Professional dancers are a pretty select group. These elite athletes
are arguably among the fittest people in the world. Dance training
provides flexibility, strength, speed, and agility - qualities of which
we'd all like to have more. As a result, the dancer's experience
provides lifelong guidance for the rest of us as we pursue our own
fitness-and-exercise quest. Here are three key fitness tips from the
dance world that all of us can use....
Pasta, pizza, and peanut butter. We've all been there. For some of
us, these three delicious, yet nutritionally limited, pantry items
constituted our three main food groups for months, if not years. But
there comes a time when the party's over and we need to deal with
reality. Changing to a well-rounded, healthful food plan will likely be a
very good thing for most of us. But what is a "well-rounded, healthful
food plan", actually?...
We are constantly searching the landscape for heroes. This is not to
fill in a missing piece in ourselves, but rather represents an ongoing
search for inspiration, stimulation, and motivation. Even those of us
who are self-starters need coaches and mentors to cause us to reach
ever-higher levels of achievement.
We all need support. We all need guidance. We all need fresh
perspectives. Children, in particular, need guidance. Usually, a child's
parents are her leaders or role models....
The numbers of individuals undergoing total hip replacement and total
knee replacement are increasing significantly. Advanced surgical
procedures are invaluable, if you need them. For everyone else, though,
the best way forward are the old reliables: exercise, a healthy and
sufficient rest on as consistent basis as possible. Regular chiropractic
care is also a key component of helping to keep your weight-bearing
joints in peak condition....
Game-changing plays in any sport and at any level are tremendously
exciting. An extraordinary athletic play often makes us stand up and
cheer. If our team takes the lead as a result, so much the better. But
striving to make a game-changing play is not always a good idea. People
who want to be healthy and well can gain value from considering the
contrast between swinging for the fences vs. staying within
themselves....
The scientific concept of complexity is only a few decades old, but like many powerful ways of looking at the world it has spread rapidly throughout the public consciousness. Anyone who has watched even a couple of episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" would have heard multiple references to chaos theory, complex systems, and emergent phenomena. Remarkably, these very interesting topics from the fields of physics, mathematics, chemistry, and biology have special importance for human health and wellness....
Overweight and obesity are common health problems worldwide. Food plans that work – those that help people lose weight and help them keep the weight off – embody only a few simple principles. Drinking plenty of water is a critical part of any healthy food plan. Actually, drinking enough water is the most important nutritional advice anyone can give to anybody....
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Every driver knows that you can’t get to your destination with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake. But simple machines such as automobiles are fairly easy to operate. There aren't that many options. The human machine, on the other hand, has an almost infinite number of possible operating modes. And the human machine doesn't come with an instruction manual. What are some key action steps that will help ensure that we're getting where we want to go?...
Many people experience lapses in memory as they get older. Every so often, it may become frustratingly difficult or even temporarily impossible to recall a particular word or a specific person's name. For most people these glitches are minor, nothing more. However, for a certain percentage of older people, these lapses represent mild cognitive impairment....
