In the current climate, where a fridge is just round the corner most of your day, mindless eating can become the downside. As they say: “we need to practice social distancing from the food!”

However, there are simple steps which you can take to reduce your chances of falling victim to boredom eating! Let’s discuss some handy tips to help avoid mindless eating.

Most nutritionist have different suggestions when is comes to superfoods. But one we can all agree – eating a wide variety of power foods is the best way to ensure optimal health.

Try to eat the following foods every day, and you'll check majority of the nutritional boxes.

You might have heard plenty of good things about stretching exercises, but not everyone takes it seriously until they start to experience uncomfortable pains in the lower back, shoulders or even a persistent migraine.

So let’s have a look at some scientifically proven facts and what does stretching actually do for you body. Back pain is a common issue, but it’s not the only discomfort that people ten to experience in sitting, or in office type jobs.

The foods we eat have big effects on our health and quality of life. From disease risk to brain function and physical performance, a healthy diet is vital for every aspect of life.

Although eating healthy can be fairly simple, the rise in popular "diets" and dieting trends has caused confusion. Often if we are trying to eat well, 'low-fat products' might sound very attractive, however, these foods aren't always as healthy as we might think.

The weather is quite freezing here and the natural instinct is to find every excuse to stay indoors. We opt for the cozy comfort of our homes and more often than not, become ever more sedentary in the process as our well set New Year’s Resolutions start to drift off… So how can we stop this? If you ask any fitness professional whether it's possible to get a good workout at home, chances are they'll respond by saying you can get a good workout anywhere. What stands in the way of you and a solid workout isn't where you do it—it's whether you do it.

I hope you’re enjoying preparations to Christmas and Festive holiday season? It usually brings the time to indulge your sweet tooth and comfort food cravings. But just because you're indulging doesn't mean you need to fill up on junk food. These ideas for healthy Christmas treats cover a range of sweets, from traditional cookies rendered vegan and raw to natural fruit gussied up in holiday style. All easy to whip up with only a few ingredients in just a couple of minutes. Pretty presentations make for crowd-pleasing party foods, and they're great to give as homemade food gifts, too!

Christmas is a time of giving and sharing and it’s also the time of the year when we create new classes and ballet exercises at Ballet Body Sculpture studios in Zurich and London. We are happy to welcome you with all our unique training programs, no matter whether you are a complete beginner or already have some ballet experience, start sculpting the best body you desire for 2020! But wait a moment…

Many people believe in the “no pain, no gain” theory. when it comes to their workouts. Believing that pain means progress, they continue to work out intensely despite of experiencing pain or discomfort.

There are others who say that continuing your exercise routine in an effort to toughen the body, may not be a smart thing to do. Is it really true? No pain, no gain?

It’s well known that exercise is vital if you’re looking to lose some weight. But sometimes if you do too much of exercise you might end up overeating as a result. Or, you don't work out enough and then you don't see any results on the scale. So how much exercise to lose weight is really needed?

Researchers and medical experts provide weight loss exercise recommendations per day and per week, not only for slimming down but also to prevent weight regain.

People often ask me what I do or don’t eat to stay in shape. My approach to eating is very similar to my approach to ballet: develop good habits, listen to your body and enjoy everything you do!

Research shows different activities have quite specific mental effects – here’s how moving your body could sharpen your ideas. The brain is often described as being “like a muscle”. It’s a comparison that props up the brain training industry and keeps school children hunched over desks. We judge literacy and numeracy exercises as more beneficial for your brain than running, playing and learning on the move.

When it comes to your brain, an oblique approach can be surprisingly effective. In particular, working your body’s muscles can actually benefit your grey matter.

Achieving a certain degree of flexibility is absolutely critical for anyone involved in dance, exercise workouts or sports; otherwise there will be at some stage a breakdown in body tissues leading to an injury. If you are too tight in certain parts of your body, you are functioning below your real potential – remember that performance enhancement is the second very important reason to stretch: flexible muscles perform a lot better than tight muscles.

We all want to have a flat stomach, but do you know that abdominal fat is the most difficult to deal with? You work out, you try to adopt healthy diet habits, but you don’t see visible results in the mirror. Stubborn belly fat is still there, and it seems that it doesn’t plan to go anywhere.

Let’s be honest, most of us love chocolate! But could dark chocolate be your secret weapon for weight loss? It might be! Dark chocolate as a treat can help support your weight loss efforts in a few ways. First of all, it’s very low on the glycemic index, which means that it won’t cause sugar spikes. Keeping insulin levels steady is very important to weight loss.

You can make amazing ice cream and keep it healthy! There are lots of different ingredients to experiment with (coconut milk, frozen bananas, avocado, soy or almond milk), and you can do it with or without an ice cream maker. Here’s one simple summer desert recipe for you to enjoy. Sweet and creamy, it’s the perfect cold treat on a hot day!

In recent years, science has been showing posture to be a magic bullet for everything from low back pain to low energy and low self-esteem. Add to this (in case you haven’t heard) that sitting is now the new smoking. Our shoulders, backs and hips ache from sitting, our necks seem to be permanently bent over the smartphones, challenging our mind and body on daily basis both physically and psychologically.

Workout should not be a chore.  Exercising makes you feel terrific and look even better.  Your skin glows, your clothes fit better, you feel happier, relaxed and more confident, your sleep is more restful and satisfying at night.

So why do we sometimes fear it?

A fruity smoothie is the perfect ‘pick me up’ in the morning! This recipe is super refreshing and simple to make as it only has 3 ingredients.

For most of us stress is a regular part of the day. Some statistics suggest that up to 77 percent of us feel the physical effects of stress on a regular basis in the form of headaches, insomnia, anxiety, weight gain, muscle aches and pains, crankiness, and difficulty focusing. Learning how to deal with it in a healthy way can actually help get rid of some of the worst symptoms.

Often the biggest barrier to our health and fitness goals is our own state of mind. Fear, frustration, a desire to wait to begin exercising until we lose some weight, have more time, less busy time at work, more energy... there are many reasons, when it comes to working out and getting results it is very easy not to make it happen. 

Sometimes all you need is a reminder to be mindful and to  take care of yourself!