Age and Fitness General Fitness Online Exercises Zumba // Delphine // June 20, 2012 // 5 comments
Recently, I realized that I’ve been omitting a bit of variety in my exercise routines. I still practice yoga, almost daily, I run, and on occasion, I hit the gym for Power weight classes. What I’ve not been doing are a lot of cardio classes, like Zumba. Zumba’s been around for a little while now, gaining more and more popularity by the minute.
If you haven’t tried Zumba yet, or like me,…
Age and Fitness Yoga Nutrition // Delphine // June 11, 2012 // no comments
Last week, I got all excited about summer and picnics. If you got a chance to read my last post, I detailed 5 of my top favorite foods to take to or prepare for a picnic–all excellent for your health. Well, last Sunday, I did just that. I planned a picnic with a large group of my friends. There were 9 of us who go back several years; plus a few spouses and kids, we totaled 16. We had a great…
Age and Fitness Yoga Health Yoga Nutrition // Delphine // June 5, 2012 // no comments
Summer’s here and the sun is out. Last week, as I mentioned, I planned a nice long hike for myself; and it was fantastic! This week: I’m in the mood for a picnic! For some of you, that may mean: potato and/or macaroni salad, hamburgers or hot dogs (if your park has a grill) and lots of other not-so-healthy snack options. Just because you’re planning a picnic doesn’t mean that you need to deviat…
Age and Fitness General Fitness Zumba // Delphine // May 29, 2012 // no comments
Summer’s here! That means it’s time to get out from under the covers and hit the beach, parks, and anywhere else outside. Gone is the need to bundle up or to remain inside, where I spent the last two months buried under a pile of blankets. The summer season means sunshine and longer days. It also means we can now mix up our exercise routine by complementing our favorite gym classes wit…
Age and Fitness General Fitness Yoga Nutrition // Delphine // May 21, 2012 // no comments
Most people can safely (and inexpensively!) drink water straight from the tap. If you want to improve the taste of tap water, you can purchase a water-filtration pitcher, which reduces the amount of fluoride and chlorine and removes some unwanted chemicals and minerals in the tap water. And if you’re looking for a convenient way to stay hydrated and protect the earth, give up the disposab…
Age and Fitness Yoga Nutrition // Delphine // May 1, 2012 // no comments
Summer is quickly approaching and I’m getting more and more excited about hitting the beach, having long, lazy picnics in the park, and riding my bike everywhere. Unfortunately, some of my friends view summer as a challenge. Warmer weather calls for less clothing, i.e. short sleeves, spaghetti strap tank tops, shorts, and dare I say it, the dreaded swim suit and/or bikini. It’s unfortunately…
Age and Fitness General Fitness Uncategorized Yoga Health Yoga Nutrition // Delphine // March 28, 2012 // no comments
If you´ve been following my blog — or at least looked through the various titles — I started writing very focused on exercise and fitness. Yoga has been a staple through out my posts, including its health benefits, links to new scientific discoveries and reports, and also various forms of the ancient practice. A bit later, I began to explore various other popular exercises such as Spinning and…
Age and Fitness General Fitness Uncategorized Yoga Nutrition // Delphine // March 5, 2012 // no comments
There´s a new study in the New Zealand Journal of Medicine that identifies the TOP WORST DIET Foods. While mostly obvious to anyone who has been on a diet before, the list is interesting in many aspects. Its main intention is to help obese individuals better identify and avoid foods that offer zero to little nutritional value and provide an abundance of wasteful calories. Anything that includes…
Age and Fitness Beginner's Yoga Yoga Health Yoga in Popular Culture Yoga News yoga poses // Delphine // February 22, 2012 // no comments
To all you yogis, and other interested parties, you´re not going to like the latest yoga book, ¨The Science of Yoga.¨ Perhaps you´ve already heard of it; and perhaps some of you may have even prepared your responses. Are you of the upset, yoga-defending school of thought? Or, do you find it interesting and true?
For those who aren´t familiar with the book, the author cautions readers that…
Age and Fitness General Fitness Uncategorized Yoga Health // Delphine // February 19, 2012 // no comments
I was just reading up on the latest health headlines. There are some new studies about how proper nutrition and exercise can improve our quality of life–nothing to new or earth shattering. But there was one in particular about our metabolic rate which peaked my interest.
Our metabolism can be a tricky thing to understand. I believe that most of us know that our metabolic rate influences our…