Archive for January, 2009
Finding the Best Stretching Routine for Your Needs
by Pat Lowe
Many people have discovered that performing a stretching routine a few times each week is a great way to improve their fitness and flexibility. Stretching is an best low impact exercise which you can do at any pace that you find comfortable. This makes it a great low impact exercise routine for the elderly, those with reduced mobility, and even children.
Finding a stretching routine that meets your needs can be a challenge, but if you do your research, there’s a wealth of information out there that will help you discover what works ideal for you. For example, The Stretching Institute offers a free six part e-course that’ll take your stretching routine to a new level.
Cellulite – what to do?
There are few body-image issues worse than cellulite. But what is cellulite and why does it affect some people more than others, notably women? And are there any solutions available? Read on and find out the difficult truth.
Cellulite is a build-up of fat around parts of the body that gives the skin an uneven and lumpy appearance. If you pinch the skin around an area of cellulite you often find it looks like orange peel. It also affects some areas of the body more than others, particularly the legs, buttocks and hips.
How Can Glucosamine Help My Arthritis?
Generally found in the human body, glucosamine is an amino sugar, a small molecule which is synthesized internally and easily absorbed by the blood stream. Found in nature by two ways, natural and synthetic, it is a special form of sugar found in the human body and synthetically prepared in laboratories. It is a special molecule that contains both sugar and protein – located in the joint cartilages, the amount found reduces as we age and creates pain in the joints. The Glucosamine supplement allows cartilage to fix by stimulating the proteoglycans present in the joints.
Four Stress Management Stretching Techniques
Stress management stretching can greatly reduce both mental and body stress. If practiced on a regular basis, stress management stretching can even prevent stress. Here are four stress management stretches that you can use when you are feeling frazzled.
The L Stretch
This stress management stretch may seem silly, but it really works. The L stretch is done by lying in an L position, with your legs and buttocks firmly against a wall, and your back and head resting on the floor. This stretches relieves tension in the back and shoulders. It also helps relieve any swelling in the legs by effectively elevating them.
10 Things You Should Know About Stretching
Before fitness training, one must give importance to doing warm-up or stretching exercises to prevent accidents or to enhance the output during the training. There are also a number of precautionary measures and tips to serve as guidelines when doing fitness exercises. Here are some of them.
1. To increase your flexibility and to avoid injuries, stretch before and after workout. Almost everyone knows that stretching before workout prevents injuries during the exercises, but only few people know that stretching after workout, when muscles are still warm, can increase flexibility.
A Better Work Out
1.Stop and Go
If you play a sport that requires a full sprint, remember that a full sprint strains the muscles of the lower body. To combat this, do stop-and-go exercises. For example, run 30 meters at about 80 percent of your effort, slow to a jog for five to 10 meters, then run again for another 30 meters. Repeat this process five times.
2.On bended knees
Almost 3 out of four ACL injury occurs when players are landing or turning. If your knees are bent instead of straight, the risk of injury is greatly reduced according to a report in the JAAOS (Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons).
