The Importance Of An Active Lifestyle
October 31, 2007
Over the past 15 years or so, we have been told that a healthy lifestyle is important. Scientists recommend we should be accumulating on average 60 minutes of exercises a day in order to maintain healthy levels. What exactly does that number mean? Over the course of a regular day, we should be doing some sort of physical activity that adds up to approximately 60 minutes. Whether it is in the gym on the treadmill or just in the garden for the afternoon, adding physical activity is vital.
First we need to know what actually constitutes exercise. The term Healthy activity can be broken down in to three categories; Cardiovascular, Resistance, and Flexibility.
Cardiovascular training
It is recommended to do cardio 2 or 3 times a week. Depending on your fitness level., cardio can consist of a nice walk with your dog, or a vigorous run on the treadmill. Ideally you are trying to increase your cardio capacity. which has many health benefits.
Resistance Training
Why Golf Fitness Stretch Training Is Important
October 31, 2007
Golf fitness stretch training is such an important part of the modern game today and yet there are still many amateur golfers that do no see its’ benefits. They continue to avoid golf specific exercise programs or any exercise program for that matter.
There are numerous benefits of golf fitness stretch training. To start with they usually have a huge impact on the game to help the golfer warm up and prepare their body for tip-top performance when they tee off.
Golf fitness stretch training is also a great help in reducing he risks of injury which are rather high in golf for golfers who do not exercise. Stretch exercises are particularly useful in gradually stretching the golf muscles which ensures flexibility and conditions and prepares the muscles to be pushed to their limit.
The increased flexibility and increased strength in muscles that results from golf fitness stretch training also has a tremendous impact on the quality of golf played.
The end result is a consistently excellent round of golf played at a very high standard. Not to mention the fact that the golfer is bound to enjoy their round of golf much more when they have incorporated golf fitness stretch training into their program.
The Epic T60 Treadmill Rocks
October 30, 2007
The Epic T60 treadmill, an economical choice for both running and walking exercise, is available only to Costco members. This members-only discount warehouse retail specialist has locations all over the globe - 37 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, 65 warehouses in Canada, 16 in the U.K, 25 in Mexico, 5 each in Japan and Korea, and 4 in Taiwan.
Icon Health and Fitness Inc. is the manufacturer of the Epic T60 treadmill. Icon offers one of the most extensive arrays of treadmill and other sports and exercise products the world over, for both home exercise enthusiasts as well as dedicated competitive runners. Many of its sports products are produced exclusively for wholesalers or retailers, many of them members-only organizations.
The Epic T60 treadmill was created with a specific user in mind - someone heavy (up to 350 pounds), who is looking for equipment to be used in her or his home. The Epic T60 offers several informative feedback displays that include the number of calories burned as you run or walk, the time, the distance you run or walk, and your running speed. Your heart rate is constantly monitored through the means of the Epic T60 treadmill’s pulse sensor for your chest, an optional device. Sensor grips to monitor your pulse rate are part of the standard T60 package as well.
Maximum Muscle Development with Chaos Training
October 30, 2007
Chaos is the scientific study of orderly disorder. It offers a way of seeing order and pattern where formerly only the random, the erratic, and the unpredictable (viz., the chaotic) had been observed. If a rock cliff is inspected, with its many jagged and irregular patterns splitting off in all directions, it can be concluded that the rock’s pattern appears the same whether looking at 100 square feet or 1-square inch of area. Hence, although the overall structure appears different, i.e. the divergences and measure of rock cut, the fragments that constitute the composition maintain close resemblance. Consequently, although chaotic in appearance, its nature is predictable and purposeful. Similarly, exercise can be very chaotic yet predictable, ever changing from one workout to the next but with direction… extreme variety coupled with standardization for purposes of sufficient measurement and comparison.
Chaos Training(TM) is the randomization of exercise stimuli that includes a limited measure of standardization in order to maintain a benchmark in which to compare exercise performance. In other words, this method provides from workout to workout an accurate method of measurement, to establish and test training progress, yet it allows for dramatic alteration of the stimulus, making exercise (at the very least) more enjoyable and interesting. Chaos TrainingTM is an ideal method for maintaining motivation while instilling structure ? two indispensable considerations for trainees as well as exercise instructors needing to collect feedback data from their clients.
How To Achieve The Golf Club Swing Speed You Desire
October 29, 2007
The golf club swing speed is what will determine your driving distance and ultimately your scores.
This is the reason why virtually every golfer desires to increase their golf club swing speed as much as possible. Some golfers still believe that if you simply practice the right technique, long enough, they will achieve this desire of their heart.
The truth is that there is only one thing that can improve golf club swing speed. And that is golf exercises. In many other sports, the more you play the actually game, the more you improve on the specific skills required to perform well in that particular sport.
Golf is different because the golf swing lasts about a second and therefore the only way to get golf-fit and improve performance is by exercising.
Most of all achieving higher golf club swing speed requires muscles that have been subject to strength exercises and generally golf exercises aimed at increasing muscle tone, flexibility and stamina.
