Category: Health & Fitness

How 15 Minutes of Workout Can Have Major Benefits?

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How 15 Minutes of Workout Can Have Major Benefits?

The best workout plan is a short one. In fact, 15 minutes of workout can have a tremendous effect on your health an well-being.

You can easily do it whenever you have time and also in a small area. If you have to work for eight hours and still want to be fit, this is the best way of improving your health without any expenses or gym memberships required.

Benefits of 15-minute workout

Here are some benefits:

Can make you feel more energetic

To have the best effects, you should aim to do at least 15 minutes of workout before you start your day. However, if that’s not possible, try doing it after work or during your lunch break. If possible, try doing it before starting work in the morning.

Apart from building muscle size, boosting athletic performance, and facilitating daily activities, bicep curls build strength in the upper arm, train the shoulder to be more stable, and teach the practitioner’s core to engage. https://t.co/9z69SfB8Po

Boost healthy cells and increase chances of longevity

What you eat and how you exercise are not only essential for maintaining your physical health but also for decreasing your chances of an early death.

It’s important to know that when you’re constantly working out, it helps boost the number of calories burned during the day. That means it’s possible for one person to burn up more calories even if they perform only 15 minutes of workout than another who doesn’t work out as much.

Improve sleep

You may have heard that exercising helps you sleep better. When the body is in a state of rest, it releases chemicals called endorphins, which help relax the muscles and reduce stress.

These compounds also bind to receptors in the brain that influence mood and emotions, producing a feeling of euphoria. The more you exercise, the more endorphins the body produces, which can improve sleep quality.

Exercising regularly can also help you sleep better at night, as exercising requires muscle exertion, which eventually causes fatigue. As a result, that makes it easier for the body temperature to go down while sleeping. That makes sure that the body gets its required rest before waking up again

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3 Health-Fitness Businesses Coming to Huntington Commons – Huntington Now

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3 Health-Fitness Businesses Coming to Huntington Commons – Huntington Now

Three health and fitness businesses have signed leases to open at Huntington Commons, the center’s owner said Thursday, with a fourth business expected to move in next year.

CycleBar, GOLFTEC and iStretchPlus 11 are the new businesses that will be operating in the space previously occupied by Outback Steakhouse, which closed abruptly in 2018, Phenix Salons expected in 2023 and will move into the old Famous Footwear space. 

They are part of a renewal of the center, formerly known as the Big H, at 839 New York Ave., with ShopRite opening Sunday. The grocery store will be joining  other tenants, including Home Depot, Marshalls,which recently changed locations in the center, Tommy’s Tacos, Old Navy, Petco, Burger King and New China Restaurant.

Urban Edge Properties said it has signed leases for a total of 7,299 square feet for the new businesses.

“These new, health and wellness uses share a target demographic with ShopRite and will benefit from synergies and the increased convenience of adjacency for multiple weekly visits,” said Scott Auster, senior vice president and head of leasing at Urban Edge.  “And, with a brand-new Marshalls store in place, Huntington Commons will truly combine the best of essential and discretionary retail alongside in-demand services such as fitness and beauty.”

CycleBar was founded in 2004, and offers a variety of low-impact, high-intensity indoor cycling workouts for all fitness levels. CycleBar offers “CycleTheaters,” enhanced with high-energy “CycleBeats” playlists and tracked using rider-specific “CycleStat” performance metrics.

GOLFTEC was founded in 1995, and offers golf lessons and instruction. It features proprietary OptiMotion technology, measuring how golfers swing the club.

“The two biggest things that drove us to this center are the visibility and access from New York Avenue and the renewed energy within the center as the redevelopment and new tenants are announced and open,” said Chad Covak, vice president of real estate at GOLFTEC.

iStretchPlus: This will be the first location for this locally owned stretching concept that will provide assisted stretching, cupping, infrared sauna, plunge cold therapy, acupressure, and additional wellness services that will focus on but not limited to injury relief, injury recovery and injury prevention.  

