Showing posts with label Health Exercise and Fitness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health Exercise and Fitness. Show all posts

Thursday 11 September 2014

Morning Exercise: Dynamic Stretching Exercises and Nutrition

Morning time your body is fully refreshed having repaired damaged cells during the night. Metabolism takes this break, to keep up with growth of tissues. For this reason, it is correct to stretch your muscles in the morning. 

Use combination of exercises such as limbering exercises along side warm up exercises before going on to rapid movement exercises. Rapid movement exercises are useful for building up energy and strengthening muscles in particular parts of the body. 

For example, you may be a sprinter. To develop your calf muscles, you need to do rapid movement exercises. This could be any of the available exercises but here we will see one popular exercise. This involves putting weights to your ankles and moving them side to side and back and forth. This should not be done alone but rather as a part of a complete exercise training program. 

Stretch exercises have enormous benefit since this develops muscles that you have in different parts
of your body. These muscles when stretched keep your body moving with ease. It reduces the strain on your body while moving or working and thus helps you use less energy. Thus, your body is less fatigued and will respond for longer periods without tiring out.

During exercising, you stretch muscles so that they are now in elongated state. Some outer fibers of muscles tear. This allows for new growth of more muscles. During sleep, all cells are repaired and so next morning you can begin your exercises again. 

Metabolic activity normally requires a minimum of 2352 -- 2532 calories per day for  men and 2000 -- 2200 calories for women. Metabolic activities refers to all bodily functions that keep us healthy and active such as breathing, digestion, blood circulation and nervous system functions. If you exercise you use up more energy and so you have to eat more.

Normally, athletes require 780 -- 1090 calories more than normal depending on exercise regimen
adopted. You can get this by increasing vegetable and fruit intake. You can also include nuts and foods rich in fiber such as yams. Green vegetables and colored vegetables such as colored capsicum, spinach, tomatoes, carrots have high nutritive value. Eating a handful of almonds a day helps you get rejuvenated since this has aphrodisiac properties.

Keep your mind and body clear with good food and nice exercise. It is the way to healthy and vigorous lifestyle.  










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Tuesday 2 September 2014

Check new exercises for your morning routine

Morning time is refreshing. You have had a good night's sleep and your body is fully repaired and rearing to go. Plan your exercise routine so that you do not waster time wondering what to do.


Get some limbering exercises on
Begin with some small stretching exercises that help you warm up. If you have open space where you can run, you can begin with a jog around the filed. Shake your hands and move your head in all directions as you jog. Once you are sweating nicely, begin your stretching exercises.

a) Arms swing
Raise your arms to one side above your head. Move weight from one foot to the other as you bring the arms down and across and up to the other side. Now, do the same and bring the arms to its original position. Remember to keep your body weight balanced and moving from one foot to the other.



b) Pushups
These are very useful. Lie down on the ground facing downwards. Keep your arms on your sides near the hip level. Push your body up and hold position for a moment or two. Now lower your body down and raise it up again. Do this cycle for as many times as possible.



c) Jumping exercise
In this exercise, you will move from one foot to other while hopping on your legs alternately. The other leg will be kicking out or bending and straightening. This helps to mobilize your leg movements and bring mobility to your lower abdomen region.

Keep your body fit through exercises. It helps motivate and it energizes your metabolism. This makes
your life fuller and richer. Start now.


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Monday 1 September 2014

Exercises Combination for Winter Mornings: A Review

Exercises ideal for winter mornings

With onset of cold season, many will find exercises are not what the doctor
ordered. So, in this review you will find some easy exercises that will permit you to finish your exercise regimen easily and fast. However, they will remain effective in keeping your muscles pumped up and your body vitalized throughout the day.

Combination of exercises

Exercises should be a combination of stretching and limbering. Limbering exercise put your body in an ideal condition for doing other exercises. Here are some easy exercises for beginners.

Static stretches
i)              Raised leg stretch: Raise your leg behind your back as you lean forward. Bring your other hand behind you and seize your leg. Raise your hand to balance your body. Hold position for couple of seconds. Repeat with other leg.
ii)               Torso turn: Stand with legs apart. Slowly twist torso until you are almost facing behind. Keep your hands spread for balance. Then come back to original position and turn the other way. Do many cycles (15 –20 times) at comfortable speed.

Limbering
i)              Arms swinging: This is very effective and useful exercise.
Swing your arms from side to side. Shift weight from one leg to the other as you swing. This loosens the torso and helps keep your movement supple.
ii)            Jogging: Slow jogging releases knots in the muscles. It increases blood flow and warms up muscles zones in your body.


