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Mindfulness

Finding Inner Peace Through Mindfulness When You Can’t Meditate

Feeling overwhelmed by the daily grind? This article explores mindfulness techniques you can integrate into your busy life, even if traditional meditation isn’t for you. Discover how mindful moments throughout your day can reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance your overall well-being, even if traditional meditation is challenging for you.

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Cathe Friedrich talks about active aging

What is “Active Aging?

So, what exactly is “active aging.” It can mean different things depending on the subject matter at hand, but overall, active aging is how we can feel our best with each passing year by focusing on the activities that keep our bodies and our minds equipped for life.  

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yoga

Beyond Aerobics: The Heart-Healthy Benefits of Yoga

Unlock the heart-healthy benefits of yoga! Let’s look at scientific evidence highlighting yoga’s impact on cardiovascular fitness, stress reduction, and overall well-being. You’ll discover how this ancient practice goes beyond physical exercise, offering an integrated approach to heart and mind health.

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Cathe Friedrich in her STS 2.0 Chair Yoga workout. This workout can also be used by seniors and is a type of Yoga for older adults and all ages that has many health benefits.

A Path to Vitality: Unlocking the Benefits of Yoga for Older Adults

Unlock the transformative powers of yoga for seniors! Discover how yoga enhances physical fitness, reduces stress, improves sleep quality, and fosters social connections. From chair yoga to gentle styles, seniors can enjoy the numerous health benefits of this ancient practice. Explore how yoga can improve the quality of life for older adults and enhance overall well-being.

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Cathe Friedrich doing Yoga

The Zen of Zzz’s: The Benefits of Adding Yoga to Your Sleep Routine

Discover the benefits of incorporating yoga into your sleep routine. From reducing stress and anxiety to improving sleep quality and duration, this page explores how yoga can transform your bedtime routine and promote better overall health and well-being. Learn simple yet effective yoga poses and techniques to enhance your sleep and wake up feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.

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Restorative Exercise

5 Types of Restorative Exercise for Recovery

Intense exercise, such as HIIT training and strength training can improve your body composition and cardiovascular health, but your body needs to recover between more intense exercise sessions. That’s where restorative exercise comes in. Here are some forms of exercise you can do during those “easy” days to help your body recover.

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Cathe Friedrich doing Yoga

Surprising Ways Yoga Can Help You Lose Weight

You might think the only way to lose weight is to do intense, calorie-burning exercise but it’s all about balance.  Learn how adding yoga to your fitness routine can help you lose more weight and provide you with other benefits as well.

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Squats and flexibility

How Squats Can Improve Your Flexibility

Squats are one of the best kind of exercises when it comes to building lower body strength, but can they also make you more flexible? This article explores the myth that strength training exercises, like squats, shorten muscles and reduce flexibility and how they can make you more flexible.

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