20 Best Yoga Pants You Can Buy on Amazon - Starting at Just $14
http://ift.tt/2sYGHih Every yogi has their own unique style. From printed leggings to harem pants, Amazon has you covered for your next yoga session. Whether you're a beginner or expert, these yoga pants are going to have you performing your sun salutations in style. Health via POPSUGAR Fitness http://ift.tt/2mWxwLI February 26, 2018 at 12:38PM
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Rolling Planks May Be THE Core Move You're Missing - See How It's Done
http://ift.tt/2Fzufbw A plank is the squat of core exercises: you should have a perfect one in your exercise repertoire. Mastering a basic plank is the key to building to more complex and dynamic variations like a rolling plank. Planks are amazing for building up your shoulder and back strength, as well as locking up your core muscles. Add in the motion and the need to maintain balance with the rolling plank, and you've got a multifaceted fitness move. Like anything, form is key, and the best way to start is to modify until you are confident and can move without fear of collapsing. Follow these steps and you'll be planking and rolling with the best of them!
Once you have mastered the modified version, move on to the full rolling plank by keeping both knees up the entire time. As you roll to the right, the left arm sweeps up and the left leg stacks on top of the right with both legs fully elongated. The downward pull on the hips will be much stronger now, so don't forget to tighten your booty to get the nice straight line. Hold the T for a few seconds before slowly and purposefully dropping the left arm back down to roll to the other side. Repeat on the other side. (Another modification for people with shoulder issues/injuries is to start in forearm plank: you will do the same rotations and arm and leg extensions, but going to the elbow takes a significant amount of pressure off of the wrist, elbow, and shoulder joints). The key to this move is slow, controlled movements. If you move too fast or flail your arms, you'll wind up falling over. Try to hold the positions independently for a few seconds before moving on to the next part of the sequence. Add this move into your strength workouts twice a week instead of your regular plank. If you want an extraspecial challenge, and I know you do, add a push-up in between sides: roll to the right, back to center for a push-up, roll to the left. It's an advanced move but will be a game changer for your strength goals! Health via POPSUGAR Fitness http://ift.tt/2mWxwLI February 26, 2018 at 12:19PM
Tonya Harding Talks Triple Axel, and Why She's "SO Glad" Not to Be Competing Now
http://ift.tt/2t04dvi Tonya Harding made history when she became the first American woman to land two triple-axel jumps in the same competition during Skate America in 1991. The challenging figure-skating jump, which is actually three and a half rotations, was recently a hot topic of conversation again in Pyeongchang, South Korea, when Team USA skater Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman to ever land the jump during an Olympic competition. While the jumps, spins, and footwork are still similar to when Tonya competed, the 47-year-old former Olympian shared why she's "so glad" she's not skating in the games this year, during a recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. And if you were wondering: yes, she has been watching the Olympics. "Wow, I'm so glad I'm not competing against them now," Tonya told Ellen when asked her thoughts of the 2018 Team USA figure skaters, adding that the "points system" has changed. "I was always about doing the triple axel or the triple-triple. Nowadays you can do the triple-triple and still get the same points as you can for the triple axel. So why do the triple axel?" Tonya reflected on the insane emotions she felt when she landed the historic move, and while she competed for herself, she "performed for the people." As spectators, we're in awe over some of the amazing routines like 15-year-old skater Alina Zagitova setting the world record for highest score in a short program and Nathan Chen landing six quads, but Tonya shared what it actually felt like being at the Olympics and what went through her head during the 1992 Winter Olympics. "Being there for the first time and stepping on the ice for the practice sessions, you're going, 'Holy crap, oh my god, this is the Olympics,'" she said. "Then you have to remember you have to bring yourself back down to a level that 'this is just another competition,' so then you're like that for a bit, then you start looking around again and you're like, 'holy crap, I made it!'" Watch the clip above, and learn more about Tonya and Nancy Kerrigan's scandal here. Health via POPSUGAR Fitness http://ift.tt/2mWxwLI February 26, 2018 at 11:59AM
7 Cheap Superfoods That Are Good for Your Heart