“The freshly remodeled Huntington Commons is geographically perfect for us to service the hard-working people of Huntington as well as its surrounding cities,” said James Haas, owner of iStretchPlus. “We are very excited to be part of this makeover and pleased

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Whitestone REIT Signs Anchor Agreement with High Energy Health & Fitness Brand, EoS Fitness

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Whitestone REIT Signs Anchor Agreement with High Energy Health & Fitness Brand, EoS Fitness

HOUSTON, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) today signed a long-term, 51,000 square foot lease with EoS Fitness, establishing a strong relationship with the dynamic, high energy, fitness brand. Securing EoS as the anchor at Williams Trace Plaza center in Sugar Land, a fast-growing suburb of Houston, aligns well with Whitestone’s community center focus as it leverages EoS’s growing reputation for family friendliness and great service. The addition of EoS will dramatically increase investment returns for Whitestone’s center in the coming years. EoS Fitness replaces an underutilized grocer, and is anticipated to increase traffic to the center, create greater tenant demand for spaces and potentially support the development of a future pad site at the center.

“We are thrilled to be bringing EoS Fitness into our Williams Trace Plaza center. The addition of a high-quality, state-of-the-art health and fitness tenant like EoS Fitness positions the center to thrive,” said Whitestone REIT Chief Operating Officer, Christine Mastandrea. “Investing in a high-traffic center in the vibrant Sugar Land community is anticipated to contribute to Whitestone’s future earnings growth in 2023 and beyond.”

Sugar Land is a hub for numerous industries, including advanced manufacturing, biotech, financial services and energy technology. The city has a highly educated workforce with over 60% of residents holding a bachelor’s degree or higher, nearly twice the national average, according to the Greater Houston Partnership.

EoS Fitness is a leader in the fitness industry, offering an inclusive and welcome environment for fitness enthusiasts of every level. The brand offers top-of-the-line health, fitness and wellness amenities, a variety of high-energy group fitness classes, multiple high-tech strength and interactive fitness experiences, and expansive recovery spaces where members can focus on improving their overall health and achieving their fitness goals. EoS gyms draw steady, repeat foot traffic and are heavily connected with the surrounding community.

Fitness remains one of the top retail categories for foot traffic growth. For more information on foot traffic levels and other key data, please see refer to Placer.ai’s Quarterly Index on their website.

Whitestone achieved record occupancy of 92.5% in the third quarter 2022 and continues to focus on finishing the year with strong results. 

About Whitestone REIT

Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) is a community-centered real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns, operates, and develops open-air, retail centers located in some of the

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2022 Holiday gift guides – Gifts for health and fitness fanatics!

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2022 Holiday gift guides – Gifts for health and fitness fanatics!
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2022 Holiday gift guides – Gifts for health and fitness fanatics!

ARTICLE – I’m sure you have at least one person on your gift buying list that is serious about their health and fitness. These gift ideas are for them!

LesMills SMARTBAR weight set

The SMARTBAR weight set from LesMills is an exciting new take on fitness equipment that makes it easier than ever to make your workouts faster and more efficient. This high-quality home gym equipment is designed to make it much easier to switch out weight plates with almost zero effort. Forget about hard-to-manage clips, the SMARTBAR plates snap into the gator ends securely and can then be released just as easily without any separate parts to drop or lose. The gator ends also rotate while you’re lifting to make your workouts smoother and with less strain on your wrists. This set comes with 3 pairs of cast iron core plates (2.2, 5.5, and 11lb) that can even be used as hand weights for a full-body workout because they have built-in grips in the center and edges. The square shape of the plates also means that they won’t roll away when they are clipped to the barbell. I think this set is awesome and have been using it regularly for my own workouts. It’s an extremely well-made set and I love how easy it is to switch out the plates.
Price: $479.99
Where to buy: Lesmills and Amazon

Walk-i-Task treadmill desk


WALK-i-TASK is the perfect gift to help those who are looking to incinerate calories by moving their body while working from home. WALK-i-TASK is a height-adjustable desk that easily attaches to your home treadmill. This treadmill desk attachment provides a convenient way to eliminate sedentary lifestyles and get steps in while on boring Zoom calls, streaming TV shows, or even reading.

If your loved one values their health and wellness, WALK-i-TASK is the perfect solution. Key product features include:

  • Height Adjustable For Optimal Comfort
  • Attaches & Detaches To Transition From Walking to Running
  • Fits Most Treadmill Brands & Models (including NordicTrack, Sole etc)
  • Strong & Durable Workspace (top and bottom platform)
  • No Assembly Required

Read: Customer reviews
Original Price: $239.99
Discounted Price: $189.99 ( Save $50 when you use the code: GADGETEER50 )
Where To Buy: walkitask.com

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Exercise Might Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment | Health & Fitness

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Exercise Might Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment | Health & Fitness

FRIDAY, Nov. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An exercise program, even if it’s not as intense as national guidelines suggest, could help breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy reduce fatigue and have a better quality of life, new research suggests.

