By Timothy McCall, M.D. | Aug 28, 2007 If you’re a passionate yoga practitioner, you’ve probably noticed some yoga benefits—maybe you’re sleeping better or getting fewer colds or just feeling more relaxed and at ease. But if you’ve ever tried telling a newbie about the benefits of yoga, you might find that explanations like “It increases the flow of prana” …
Top 7 Yoga Benefits to a Young and Healthy You
The Benefits of Yoga By Ashley Dodson The benefits of yoga provide both instant gratification and lasting transformation. In the fitness world, both are extremely important. Too much time with too few results can be incredibly discouraging, and monotonous routines week after week can lead to stagnation. Yoga can change your physical and mental capacity quickly, while preparing the mind …
Pre-Exercise Stretching: The Secret in Avoiding Sprains and Muscle Strains.
Why Pre Shift Stretching Programs Work Written by: Mark Middlesworth | May 1 Pre shift stretching programs can be a valuable addition to your health and safety program when properly implemented and executed. Effective programs reduce the risk of sprains, strains and numerous other injuries to the musculoskeletal system. You might not think sprains and strains sound all that serious, …
Amazing Facts about Pre-Exercise Stretching
Does Pre-Exercise Stretching Really Prevent Injuries? By Jenn Rankin | txphysique Why do we really have to stretch? Presumably to get ready for exercise and to decrease the chance of injury, but is there any scientific evidence to support this? Learn more. Growing up, my coaches always made me stretch before every basketball practice and game. We would try …
Yoga & Massage – A Perfect Combination for Your Health
When you want your mind, body and spirit to feel healthy, yoga & massage are both great ways to achieve that. Both are available in a variety of formats, starting with the ancient art of yoga: * fast-paced Ashtanga or Power yoga gives you a workout * hot Bikram yoga makes it easier to move and stretch * slow and …
Relax, You’ll Feel Better
By Dr. Mercola While 99 percent of Americans feel relaxation is important, most spend less than 5 percent of their day in pursuit of it, according to a survey commissioned by, fittingly, a major cruise line.1 After you’ve done all of the ‘must-dos” of your day, you may simply feel you don’t have time for relaxation or, like 62 percent …
7 Crucial Stretches for Post-Workout Recovery
By: Emily Coyle | May 25, 2014 Everyone knows that it’s important to stretch after exercising, but not all gym goers heed trainers’ stretching advice. After a long workout, the stretching mat is the last place most people want to be, but it’s still good to dedicate at least a couple minutes of gym-time to stretching at the end in …
RELAXATION: SURPRISING BENEFITS DETECTED
By DANIEL GOLEMAN | Published: May 13, 1986 THE simple act of becoming relaxed can have surprising health benefits, new research is showing. In addition to the obvious psychological effects of relieving stress and mental tension, the new findings indicate, deep relaxation, if practiced regularly, can strengthen the immune system and produce a host of other medically valuable physiological changes. …
10 Health Benefits Of Relaxation
By: Sarah Klein Senior Editor, Health & Fitness; Certified Personal Trainer You may have heard that a little bit of stress is actually good for you. In the just-right amount, that adrenaline rush can power you through a long day at work, boost your workouts and more. But while it feels good to conquer the day, in the end, it …
Massage and the Stress Response
Massage Today | December, 2015, Vol. 15, Issue 12 Contributed by Beth Barberree, BA, RMT; April Neufeld, BS, LMT; and S. Pualani Gillespie LMT, MSN, RN, BCMTB Massage has long been seen as a way for people to decrease their stress levels. With the growing number of people seeking massage therapy care in recent years, it becomes increasingly important to …
Does Massage Affect the Immune System Following Exercise?
Massage Today | January, 2016, Vol. 16, Issue 01 Contributed by April Neufeld, BS, LMT; Beth Barberree, BA, RMT; Derek R. Austin, PT, DPT, MS, BCTMB, CSCS Massage therapy increasingly is integrated into the healthcare plan for individuals suffering from a multitude of conditions. In particular, athletes, and those people supporting the athletes, believe that massage therapy can yield many …
Don’t Call It Pampering: Massage Wants to Be Medicine
By: Andrea Petersen | Updated March 13, 2012 12:01 a.m. ET While massage may have developed a reputation as a decadent treat for people who love pampering, new studies are showing it has a wide variety of tangible health benefits. Research over the past couple of years has found that massage therapy boosts immune function in women with breast …
How Does Massage Therapy Reduce Stress?
Last Updated: Jan 26, 2014 | By Lori Newell Massage can help relax tight and painful muscles, improve range of motion in the joints, enhance circulation and lower stress levels. Stress is considered a risk factor for many chronic diseases, and can make your symptoms worse. Since there are many different massage therapies available, it may require some trial and …
Massage Therapy for Stress Relief and Much More
Experts describe massage tips you can try on yourself to ease headaches, back pain, and to help you relax. By Susan Seliger | WebMD Feature Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Few sensual experiences rival a full-body massage for pleasure and stress relief — at least among those things you can talk about in front of the children at the …
10 Relaxation Techniques That Zap Stress Fast
By Jeannette Moninger WebMD Feature Reviewed by Hansa D. Bhargava, MD Relax. You deserve it, it’s good for you, and it takes less time than you think. You don’t need a spa weekend or a retreat. Each of these stress-relieving tips can get you from OMG to om in less than 15 minutes. 1. Meditate A few minutes of practice …
Benefits of Massage
By Editorial Staff Originally published in Body Sense magazine, Fall 2001. Copyright 2001. Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. All rights reserved. As you lie on the table under crisp, fresh sheets, hushed music draws you into the moment. The smell of sage fills the air and you hear the gentle sound of massage oil being warmed in your therapist’s …
Massage As Medicine
By Kirstin Fawcett Feb. 12, 2015, at 10:54 a.m. Massage therapy is increasingly being embraced as an alternative medical treatment. For more than a decade, Bill Cook has gotten a weekly massage. He isn’t a professional athlete. He didn’t receive a lifetime gift certificate to a spa. Nor is the procedure a mere indulgence, he says – it’s medicinal. …
40 Ways to Relax in 5 Minutes or Less
March 8, 2014 | By Shana Lebowitz There are 364 new emails in the inbox, those new pants are covered in scalding coffee, and the next conference call starts in exactly five minutes. In other words, it’s the perfect time to relax. When we’re feeling frazzled, a weekend at a beach resort might be just the thing to calm …
Are You Over-Exercising? Your Hormones May Need You To Take It Easy
Posted on March 31, 2016 by Kat Gal Hormonal imbalances are an increasing problem in the Western world. Impaired thyroid function, PMS, PCOS, infertility, irregular menstrual cycles, fatigue, emotional issues and even diabetes can be linked or even be a direct result of hormonal imbalance. How To Tell If You Have Hormonal Imbalance Symptoms of hormonal imbalance are wide-ranged and …
Exercise and Physical Activity: What’s the Difference?
By Barbara Robb | Medically reviewed by Niya Jones Learn the difference between physical activity and exercise, and how each can contribute to physical fitness. Physical activity is defined as movement that involves contraction of your muscles. Any of the activities we do throughout the day that involve movement — housework, gardening, walking, climbing stairs — are examples of physical …