"Here's to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them" (Unknown). The International Women's Day movement is the day to celebrate the achievements and rights of women worldwide. Officially, March 8th was recognised by the United Nations in the International Women’s Year of 1975.

This is the time of the year when we have made our New Year resolutions and are trying to keep them! Lets think about our active performance and take it a step further. How do we relate to active living and what can we do to step up our everyday health through an active based lifestyle? We have put together a few steps to achieve this. However, we will start with one step at a time. Today, we’ll talk about ‘motivation’.

The word compression has been thrown around a lot lately. And if you’ve heard it before but aren’t quite sure of what it is, then read on! Compression wear or compression fit activewear, also known as performance wear means a type of clothing that is meant to fit snugly, wrapping around your skin. Since compression fit clothing are supposed to be tight and snug, some people question the health benefits of this.