by Women's Health | Jun 23, 2020 | Fitness
You know that awkward feeling when someone references a TV show or person you don’t know but you smile and nod along because you want to seem in the loop? Yeah, that totally human experience happens in fitness too. Especially around relatively obscure terms like...
by Women's Health | Jun 17, 2020 | Fitness
– Halle Berry believes that finding ways to release stress and negative energy is crucial for maintaining your health and wellbeing. (Oh hey yoga.) – Her go-to practices are yoga and stretching, which she incorporates at least three times per week. – She says poses...
by Women's Health | Jun 17, 2020 | Fitness
When I think of walking for cardio, I picture Jane Fonda-vibes outfits (hello, brightly-coloured, high-cut spandex and sweatbands), wrist and ankle weights, and wildly pumping arms. And then I shrug it off. I mean, cardio has to be high-exertion and super sweaty,...
by Women's Health | Jun 15, 2020 | Fitness
Pilates is hugely underrated as a form of exercise. The movements are so tiny and the weights so light… how can it possibly be effective, right? Well here’s the thing: You don’t always need to be lifting huge chunks of metal with a full range of...
by Women's Health | Jun 12, 2020 | Workouts
When you think about your upper abs, you’re really thinking about the top half of a muscle group called the rectus abdominis (known as your “six-pack” muscles), which runs down the front of your core from your ribs to your pubic bone. (FYI: This muscle group actually...