Fitness Girl

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<span style="font-weight: normal;">WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE</span></h2>
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Sometimes, it's the little things that have the biggest impact on your health (like the way you carry that new bag you spent two pay packets on). Make over your daily habits with these tips from WH and yoga expert Nahid de Belgeonne...</h4>
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 <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Bad habits. We’ve all got them and we all spend a lot of time trying to ignore them. But if yours are affecting the level of comfort you feel in your own body, then it's time to make a change. Stat. For example, did you know that two in three of us suffer serious neck or back pain by the time we’re 35? Not good.</span></div>
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But more often than not, aches and pains are actually caused by daily habits and the cumulative effects of our lifestyle. We can’t always undo these instantly, but don’t panic – there are ways to help reverse the impact and improve how we feel.</div>
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Good to go? Start with these tweaks.</div>
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1/ BE DESK SMART</h2>
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Stay well supported at your desk, and get up as often as possible to stretch your back and legs. A simple one minute walk and easy stretch of the arms above the head or a gentle forward fold is fine. Also, make sure you do an exercise that will help you build up core strength at least once a week. It isn’t easy to sit up straight – it demands a lot of our abdominal muscles, which is why it’s so much easier to slouch. But if you train your core effectively, it’ll help you maintain a good posture for longer when you are confined to a seated position.</div>
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2/ SWITCH UP YOUR BAG</h2>
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Whether you use a backpack or handbag, I bet you always carry it on the same arm or shoulder. That continuous strain down one side of the body is going to take its toll over time and could result in shoulder and neck pain – or even nerve pain and damage. Make sure you’re not carrying more than you need, and either wear a backpack on two shoulders or alternate sides with your handbag each day. Change bags, change your life. Simples.</div>
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3/ LOOK UP FROM YOUR PHONE</h2>
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You might not think that your aching back is linked to your Candy Crush obsession, but looking down at your phone puts your neck under a huge amount of strain, which then extends right down your spine and into your lower back. Over time, you may even start to suffer from tightness in the middle back, resulting in a hunch - yikes! Try to look straight ahead at your screen, rather than down. There are also plenty of devices that hold your laptop or other devices at a neck- and back-friendly angle. Whatever you do, take every opportunity to stretch out your back and neck.</div>
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4/ LOSE YOUR SHOES…</h2>
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... And go bare foot whenever you can. Our feet act as our foundation and, out of shoes, we naturally stand taller and generally with better posture. This is also said to stimulate reflexology points on the sole of the foot, reawakening the body and improving health. Win!</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nahid de Belgeonne is the Founder and Director of <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Good Vibes</span></span>, specialist fitness studios in London’s Covent Garden and Fitzrovia. Read her <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">previous #Ohmazing yoga blog posts here.</span></span></em></strong></div>
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4 HABIT TWEAKS

4 HABIT TWEAKS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE Sometimes, it's the little things that have the biggest impact on your health (like the way you carry that new bag you spent two pay packets on). Make over …