depression and Exercise Major depressive disorder and other forms of depression are the most prevalent psychiatric disorder in the world. About 20% of Americans will experience an episode of depression of 6-12 months during their lifetime. Researchers have found positive effects of exercise in increasing positive affect. Physical activity has been proposed as a protective
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10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Choosing a Weight Loss Program Edited By: Stephanie Dawson • Amount of weight to be lost The first question that you need to ask yourself is how much weight you want to lose. You can visit your doctor or dietician to get help in deciding how much weight loss
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5 Benefits and Drawbacks of Pilates Edited By: Stephanie Dawson Benefits • Body Awareness Practicing Pilates helps you to connect your mind and body. As you become more advanced you will learn more about your body and it capabilities. Practicing Pilates improves body posture and reduces common body aches and pains. • Increases Balance Pilates
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation By: Andres Carvajal Edited By: Stephanie Dawson Each method is unique, however the Jacobson Progressive Relaxation is one of the most used relaxation techniques in psychotherapy and health use. This method shows the link between mind and body, proving that the muscles have an influence in the intensity of any reflex behavior,
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