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Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Happier

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Originally Published on psysci.co

It’s easy to become obsessed with the pursuit of seeking happiness, but the truth is we can all do a little something to feel a bit happier. Often ‘a bit’ happier is all it takes to feel significantly better, the journey to happiness is more of an accumulation of marginal gains rather than one big thing suddenly making us happier.

Some of these ways will be more useful to certain people than others and for that reason they are in no particular order.

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Pilates or Yoga [Infographic]

February 25March 27Posted in Exercise, HealthTagged abs, alignment, anatomy, back pain, balance, benefits, body, breathing, cardio, chanting, circulation, connection, control, core, difference, dynamic, energy, everyday life, flexibility, flexible, germany, Health, importance, india, infographic, machinery, materials, Meditation, mind, movement, muscle, pelvic, pilates, poses, positions, posture, practice, prevention, rehabilitation, respiration, sequences, similarities, slow, spirit, stability, static, strength, stretching, structure, style, tips, tone, treatment, variations, vitality, workout, yoga2 Comments

Originally Published on northwestpharmacy.com

Which Practice is for You?

Pilates and yoga are two popular workouts that, to the untrained eye, may appear like the same thing. Although they do have some similarities their difference make them two separate workout styles. Pilates’s slow and controlled movements vs. the held positions of yoga are just one way these two workouts differ.

If you’re looking to increase your muscle strength and tone, yoga may be the workout for you. If you’re looking for a workout that improves core strength and stability, then try out pilates. Take a look through this infographic to figure out which one is right for you.

How Sitting too long can affect your Health + Infographics

September 24September 24Posted in HealthTagged 30 minutes, activity, body, breaks, Cancer, computer, consequences, couch potato, depression, diabetes, disease, disorder, effects, exercise, get up, Health, heart, infographic, injuries, metabolic, metabolism, move, obesity, office, pain, posture, problems, reinder, rheumatic, risk, sitting, social, stand up, tips, too long, tv, video games, watching, work1 Comment

Do you sit in an office chair or on your couch for more than six hours a day? Since childhood you’ve known being a couch potato is bad. But why? Simply put, our bodies weren’t made to sit all day. Sitting for long periods of time, even with exercise, has a negative effect on our health. What’s worse, many of us sit up to 15 hours a day. That means some of us spend the bulk of our waking moments on the couch, in an office chair, or in a car.

Sitting all day long isn’t hard to counteract, but you have to keep your eye on two details: your daily activity and the amount of time you sit. Let’s start by taking a look at what sitting all day does to your body.

Numerous studies have pointed to the health risks of sitting all day. To avoid the health risks, we need not just 30 minutes of daily exercise, but taking every opportunity to get up during the day.