How to get the nurturing effect of nature

How to get the nurturing effect of nature

If you want to improve your memory performance, attention span and overall cognitive abilities nature is your answer.  And the trend towards more human focused architecture has recognized the connection between people and their environments.  More and more new...

Health Benefits of Spa Therapy

Finding relief from stress and worry is more important than you might think. Chronic stress heightens blood pressure and anxiety, and takes a physical and emotional toll over time, says Dr. Bruce Becker, research professor at Washington State University in Pullman,...
Swimming with the fittest

Swimming with the fittest

Is swimming the best exercise for lifelong health? I’ve always hoped so — for decades as a recreational swimmer and more recently, as a competitor in meets sponsored by U.S. Masters Swimming, a group of 50,000 similar enthusiasts ages 18 to over 100. After all,...
Health Benefits of Water-Based Exercise

Health Benefits of Water-Based Exercise

Swimming is the fourth most popular sports activity in the United States and a good way to get regular aerobic physical activity. Just two and a half hours per week of aerobic physical activity, such as swimming, bicycling, or running can decrease the risk of chronic...

More Benefits of Swimming

The benefits of swimming add to your health in ways that other forms of exercise simply cannot. And swimming is no longer strictly a summer activity, there are even more benefits when you are able to swim year-round by enclosing your swimming pool. Just how important...