Archive for the Category ◊ Health and Fitness ◊

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Friday, July 02nd, 2010

You must have heard many a times before that health is wealth. And we can not deny this truth that health is real wealth. we often miss out on the critical role our health and wellness plays in making us look physically and mentally beautiful.

Follow these Top 10 Health Tips in your daily life to stay beautiful on the inside and outside:

First step is to stay fit is to follow a healthy and balanced diet, a diet that complements your lifestyle. An ideal diet is one that is high on fiber and low on fat. fresh vegetables and fruits are an example of such diet. Apart from deciding on what to eat, another important thing you should know to stay healthy is having your meal in right proportion. Your food preferences should be ones that should be high in nutritional value. more…

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Monday, May 31st, 2010

Being healthy & fit are topics that are in many folks mouths. What is the latest fad diet? Will it work? Where can we go for exercising? Are there workouts that promise weight loss. These are only some of the questions that individuals keep wanting to know the answers to these days. more…

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Friday, December 18th, 2009

You should have health coverage in place for you and your family when you need it. It takes one debilitating injury, or a serious illness, and the bills can start to accumulate rather quickly. In the United States, 57 percent of families who have health insurance are typically covered by employer-sponsored


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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Meditation is a group of mental training techniques. You can use meditation to improve mental health and capacities, for spiritual development, to improve your motivation for your goals and also to help improve the physical health. Some of these techniques are very simple, so you can learn them from a book or an article; others require guidance by a qualified meditation teacher.



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Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Everyone knows that the benefits to be derived from regular exercise so why is there so much yo-yo exercising? We have become a quick fix society and need to get fit quickly to keep up the momentum.

So if everyone knows they should take regular exercise why do most people not manage to fit in a regular exercise routine?

Mainly due to lack of time, lack of resources and lack of consistent effort required to commit to a regular exercise program.

In todays economic climate most people need to find inexpensive ways to exercise. There is also more work pressure as people become concerned over job security and in turn work more and more hours to protect their position.

Failing to exercise regularly leads to stress which means that you will exercise less and this will further increase your stress levels - a catch 22 situation.

Like yo-yo dieting people become yo-yo exercisers. They start something new only to find they do not keep to the routine of the program. We know this is very common so what can we do to avoid it?

A few myths exist regarding fitness:

1.The first one is that you need to spend lots of money
2.The second one is that you need to spend hours doing it
3.The third is that you need to feel the burn

Firstly we need to find a program which is inexpensive with no need for fancy expensive equipment or gym memberships, does not last a long time and can be followed simply.

You can in turn get fit quickly. You need to introduce a fitness routine which is highly targeted to achieve maximum results for the minimum amount of time.

It needs to be enjoyable and easy to follow to ensure that you maintain the program which in turn will result in many benefits including:

*Increased energy levels
*Increased feelings of well-being
*Increased stamina
*Less chance of becoming ill
*Weight loss
*Reduced levels of stress
*Enhanced relationships
*Greater muscle definition
*A well toned body

It does not matter what you did last year, last month, yesterday - what matters is what you are going to do starting today. You can change!

You know that you can change your fitness leval. Get fit quickly spending only 30 minutes 3 days per week. You can also have flat abs by following a simple exercise plan split into 3 core areas - Upper Abs, Obliques and Lower Abs. Choose 3 simple exercises from each group and perform them 3 times a week to get that superb six pack to get you noticed. It’s also split into 3 fitness levels, beginner, Intermediate and Advances. The program will suit all ages and fitness levels. Why would this be different from anything else you’ve ever done?

Well for a start it’s short and highly targeted for maximum results. Can you commit to 30 minutes 3 days a week?

It’s easy to follow as you have your own personal trainer talking you through every exercise and encouraging you along the way. After all he lost over 100lbs in 6 months to get a superb body so he knows what he is talking about.

By sticking to a routine which is easy to follow and lasts only 30 minutes you will find that you can easily fit this into your weekly routine.

