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Four steps to help you discover your purpose to find fulfillment, meaning and clarity during troubled times or in the face of futility.
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Fitness training on autopilot can prevent you from getting where you’d like to go. These two modes of concentration can steer you in the right direction.
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Lilly was like many clients, struggling with anxiety and overwhelm. And for her, it seemed that yoga could be effective as a stress reliever.
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New research shows that strength training, like aerobic exercise, may be an effective way to prevent or alleviate depression.
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Take a closer look at yoga nidra, which leads participants into a state of deep relaxation and can reduce anxiety, isomnia and other health risks.
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Whether. you’re training an athlete or an ageless warrior, keeping the feet and back healthy leads to better performance and longevity.
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A study has uncovered evidence that it’s not just what we eat, but how we combine foods in a “food network,” that may influence our brain health as we age.
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Key strategies for making human connections with clients to help fitness professionals during this “new normal” and beyond.
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Sports and physical activity don’t just keep the body fit but also improve memory performance, according to a study in Scientific Reports.
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For the first time in 38 years, the global fitness community that is the IDEA® World Convention was not able to meet in person. Despite that, the crackling energy and essential rite of gathering to share ideas and buoy each other breathed fresh air into the 8,000 attendees, sponsors and presenters who attended via the ether on August 21–22.
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Consistent cardiovascular exercise may one day be a key recommendation for maintaining mental fitness.
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Tai chi, a form of “meditation in motion,” is linked with better mood and quality of life for people with heart disease, according to a new research review.
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Here’s more insight into how yoga helps pregnant exercise enthusiasts. Yoga may also play a role in shortening the first and second stages of labor.
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Another study exploring the cognitive benefits of exercise affirms the positive effects of unstable resistance training.
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Researchers analyzed 80 studies on physical training’s cognitive benefits, highlighting differences by activity, gender and intensity.
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Cognitive capacities influence physical activity levels more than vice versa, so people with healthier brain functioning are more likely to be active.
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Did you know that modern Pilates is a mind-body exercise approach requiring core stability, strength, flexibility, muscle control, posture and breathing?
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Yoga effectively reduces chronic lower-back pain and associated sleep disturbances, lowering the need for sleep medications.
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Below-par sleep habits can trigger below-par food choices, and the two together can equal a higher risk for conditions like heart disease and obesity.
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Your clients may feel fairly stressed after being quarantined, so why not advocate for their overall health by encouraging them to be active in nature?
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IDEA Fitness Journal
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December 2019
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