Been having some bad days lately at work? Been slumping in your chair more? Do you feel more pain in your neck and shoulders? If this sounds like you maybe it’s time to get off your butt and do something about it. Now comes the excuses – I don’t like to exercise – I haven’t [...]
Can a sports shoe company build stylish footwear that is “green”, lightweight and provides good support? Sure and the footwear company New Balance has come up a running shoe that can easily be worn out casually with a pair of jeans. How it is made to take advantage of recycled materials is only part of [...]
This year’s Olympics is getting my attention. So much so that I get to bed later at night which makes me a complete zombie in the morning. It seems I can’t get enough of these super athletes flying down a hill at break neck speed or soaring and flipping and twisting every which way on [...]
Does the shape of a piece of chocolate make you crave it? Take a heart shape. It seems to appear around Valentine’s Day. Are you more likely to grab the heart shaped piece of chocolate or are you the type that isn’t that particular? Chocolate is chocolate and regardless of its shape that it comes [...]
Shopping for a yoga mat bag these days may not be as difficult as it was years ago. Today yoga mat bags have come a long way in regards to style and functionality. Bags that look like totes, bags that appeal to the backpack style crowd, bags that look retro and bags that not just [...]
I remember the days when you waited in line to purchase the New York City subway token. You know the one with cut out “Y” in the center. I have fond memories of the glassed-in transit employees counting out the tokens and then sliding them forward in the metal tray toward me. I remember [...]
If yoga is not part of your fitness plans for 2010 maybe you should reconsider. Getting older up there in age? Is your body breaking down? You can’t roll with your old buddies anymore at the basketball court. Physical problems from years from high-impact sports activities has taken its toll. But you are in luck. [...]
Gadgets come and gadgets go and this decade surely saw its share of techie toys. When was the last time you used a fax machine? When was the last time you used a phone that had a cord attached to it? During this past holiday I saw more people inside the Apple store than I [...]
One of the most popular Pilates exercise pieces of equipment in the marketplace today is called a Pilates Ring or sometimes called a Magic Circle, fitness circle, or exercise ring. Simply designed these flexible rings offer different levels of resistance when working on those heard to reach areas of the inner and outer thighs.
Rings [...]
Balance boards are load of fun for the youthful set but is it too far of a stretch to think a member of the senior set is can’t enjoy the fun of it too? Balance boards need some getting used to so it is very possible a senior can make balance boards part of their [...]