Would you like to get Fit Quickly and have a superb Six Pack?

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Friday, March 06th, 2009

People will give you every excuse why they don’t exercise but the one I hear most is always about not having any time in their busy schedule to workout.

Deadlines, kids, pets, meetings, reports-everything for everyone else. Without work we wouldn’t be able to enjoy the good things in life…right? You’re probably thinking, “I already know my life is busy. I don’t need it spelled out for me.”

Yes, all of these things are important, but need to be put into perspective. You are the main ingredient in the recipe of life. Without you, there wouldn’t be all that money coming in, all those deadlines being met, all those reports being written and all those meetings attended. And on the family side, who would be there to go to the soccer games and spelling bees, cook dinners or organize yet another Girl Scout Jamboree?

Well, ladies and gentlemen of the work force, you too can have a better busy life if you would just take the time to exercise. That’s right, maybe entertain the thought of being a little selfish. Do something for yourself for a change-something that will benefit both your work and family life. With a proper exercise program, your quality of life changes dramatically. That’s right! Your stress-handling capabilities are strengthened and you sleep better, resulting in better quality time with your family.

Here we go back to that statement again: “I have absolutely no time to exercise.” This time with an added reply: “What, are you hard of hearing?”

Contrary to popular belief, no one needs to spend countless hours in a health club or gym to get in shape and feel healthy. If you have 15 minutes, you have enough time to exercise. Don’t even try to say that you don’t have 15 minutes. You can pull 15 minutes out of nowhere whenever emergencies arise. It’s time to consider your health and well being as one of those “emergency situations.” Take 15 minutes, three times a week-that’s 45 minutes a week for those of you who are too busy to do the math-and perform a combination of resistance and aerobic training.

Most of us think of resistance training as going to the gym and lifting endless pounds of iron, aerobic training and running forever on a treadmill. How can you do all of this in 15 minutes, you ask? The truth is, you can’t. What you can do, however, is train only your major muscle groups with exercises referred to as “multi-joint exercises.” As the name implies these muscles require more than one group of muscles to be included in a movement. A pushup is a great example of a multi-joint movement. Performing a pushup requires you to use your chest, shoulders and triceps to complete the exercise. Another example of a multi-joint movement is a chin-up that requires your upper back, shoulders and biceps to do the exercise.

Here it comes, like the shot heard ’round the world: “Are you crazy? I’m so out of shape that I can’t even do one push up, let alone do a set of them!”

When the dust settles from that excuse, you’ll find that there is more than one way to exercise a certain muscle group. A beginner should try to lower themselves down instead of pushing or pulling your self up. Fitness professionals use the term “negatives” for this type of training. It is easier for you to lower weight than to lift it. Lower yourself, if your not strong enough to lift. It provides the same benefits.

Those two exercises cover all of the major muscles in your upper body-and it took a little more than two and a half minutes: 80 seconds of work is 80 seconds of work. If you perform 20 Military push ups with a four second count (2 up 2 down) or 20 negative push ups with a four second count (down in 4 seconds)it still all work. A set of 20 chin-ups using the same count is another 80 seconds. That’s 160 seconds of activity-or about 2.67 minutes. Sorry, there is no rest period. You’re too busy to rest!

It’s important to exercise your lower body as well, since these are the parts of your anatomy that provide mobility and help you accomplish all of your busy chores. The largest groups of muscles are those that move the hip and knee joints, more specifically, your buttocks and thighs. These muscles can be exercised with a multi-joint exercise known as a split squat. Stand facing a wall. Lock your elbows and position your hands on the wall. Place one toe against the wall and the other toe back far enough so that it feels comfortable. Now, squat down so that you touch the floor with your back knee and rise back up to the starting position. Perform 25 repetitions and then switch legs.