http://ift.tt/2Fynuqj Although you might think that "heart health" is only something for your grandparents need to worry about, it’s time to show your ticker a little love... starting now. Heart disease affects one in four Americans and is the leading cause of death in the U.S., so it’s never too early to start thinking about prevention. Let's start by focusing on eating the right foods... superfoods. But don't worry, we aren't going to bore you with the same acai/chia seeds/goji berry story because while we love those foods, they can put a serious dent in your wallet before you've even finished at checkout. The good news is that there are plenty of inexpensive superfoods that don't require a visit to the local organic market and won’t leave your broke. *All prices on Amazon Fresh 1. Beets: $1.98 for 2 poundsWe can't think of anything better than when we sit down at a restaurant and there's a beet and goat cheese salad on the menu. Then we say, "we can totally make this at home," but then we forget. Well here's your reminder because eating antioxidant-rich beets is a great way to beet (pun intended) inflammation. Beets are full of inflammation-fighting compounds, like anthocyanins, betaine, and lutein, and some research even suggests that betaine can lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. And if you like your beets in juice form, studies have shown that the nitrates in beet juice may lower blood pressure. Stock up on these royal root veggies now while they are cheap, and DIY your favorite restaurant salad. 2. Citrus: $1.29 for a medium orangeYou can’t step into a supermarket without being surrounded by the many varieties of winter citrus (even in the summer months you can find this seasonal winter fruit in the produce section). These beauties are juicy, vibrant, and good for your heart in more ways than one. A recent review found that overweight and obese people who regularly ate grapefruits experienced a significant decrease in their blood pressure. Other research indicates that women who eat citrus daily may significantly decrease their risk of developing cardiovascular disease. If you’ve got a juicer at home, throw the entire orange into that thing to reap the benefits of the antioxidant hesperidin, which is only found in the peel. Consumption of this antioxidant may decrease blood pressure. 3. Frozen Berries: $3.79 for a 16-ounce bagDon’t be fooled by the $8 price tag on a carton of strawberries in the middle of winter. You can actually get berries on the cheap, but you need to venture past the produce section. Take a walk to the frozen food aisle and pick up a bag of frozen berries. One study found that women who eat more than three servings of blueberries or strawberries a week may have up to 34 percent lower risk of developing heart disease than those who don’t. 4. Kale: $2.50 for 1 bunchYou can still rock your Beyonce-inspired Kale sweatshirt, but the once trendy veg is now a superfood staple. With significant levels of vitamin A, B6, K, C, manganese, calcium, copper, fiber, potassium, and magnesium, kale is one of the most nutrient-dense veggies in the produce section for only about 35 calories per cup (that's before you cook it in oil, duh). Research has also linked the consumption of kale with a decrease in cholesterol. Although your favorite salad place may charge $15 for a kale salad, there’s no need to spend that much. Kale can withstand cold temperatures, so it’s abundant in the winter and shouldn’t break your piggy bank when you buy it at the store. You got this; you can make your own kale salads. 5. Pulses: $0.79 for 16-ounce can of garbanzo beansOtherwise known as chickpeas, beans, legumes and dried peas, pulses are the secret superfood that you're probably already eating (like when you come home after work and devour the entire tub of hummus). These plant-based stars are full of protein, fiber, and other heart-healthy nutrients, like folate, iron, and potassium. Research has shown that eating pulses can lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and help with body-weight management. Not to mention that all varieties of pulses are extremely affordable, especially if you opt for dried beans or shop in the bulk section. Dried beans take one extra step to soak them, but you're an adult, you can handle it. 6. Oats: $2.99 for an 18-ounce containerThe term "that's so oatmeal" is usually used to describe something painfully boring. But IMHO, the humble oat doesn’t get the love it deserves. Here’s why—it’s a super-versatile grain, fitting nicely into everything from your standard oatmeal and overnight oats to veggie burgers and meatloaf. Plus, those little flakes pack in 4 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein in just a half cup. But here’s the real kicker: Oats contain a fiber called beta-glucan, which may lower cholesterol. Research suggests that eating 3 grams of beta-glucan fiber per day can reduce “bad cholesterol” (LDL) by five to 10 percent in healthy people. #bringbackoatmeal 7. Bananas: $1.58 per bunchWe know what you're thinking... Bananas, really? You can't get more basic than that. But this sweet tropical fruit is one of the best deals in the produce section. Nanners are super cheap and deliver big on one heart-healthy nutrient—potassium. Not eating enough potassium can raise your blood pressure, but increasing your intake of potassium by 1.6 grams per day can reduce your risk of stroke by 21 percent. To put that into perspective, one large banana has almost 500 milligrams of potassium. Add it to your awesome oatmeal, smear it with almond butter, or just take it as a snack on the go because bananas aren't as basic as you think. Health via Greatist RSS https://greatist.com/ February 26, 2018 at 11:49AM
How to Develop a Mind That Clings to Nothing
http://ift.tt/2ClruvN By Leo BabautaIt’s said that one of the great patriarchs of the Zen tradition, Hui Neng, was enlightened upon hearing a single verse of the Diamond Sutra (one of the key teachings in Buddhism). That verse can be translate in various ways, but the key line in it goes something like, “Develop a mind that clings to nothing.” Imagine having a mind like that — it doesn’t get attached, it doesn’t need things to be a certain way, it doesn’t need people to behave in particular ways. It’s a mind at home everywhere, because it doesn’t need to be anywhere in particular. All of our difficulties would be eased:
