Want a great photo of yourself? If your expressions for this shoot are "fearless" or "bold," try standing with your "legs wide open as if you're going into a split," says Yeboah. "We often look dead straight at the camera" when we take photos, says Suh. By changing those three angles alone, "we've just hit three different poses," says Suh. …
Delmaine Donson via Getty Images Maintaining your balance is an important way to keep yourself healthy as you age. In a press release, study author Kenton Kaufman said, “If you can stand on one leg for 30 seconds, you are doing well.” “I’m sure there’ll be plenty of people who are probably not going to make it to 30 seconds, …
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Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. CNN — It’s a stance flamingos and other feathered species usually take, but seeing how long you can balance on one leg can be a good test of your health, according to a new study. Standing on one leg “is a good measure of your overall health system because balance reflects …
Chances are that when you step into the fitness world, it’s mainly for better strength, bigger muscles, more speed and aesthetics. A BBC article quotes a 1999 research which tested balance in more than 2,700 people in their 50s by measuring their grip and how they could stand on one leg with their eyes closed. Then they revisited the health …
“Footwork is the means to perfect weight control and balance.” — Bill Tilden, in his 1924 classic, Match Play and the Spin of the Ball. A common coaching mantra for balance is, “Keep your head upright and above the middle of your stance.” Keep in mind, this textbook definition of balance sometimes doesn’t align well with tennis players because they …
