You may have heard that people in Japan have the best life expectancies in the world. Not only do they live longer than everyone else, but they tend to stay in good health, even in old age. This means that even their centenarians have pretty impressive mobility and flexibility. If you want to emulate them, […]
Why? That’s the question I often ask myself in the middle of a particularly hard workout. Why am I doing this? When your body feels like nothing but sweat and pain, it can be hard to remember that there’s a point to it all. One of the biggest challenges when it comes to exercise isn’t
What do you think of when you think about mobility? Do you think of physical performance and whether your limbs and joints move as they should? Do you think about how you get to place to place? Or do you think about less tangible concepts, like social mobility? Life is defined by how we move,
Hormones take the blame for a lot of things, from mood swings to unfair athletic competitions. However, we all have hormones and we wouldn’t be able to function without them. If you want to be at your best each day, you need to have some idea of how they work and which ones are most
We all know we need to exercise. We also know that establishing a regular exercise routine can be incredibly difficult. You need to find time and motivation, and you need to make sure you’re physically and mentally ready for the challenge. One way to make it easier is to team up with other people. On
When it comes to exercise, many people pay more attention to building muscle than improving flexibility. The glamour comes from strength, speed and endurance more than it does being able to bend, unless you’re a gymnast or a yoga practitioner. It would be a mistake, however, to dismiss this important area of fitness. You get
One of the basic principles of any kind of performance is that you want to get better. Each day is supposed to be an improvement on the last one. That’s true whether you’re a raw beginner or the top competitor in the world. We all know that being the best needs practice. You probably know
It might seem inevitable that as we age, we lose mobility. Even without the increasing risk of conditions like arthritis and osteoporosis, the muscles will get slower and the joints get stiffer just as a natural part of getting old. There are ways you can mitigate some of these effects, however. The healthier your lifestyle,
When you’re on a mission to get fitter, every day is a new challenge. Every time you get up, you want to be sure you’re doing better than yesterday. It may sound difficult, but it really is possible to keep improving if you get your routine right. It might start with making sure you eat
We all know we need to exercise. There’s no piece of health advice that doesn’t come with some variation of “but there’s no substitute for eating well and exercising regularly.” That doesn’t make it easy, especially when there’s an infinite number of ways to do it and there’s not always a clear explanation of which
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