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Unleash Your Inner Champion
The Olympics have finally reached Canada, and as we settle in front of our televisions to watch, many of us will be cheering on our favourite athletes—and possibly even daydreaming a little, picturing ourselves on that winner’s podium.
Be Flexible
Stretching is an important part of fitness, and each stretch may be considered an exercise. Follow these instructions to increase your range of motion.
Bands of Resistance
Want to stretch out your workout this fall? Rubber exercise bands are a simple piece of equipment that can enhance your workout at home, at the gym, or on the road. Exercise makes you look better and, of course, it makes you feel better, too.
Earthly Delights
The most important gardening tool is the human body. Proper body positioning, well-designed gardening gloves and tools, along with frequent rest breaks are the keys to healthy gardening.
Forever Young
All of us want to have longer and healthier lives, and while some of us are dealt a better hand than others in life's genetic lottery, there are many ways we can maximize the potential we are born with.
Have a Ball!
Body rolling is taking off in North America. Using balls of varying sizes (15 to 25 centimetres), body rollers apply pressure on the body to release muscle tension, stimulate tendons, increase circulation, and transform body structure and alignment.
Wisdom of the Human Body
Are you stiff when you get up in the morning? Do your knees and joints click or clunk when you bend them? Are you suffering from backache, or muscle aches and pains? If you answered yes to these questions, most likely you are inflexible..
Purr-fect Stretches
When you're rushing around trying to get everything done and you're so stressed out that your shoulders are hunched up and you've forgotten to breathe.
A Good Stretch
From infants to the elderly, stretching the body after waking happens by instinct. It's also excellent therap.
Stretch Your Way to Better Health
Can you spare 10 to 20 minutes a day to improve cardiovascular function, reduce back pain, help ease osteoarthritis, and prevent tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome and increase flexibility? All those benefits can come with a regular .

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