Researchers from Edith Cowan University in Australia included 89 women in this study — 43 participated in the exercise portion; the control group did not.

Exercisers did a 12-week home-based program. It included weekly resistance training sessions and 30 to 40 minutes of aerobic exercise.

Researchers found that patients who exercised recovered from cancer-related fatigue more quickly during and after radiation therapy compared to the control group. Exercisers also saw a significant increase in health-related quality of life, which could include measures of emotional, physical and social well-being.

“The amount of exercise was aimed to increase progressively, with the ultimate target of participants meeting the national guideline for recommended exercise levels,” said study leader Georgios Mavropalias, a postdoctoral research fellow in the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

“However, the exercise programs were relative to the participants’ fitness capacity, and we found even much smaller dosages of exercise than those recommended in the [Australian] national guidelines can have significant effects on cancer-related fatigue and health-related quality of living during and after radiotherapy,” Mavropalias said in a university news release.

The Australian national guidelines for cancer patients call for 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise five days a week or 20 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise three days a week. This is in addition to strength training exercises two to three days a week.

About 1 in 8 women and 1 in 833 men are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetimes, according to Living Beyond Breast Cancer, a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit organization.

The study showed a home-based exercise program during radiation therapy is safe, feasible and effective, said study supervisor professor Rob Newton, a professor of exercise medicine.

“A home-based protocol might be preferable for patients, as it is low-cost, does not require travel or in-person supervision and can be performed at a time and location of the patient’s choosing,” he said in the release. “These benefits may provide substantial comfort to patients.”

Study participants who started an exercise program tended to stick with it. They reported significant improvements in mild, moderate and vigorous physical activity up to a year after the program ended.

“The exercise program in

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Black Friday deals: Fitness, home health and home tech

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Black Friday deals: Fitness, home health and home tech

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Save on one of our favourite rowing machines

Hydrow Wave being tested by Harry Bullmore for LIve Science

(Image credit: Harry Bullmore)

The Hydrow Wave offers a similar premium performance to the original Hydrow Rower but it comes in a smaller, more affordable package. It’s now cheaper than ever too, with the brand slashing the price by more than $100 on its website. 

When we tested the Wave back in September, we liked its lightweight design and the fact it’s $1,000 cheaper than the original Hydrow rower, making it more accessible to a wider range of people. In fact, we liked it so much, it features in our guide to the best rowing machines as the “most suitable for beginners”. If the Hydrow doesn’t tickle your fancy, there are plenty of other rowing machines on sale this Black Friday. But don’t delay as stocks won’t last forever.

This Theragun deal saves you $100 on a top massage gun

man using the theragun prime massage gun

(Image credit: Theragun)

Say goodbye to stubborn knots and achy muscles. Once armed with one of the best massage guns, like the Theragun Prime, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without these super sonic post-workout recovery devices. 

Right now you can save yourself an impressive $101 at Best Buy thanks to the incredible 30% Black Friday discount which has just dropped. This brilliant piece of tech is equipped with QuietForce technology for low sound and delivers up to 30lbs of force to help release tightness and warm up muscles. All this for $198.99? We’re sold.

Grab this great resistance band deal from Target

Benefits of resistance bands: image shows woman using resitance band

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Take your workouts to new heights with 35% off this handy resistance band set from Target (opens in new tab). For $25.99, you can add some extra resistance to your at-home gym sessions with five exercise bands that come with varying levels of resistance, a door anchor and two cushioned handles. This means you can adapt them for different exercises. 

Discover even more of the best resistance bands on sale now.

Save on the latest Fitbit Versa

Fitbit Versa 4 being tested by Live Science contributor Andrew Williams

(Image credit: Andrew Williams)

Save a bundle on one of the best fitness trackers this Black Friday. We like the Versa 4 for its multi-day battery life, nicely animated interface and distinctive design. The Fitbit Versa 4 launched in September 2022 alongside the Fitbit Sense 2 and two years after the Fitbit Versa 3. Our reviewer concluded the side button is the one

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