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How Gardening Benefits your Mind and Body [Visual]

How Gardening Benefits Your Mind and Body [Visual] | ecogreenlove

While it may not be the first activity you consider exercise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gardening does in fact qualify as exercise. Not only does gardening impact our physical health, but it supports our mental health as well. Here are just a few of the many benefits gardening has on our health.

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5 Weight-Lifting Mistakes to Avoid [Visual]

5 Weight-Lifting Mistakes to Avoid [Visual] | ecogreenlove

The gym is like an unsupervised adult playground. It’s easy to walk in and toss a few weights around. But if you don’t follow the right routine or skip necessary steps, you may buy yourself a one-way ticket to injury town.

Before you strap on your kicks for your next gym session, check out the five most common weight-lifting mistakes below. Also, learn the best ways to avoid them so you can build a healthier, more resilient body for years to come.

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Home Gym Essentials to Stay Fit [Visual]

Home Gym Essentials to Stay Fit during the Era of Social Distancing [Visual] | ecogreenlove

Adopting a healthy lifestyle and sticking to it takes a lot of time, motivation, and commitment. The global pandemic has forced us all to stay at home. However, these unprecedented times have given us a chance to reflect on our habits and lifestyle and work towards altering them for good.

For many, staying at home has, in some way or the other, disturbed their otherwise set fitness routines. But this shouldn’t be an excuse for gaining those extra pounds or being a couch potato.

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25 Simple Healthy Lifestyle Tips [Visual]

25 Simple Healthy Lifestyle Tips [Visual] | ecogreenlove

The life of today’s students can feel quite chaotic and even a bit overwhelming at times. Having to balance studies with a personal life and the need to pay attention to healthy eating, staying fit, and productivity can put a little too much pressure on a person. No wonder students often struggle with maintaining a proper healthy lifestyle and end up facing burnout, illnesses, and other health conditions.

To help you find a healthy balance, IvyPanda put together an infographic that contains simple tips that can help you turn a healthy lifestyle into your reality. The tips are divided into five categories: eating habits and nutrition, staying fit, study/life balance, mental health advice, and building proper sleeping habits.

Check it all out below and stay healthy!

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Yoga you can do at your Desk to Reduce Stress [Visual]

Yoga you can do at your Desk to Reduce Stress [Visual] | ecogreenlove

If your job involves any desk time, you can likely relate to the slumping posture, back pain, leg stiffness and brain fog that often accompany prolonged sitting at your desk. You can easily integrate yoga into your workday in subtle ways that won’t freak out your coworkers (and you don’t need to have pretzel-like flexibility to realize these exercises).

Here are 5 techniques most anyone can do right at their desk:

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