Every difficulty is caused by this clinging: stress when you’re overwhelmed, procrastination when you don’t want to work on something difficult or do uncomfortable exercise, loneliness, shutting your heart down in an argument, overeating, bad financial habits, and much more. Let’s look at how we’d react in one situation, if we could have a mind of no clinging. Then let’s look at how we might start to develop that no-clinging mind. Example: Dealing with a Difficult Situation with No-Clinging MindLet’s say you have a loved one who is addicted to drugs, and you really want to help them. But you’re stressed about how to help them, about them going down this path, and about whether you’re even able to help. The stress is caused by clinging — how you want them to behave, wanting things to turn out the way you want them to turn out. You have a loving intention, but at the same time your clinging is causing you some suffering. Their drug addiction is also caused by clinging. They ran to drugs to get away from their difficulties, which were caused by clinging. They enjoyed the high and found it to be a comfort from their difficulties, and clung to that feeling. Over time, that clinging hardened to addiction, and their clinging causes them to stay addicted. They are suffering, and we can see that and have a genuine wish for it to end (without clinging to needing that outcome to happen). So seeing all of this, you start to let go. You don’t need them to be a certain way, you just love them. You just show up for them, with acceptance and compassion. You open your heart to them, without needing things to change. And you offer help, of course. You share ideas for seeking counseling, for meditation, for drug addiction strategies and treatment centers. But you are not attached to them actually doing those things — they are offered lovingly, as a gift. This is one way a non-clinging mind might deal with a difficult situation. There are many others, but you can see that this non-clinging can be tremendously helpful in any situation. How to Develop a Mind That Clings to NothingI’m not going to pretend that I never cling, nor that it’s easy to develop a mind that clings to nothing. This is something I’m still working on, and I’m not attached to having it develop overnight (or ever getting there, really). To the extent that we practice, it is helpful. So here’s how I would practice:
This won’t get you all the way, but it gets you a lot closer. The real way to develop a mind that clings to nothing is to first, continue to let go. Moment after moment, notice the clinging and then let go. Over and over again. And then to expand yourself beyond your narrow perspective, to see the interconnectedness of all things, to appreciate the beauty in all around us, to not see yourself as separate from everything else but a part of it all, in it together, and fall deeply in love with that fact. Health via zen habits https://zenhabits.net February 26, 2018 at 11:17AM
Drug That Kills Flu in One Day Approved In Japan
http://ift.tt/2ot61Zj Unlike existing flu drugs, such as a Tamiflu, which require patients to take it twice-a-day for 5 days, the Japanese medication is taken in a single dose regardless of age the company said. Health via WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/ February 26, 2018 at 10:49AM
Defib Device Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival Rate
http://ift.tt/2sYccch The American Heart Association says that of the more than 350,000 cardiac arrests that occur outside of U.S. hospitals each year, more than 100,000 occur outside the home Health via WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/ February 26, 2018 at 09:52AM
Two Healthy Diets Equally Good for Your Heart
http://ift.tt/2os1RAH On either diet, participants lost about 3 pounds of body fat and about 4 pounds of weight overall. They also had similar decreases in body mass index (BMI), an estimate of body fat based on height and weight. Health via WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/ February 26, 2018 at 09:52AM
7 Reasons You *Need* to Be Doing Deadlifts
http://ift.tt/2ESq4KL Deadlifts legit changed my workout routine. I'd spent years developing my skills as a cardio bunny, but after watching a YouTube video about how Chris Evans got ripped for his role as Captain America, I decided to turn to a professional. Until then, I'd tried everything: yoga, pilates, barre—I'd even dipped my toe into lifting weights at my local gym, but my knowledge was a combination of Google searches and a college gym class that produced few results. The first exercise my trainer added to my workout routine? Deadlifts. I'd never done them before (OK, I'd never so much as touched a barbell), and I was skeptical. Surely a single exercise couldn't revolutionize my workout in a way years of trial and error had failed? But fortunately, I was (dead, heh) wrong. Deadlifts changed my shape—whittling my waist and giving my butt a much-needed boost—while improving my posture, increasing my overall strength, and making me feel like a confident badass. So why should you be doing deadlifts? 