Columnists Articles

            Fruits are nutritious foods that contain fiber and essential nutrients such as vitamin C, folate, and potassium. Sadhguru—yogi, mystic and the foremost authority on yoga—explains. He discusses the benefits of incorporating more fruits into one’s diet or undertaking a predominantly or totally fruit-based diet, as well as certain precautions that […]

The short and simple answer to that question is, any exercise is right!  There is no one-size-fits-all regimen that works for everybody. Besides just finding what excites and motivates you, you may also have to consider what types of exercise would be truly right for your body type or constitution. A holistic approach to fitness […]

Personal Trainer Lynda Ratcliff suggest five easy ways you can make those changes to your lifestyle work – and stick… How many times have you started a healthier lifestyle – tried dieting and exercising just to find yourself back to where you started, or worse yet, in worse condition? Have you heard the phrase “Thoughts […]

Michael A. Fish (pictured)  is owner of Practical Fitness Nashville, a gym that specializes in personal training for older adults. Here he explains why it’s never too late to get on that exercise bike! If you’re in the gym and you see a swarm of older adults strutting down the hallway to the fitness center […]

Flourish Meditation is a new Nashville-based modern meditation studio that offers “gently guided 30-minute classes focused on breath, present moment awareness, and self-development” says founder Kimberly Novosel (pictured). A veteran studio owner (Kimberly was the original founder and co-owner at Verticity indoor cycling studio), Flourish is starting out by teaching classes ‘pop up-style’ in venues around […]

The cold chill of winter weather may leave you feeling like hibernating all season long, but why do that when you can have fun and stay fit with these 8 health-focused events happening around Nashville?! Lindsey Joe of The Meal Planning Method offers her suggestions to start the year in healthy mode. Urban Adventure Quest […]

According to 1 Hour a day, an organization pushing for kids to get more exercise at home and at school, “the health of America’s children is poor—so poor that this generation is expected to be the first in our country’s history to experience a shorter life expectancy than their parents. This is unacceptable and will […]

Ballroom dancing may not be the most obvious way to get, and keep, fit but as Marielle Suddarth finds as she talks to Shalene Archer, it’s an interesting and effective alternative to going to the gym. “I think there are very, very few other (physical) activities that can hit you intellectually, emotionally, and socially,” says […]

Visit the Nashville Natural Living Show! Visitors will be able to learn, shop, have fun and get healthy with exhibits, demonstrations, free screenings, informative talks, and a free products sample bar. September 29th at the Nashville Fairgrounds from 10am to 5pm. Adult admission is $10 and children, accompanied by an adult, are free.   Vendors […]

Are you looking for a new fitness class to try? One of the best parts about living in a fast-growing city like Nashville is the high number of budget-friendly fitness classes that are continuing to pop up all throughout the city. From kickboxing, to cross-fit, to yoga, here are a handful of places to give […]

  Carrie Underwood tells SELF.com  how she makes fitness a priority—and finds a deck of cards a useful tool in keeping healthy.To keep her workouts interesting, Underwood turns to a deck of cards. “I’ll assign a move to each suit, then flip over a card and do the number of [reps that corresponds with the […]

Nashville may be known as Music City, but there is more here in the city than the melodious sounds we are accustomed to. It also includes the sounds of relaxing and breathing that only yoga can bring. Rachel Kirsch talks to some Yoga Center owners. “Namaste. Technically it means “I bow to you” and is […]