Trying to improve golf club swing speed without exercise is simply taking a very high risk of injury without getting any of the desired results. Problems like low back, rotator cuff and elbow overuse injuries are usually caused by over exertion of muscles in the body.
Tone Up While at Work
October 29, 2007
I know better than anybody that sitting at a desk all day can take a toll on your body. You don’t get much movement and you can get what I like to call “spread butt”
Here is how you can Tone at your Desk
1.Seated Scissors
Scoot forward in your chair and sit straight. Extend legs in front of you about shoulder-width apart. Point your toes and rotate legs out slightly. Keeping legs straight, cross left ankle over right, then right over left. Alternate legs quickly 40 times or do for as may as you can.
2.Supported Single-Leg Squat
Stand a foot or so in front of your chair with your hands on the desk. Rest top of left foot on the chair seated behind you and lower into a single leg squat, keeping right knee alignes over ankle. Stand up and repeat. Do 20 squats on each leg.
3. Standing Calf Raise
Grab a thick dictionary and stand with the balls of your feet on it (so heels are supported). Holding onto the wall, if necessary, rise up onto your toes, then lower your heels untill they’re just and inch off the floor. Press back up and repeat; do 20 reps. For an added challenge do them one leg at a time.
Safety Awareness & Self Defense: Circle of Safety
October 28, 2007
Safety Awareness & Self Defense is the responsibility of each individual. Knowing your surroundings and being aware of potential dangers is your first step towards self-defense. Avoiding and distancing yourself from circumstances that could be trouble are your responsibility.
The Circle of Safety is an imaginary boundary extending from your body outward to approximately 7 to 10 feet. By being aware what is approaching your Circle of Safety you can potentially avoid a dangerous situation. If you were alone and a stranger enters your circle of safety, you should attempt to distance yourself from that stranger. In order for the stranger to grab you, they must be able to touch you. If you maintain a circle of safety of the 7 to 10 feet than the stranger will not be in reach to grab or touch you.
If possible avoid walking alone.
Always attempt to be in a group, or at least in public areas where there are many other people.
Avoid walking at night where there are no streetlights.
Be aware of potential hiding places for dangerous strangers, behind bushes, in alleys, behind large trash dumpsters.
Why Exercise Is The Key To The Correct Golf Swing Release
October 28, 2007
A poor golf swing release has been one of the factors responsible for dozens of injuries that have kept many golfers off the course, some of them for good.
Failure of applying the correct technique, apart from giving you poor results in your game can also result in all manner of injuries. Many of these injuries leave a golfer in great pain. They include injuries like low back, rotator cuff and elbow overuse injuries.
This is precisely the reason why products like the Sports FitKit have been so successful and widely accepted. It allows golfers to do simple exercises that have a positive impact on the golf swing release. One of the things that these exercises do is increase the shoulder turn.
Not only does this single aspect greatly reduce on the chances of the golfer being injured, but it also results in much greater driving distance and the correct golf swing release to achieve it.
How else can a golfer increase their shoulder turn without the risk of injury? How else does any golfer achieve the right golf swing release?
Yoga Mats ? Are They All Created Equal?
October 27, 2007
Yoga mats are a basic part of every practice. What you might not realize is that there are several types of yoga mats that you can choose from.
Sticky Mats
These yoga mats offer a covering for your practice area, as well as some stability for you when doing poses. They are thin, lightweight, and come in a variety of colors. Some of them have guide marks on them to illustrate proper hand and foot placements. In order for these mats to be sticky and prevent you from slipping and sliding, you need to sprinkle them with a small amount of water and let them air dry. You can use these mats for most types of yoga.
Ultra Double Thickness Mats
These yoga mats are basically sticky mats that are ultra thick. They provide both stability and cushioning which is useful in certain poses. They can be a great choice for Astanga practitioners who often jump from one pose to another. I personally love the ultra thick mats because of the extra cushioning they provide. It is the only type I take with me to classes.
What Is A Heart Treadmill?
October 27, 2007
A heart treadmill, used by physicians to determine their patients’ heart health, is not always an accurate cardiac problem indicator, according to some studies.
While a heart treadmill can tell if men with no current heart difficulties may be destined for cardiovascular episodes somewhere in their future, it may not be a good test of heart troubles in women. Because the heart-related events for these women are so few statistics cannot be considered meaningful.
Tests using a heart treadmill are not usually conducted by doctors for patients who are asymptomatic of heart problems, in any case. One reason for this is that insurance carriers will not reiumburse a patient for these charges if her doctor sees no cardiac symptoms.
A heart treadmill is used by physicians to indicate how a patient’s heart acts during exercise. While a patient undergoes stress tests on a heart treadmill she or he is hooked up to electrodes. These are connected to devices called leads which are connected to an EKG (electrocardiogram) and a monitor, that delivers a printed as well as visual look at the patient’s hearts’ reaction to the exercise.