Dynamic stretches
i)              Kick jumping: Once your body is warmed up, you can do this. Jump with both legs without break. On the third or fourth jump draw in your legs and kick out vigorously. Repeat this for 4 –5 cycles.
ii)             Alternate leg hop kicking: Stand at ease and begin hopping on alternate legs. After you establish rhythm, begin to kick out with the other leg when you hop.



Importance of exercises


Exercises keep your muscles toned and increase your metabolic rate. Your body needs lesser energy to move since skeletal system now has better and firmer support. Remember muscles of the back and abdomen support your
upper torso. If you do not keep them conditioned, you will spend more energy in balancing your body when you move. Now that you have read the review do your little bit and reap the benefits.

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Friday 29 August 2014

Exercise Dynamic and Static: Morning Time Impetus for Healthy Living

Morning time is happy time. Most of us like to exercise and keep fit. Mornings make me smile for reasons more than one. Morning is the time I make my travel plans...kidding of course. I plan my daily schedule and take note of my appointments for the day. I feel alive at this time of the day. 

New beginning for you

Use the freshness in the body to the maximum. Our metabolism is designed to work through the night to recreate new cells and help new tissues to grow. Since all this occurs in our sleep, we awake refreshed with new vitality. 



Energy and you

Remember to eat well. Our body requires 2543 calories of energy. This is through food. Food should be balanced with 40% proteins, 30% carbohydrates and 30% fats. In addition, one should also have enough vitamins and minerals since these help in synthesis of enzymes and also in metabolic functions. Good balanced meal will keep your metabolism ticking over like clockwork. Moring exercises work well when you eat well.

Stretching exercises for everyone

Best exercises are stretching exercises. Stretching can be dynamic or static. Static stretches are easier
since this only involves holding your position for a couple of seconds and then releasing it. Dynamic stretching consists of movement and stretches that occur due to and during movement. Kick jumping
is one example of this kind of stretching. It is useful for athletes and sports persons who are training for an event. 

Have a great and wonderful day

Thus, beginning your morning in the right manner helps you breeze through the day. Since your body is now more attuned to tensions (remember those stretches you did in the morning?), you are able to move and work with lesser effort. It makes you happier and makes your work more delightful.  




Exercise Dynamic and Static: Morning Time Impetus for Healthy Living

Morning time is happy time. Most of us like to exercise and keep fit. Mornings make me smile for reasons more than one. Morning is the time I make my travel plans...kidding of course. I plan my daily schedule and take note of my appointments for the day. I feel alive at this time of the day. 

New beginning for you
Use the freshness in the body to the maximum. Our metabolism is designed to work through the night to recreate new cells and help new tissues to grow. Since all this occurs in our sleep, we awake refreshed with new vitality. 

Energy and you
Remember to eat well. Our body requires 2543 calories of energy. This is through food. Food should be balanced with 40% proteins, 30% carbohydrates and 30% fats. In addition, one should also have enough vitamins and minerals since these help in synthesis of enzymes and also in metabolic functions. Good balanced meal will keep your metabolism ticking over like clockwork. Moring exercises work well when you eat well.

Stretching exercises for everyone
Best exercises are stretching exercises. Stretching can be dynamic or static. Static stretches are easier since this only involves holding your position for a couple of seconds and then releasing it. Dynamic stretching consists of movement and stretches that occur due to and during movement. Kick jumping is one example of this kind of stretching. It is useful for athletes and sportspersons who are training for an event. 

Have a great and wonderful day
Thus, beginning your morning in the right manner helps you breeze through the day. Since your body is now more attuned to tensions (remember those stretches you did in the morning?), you are able to move and work with lesser effort. It makes you happier and makes your work more delightful.  



Thursday 14 August 2014

Realizing the True Extent of Static and Dynamic Stretching for Fitness -- A review

Exercises are an integral part of the daily routine for people who value their fitness. Involving different kinds of stretches in the regular exercise regimen improves the quality of the workout. Stretches may be either dynamic or static. Let us see the different factors involved in static and dynamic stretching and learn how they help regulate the strength of the muscles.

Static Stretch How Does it Work


As the name implies, the static stretch does not involve any force application by the exerciser. In this, one simply tones the body to its maximum extension and holds the pose for some time. A squat could be the perfect example of this. Since there is no further application of force, the person will not strain beyond this point.


