Yoga Poses for Neck Pain

Neck pain is associated with the upper back and shoulders.  Repetitive everyday activity and certain yoga postures such as inversions can intensify those pains as well.

Inflamed, tight, overstretched, or underused muscles in the shoulders, rotator cuff and upper back can affect the neck and surrounding areas causing headaches, back and shoulder pain. Certain every day actions that require rotation of the head may be taken for granted when feeling healthy. 

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10 Reasons to Workout Today

Sometimes we have days when the stars are not aligned in our universe and working out is not what we feel like doing. No matter what our fitness level, there will be days when motivation feels lost forever. On days like that, it’s great to be able to remind ourselves 10 reasons to workout today to give us that motivational bump.

Here in “sunny” St George, Utah, it is a cloudy, cold day. I just want to crawl back into bed. Probably not unlike most of you are feeling during these cold winter months. There are a lot of reasons we need to push through and get our workouts done, even when the weather outside is frightful.

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18 Best Snacks for Weight Loss

Do you need helping sticking to a diet? Start snacking on these good-for-you too delicious to be true snacks. If you’re sacrificing snacks.

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12 Cross Fit Workouts Anyone Can Do - Web Health Journal

Don’t go as fast as you can on the first run because you will exhaust. If you are unable to swing the weight overhead for pull-ups wraps a resistance hand around the bar for assistance.

Wall Ball, Burpees is a good combination in the workout way possible. If you do it once, it feels like the ball would be all leg, and burpees an’’ arm, but both actually work all shoulder muscles too far.

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Lose 5-8lbs this Week with Jillian Michaels Detox Water

If you’re ready to:

• Drop 5-8 pounds in 7 days 
• Feel So much more energized
• Kick nasty, unhealthy food cravings to the curb 
• Get rid of excess bloat 
• Put a healthy glow back into your beautiful skin

And… Best of all!?! jump start your path to a healthy, confident future…

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Arm Workout for Women: 13 Exercises to Get Rid of Flabby Arms

This exercise mainly targets the core but it gets your arms tense specially because they’re in a static position. This effectively tenses the arms and effectively works it to burn the fat.

How to do it:

• Get to the start of a push-up. Your neck, back, butt, and legs must trace a straight line. Spine must always be neutral.
• Tighten your core and butt.
• Lift one foot off the ground and drive the knee towards your chest. Tap the ground with the foot and go back to starting position.
• Do the same with other leg.
• Repeat as many as possible in under 10 minutes. If the form starts to break, stop.

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Yoga Poses for Flexibility, 16 Must-Try Asanas

Flexibility has many health benefits, including healing aches and pains, helping with balance, and injury prevention.  Stretching the muscles can also help relieve tension and stress, which can cause all sorts of problems, including weight gain.

16 Most Effective Yoga Poses for Flexibility. These yoga poses for flexibility are broken down into 3 categories: Hamstrings, Hips, and Back

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19 Core Exercises for a Tummy Makeover

After kids and daily stress, you may have noticed your tummy growing larger than in your younger days. Fret no more you still have time to transform that core from flab to fab with our flat abs makeover. Incorporate these 19 core-sculpting moves into your fitness routine while coupling it with a clean diet and watch your chiseled midsection emerge. Abs after baby really are possible!

Stability Ball V-Pass: This is a surefire way to trigger your core muscles with an added glutes and hamstrings bonus. This is a crunch made fun with the ball pass element. Get details on this move here.

stability ball v-pass: Side Plank Thread the Needle: Engage your entire core in plank mode with an added emphasis on the love handles with this side plank with movement. Use weights, a water bottle or even can of food for added strength training. No equipment (excuses) needed.

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Wake-Up Workout

We've also added some of our favorite Pre-Workout Snacks and Post-Workout Snacks.

Pre-Workout Snacks:

• Dried Fruit
• Apple Chips
• Quinoa 
• Flavored Greek Yogurt
• Rice Cakes
• Fruit Smoothie
• Organic Popcorn
• Oatmeal with Apricots 

Post-Workout Snacks:

• Protein Bar
• Pistachio
• Piece of Fruit
• Chocolate Protein Pudding
• Hard Boiled Eggs + Dried Fruit
• Almond or Soy Milk

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37 Inspirational Quotes that'll Brighten Your Day

Life can get a bit unpredictable and rugged, and sometimes we all just need a great pick-me-up. Well, today can be your fresh start. Get showered, get dressed in your favorite outfit, put on some makeup if that is your heart’s desire, wing that liner, grab some tea and biscuits, and get ready to tackle your day.