1. Deadlifts work your entire body."The deadlift targets multiple muscle groups in a single lift, offering more bang for your buck than an isolation exercise," says Zach Mayer, a master trainer at Burn 60 Studios (studio of choice for Reese Witherspoon, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Naomi Watts). "Incorporating deadlifts one or two days a week into a weight training session will develop strength in the hamstrings, glutes, low back, and upper back." They also rely on core strength to stabilize your body throughout the lift, which means you'll be working your abs on top of everything else. As if you needed more convincing, deadlifts often work your glutes more than squats do. According to Mayer, this means you can get faster results on your backside than relying on squats alone. Building muscle helps increase your metabolism too, which in turn helps you lose more fat long-term. 2. Deadlifts build killer strength.One study showed that deadlift training generated huge improvements in strength and stability—especially in women who were relatively new to lifting. Because you're using muscles on both the front and back of your body, deadlifts protect your joints from unnecessary stress and future injury, which is an awesome added benefit. Even if strength isn't your main goal (or if you're afraid lifting weights will make you bulky… which, no, it won't), this is still a fantastic benefit—especially since it makes you feel like a badass. 3. Deadlifts help improve your posture.A strong back can absolutely help with your posture, but another way deadlifts help fix bad posture is by helping correct it. To perform deadlifts properly, you need to make sure your form is right—and good form during deadlifts often translates to good posture. "You can expect a noticeable change in walking upright and sitting without rounded shoulders after regularly performing this lift," Mayer says, which is especially important for those of us who spend a lot of time hunched in front of a computer screen. 4. Deadlifts can actually make you stronger in real life.Instead of working on purely cosmetic gains, deadlifts involve movements and muscle routines that are a huge part of our daily lives. This means deadlifts will make it easier for you to perform basic tasks, which directly contradicts the assumption that gym training doesn't actually prepare you for the real world. "Deadlifts are highly functional," Mayer says. "Increasing strength by deadlifting will prepare you for situations like carrying groceries, picking up someone who fell, or helping a friend on moving day." 5. Deadlifts help to prevent injury.Some might avoid deadlifts out of fear of back injury, but studies have shown that deadlifts can be beneficial for reducing low-back pain in some cases. "The deadlift requires total control of the deep abdominals, the hips, and the pelvis, which is paramount in the treatment and prevention of low back pain," says Nicholas Licameli, a physical therapist at Professional Physical Therapy. Because the deadlift trains the posterior chain—which includes the spinal erectors, lats, rhomboids, glutes, and hamstrings—Licameli says it helps to prevent injury in muscle groups that are typically ignored. "In fact, two predictors of tearing the ACL are actually an imbalance of strength in the quads and hamstrings, and gluteal weakness/instability," Licameli adds. "The deadlift will have you covered." Remember that building strength takes time, so don't jump into too heavy weights or complicated lifts before you're ready. Be sure to watch your posture and technique to build muscle and ward against injury. 6. Deadlifts will save you precious, precious time.Compound exercises like deadlifts work more than one muscle group at a time. Instead of working on three different machines, you can work the same muscle groups in less time by performing the deadlift—making it the ultimate time saver. 7. Deadlifts are easy to incorporate into your workout.You don't need access to a barbell to use deadlifts, but it definitely doesn't hurt. Dumbbells or kettlebells can be used to do the exercise, especially variations like the straight leg or Romanian deadlift variation. "Ask a trainer or coach for his or her guidance," Mayer recommends. "Your friend who is an 'avid lifter' may be well-intentioned, but chances are they don't know the best way to coach a beginner through the deadlift. While instructional videos may also seem helpful, for novice lifters who are developing body awareness, it is best to work with an experienced professional." Basically, deadlifts are the unicorn of the fitness world. They're a great way to get a whole host of results without spending a lot of time in the gym, and even fitness newbies can utilize them. Still not sure? Watch this badass grandma deadlift 225 pounds like a boss. Let her be your deadlift inspiration and enjoy reaping all of the benefits deadlifts have to offer. Jandra Sutton is an author, historian, and public speaker. After graduating from Huntington University with a B.A. in history, she went on to receive a master’s degree in modern British history from the University of East Anglia. In her spare time, Sutton enjoys fangirling, running, and anything related to ice cream. Pluto is still a planet in her heart. She lives in Nashville with her husband and their two dogs. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Health via Greatist RSS https://greatist.com/ February 26, 2018 at 06:54AM
Grab a Tissue: These Pics From the Olympic Closing Ceremony Will Give You All the Feels
http://ift.tt/2oy04tj We'll admit we're a little To fittingly bid this Olympic season goodbye, the closing ceremony on Feb. 25 brought all the athletes together once more, and Pyeongchang proceeded to put on the most magnificent show. From the K-POP boy band - with a cult following - EXO and the beloved mascot Soohorang to pandas on rollerblades and a 13-year-old rock guitarist, we were given a pretty spectacular ceremony. If you missed out on it, here are some pictures that represent the magic of the last couple weeks. Health via POPSUGAR Fitness http://ift.tt/2mWxwLI February 25, 2018 at 09:58PM |
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