After a long day, many people experience that tight sensation in their neck or shoulders that slowly creeps in. If you feel these sensations more often than not, you may be holding excess stress and ...

Staying physically active helps seniors boost energy, improve mood, and strengthen the mind-body connection. (Leslie Sokol's Dance photo) The connection between your physical and mental well-being is ...

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Some workouts leave you buzzing, muscles pumping, and energy on high. Others leave you wondering if you made any progress at all. The difference often comes down to more than just the weight on the ...

Okay, quick show of hands: who else is finding life just a teensy tiny little bit ~stressful~ right now? From the heavy news cycle to the cost of living crisis, we (and our nervous systems) are all ...

Somatic exercise is a style of movement where the exerciser focuses on how the movement makes them feel. 1,2 It tends to be slow and thoughtful so that the person doing it has the chance to notice any ...

Somatic exercises can come with a lot of benefits, but these are the risks and expert tips you should keep in mind. Dr. Valerie Cholet is a Professor of Kinesiology. She earned her doctorate at Penn ...

With the stress of the pandemic, body image issues have been on the rise. With the stress of the pandemic, body image issues have been on the rise. For Maggi Apollon of Miami, she’s felt it personally ...

The Macy Pilates Core Trainer is a durable plastic board featuring sliding pads (a version of the gliding carriage of a ...

Modern men are embracing smarter, holistic fitness trends, from HYROX and digital wearables to functional training, biohacking, HIIT, and mind-body practices like Pilates ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear. It is late at ...