Tag Archives: health and wellness

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  Weekend Fitness Challenge: High Knee Run

  This weekend's fitness challenge, the high knee run, is a great addition to any High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) plan. No gym required so let's get going.   *Illustrations by Odunze Oguguo (WhytManga) [subscribe-form] [/subscribe-form]...

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  3 Tips To Avoid Post Wedding Weight Gain

  [fl]A[/fl] lot of us women have a tendency to gain weight after we say I do. This article is meant to address what I think are two reasons for that. First, we forget that our dedication to our health and fitness is a part of the person that stepped into the marriage. Second, we don't understand that...

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  Your Brain Needs Exercise Too

  Ever listen to your friends complain that someone is messing with their mind? Perhaps you have even said it yourself.  On the surface, this sounds – and often is – very bad.  Strangely enough, it is this type of challenge that keeps our brains fresh.  Without problem-solving exercises, we wou...

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  10 Easy Ways To Improve Your Health Today

  It seems everyone is on a health craze. Your neighbour is watching her carbs. Your boss is juicing and your sister is going to the gym for 3 hours a day. You have been watching from the side lines and are now ready to start getting healthy but the idea of not eating Jollof Rice or spending hours at ...

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  Q: How Can I Reduce Or Eliminate Stretch Marks?

  Stretch marks are known medically as striae distensae. They can affect anyone who has seen a growth spurt during the teenage years, in pregnancy, with a rapid weight gain or loss, and in weight lifters. When they occur with pregnancy, they are also called striae gravidarum. The skin is composed o...

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• Vitamin D: Why It Matters

  The human body is miraculously engineered—to cool off, it sweats; when it’s cold, you feel chills; and its built-in mechanisms indicate when something is wrong, like headaches, swelling and pain. However, there are some things that the body needs that it does not maintain itself, like food, wate...

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  In Her Own Words: Somi on Diet, Fitness, Fashion and Hair

  Our feature on Somi won’t be complete without some insight on how she stays healthy, fit and fashionable especially with what we can only assume to be a hectic travel schedule. Here's what she had to say: RHM: Do you adhere to any special diet? Somi: Growing up, everything was whole grain...

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  Side Shuffle Exercise: Tone Your Lower Body

  How to do the Side Shuffle Exercise Side shuffle exercise is the perfect way to firm up your lower body, get your heart rate up, and burn calories!  In a standing position, bend the knees slightly so you’re in the ‘ready’ position with the arms in front of you. Shuffle your way acro...

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