This type of exercising naturally prevents injury to the person, but it also impedes the muscle toning. For this reason, sportspersons avoid this form of exercises and go for the dynamic kind of muscle building and toning. Here one starts from low intensity force and gradually pulls the muscles to their limits by increasing the intensity a little more with time. Thus, the power of the workout increases over time and reaches full intensity only after a fixed period.

Utilizing the Dynamic Toning for Improving Muscle strength

In this type of toning, the person doing it will be extending the muscles right up to their static-passive limit. What this implies is that the person will be stretching as far as his muscles will allow him or her to stretch. When one goes beyond this limit, the toning is termed as ballistic toning. In this, one makes the body contort beyond the normal values and this places an abnormal force on the person.

The dynamic toning is of utmost value to the athlete and the sportspersons as this enhances their performance. Any sport involves movement and projection of force involving muscles. If one tones the muscles dynamically, the athlete will not feel any strain when he or she is performing. In this, one avoids including any jerky movements or sudden motion since this will cause more damage to the tissues.

Moving the limbs or the body constantly is the vital component of dynamic toning. The speed of the movement gradually increases from low to high. This helps the body temperature of the person to rise gradually. The increasing blood flow helps to bring more muscles into a ready position for exercising.


Static Stretches have Diverse Applications

Many kinds of yoga involve stretches that involve various parts of the body. Folding the leg while standing upright is one such exercise. The leg remains folded for a short while and the person may do other exercises like bending the upper torso forwards or backwards. This static position thus finds use in bringing stability to the mind.

This kind of training also has application for treating serious injuries. To help one recover from some internal tear or injury, the person may use static methods. One does the conditioning of the body gradually until the pain goes away.

Isometric stretching is one form of static workout. One applies force to various parts of the individual by the use of apparatus, a partner, the wall or the floor. He or she remains without movement for a certain period. An example of this would be forcing the arm against the hand of the partner. This helps one develop strength from immobile positions.


Getting Involved with the Training

Dynamic mode of training involves movement of the various parts of body with gradually speeds until the individual achieves maximum distension of the tissues all over the body. One repeats this kind of activity at least 10 times with short breaks in between. Once you achieve the maximum flexibility for the muscle or limb one should switch over to some other mode of training.

Since tissues will not respond when one is tired, one should stop when one feels tired. The flexibility
increases when one includes some form of aerobic workouts too. Most popular versions of this are dance or martial arts. One has to be sure that the workouts are within the capabilities of the person. For this one can use timed workouts. Improved lifestyle conditions can aid your health. 

Benefit of Dynamic Training


One feels the full impact of the exercises after a training session has ended. This could last for two weeks or for as long as six months even. Integrating the static and dynamic stretching into the regular exercise regimen as seen fit will help increase the efficiency of the workout. Athletes will feel the need for the dynamic mode more than the other one naturally.

Monday 30 June 2014

Utilize Efficient and Honest Plumbing Services

Realizing Importance of Plumbing

Plumbing in the house keeps life functioning smoothly. Everyone ignores this hidden asset until the day something goes wrong. Like the swamp cooler, that does not work, or a drain that is broken. This is a list of areas liable to give owners trouble: Toilets Sinks Drains Faucets Tubs and Showers
Regular maintenance keeps your house functioning well
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Pipes and pipework Water conditioning units Repairing food waste disposers Water heaters Disposal units Pumps Backflow rectification and certification Rooter service Installation and repair of Fixtures Earthquake safety Gas pipes installation and repair Copper re-piping


Toilets Parts and Modern Units

Toilets consist of three main parts toilet bowl, siphon tube and water tank. One flushes all bodily

wastes through to the sewer system, which may be a septic tank or sewer pipe. Malfunction in one part of toilet system could result in problems. Standard water-tanks are 2 gallons size while modern units are only 1.6 or 0.8 gallons.


Removing Blocks in Blocked Drain Pipes

Incessant rains or excessive dirt can result in clogging of drainpipes. Result is waste from the house does not have an outlet and it creates unpleasantness all round. This dirt can also come from rotten branches and leaves from garden trees or may just be mud washed away after a rain.

Water tubs and Shower Units

Clogging of shower drains occurs more often than one can imagine. Tubs have hot-water lines and
Check for leaking joints
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cold waterlines and sometimes these will develop leakage at some joint or have faulty washers. Washers dry up and become brittle with use. Tubs may be hot tubs, Jacuzzi units, or whirlpool tubs, which have swirling action of water.

Swamp Cooler Cleaning

The team cleans out every unit of the swamp coolers removes blockages and leaves every spring and every fall. They replace worn out belts and oil bearings to keep them functioning smoothly. The bottom of the cooler is also cleaned. All this, keeps them from freezing during the cold spell. 

