While I was at the swimming pool last week, my friend showed me a special type of “push up” workout. Standing at the edge of the pool, ...
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Many years ago, when people started doing weight lifting, their objective is to exercise and build muscles to help them in doing daily activities. Some went a step further to take bodybuilding seriously. They trained hard and watched their diet with great discipline to join competitio...
Can Wii Sports Replace the Real Exercise , I mentioned that Wii should not be used as the replacement of the real exercise. Some may doubt my claim as I did not provide any convincing scientific figures. Fortunately, American College of Sports Medicine has conducted a study to find ou...
One of the best ways to warm up is to perform the upcoming exercise at a slow pace. Typical examples include steady jogging, cycling or swimming before progressing to a faster speed. Make large but controlled circular movements with your arms to help warm the muscles of your upper bod...
Do you always have the urge to go to toilet for “big business” before you run, or while you are running or after you finish running? If you are, you are not alone. Some other runners have the same issue too, including one of my friends. My friend called it “pre-run poop”, but the offi...
Most analog scale changes its reading based on how you stand on it. It has a mechanical needle to indicate your weight. It actually measures weight by the distance a spring deflects under load. Digital scale works based on the same concept too. Because of that, both types of scale is ...
Some types of cell damage are thought to be caused by “oxidant” action of free radicals. Although humans must breathe oxygen to stay alive, oxygen can be a risky substance inside our body because it can make molecules overly reactive. When oxygen-containing molecules become too reacti...
One can of Coke has 12 teaspoons of sugar. Large amounts of sugar are added to cover the bitter taste of caffeine. (Same with coffee.) I actually call soda as “liquid sugar” because its main ingredient is really sugar. If you cut down Coke, you have cut down much sugar in your diet. A...
Dance – Jennifer Lopez is a good dancer. Practising and rehearsing for her dance move for stage performance or her music videos are actually good cardiovascular exercise. Dancing is a full body workout which helps build her cardio endurance. One of her favorites’ is Zumba. Yoga – She ...
