Joint injuries, severe back pain, and insurmountable exhaustion can all result from being physically unprepared for a long expedition on foot. To avoid such a predicament, individuals who are planning on embarking on a long backpacking trip are highly advised to think ahead and give their body time to reach the right fitness level. There…
If the results of your exercising sessions involve pain, then something has to change. Fortunately, chiropractors have been helping people actually enjoy their exercise sessions, and feel relief, rather than pain. If you have back pain and have been avoiding exercising, these tips might help you get back into the gym. With more than $100…
Say what you will about millennials, but they know how to make working out effective and fun. The generation teased for their obsession with avocados also turns out to be the fittest and it’s no coincidence. In the last few years, there has been no shortage of workouts to try and while some of them…
Swiss balls are known by many other names—exercise ball, Pilates ball, stability ball, gym ball, and many others. They are all essentially the same, with small differences in size and shape to suit specific usage. They have become increasingly popular as a tool for overall fitness and strength. Can Swiss balls also improve physical balance…
The exercise ball or Swiss ball has been designed to give you a multitude of benefits. It’s an easy way to improve your posture, strengthen your muscles, and boost your overall health. It is also known to help alleviate the symptoms of various conditions such as spine problems, back pain, weakened muscles, etc. Back…
The Swiss Exercise Ball as a chair Thanks to how comfortable modern life has gotten, most of us are guilty of living rather sedentary lifestyles. Lack of exercise, poor dietary habits, and various other factors make us extremely prone to dangerous health conditions like diabetes and cardiac disease. Sometimes, all you need to do is…
Overview Swiss balls or exercise balls have become a common sight in gyms and homes. As people are becoming more and more health conscious, Swiss balls have become a popular investment option. The large, soft balls help you in building core muscle strength, along with body stability and flexibility. But there’s a caveat: you have…
There’s a reason why majority of the population, specifically surfers, should stop doing crunches or sit-ups on the floor. Shape staff writer Jay Cardiello even lists five alternative (not to mention effective) movements for these somewhat old fashioned core exercises. The partial range of motion of basic abdominal crunches has the propensity to mess up…
For kids, exercising with a Swiss Ball could be real fun. Swiss Balls have several other names such as stability balls, therapy balls or exercise balls. Since they are available in a variety of sizes, catering to both adults and children, you need to choose a suitable one so that its size is convenient for…
The Swiss ball workout While working out for a perfect body shape, you probably tend to focus more on your core ab muscles. Besides the strenuous ab crunches, which are more freestyle, you have a host of other options to choose while working on your abs. A Swiss ball can expand the motion on…