Healthy Blog
Body-Mind Connection Through Yoga
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,...
Healthy Eating For Diabetics: 5 Main Factors
So you’re either a newly diagnosed diabetes patient, or you’ve known about your condition for a while but you’re still struggling to manage it well. It can get difficult, in the overwhelming abundance of offerings in Dubai, to remember which foods to pick and which to avoid. It doesn’t help when things are labelled in a way to make you think that they’re “safe” and then they turn out to either spike your blood sugar too rapidly or leave you feeling faint. When the bare facts of food are laid out for you, your eating choices to control diabetes are...
Time To Get Active Dubai!
The Dubai Fitness Challenge started on Friday 20th October, which is a great initiative to spread fitness and aim to make Dubai the most active city in the world by committing to 30 minutes of fitness every day for 30 days. Why not use this initiative to kick start your active lifestyle, or if you’re already active, raise the bar slightly and start bringing yourself closer to your goals! So there are 24 hours, 1,440 minutes, 86,400 seconds in a day. Tell me again that you can't work out as you have no time. Having worked in the fitness scene...
Good Nutrition For Good Health - Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, where pink ribbons remind women to take a moment for themselves and schedule their annual checkups. There's no one specific way to reduce your risk for breast cancer, but a combination of approaches could make a significant difference. There are certain breast cancer risk factors that are related to personal behaviors, such as nutrition and exercise. Nutrition plays an important role in reducing the incidence of breast cancer and the risk of breast cancer progression or recurrence. It is important to consume foods that can make your body the healthiest it can be,...