March Madness Workout
Bella Breakdown We spend so much of March Madness sitting on the couch. Why not use the basketball players’ ripped bods as inspiration for your own workout? Fitness experts who train professional players have demonstrated the following steps for doing conditioning and getting swole. You can even do the exercises while you cheer on your favorite college team. 1. Plank on a basketball: Put your hands on your b-ball and lift your legs in a march (Great alternative to crunches!). 2. Basketball lunges: Put your basketball stretched out in your hands at a 90-degree angle. Do a right lunge,...
Having A Bad Day? Do This!
Bella Breakdown Every once in a while, we all have bad days. They can last forever and be totally draining. Fortunately, if you are enduring a day where you wish you had just stayed in bed, there are ways to get through it. Psychologists recommend doing these things: 1. Work on a passion project Take a little you time to do something you know you love, like painting or listening to music. This will help get you out of your funk. 2. Go outside Getting fresh air and being in nature is proven to lift people’s moods. 3. Look...
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be Sitting Down All Day
Bella Breakdown Sitting in a chair all day may have been expected of you. However, due to growing health concerns, researchers are advising those who can to get out of their work chairs and get physical while working. While sitting in your chair may seem like the most logical thing to do at your desk, try standing for a while. Due to you not using your lower body muscles it could lead to muscle atrophy. This means the longer and the more you stay seated, the more your lower muscles will begin to weaken. Weight gain is also a...
Skipping Lunch Could Be Putting Your Health At Risk More Than You Think
Bella Breakdown Choosing to skip lunch isn’t keeping you as healthy as you may think. While forgetting to eat lunch once in awhile won’t have that big of an effect on you, making it into a constant habit will. When you are constantly skipping meals it will lead to your binge eating during dinnertime because you are now feeling hungrier than normal. Additionally, those that skip meals actually burn fewer calories and have less energy. This has more to with an individual’s metabolism. When food is consumed, metabolism levels rise. Without food to digest, metabolism levels go down. No...
Can Binge-Watching TV Be Dangerous For Your Health?
Bella Breakdown If you were one of the 18.2 million people who started and finished the newest season of Stranger Things over the weekend then good for you. Also, you may want to stop binge-watching television like that because new research suggests it’s bad for your health. According to a 2017 study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, avid binge-watchers reported poor sleep quality, increased fatigue, and more insomnia symptoms. Researchers at Michigan State University also presented a link between binge-watching and poor lifestyle choices like eating unhealthy meals, snacks and staying in a seated position for...
Embarrassing Workout Questions Finally Answered
Bella Breakdown For people who aren’t the most fit going to the gym is a very intimidating activity. However, when you do manage to get a good workout in, questions begin to arise about certain things that you may know nothing about. To help you, here are the answers to some of your most embarrassing questions. Why do my workout clothes smell so bad? The smell of your workout clothes doesn’t necessarily mean you stink. “Odor doesn’t come from the sweat itself; it comes from the bacteria that break down the sweat,” said Katie Horwitch, a New York City-based...
6 Amazing Yoga Poses For Happiness
Bella Breakdown In the present life full of stress and worries, maximum people have forgotten to smile and be happy. People these days feel that owning a house, luxurious cars, designer clothes, exquisite jewelry are the possessions that can bring happiness. But, the fact is that these just temporary materialistic things which keep a person financially secure and not happy forever. Happiness comes from within when a person’s mind and soul are healthy and stress-free. We suggest a few yoga poses which keep the mind in control and elevates a person’s mood making him/ her happier from within. Let...
5 Reasons You Always Get Headaches At Work
Bella Breakdown If you have noticed that you don’t seem to get any headaches except when you’re at work there may be a reason for that. In fact, here are 5 reasons why you are constantly getting headaches while you’re at work. You may have figured this one out on your own, but your computer screen may be the big culprit for your head pain. Since most of our jobs require us to be on a computer or looking at a screen for the duration of our day it’s no surprise that 10-15% of patients associate computer use to...
