Enjoy yourself without dreading the aftermath this holiday season.Fast-forward a few weeks — it’s January 1, and you’re lying on the couch, surrounded by empty wine bottles and cookie tins, feeling bloated, defeated and angry with yourself for completely ditching your health and fitness priorities for a holiday-induced bender that destroyed all the hard work...
As a woman in South Africa, it's hard to not feel helpless sometimes, especially recently. Here are a few ways that you can empower yourself RN...
Beat colds and the flu through the winter by following these five tips.Avoid Gym GermsThis is especially important during cold and flu season. Bring your own antibacterial spray or wipes and clean off equipment before you use it. Keep any cuts or abrasions covered, bring your own water instead of filling up at a fountain,...
Try these six moves to release — and relieve — your lower back.The world sits. A lot. And according to the National Institutes of Health, eight out of 10 people experience back pain at some point in their lives. Though sedentary living is the No. 1 reason people experience back pain, gym-goers are not exempt:...
Online shopping just got a whole lot easier. Check out Takealot's insane range of products. Plus: get R150 off your first shop of R450 or more. The post We Rounded Up 9 Top Prezzies On Takealot To Make The Best Of Your R150 Voucher appeared first on Women's Health.Powered by WPeMatico...
Use these strategies to keep stress at bay and boost your mental and physical well-being.These days, stress seems to be a way of life, but as research shows time and again, chronic stress can lead to serious health problems such as depression, anxiety and more. “Chronic stress can affect the cardiovascular system with increased risk for high blood pressure,...
Women's Health speaks to Banyana Banyana soccer player Thembi Kgatlana about her career, living abroad and sports development in her community. The post Sport Really Can Empower Women — Just Look At Banyana Banyana’s Thembi Kgatlana appeared first on Women's Health.Powered by WPeMatico...
SA's own Marciel Hopkins may not have the typical stick-thin model physique, but she's killing it on the international modelling circuit anyway. The post 5 Reasons WH Cover Star Marciel Hopkins Is Our Current Woman Crush appeared first on Women's Health.Powered by WPeMatico...
Take a look into new findings surrounding exercise and memory, Alzheimer's prevention and orthorexia nervosa.Three Minutes for MemoryAccording to the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a morning bout of exercise combined with light-intensity walking — so-called brain breaks — for as few as three minutes throughout the day boosted both decision-making and short-term memory, relative...
A lover of adventure and passionate amateur photographer, Danel Wentzel was the ideal gal to win our Canon competition. She won a Canon Powershot SX740 HS. The post A Day In The Life Of Our Canon Star, PLUS Take A Look At Her Incredible Shots! appeared first on Women's Health.Powered by WPeMatico...