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What happens to your body when you exercise?
Humans are creatures of instant gratification. We do something, and want to see results right away. Exercise fits perfectly into this viewpoint, as it provides immediate benefits from the very first session. And these benefits keep on coming throughout your entire life. When one exercises, this stresses the body causing it to change to become…
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Isolation, Loneliness and Your Health
Humans are social creatures by nature. We’ve evolved this way out of necessity as being alone in centuries past would challenge one’s ability to survive. We needed each other for protection and acquiring food. Nowadays the threats from isolation are not as apparent, but social isolation and loneliness are still detrimental to your health. Despite…
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Why is fitness important?
Fitness and physical activity. One would think these two go hand in hand. Because of course you can’t get in good shape without being active. The two are closely related but not the same and that’s why fitness is important as much as how active you are. While physical activity is a behaviour defined as…
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When is the best time to start an exercise program? Now.
To say that things change as we age is an understatement. Some things improve as we become financially independent, hopefully wiser and we’re usually better able to do things (such as travel) we might not have been able to when we were younger. A lot of other things change as well, which might not be…