Sciatica often arises from a lack of proper body-posture awareness, physical activity, and sitting for a long time. Many people take pain killers for relief from this discomfort. However, painkillers are not the final or best solution for sciatica. Regular massages, a chiropractor, and a proper ...

Having to workout at home can be challenging, not only are you surrounded by distractions, but you also might not have the space or the equipment. A towel is a great workout tool that helps to stabilize your body whilst making the exercise a bit more challenging. Here are a few exercises that will ...

When you feel like your energy is depleted and you need a bit of a spark to ignite your system, exercising isn’t probably on top of your list of things to do. However, exercise can actually be the perfect pick-me-up to fight off sluggishness. Five minutes of stretching or high-intensity exercise ...

People workout for different reasons. Some do so to achieve fantastic physical shape, while for others it's about helping them manage an underlying medical condition. Regardless of your overall aim for working out, you will still most likely experience sore muscles (DOMS) after rigorous training of ...

Foam rolling is a widely used therapeutic technique used by a variety of individuals, from the likes of recreational exercisers all the way to professional athletes. It is typically used during warm-ups and cool downs, inducing benefits by way of myofascial release. Myofascial release is a form of ...

There are various kinds of exercises and while some focus on building your cardio (or heart) muscle, some are intended to build your core and the rest of your muscles. In terms of the latter, strength training is advised but you need to ensure that you are doing it properly to avoid any likely ...

Chair pose The Sanskrit name 'Utkata' means 'fierce', 'proud', 'immense' or even 'difficult'. “The Ramayana” (the epic Indian story of Lord Rama), is among the most esoteric stories, or spiritual poems, dealing with Lord Rama's mission to rescue his wife Sita and to return to his royal kingdom, ...

Born June 28, 1942 in Pennsylvania, USA, Frank Zane owns one of the greatest, most aesthetic, symmetrical and well-proportioned physiques ever in the history of competitive bodybuilding (even by today's standards) and is unquestionably a bodybuilding legend having been inducted into the IFBB Hall ...

Malasana is a popular yoga pose which has many names; Garland Pose, Upavesasana and it's also commonly known as a 'Deep Squat', however the wider-foot stance adopted widely in the west definitely identifies it as Malasana. Eastern cultures have, for centuries worked, socialised and carried out ...

For many people, their 'New Year’s resolutions' are to get themselves fit and healthy by exercising regularly. But this resolution can appear as an extreme spurt of activity, and it's often the hard way to go about things. The tendency towards injuries, knee pain, shoulder strain, muscle sprains, ...