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fitness corner • Reduces melanoma (skin cancer) by over 72% • Improves digestion • Increases immune system function • Prevents up to 47% of cognitive impairment, 62% of Alzheimer’s • Enhances learning by 12 times • Decreases depression by 20%, including relapses • Decreases stress, body fat, weight gain Taking the stairs rather than the elevators with make a big
difference. Did you know that climbing stairs burns more calories per minute than jogging?
Quality Is Better Than Quantity
With the current situation closing a lot of gyms, here are a few ways of staying in shape doing easy exercises:
The first thing is, the world is moving towards digitalization.
If you can find some basic fitness equipment (Light dumbbells, a stability ball and jump rope can all be used for a great homeworkout.)
It has become quite easy to find work out videos on the computer
You can always be creative and use water bottles or such for light
virtually attend them (you can pause them, you can rewind, etc.)
of your furniture to help you do that too, for example box squats or
or TV. These routines give you so much flexibility, as you can
Walk when possible.
weights. You can use them to do curls or squats. You can use some step-up on chairs.
Walking is the MOST underrated exercise. You can listen to music,
You have so many body weight exercises available to you: Planks,
According to Mike Escobar, in “Fitness: the forgotten nutrient”, he
you. You can do some leg raises while watching tv or washing the
podcasts, you can bring your dog, friends, and make it a fun walk.
push-ups, squats, jumping jacks, step-ups etc, are all amazing for
describes that walking 30 minutes a day:
dishes. Cleaning or re-organizing the house is actually a great way
• Prevents up to 91% cases of obesity, type II diabetes
to get moving.
• Prevents up to 50% of all cases of heart disease • Normalizes blood pressure, reduces risk of developing high blood pressure
Guillaume Tonelli, Tennis Director
• Reduces risk of breast cancer by up to 60%
tennisnorthstar@gmail.com
• Reduces lung cancer, even in smokers, by 72%
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