Author name: Shiblin Sarfraz

“10,000 steps a day” has become something of a buzzword in the fitness world. We’ve all heard the advice that we should aim to walk this many steps every day for optimal health, but have you ever stopped to wonder why? Is it just an arbitrary number, or is there something more to it? In […]

Stretching and mobility exercises are often overlooked in fitness routines, but they are just as important as strength training and cardio. Incorporating stretching and mobility exercises into your daily routine can have numerous benefits, including improving flexibility, reducing the risk of injury, and promoting better posture. In this blog, we will explore the benefits of

Glycemic index is a scale of foods that have influence over your blood sugars within 2-3 hours of having eaten a meal. There are certain foods like for example jelly beans which trigger a lot of sugar in your blood or it simply spikes up but when you eat celery which is a carbohydrate does

Wait, hold your horses. No one’s saying you should start enrolling for Gym-Zumba-Yoga-CrossFit sessions several times a week. Being physically active does not have to be complicated. “Insufficient physical activity is one of the leading risk factors for death worldwide.” Wold Health Organization There are easy workouts you can do at home, and there are very practical

Did you know that women 75-84 years of age are three times as likely to have heart failure compared with women 65-74 years old? The risk increases with age. Let this information sink in for a while and think of the elderly women in your life – your mom, your aunt, or maybe a friend.

It’s a very common notion that we get weaker as we get older. You don’t expect your 60 or 70-year old parent to lift heavy objects or run a marathon, right? We think it’s normal for our grandparents to be taking plenty of medications for all sorts of diseases. “They’re no longer healthy because they’re

As always, let’s start by rolling out a few facts about diabetes (source: World Health Organization WHO): Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation. Globally, the number of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. In 2015, an estimated

Once again, science has proven that exercise can improve our brain’s health and help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. SEE ALSO: New research shows that exercise increases brain size First of all, what happens when the brain experiences cognitive decline or impairment? According to the CDC, cognitive impairment is when a person has difficulty remembering, learning new things, focusing

Yes, you read that right. “Even if you exercise, you still should be mindful of taking breaks and be moving throughout the day, because exercise is not enough to overcome the risks of sitting and sitting in long bouts,” said Keith Diaz, co-author of the study from Columbia University Medical Center. It isn’t just the

You may have heard that chewing and eating slower prevent you from overeating and can help you lose weight, but does it really work? The feeling of fullness or satiety is a result of receptors in your stomach that send signals to your brain when you eat or drink. For example, the intestines release a