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  Maintaining a diet and workout plan  is one of the best things you can do to improve your health and fitness . Workouts increase your energy,  improve blood flow, and condition your muscles to strengthen them. Not just that, but with an active lifestyle, you can also prevent certain chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease,  and even diabetes. But a lot of times, workouts don’t deliver the desired results. This happens either due to doing easier workouts or because you’re making mistakes that reduce the effectiveness of your exercises. With easier workouts, you can always tune it up a notch to attain better results. But if you’re making mistakes, you won’t see any desirable results until you rectify the mistakes. This can be tricky because you can’t correct a mistake if you don’t know you’re making it. Here are some common mistakes people make when working out, especially when working out from home without proper exercise equipment. Not Warming U...

  1 in 4 adults in the US  struggle with chronic knee pain. Most of these people experience knee pain due to higher body weight.  With more weight, the body exerts more pressure on the knees. This reduces the cartilage in the knees and other joints and can lead to mobility issues in the long run. A proper diet and exercise plan  designed around improving knee health  and relieving the pain is important to keep the pain under control and prevent future knee-related issues. Here are some exercises you can try to relieve knee pain and condition the muscles around it. Warm Up Properly The biggest mistake people make when it comes to stretching muscles and relieving pain is not warming up properly. Warming up increases your heart rate and improves blood flow. It also helps oxygen to absorb better and enhances the connections between your muscles and nerves. Without warming up, you’re at risk of muscle damage. This will increase your knee pain and prevent you from imp...

  According to research, one in two women or one in four men over the age of fifty are expected to break their bones due to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is often referred  to as the ‘silent disease’ because it rarely ever shows evident symptoms. The disease can weaken bones, usually in the hip, spine, and wrist areas. Many people who have osteoporosis encounter limited mobility. They tend not to move too frequently or vigorously out of fear of breaking a bone or causing an injury. Consequently, it can sound strange when people tell you to exercise and stay active when dealing with osteoporosis. If this experience sounds similar, we have a few exercises that can be beneficial for people with osteoporosis. But, before diving into the details of the exercise, let’s explore what the disease entails and why exercise is an integral part of recovery or treatment. What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a bone disease caused when bone mineral density and bone mass decrease over time. Thes...