The midsection is just as important, but often the most neglected. To exercise this area adequately, you will need to exercise your lower back muscles and your abdomen. My favorite, if done correctly, is the “windmill.” Some of you former athletes may remember these from high school sports. Stand up straight with your legs a little wider than shoulder width apart. Raise your arms up to to shoulder height. Touch your right hand to your left food (or as close as you can get). Slowly return to a straight posture. Now, touch your left hand to your right foot.

Simon says, “let’s go on to the next exercise.” In all likelihood, everyone has done-or tried to do-a crunch at one time or another. This is one of those times. To perform a proper crunch, begin by lying on your back with your heels touching a wall so that your body forms an “L.” Next, raise your arms up so that your body resembles a “U.” Hey, not only do you learn to exercise, but you learn the alphabet, too.

Now that you resemble a “U,” try to touch your toes with your hands. If you have trouble raising yourself up, grab your legs and pull your upper body off the ground. Then, slowly lower your upper body to the floor. Repeat this 20-25 times.

By now you’ve worked all of the major muscle groups in your body and are wondering, where is the aerobic training? Do you remember in physical education class, the one exercise everyone thought was easy? That’s right, jumping jacks! Well, my now-exhausted executives, the jumping jack-when executed properly-is one of the best all-around cardiovascular exercises. It also exercises the shoulders, postural muscles (middle back) and calves.

How about we all do 25 jumping jacks right now? Keep your arms perfectly straight and bring them completely over your head. Ready? Begin. Much more difficult than you remember, huh? A set of 25 repetitions of this very simple exercise needs to be inserted at the beginning of your workout and in between every set of resistance exercises. This will keep your heart rate up throughout the entire workout.

This workout-when done consistently and properly-will yield a much better quality of life for you and the people who depend on you.

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Friday, February 27th, 2009

When starting out a workout program, you need to start slow. You can set your program up in a 4-6 week phase. Each week you try to do a little more than the previous week. This process allows your body to prepare for the workout it is about to endure, as well as helping to prevent any injuries to yourself. One very important thing to remember is form. While you are doing your exercises, you need to make sure that your form is perfect. If you do not do this, then you stand a very high chance of no performance gain or of hurting yourself. Another good rule of thumb is to take it slow. The biggest thing that you can do for your workouts is to stretch both before and after your workout.

The first week you should try to pick one exercise for each part of your body. Perform these exercises with no weight or just a bare minimum of weight. Remember, you can always increase the weight in progressive weeks of your workout plan. Do each exercise for only one set at 10 to 15 reps. Once you have done each exercise once, you are done. In week one, you will only do the exercises in this routine once. Keeping in mind that you will be sore after your workout, you need to space your routine so that you have a couple days for rest in between.

The second week you will keep doing the same exercises that you had done in week one, but you will add weight to your exercises. Your end goal is to have made it up to enough weight that you can only do 15 reps of each exercise. However, you need to slowly add the weight so that you don’t over-tax or injure yourself. A good idea would be to write down how much weight that you use so that you will know for sure how much you will need next time. Also this will give you a base line of where you started from. So you can look back several weeks from and see how you have improved. You still are only going to perform your routine twice in week two. Again, make sure that you give yourself at least one day break in between days.

Weeks 3-5 are where you are going to start your major changes. What you want to start doing is once you reach 16 reps, add 3-5 pounds of weight and drop your reps back down to ten. Once you get back to 16 reps, you will add more weight. This is a good and safe way to build up your body. At the start of week 4 you will add a third day to your work out week. You always need to have a day of rest in between workouts so that your body has the chance to recover.

Once you hit week 6, you will add a complete set to your exercises. So now you will be at a total of 2 sets of each exercise each day, 3 times a week. By this time your body will be capable of taking on another set of exercises because you have slowly worked up to it in the prior weeks. You would maintain the two sets per exercise until you were comfortable adding another set to your routine.
By starting your routine out slow and with little to no weight, you allow your body to recover and also have less of a chance of injuring yourself. When you try to skip stages you run a higher risk of injury. You must also remember not to do the routine daily as your body won’t have any chance to recover from the workout.

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