High blood pressure—also known as hypertension—is a condition that increases the risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, coronary heart disease, and other serious health problems. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the inside walls of arteries. The harder your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries are, the higher your blood […]
Maybe it has been a while since you’ve hit the gym, but 2014 is a new year to commit to yourself and change! Here are 11 helpful ways to get back in the swing of things and help you feel more comfortable in a gym environment: 1. Meet with a trainer. Take advantage of any […]
Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and several clothing stores are marketing cute clothes for bigger people. We’re getting used to big figures and we start accepting facts that being overweight is a part of our society and it’s tolerable. Unfortunately it’s a very dangerous trend. It is a big difference between body shape […]
When the winter season comes upon us we associate it with festivities, family, happiness, moments to treasure, but then why do we seem sad? Why do we feel like we are putting more effort and energy into our daily routines and even more during certain events? Winter is the time for shorter days, the sun […]
Hiking and Backpacking: Calorie burn is calculated with a formula designed by exercise physiologists, using an activity’s Metabolic Equivalent of Task (also known as its MET), or the amount of energy needed to complete the activity. Cross-country hiking, for example, has an MET of 6.0 and burns about 387 calories in one hour. Backpacking has […]
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