Healthy Blog — wellness

Starting out a new year is the perfect time for a new beginning – a time to set new health goals and to challenge ourselves to be better. Sometimes setting new year resolutions can be exhausting, overwhelming and unrealistic. Often, we try to change too many aspects of our lives or set too many goals making it impossible to achieve them. Setting health and nutrition goals can be challenging, but we would like to give you some tips on how to kick-start your year with a bang and to set some new goals for yourself. Remember, the changes that you...

Let's start the new year fresh and healthy, first by debunking certain nutritional myths and second by simply eating healthier wholesome meals! When it comes to hot-button topics, proper nutrition is near the top of the list. While skimming through the news or a magazine, how many times have you come across a new snack, food or beverage that claims to protect you from disease or give you another health boost, like healthier skin or stronger bones? (I’m sure, at least a couple of times). We are constantly surrounded by the Internet which is booming with fad diets, dietary supplements, diet books,...

It is the most wonderful time of the year! Here's a delicious vegan pecan pie recipe perfect for the holiday season and those endless dinner celebrations :) Serving Size: 6. Preparation time: 30 mins. Cooking time: 45 mins. Ingredients: Pastry 1 cup of oats 1/2 cup of almond powder 2 tbsp of maple syrup 3 tbsp of coconut oil, melted Filling 1 cup of date paste 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree 1/2 cup of water 1/2 tsp of cinnamon 1/4 tsp of orange blossom Topping 1+1/2 cup of pecan 1/6 cup of maple syrup 1 tsp of cinnamon Method: Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C. Peel...

Practicing yoga poses is a form of moving meditation. Think of it this way: if you practice one of the yoga sequences from the Nike Training Club app every day, you’ll be exercising the body and calming the mind - two birds with one stone! Yoga as we know it is a sequence of postures, and is a great way to be physically active. When movement is paired with breath, this is called “Vinyasa”, a method that is very commonly practiced in all yoga styles and sequences. The Vinyasa method helps release toxins in the body, improve flexibility, build strength,...