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Month: January 2019

2019 Health Relaxation

If your posture is despicable, try these stretches you can do at your desk

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January 08, 2019 at 04:55AM Spending eight hours hunched over a computer screen each day would render even a prima ballerina’s posture imperfect, so it’s no wonder we office workers deal with back pain like its our job. For many, desk life is an unfortunate and unavoidable part of one’s career. Fortunately, there are a number of yoga teacher-approved stretches so easy you can do them sitting down. So long, aching shoulders and spine! If you’re looking for something quick and easy, 300-hour certified yoga teacher (and Well+Good’s director of marketing) Jessica Pickens recommends clasping opposite elbows behind your back to alleviate some discomfort while training your body to recognize an optimal seated position. “The simple movement open up your chest, broadens your collar bone, and gives you more space on your front body,” she says. Should you have a little more time on your hands, add a few extra poses to the lineup. When you do head back to your desk to plow through your inbox, you’ll do so with a spine that feels fresh out of savasana. Make your back feel like new again with these desk-friendly yoga poses 1. Figure four: “This will help to relieve outer hip and low back tightness from sitting all day,” says Lindsay Pirozzi, a New York City-based yoga instructor at Y7 Studio. “To accomplish this seated on a chair be sure to sit close to the edge of the chair so you can sit with a tall spine. Place your right ankle mindfully in top

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2019 Health Fashion

Forget birthstones—picking gems based on our dosha is way more personal

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January 08, 2019 at 04:54AM How great would it be if doctors actually prescribed retail therapy when something’s ailing us? Alas, Western medicine doesn’t consider fashion to be a valid form of treatment. (For proof, just look at the potato sack that is a hospital gown.) But when it comes to Ayurveda—a 5,000-year-old holistic healing tradition that originated in India—it’s a different story. At least, that’s the case when it comes to jewelry, which is believed to be a potent tool for keeping your mind and bod aligned. Here’s the deal: Per Ayurveda, everyone has a certain mind-body constitution, made up of a combination of three doshas. Your dominant dosha reflects everything from your sleep patterns to your skin health to your stress response. If you’re generally healthy, it’s a sign that your doshas are balanced. But if you’re dealing with health issues? Well, that’s a sign that your energy skews too far in one direction—airy Vata, fiery Pitta, or earthy Kapha. To help people keep their doshas in check, Ayurvedic practitioners often turn to food, herbs, and lifestyle interventions. But gemstones, too, are believed to have an impact on one’s constitution, says stylist-turned-shaman Colleen McCann. “Vedic astrology and its sister science, Ayurveda, recommend certain gemstones to help balance the doshas,” explains McCann, founder of Style Rituals and author of Crystal Rx: Daily Rituals for Cultivating Calm, Achieving Your Goals, and Rocking Your Inner Gem Boss. “According to the ancient [system], some gemstones are more healing for certain constitutional types—Pitta, Vata,

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EDITORSPICK

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Sweat with Kayla ltsines BBG Program, join the world’s biggest female fitness community and fast track your journey to Bikini Body Confidence! Join now for 7 days of fitness training for free! Kayla ltsines, Kelsey Wells, Stephanie Sanzo, Chontel Duncan and Sjana Elise Earp join Sweat’s mission of helping women live their best life through health and fitness. Sweat is the home of women’s health and fitness, hosting multiple trainers and programs: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sweat-kayla-itsines-fitness/id1049234587?mt=8 • Kayla ltsines’ BBG program includes high- intensity plyometric training using minimal equipment. Kayla’s BBG Stronger is a weights-based program for gym users. • Kelsey Wells’ post-pregnancy program includes resistance workouts designed to increase core strength and improve posture for mums. • Kelsey Wells’ PWR weight-training program includes gym-based resistance workouts for women to increase lean muscle and strength. • Stephanie Sanzo’s BUILD powerbuilding program is perfect for women wanting to improve their lifting performance. • Chontel Duncan’s FIERCE strength and high-intensity workouts are ideal for women wanting to lose weight and increase fitness. • Sjana Earp’s yoga program includes Vinyasa-style resistance and yin-based recovery flows to improve flexibility and posture. Select workouts for all fitness goals to help women feel strong and bikini body confident. Track health, nutrition and daily workouts with a fitness tracker to help you get the bikini body you’ve always wanted! Fitness and Workouts • Workout in just 28 minutes a day! • At home workouts available • Gym-based workouts available, including weight training, powerlifting and high-intensity circuit training. • Targeted workouts,

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