By RiversZen | Ageless Living , Fitness , Peggy Stevens , Posture - Balance, Alignment, Motion , Self Improvement
Have you heard of the Sit, Stand, Repeat test? It was designed through a study in Brazil led by a Brazilian physician to predict who will live longer and whose lives will be cut short. To me that part is debatable; but, I do believe it is a good measure of flexibility, balance and muscle […]
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Did you know RiversZen had classes online all designed to help you to move well, stay healthy and be happy at any age? (Be Sure To Read All of the Way Through for Special $1 Offer) Looking through the index, just to name a few of the items listed, there are Yogilates and stretching classes, […]
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Yesterday we saw two different reports online addressing forward folds. One said never to do a standing forward fold again and the other addressed a study which found a link between longevity and forward folds . . . so what is one to believe? They probably both have valuable information we can use to our […]
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Do you have 72 seconds available? When you hear what it can accomplish you might be a bit more engaged in make sure you can find the time. Jill Miller shares a post on her Yoga Tune Up® site sharing a study presented by Dr. Loren Fishman and Ellen Saltonsall that emphasized that bones need […]
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The New Year is right around the corner. Any thoughts for the new year? Things you wish you had done this year but didn’t complete. Your resolution doesn’t need to be huge. It doesn’t even need to be life changing . . . though it may be. Make a list of the things you […]
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Have you started thinking about any changes for the New Year? Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I’ve shared before that studies have shown that just 8% of people achieve their New Year’s goals. Set yourself up for success. Identify specific achievable goals that can easily be measured, and the success experienced over short […]
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I shared on Monday that my focus this week was the spine. When I mention a focus of the week, I would like you to realize I want you to do more than just connect with it in my classes. Many of us get to our jobs and don’t really waver for the rest […]
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Whatever you are doing right now, stand up and look down at your feet. What do you see? Are your feet pointing straight in front of you or do they splay out? Does just one of them angle out or in? Angling in is referred to as pigeon toed. Angling out is referred to […]
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I never know where I am going to find my news of the day. Today I found it in a Snoopy cartoon. Suffice to say I have been a Snoopy fan for a very long time. Snoopy is only about 7 months older than I, having first appeared in the comic strip on October 4, […]
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When you work out, whether you go to the gym, yoga studio, bike or any of the other myriad of options available to you, who are you listening to? That may sound like a strange question; but, there are lots of voices that may be influencing your workout behavior.Do you listen to your trainer or […]
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If you happen to smoke, suffer from diabetes or are overweight and have elevated cholesterol levels, most likely you have developed high blood pressure. However, people who have an active lifestyle and a healthy weight can also suffer from this condition, the potential causes and risk factors of high blood pressure being a variant amount. Blood pressure […]
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Ayurveda for Anxiety and Other Mood Disorders Ayurvedic medicine has been used for more than 5,000 years to prevent illness and be supportive and healing if disease does arise. Since Ayurveda posits that all disease starts in the mind, it should come as no surprise that it pays a good deal of attention to mental as […]
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