myTakes: Health & Fitness

It seems like nowadays, everything is "pro curves" and all about skinny shaming. Why do we do this? Why do we think shaming girls that look like this- Or this- Is totally acceptable but shaming women that looks like...

1. Cut tall grass with a scythe. 2. Cut short grass with a mechanical mower. 3. Commute to work or other places on a bicycle. 4. Dig a lot of holes. Holes must be 5 feet in diameter and 5 feet deep. 5. Plant a lot of...

It is often assumed that fit people tend to be more attractive than fat people. Indeed, many fat people who want to be fit do so out of vanity. For fat people who care more about their personal health than personal...

What makes us who we are is based on so many things ; personality, background, experience and looks etc. However, the most important thing is the fact that we need to accept ourselves ! Only when you are in balance with...

1. Stop smoking Yup, you'll live longer, you'll start smelling good again, your fingers won't be yellow, and your teeth can go back to being pearly white (hopefully)... + health + feel better + look better + smell better...

America is one of the fattest country in the world. With obesity and obesity-related illnesses on the rise, there is money to be made in helping people try to lose weight. However, I do not believe that obesity is...

Smoothie Fruit salad Fruity oatmeal Eggs and tomatoes with toast Watermelon pizza Croissant and coffee Avocado on toast All of these things combined (for the really hungry)

Well, congratulations. One of the 350 million people in the world has let you know that they are depressed. You're overcome with surprise. You don't know what to say with this situation presented to you. Even though...

Heyo it's me here to tell you to not aspire to be a size 0. Speaking as someone who is that small (and due to my genes, I probably won't even be able to be more than this) it's not as great as it seems. It's a lot of...

If at some point during these workouts you're not swearing, praying for them to end, or mopping the floor with the sweat dripping off of every inch of your body...you are definitely not doing them right. High Intensity...

On my morning drive, this topic on talk radio was brought up by a caller who basically angrily called in to say that he did not believe that any person who was overweight could be happy. Period. He felt that overweight...

Most people think of "saying grace" as a religious habitual behavior. However, I do not think it has to be thought of as a religious habitual behavior. I believe that, with the great secularization of modernity, saying...

You've no doubt heard the following: "eat natural food grown fresh from the earth. Drink plenty of water. Eat locally grown foods. If it has more than 5 ingredients, it's probably not good for you. If you cannot pronounce...

Working out at a gym isn't for everybody or you can just be bored with it and looking for something else to do for a while that won't cost you a dime. Physically with any workout program, in order to see changes,...

Zombies, Run! sets you in a post apocalyptic world plagued with, you guessed it, zombies. You are Runner Five, and your mission is to collect supplies, perform rescues, and defend one of humanity's last remaining strong...

So you can't workout because you don't have, and I'm quoting you here...a...gym...membership? Really? Come, come now, let's kill that excuse! No one in the history of mankind (and womankind) has ever "needed" a gym to...

Okay, I know almost all of you are going to read the title like, "What the hell is Dysautonomia?". Well, let me define it for you: Dysautonomia aka Autonomic Dysfunction: A condition in which various parts of the...