Spend all day in your PJs, crank the music and check Facebook as often as you want. Apparently working from home is really as awesome as it sounds, for both you and your employer. A recent study found that workers who telecommuted to work were both more productive and less stressed than their office-bound coworkers. […]
A gym can be intimidating with its high-tech equipment, expensive dues and overly perky trainers. For the overweight crowd, research suggests that it may be even more difficult for them to drag themselves through the health club doors. They are more conscious of how they look compared to the younger, fitter members of the gym. […]
Have you ever seen one of those rather odd-looking boards with a ball in the middle at the gym? You wonder if they actually work and for what exactly. These instability devices are supposed to be very effective at working our core muscles. Core workouts strengthen the spine, shoulders and pelvis areas. Strong core muscles […]
While it seems that traditionally discrimination in the workplace is directed at women, it turns out that it goes both ways. A recent study reported that though you can be whatever you want to be, if you are in a position usually occupied by the opposite sex, you may have just a little more to […]
Sometimes you may just want a drink; it calms you down, or takes the edge off — or maybe it’s just for fun. But when you start using alcohol to always feel better, you’re going to have a problem. And those with preexisting conditions like anxiety disorders might think a few drinks to calm nerves […]
It seems like some people can eat anything they want, while others can’t lose weight no matter how hard they try. But what if it’s a problem of not only what you’re eating, but also how you’re eating it? Could the mechanisms of chewing affect weight gain? A new study says yes; it found that […]
Growing old means you finally get to enjoy retirement, with no work and no kids at home, right? But getting older can also mean more physical difficulties as your body doesn’t always work like it used to. One of the most difficult and common aspects of old age is the loss of mobility, not being […]
Fibromyalgia pain treatment may be found at your local yoga studio. Oftentimes fibromyalgia pain is something people learn to have to live with and manage. It”s hard for many of us to imagine: being in near constant pain. But that”s what fibromyalgia patients suffer with and it affects 3 to 6 million people in the […]
