Sitting at a desk all day is detrimental to our health, but a big part of the population still does it for five days each week. Find out what can be done to promote a healthier lifestyle in an office environment!
Category: Health & Fitness
4 awesome exercises for hip strengthening
Having strong and stable hips is extremely important. We require hip stability for all standing activities, even just walking or running, and weak hips can set us up for pain and injuries along the way. Unfortunately, because most of us spend too much time sitting down, the muscles surrounding our hips are often weak and need strengthening through targeted exercises. You can try the four exercises below to strengthen your hips!
My favourite stretches for hip & lower body mobility
Can you squat down until you almost sit on the floor while keeping your feet flat on the floor too? Can you bend down and touch your toes? If not, it is time to work on some hip and lower body mobility!
5 ways to become more active without working out
Are you sitting for most of the day, either at work, at home or in your car? If so, it might be a good idea to do something for your health and wellbeing and look for ways to get a little bit more active.
How to activate the lats when performing back exercises
Do you ever aim to train your back, but end up feeling the exercise mainly in your arms? This happens a lot! Learning how to build that mind-muscle connection and actually feeling the exercises you're doing where you want to feel them will transform your back workouts completely!
Office chair workout
Do you ever feel like you cannot stand another minute of sitting in front of your computer screen at your office job? I know that feeling all too well. Sitting down all day can make us feel tired and sluggish, and there's nothing better than a little bit of moving around to give us some fresh energy and help us focus once we get back to that screen. It works just as well as coffee!
Should you work out when you are ill?
It's cold and flu season here, so I thought it might be a good time for this post. I'm sure you know the feeling- you have a bit of a cold, are maybe coughing a little and just don't feel quite right, but you don't feel bad enough to just stay home and in bed. … Continue reading Should you work out when you are ill?
15 minute cardio and core workout
Get your heart rate up and work your core with this quick HIIT workout! 3x 5 min rounds 40 seconds work per exercise & 20 seconds break in-between
4 mental benefits of exercise
Undoubtedly exercising offers physical benefits, but what about the mental ones? Exercising regularly can not only change the way you look, but also the way you feel, and many times, the mental benefits you experience are much more important than the physical ones. They are the benefits that make you stick with exercising for good, and they're also the most important gains you can make through your workouts.
This Valentine’s day, take some time to love yourself
It can be hard to carve out some time for self-care, so why not start this Valentine's day? Valentine's day is all about love, so why not include self-love in that? In addition to the other people that you spend Valentine's day with, you can also be your own Valentine. You'll thank yourself later!
