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Week #3 in the 12 Weeks of Fitness Series: Yes, you can have a great body AND eat great food!Being in control does not come magically. Having a plan is essential if you’re serious about creating a positive physical change. It takes planning, preparation, and persistence to get into the habit of eating healthy and keeping on track with your weight loss journey. Join me to learn how to create a plan to get the most and best nutrients into …

Stretch out your back, neck and chest with the Bow Pose, Fish Variation and others. Click the photo to view all the poses.

Warm up properly, andreduce the risk of sports injury!
The warm up activities are a crucial part of any exercise regime or sports training. The importance of a structured warm up routine should not be under estimated when it comes to the prevention of sports injury.
An effective warm up has a number of very important key elements. These elements, or parts, should all be working together to minimize the likelihood of sports injury from physical activity.
Warming up prior to any physical activity does a number of beneficial things, but primarily its …

Lately, I’ve been receiving a lot of questions referring to the latest studies and research findings, and one question that I receive most queries about concerns the role that stretching plays as part of the warm up.
Currently, there seems to be a lot of confusion about how and when stretching should be used as part of the warm up, and some people are under the impression that stretching should be avoided altogether.
This is a very important issue and needs to be clarified immediately. The rest of this article is dedicated …