Tag: health and fitness tips

Fitbit, Apple, Garmin, and more

Finding the best fitness tracker comes down to four questions: Do you prefer a band or watch-style fitness tracker? What activities do you plan to track? Do you care about the brand or the platform? Are there any special features you need like SpO2 tracking, built-in GPS, or an ECG? Once you know what features and activities matter the most to you, it’s much easier to pick the right fitness tracker. Our fitness team puts every wearable device we review through rigorous testing to ensure only the best options make it on our list. We particularly focus on user experience,…Continue Reading

Three ways to measure your fitness without using a tape measure or weighing scales – The Irish Times

Exercise is one of the best things you can do for your mental and physical health. But too often, the only measurement people use to evaluate their progress is their weight, which is not the most accurate metric to assess fitness, and can be emotionally fraught. For one thing, muscle is denser than fat, so if you’re doing a lot of strength training, the number on the scale can go up as you work out more. Plus, research suggests that body size does not necessarily correspond to health. “Fitness is more important than fatness to your cardiovascular and metabolic health…Continue Reading

Here Are 5 Tips To Make Health & Fitness A Lifestyle – The Dispatch

With the start of the New Year, many of us have made resolutions to improve our health and fitness. While having specific health and fitness goals in mind is excellent, people often go to extremes to accomplish these goals. They try the newest fad diet or workout trend and often end up exhausting both their mental and physical energy. This usually leads to either quitting altogether or reaching these goals and being unable to maintain them, ultimately resulting in burnout, failure, or injury. Because of this, I propose you to set extreme unrealistic goals and aim to change your lifestyle.…Continue Reading

Sporting skills showcased as popular park event brings town together

High flyers Gymnasts Maisy and Stephanie demonstrate their skills at the West Wilts Gymnastics club demonstrations (Image: Trevor Porter) The Peoples Park was buzzing with activity as Active Trowbridge hosted its annual free festival. Organizers hailed it a success as large crowds enjoyed the sports and activities on offer despite the threat of thunderstorms and heavy rain. Hayley Bell, head of leisure and information services at Trowbridge Town Council, said: ”The Active Festival is an annual free outdoor community sports event, showcasing sports and activities available in and around the Trowbridge community. “To see the community come together again after…Continue Reading

Health and fitness tips and tricks

Image: Pexels WE’RE constantly bombarded with health and fitness information — eat this not that; stop eating what you thought was healthy; include more of this and that in your diet — so much so that the fitness journey can get overwhelming, especially when we don’t see results or when we get sick anyway, even after doing everything experts say. Sometimes the experts are the people we know though — those we can relate to more, who are in our specific situation, facing our specific challenges. Here are some health and fitness tips and tricks that have worked for them.…Continue Reading

Third Cape Breton woman in Ms. Health and Fitness contest found fitness helped her depression

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS ESKASONI, NS — Mya Sack found more than a fitter, leaner body when she started her fitness journey four years ago. The Eskasoni woman, who is in the running for the title Ms. Health and Fitness 2023, also found recovery from postpartum depression. Over the last four years, Sack has twice lost 100 pounds (weight gain after pregnancy) and said she no longer needs the antidepressants she was taking. A member of Eskasoni Fitness Centre, Sack credits her workout regimen and gym ‘family’ to help her get healthy. “It’s been four years and I…Continue Reading

I’ve been a UPS driver for almost a decade. Having the same routine every day is soothing, and I love that no one tells me what to do.

A UPS truck in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Robert Alexander/Getty Images Insider recently spoke to a UPS driver about their daily routine and how they got the job. They said they love being by themselves during the workday, and having the same routine. “There’s something very soothing to me about knowing my route so well,” they said. “I feel safe.” This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with a UPS driver. They asked not to be named to protect their job, but their employment has been confirmed by Insider. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. I’ve spent…Continue Reading