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Weekend Challenge: Seated Core Toner

A great way to kick off the weekend is with some self-care, such as today’s simple (but challenging!) exercise. In fact, if you’re sitting at your computer reading this, you…

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3 ways to prevent shrinking

Top 3 Ways To Prevent Height Loss

…should hang naturally by your sides. Knees should be supple, not locked out. When sitting, keep these points in mind: Rest both feet on the floor. Make sure your knees…

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Weekend Challenge: Seated Femur And Core Strengthener

…go into a sitting position and again when you rise. You also use your lower core muscles, which include: Abdominals (front of your stomach) Lower back muscles Obliques (the sides…

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Weekend Challenge: Neck And Shoulders Aligner

…The problem may lie with the same postural issues that bring on FHP: repetitive, “dysfunctional” motions during our daily lives, such as sitting at a computer, leaning over a dental…

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Weekend Challenge: The Square-Shoulders And Straight Back Press

…have lower back problems. You’ll need a bench or chair to sit on. Sitting down, hold a weight in each hand. Raise your arms with your arms bent so your…

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Reduce Your Risk Of Fracture By Improving Scores Of These Two Physical Tests

…awful side effects, automatically increase bone-damaging acidification, and don’t help prevent falls. Synopsis The Timed Up and Go test timed participants as they rose from sitting, walked three meters, and…

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New Guidelines For Physical Activity Just Released By The WHO

…year, the report is taking into account research on the negative effects of prolonged sitting. Here are the new guidelines for people aged 18 and older: they should do at…

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Weekend Challenge: Core And Rib Strengthener

…muscles. Turning, twisting, bending, standing up, sitting down…all involve these central muscles. Even breathing involves the diaphragm, also a core muscle. If you feel yourself going off balance, it’s your…

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Weekend Challenge: The Forward Shoulder Corrector

…ultimate do-anywhere move. You can do this standing or sitting. I have tried it both ways, and I find both to be equally effective. As an aside, though, if you’re…

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Weekend Challenge: Seated Back Straightener

…the only cause of kyphosis. Postural errors practiced by those without osteoporosis are also a culprit behind this condition. Forward head posture (FHP), prolonged sitting with a rounded-out back and…

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