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10 Benefits of Cold Water Swimming

The Sporting

While the cold temperature of wild waters may shock your system, it compels you to concentrate on your breathing, which can calm your nervous system. If you have a high vagal tone, your body can physically relax more quickly after periods of stress, thanks to the effective functioning of your parasympathetic nervous system.

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Interplay Between Exercise and Gut Health: How to Improve Exercise with a Happy Gut

The Sporting

How to use exercise to build a happy, healthy gut We are constantly told that to improve our endurance we need to: lift more weight, work out more or have a healthy diet. What if, to improve our endurance, we also need a happy gut? Would you like to improve your gut health and fitness level? Source: Ferrocalm.

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Rhodiola’s Impact on Cellular Energy Production and Mitochondrial Function

Designs for Health

Historical records reveal that the Vikings utilized Rhodiola to promote their endurance and physical strength. The students who received Rhodiola displayed significant improvements in physical fitness, neuromotor functions, and mental performance. Rhodiola ( Rhodiola rosea L.)

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Variations of Yoga: 5 Different Types of Yoga Explained

The Sporting

5 Yoga Variations: A Concise Guide to Different Types of Yoga Yoga is the talk of the town in the health and fitness world, and it has been considered an ancient and historical practice that combines the betterment of both the physical and the metaphysical or spiritual self. Metaphysically, it helps in the awakening of the subconscious.

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Health Education Lesson Plans

PLT4M

For example, nutrition education shouldn’t give a one-size-fits-all prescriptive solution on eating and healthy habits. Food also provides non-energy vitamins and minerals that support essential activities like converting food to energy, developing hormones, supporting the immune and nervous systems, and protecting our body from damage.