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9 Butt Moves that Beat Squats

While it's true that squats can work your glutes from every angle, they get pretty boring after, oh, a second. It's why you really can't sustain a tight tush on squats alone. Besides, there are plenty of variations which, when performed together, could put the basic squat out of business. (You're welcome.)

Ready to, ahem, round out your glute routine? Try these butt moves designed by Chelsea Dornan, a NYC-based personal trainer, and modeled by Brittany Perille Yobe, a certified personal trainer who's racked up an Instagram following of more than 783,000 people thanks to her butt-centric feed.

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35 Motivational Fitness Quotes GUARANTEED to Get you Going

When you’re at the gym feeling like you’ll never be one of those people who look like they’ve been at it their entire lives, remember that they all started somewhere. 70% of people that start a fitness plan quit. Except you. Not this time.

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Bedtime Yoga Sequence for a Deeper Sleep

Welcome to your bedtime yoga sequence to create a deeper, more relaxed, super enjoyable, wake up feeling like a badass sleep.

Please put your pajamas on, brush your teeth, wash your face, grab a glass of water, and then get your ass in bed. For this sequence all you need is your beautiful self, a bed, and a pillow.

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Get a Dancer's Body with these 8 Moves

For dancers, it’s all about stability. Stabilization comes from the core; and while that can help with a dancer’s craft, a tight core can help you look and feel good. Whenever doing any of these moves, always remember to keep your posture up and your abs in nice and tight, not only for a better workout, but also because it prevents you from injuring yourself. Not only is your core important, but what catches your eye about a dancer is their strong, lean legs. 

Calf raises: Get those legs tight from ankle up with this move. You can do this move on flat ground or take it to the next level by doing it on the stairs or with dumbbells. This is a great move to do anytime of the day standing in line, waiting for the microwave to beep or brushing your teeth! Click here to see the move.

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No Squats Belly, Butt and Thighs Workout

The newest way to shape up your belly, butt, and thighs without stressing your joints: Flip your workout upside down!

These five moves only use one piece of equipment you’re sure to have in your home a wall. You’ll isolate the tough-to-reach muscles that pull in your belly, lift your backside, and trim your thighs.

The perfect complement to weight-bearing exercises such as walking, inverted moves use gravity to naturally boost circulation and provide an instant energizing rush. They also give your knees and hips a break from the pounding of upright life.

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17 Kettlebell Exercises for Total Body Toning

New exercisers should try one round of each of these exercises while more advanced exercisers can work towards two or three rounds. To really show off your kettlebell toning results, pair these exercises with clean eating recipes from the 5-Day Clean Eating Dinner menu.

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The Only 7 Gym Machines Worth Using

Despite the fact that kettlebells and bodyweight workouts might win the gym popularity contest right now, fitness pros agree: Not only are exercise machines totally fine to use, they might be especially helpful if you’re new to working out.

“It’s true that if you’re using free weights you have to recruit so many stabilizing muscles,” says Shannon Fable, certified trainer and programming director for Anytime Fitness. “But when you’re getting started, using selectorized equipment (the machines with weighted plates) and just learning the movement pattern is OK.”

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20 Minute Beginner Yoga Workout Routine for Flexibility

This beginner yoga routine increases energy levels and is great in the morning or anytime the body is feeling fatigued, stressed, or depressed (See: Basically all the time). It is specifically designed to help relieve back pain and improve flexibility.

Who is the workout for?

• Complete beginners looking for a good yoga workout
• People looking to improve their flexibility
• People looking to burn fat with their yoga practice 

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The 5-Minute Yoga Sequence for Better Sleep

It's not exactly easy to shut your brain after a hectic day. Between meetings across town, running to fit in a sweat, and figuring out logistics for that annual summer girl's weekend your stress levels are sky-high. Not so surprisingly, the grind of a busy day can make shutting down and falling asleep a little on the tough side. 

The solution? Yoga. Creating a ritual to relax the body and calm the mind can help you fall asleep sooner, sleep deeper, and for longer time. According to one Duke University Medical Center study, yoga can actually improve your overall sleep quality and reduced the need for sleep aids.

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Yoga Poses for Beginners, 17 Poses for Getting Started!

Some of the yoga poses are referred to as “two-sided” poses, which means that they should be repeated on both sides to make sure that you are working and stretching muscles in both sides of the body evenly.  They will say “repeat on both sides” at the end of the instructions.

We will open up with a few important stretches, and then work into other poses for balance, strength, and flexibility. Before we get started, make sure check out our latest video on the Health Benefits Yoga, below.  

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