May 28, 2008

The value of exercise

Filed under: Aerobic, Equipments, Gym, Muscle, Physical, Trainer — arlene @ 1:05 pm

When was the last time you had a good 30-45 minute walk? How many times have you opted to take the car or jumped on a bus to cover a distance that you are quite capable of walking in 20 minutes?

Okay, it’s the time factor – the world we live in moves at such a fast pace that we always seem to be chasing our tails. But exercise is vital. You might eat the healthiest diet in the world, take nutritional supplements, avoid alcohol and lay off the cigarettes, but your overall health will not be complete without physical activity. (more…)

April 25, 2008

Your office as a gym

Filed under: Equipments, Gym, Muscle, Physical, equipment — arlene @ 2:27 pm

We are now getting to the office. If there is a lift try to void it. If our office happens to be on the thirtieth Poor, then we do not have time to walk up all those flights but we can go in the lift to two floors below and walk the last two. When we go out to lunch we could even, if there are floors above, take the lift from the bottom up to two floors higher and walk down as we have seen in exercise nine. (more…)

April 23, 2008

Autofitness: Maximum Fitness with Minimum Effort Part 3

Filed under: Equipments, Gym, Muscle, Nutrition, Physical, Trainer — arlene @ 7:17 am

Putting your foot in it

Now we come to dressing. The putting on of a shirt or brassiere or blouse is also a question of stretching and folding the arms and shoulders. These things become a routine whereby you are conscious of and enjoy the flowing of your muscles which you are keeping supple.

To put on our trousers or pantihose we must think about our balance.

The problem of standing on one leg is something which becomes more difficult as we get older. There are many reasons for this. Firstly, the balance capability in our ears seems to become less sensitive with increasing age. Secondly, the ability to balance on one foot is restricted by the ability of the muscles in our feet and legs to quickly adapt to weight changes. (more…)

February 10, 2008

Body Mechanics and Posture in Sports

Filed under: Equipments, Gym, Physical, equipment — arlene @ 12:48 am

Poor alignment of the body parts during exercise and sports can affect efficiency and effectiveness of performance.

Exercise and Health FitnessExamples of poor alignment that is detrimental in sports include weight lifters arching the back when doing a lift from the squatting position or during a bench press. This violates the normal mechanics of the spine and is a common cause of backaches in athletes. Gymnasts are also prone to back problems because they sometimes perform with a swayback, especially during landings.

Lordosis in runners causes a short, choppy gait and may cause back pain. Poor posture also influences the way the runner’s foot strikes the ground, contributing to either foot shock or shin splints. In addition, runners may have a back problem as the result of an excessive forward lean.

Dancers and ice skaters sometimes assume poor postures in the execution of jumps. If they land on one leg while the lower back is hyperextended, there is an enormous shearing force on the lumbosacral joint and excessive compression on the disks.

November 14, 2007

Swimming Costumes

Filed under: Equipments, Man — just4hours @ 3:09 am

Swimming costumes have changed dramatically though the ages, so much so that if you wore today what people use to ware, we would be laughed at, and more than likely mocked, but with the variety of summing costumes we have today we don’t have to dwell in the past.

You get a two-piece swimming costumes witch is called a bikini and consists of a top and a bottom. There are many different kinds of bikinis some with under wire in the bikini top for support and those without. For those who are a bit more conservative you might like tanginess that is also a two piece but cover a lot more than a bikini, there are many different kinds of bikini bottoms you get the general kind, hot pants and the bikini that looks like a j-strings, the list goes on. (more…)