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Deskercize for the lazy ones: Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise

Nobody disputes the fact that exercises can produce amazing health benefits. However, in practice we see only a few people performing regular physical activity. This is because exercises need effort and long-term commitment. On the other hand, human behavior by

The Invisible Deskercise: Kegel for men

Kegel exercises are very popular in women for issues with the pelvic floor. Can men perform these exercises too? Is there any benefit of Kegel exercises in men? In international men’s day let us discuss the pelvic floor and its exercises in men.

Deskercise: Stretches and self-massage for neck pain

Neck pain is a truly democratic clinical condition. Whether you are an IT professional or a physician, a student, or a teacher, you must have faced work-related neck pain. These pains usually happen due to poor posture, and (or because

Deskercises for shoulder

As human beings, our body is designed to move, assume different positions, and perform physical activities of various kinds throughout the day. All of these are severely restrained for the urban adult, more so for the desk worker. Over a

Exercises for the restroom break

Most sedentary people would like to improve both the quality as well as quantity of their physical activity. Unfortunately, lack of time and unavailability of the other resources prevent them from exercising. The average sedentary worker sits 6-8 hours a

The power of posture and the posture of power

As a physiotherapist I was trained to read posture. Now as a professor I teach the same to my graduate students. Posture assessment is an important part of clinical examination and reveals a ton of information if you know what

Do Expectations shape your health?

A quote attributed to Albert Einstein goes like this, an idiot is one who does same things repeatedly and expects a different outcome. But what if you change the outlook? If you do the same things with different mindsets would

Towards a better food habit: It is not rocket science

It is not rocket science. Most people have enough understanding to make healthy food choices. Eat more green leafy vegetables and complex carbohydrates, dairy and animal products in moderation, cut down on sugar and salt, eat organic and stop processed,

8 Powerful doodles on chair sitting: Problems and solutions

I wanted to do a blog post on the perils of prolonged sitting but a ton of information is already available on the net. I have also discussed certain aspects of this issue in previous posts. So the doodles instead.

Do these 5 things to protect the elderly people in your home

One of the major health related problems in older population is fall. With aging the eyesight deteriorates, reaction time (ability to quickly respond) gets affected and the muscle strength reduces making the elderly prone to fall.

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