Tag: health
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What is your motivation?
Motivation is the reason one acts a certain way and does certain things. It’s the foundation of every behaviour. While it’s often considered the same as a goal, it’s really the drive and desire to reach that goal. At the most basic level, is the motivation for the necessities of life such as food and…
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Why Strength Training is a Must as We Get Older
When you hear of someone talking about strength training, what do you think of? A bodybuilder? Someone like Dwayne Johnson? Or maybe it’s a young guy in a tank top and sunglasses at the gym grunting hard as he lifts weights with his friends yelling at him. While most people strength training are in their…
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Is dairy bad for you?
For thousands of years, milk and dairy products have been a staple in many people’s diets. Globally, more than 6 billion people consume them. It’s believed dairy consumption began around 8000 BC in what is now Turkey. From there, it spread to other parts of Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia. Despite the long track…
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Is stretching good for you?
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been told stretching is good for the body. It’s something we should all do as it increases flexibility. And from high school to university, many of us have been taught flexibility is considered one of the five components of fitness. A quick search confirms this and results…