It is a fact that exercise of any kind will help strengthen your muscles, increase flexibility, improve mobility, and of course, it has great advantages for the vital organs. In other words, exercise and you increase your chances of a longer, healthier, and happier life even if you can only exercise from your wheelchair. It is not only uncomfortable to sit in approximately the same position every day in your wheelchair, living in these conditions can cause muscle atrophy.

Muscular atrophy is a weakening of the muscles that is the sole result of the lack of use. Therefore it stands to reason that moving these muscles when you can (even with just simple exercises) doing so

will make a difference. Believe me when I say that if you are facing stiffness, pain and / or possible muscle atrophy from being confined to a wheelchair, you will definitely want to take the healthy option. Just give it a try, you will, absolutely, without a doubt, feel better when you do simple wheelchair exercises.

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Are you a gym phobe? Would you like to get fit and lose weight but just can’t bear the idea of going to a gym? Well you’re not alone.

Many people hate gyms with a passion. They find them impersonal, artificial, factory like places which do not in any way motivate them to to workout regularly. Some people feel self conscious and a bit intimidated perhaps because of a weight issue. Others feel that they never quite know what they are supposed to be doing once they get there. Whatever the problem, the result is the same, a complete turn off and a total waste of money!

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Is it possible to get abs post-pregnancy? It’s hard enough to get 6-pack abs, let alone after you’ve had six children. Craig Ballantyne, recently spoke with fitness competitor Fran Dennis for her tips and secrets on how to help you lose fat and define your abs.

Most women would expect that with six kids to take care of, Francisca would have no time to train. But she makes time through careful scheduling - splitting her lifting and cardio between morning and evening if she has to. When she added lifting into her program, that is when her physique changes started to show the most.

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Every so often when I read a yoga magazine, I shake my head, sigh a little, and say, Oh my. I find it disheartening that despite the wealth of yoga-related anatomy available today, articles are being published that have misleading intentions and that provide misleading information.

In the August issue of Yoga Journal, there is a subheading on the front cover that declares The Ultimate Pose to Build Core Strength. Being the initial publisher of Yoga for the Core, by Suzette O Byrne, and being interested in anything core whether it refers to physical anatomy, breath, subtle energy flow, or bandhas I was quite excited as I opened the

pages to look for the article. And then . . . disappointment.

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Every so often when I read a yoga magazine, I shake my head, sigh a little, and say, Oh my. I find it disheartening that despite the wealth of yoga-related anatomy available today, articles are being published that have misleading intentions and that provide misleading information.

In the August issue of Yoga Journal, there is a subheading on the front cover that declares The Ultimate Pose to Build Core Strength. Being the initial publisher of Yoga for the Core, by Suzette O Byrne, and being interested in anything core whether it refers to physical anatomy, breath, subtle energy flow, or bandhas I was quite excited as I opened the

pages to look for the article. And then . . . disappointment.

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