On Site worker behavior

1) Utilize latest technology
2) Carry proper certification
3) Understand needs of customer well

Efficiency increases with improved technology. Understanding and utilizing best solutions, decreases effort and time and increases output manifold times. Each worker carries his ID kit with him. Having experience with all types of work, they understand what needs doing before work commences.

Team discipline and Unity

Let us look at all desirable qualities that every team member has.
a) Punctuality: This plumber is always doing his job, 24x7 since these kinds of problems can occur at any time. Customers can call at any time and ask for advice or call technicians over.
b) Clean: His work is spotless and there is no trace of anything leftover anywhere. He does not dirty up any place inside or at his spot where he executes his duty.
c) Courteous: He does not think it is a chore to be polite. Workers manners are exceeding couth and polished. One gets this advantage when employing the best people.
d) Friendly: Answers all questions and clarifies everything customer requires in a straightforward manner. Customers can solve some problems through a telephone conversation itself.
e) No costs untoward or hidden: Costs are all in the open and they charge nothing above that. Team assesses entire work before it begins and an estimate is prepared for this.
f) Wear uniforms: Work wear is clean and they are all readily identifiable as being part of this team. Company checks backgrounds of employees thoroughly for drugs and alcohol. Only those who have clean chit will continue in service.
g) Respect hygiene: Most of all, all of them respect importance of hygiene. They adhere to rules of hygiene with undeniable passion and help everyone around them know it too.
h) Qualified technicians: Technicians are all qualified in their line of work. They have good records in performing duties in their said line. Their skill helps them get work done quickly and efficiently. They have qualified after years of apprenticeship under master artisans of the trade.
i) Respects all jobs equally: There is no special preference given to any branch of work since entire team has same amount of commitment as anyone else in it. One can see reflection of this unity in quality of work, wherever and whatever it is.

Water-conditioning Units 

In places where residents face problems with brackish water, plumbing service team might install water-conditioners for desalinating it. They remove calcium or magnesium ions present in water using ion-exchange resins. Thus, it becomes suitable again for use with soap and it does not leave a stain as it used to.

Renovation work for bathrooms

You can redo your bathroom in a new style and decor. The accent is on blending with the interior design. It is better to do this work first. 

Uses of Evaporative Coolers


Unlike traditional refrigeration and cooling units, that utilizes cooling power of refrigerants, swamp cooler uses evaporative energy of water for cooling purposes. Energy required is less and thus this process is highly economical. People sometimes use the swamp cooler to cool those cooling fins of large refrigerant-cooled system of some building or manufacturing plant.

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Increase Your Stamina: Laugh Your Way to Good Health


Laugh and your health will improve

Early in the morning, people go for a walk. This opens the mind and creates a balance between metabolic activities and physical condition of the body. Laughing and even merely smiling will increase your metabolic rate without stressing your body out. Naturally the physical condition dictates the rate of metabolism and thereby the health of that person.



Best way for increasing stamina
These steps help you increase stamina without too much effort.
  • ·     Decrease simple carbohydrates in your meal: Our blood assimilates simple carbohydrates like those present in sugar very fast. This spikes blood sugar levels and the person experiences a “happy” feeling. However, within a short time these levels crash and bring the mood down suddenly. This will make the person depressed.
  • ·      Increase the fiber content: Fiber rich foods such as yam will improve your metabolic rate. It improves digestion and vitalizes your alimentary canal. This helps prevent plenty of diseases.
  • ·      Increase food that contains vitamins: Include vegetables and fruits, fish and nuts in your diet. This will help to increase the nutritive value of food that you eat.  
  • ·      Incorporate exercises in your daily schedule: Exercising is vital. Simple jogging or even walking will put you on the side of good health without any effort. The best thing would be to follow a two-step plan.
    • o   Small exercises like jogging or stretching à 10 – 20 minutes
    • o   Brisk exercises like stair running or sprinting à 10 – 20 minutes
  • ·      Get plenty of sleep: Sleep is essential for your metabolic activity. People who are sleep deprived suffer from plenty of health related problems like nervousness and irritation and inability to concentrate on jobs in hand.
  • ·      Drink plenty of water: If you drink enough water, your body will process the food fast. The circulatory system will help to keep your body cool.


Laugh and be healthy
So, laugh and make merry. What I mean is, you have nothing to worry about. If you allocate the time for exercising and you eat good food, then you are going to be fit and healthy all through your life.