The Inner Circle

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  • Jul 1, 2023

Benefits of Ab Strengthening for Lower Back Pain

We tend to associate back pain with aging, but women of all ages and body types can experience back pain. Contrary to popular belief, you shouldn’t rest an injured back; instead, you should keep moving.

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  • Jun 1, 2023

Leg Stretches to Help Relieve Leg Pain, Fatigue and Tightness

Once you’ve ruled out illness or injury as a cause, you can treat leg tightness and fatigue with at-home remedies. One of the best things you can do to relieve leg pain or tightness is simply stretch.

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  • May 1, 2023

Hip Flexors – Why is Stretching and Strengthening Important

There are certain body parts you think about a lot, like your hands, feet, and knees. Other parts fly under the radar but are equally important; for example, your hip flexors.

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  • May 1, 2023

The Benefits of Exercise on Menopause and Libido

They don’t call it “the change of life” for nothing. In the years leading up to menopause, lots of things shift. Women experience lower energy levels, weight gain, mood swings, depression, stress, anxiety, and yes, lower libido.

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  • Apr 1, 2023

Resistance Band Workouts for Women

To get through a tough workout, it helps to have a partner who pushes you to work harder and offers support at the same time. Although they aren’t much for conversation, resistance bands do much of the same thing. When it comes to maximizing your full body workout, resistance bands—elastic bands used for strength training—are one of the best tools you can use.

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  • Apr 1, 2023

How to Breathe Properly While Working Out

When things get tough during a workout, you may be tempted to hold your breath. But breathing properly during your full body workout is important, whether you are doing cardio or strength training moves.

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  • Mar 1, 2023

Why Exercise is Good for Anxiety

Between our children, our parents, and our jobs, we have a lot to juggle as women. Which also means we have a lot to worry about. It’s no wonder anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concerns in recent years. In fact, nearly one in five adults suffer from anxiety.

Knee pain
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  • Mar 1, 2023

Knee Pain in Ladies – How to Prevent Knee Injuries

You never appreciate how much you use your knees until one—or both—of them ails you. Women are two to eight times more likely than men to suffer from knee injuries, so it’s particularly important for us to take care of these joints.

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  • Feb 1, 2023

Best Exercise Routine for Women Over 50

It’s an excuse uttered far too often: “I’m getting too old to work out.” As we get older, we could experience lower energy, tire more easily, and have less strength and stamina than we did a few decades before. These side effects of aging are all good reasons to start—or continue—working out!

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  • Feb 1, 2023

Protect your Mental Health with Strength Training

Let’s face it, when you’re feeling exhausted or overwhelmed, it’s easy to want to skip your workout. But during these moments, exercize can be exactly what you need to feel energized and rejuvenated.

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  • Jan 1, 2023

How to Read the Nutrition Label

When you’re trying to follow a healthy eating plan, nutrition labels can be your roadmap, helping you decide what you should eat and what to stay away from. But although they give valuable information, the nutritional facts panel can also be confusing and hard to understand.

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  • Jan 1, 2023

Flexibility, Stability, and Mobility, and Why you Need Them

When we think of a full body workout, we may focus only on strength and aerobic activity. But there are three additional components that are critical for a total body workout—flexibility exercizes, core stability exercizes, and mobility exercizes.

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