Fitness
Sit and Stand Upright, then You will Look Younger!
The wrong body position can cause us to look older than they should. So, as to whether our sitting position and daily walk? Strapping or tend to slouch? Be careful with this. The stooped position that it could cause us to look much older than actual age.
According to a study, since the age of 25 years, humans have sarcopenia. This is a term that refers to the disintegration of muscle mass. sarcopenia leads human to average being loses 6 gram of muscle each year.
This problem arises because the weakening of the abdominal muscles caused by an incorrect sitting position. “This gives the excess pressure on the bearing of the spine are located in the lower back,” said Carolyn Hewison, physiotherapist manager of the Nuffield Group of Hospitals. “We can see this around. We’re going to find people aged 50 years and over, especially women, who began to stoop. This happens because we have since grown used to stand in this way, “she added. Read the rest of this entry »
Exercise this and You’ll Find Your Heart Becomes Strong!
Do you have an increased risk of heart disease? Now you don’t need to worry. You can cope with heavy exercise and just simply three times a week. Is this true? A study from the Harvard School of Public Health wrote in the American College of Sports Medicine that men who do vigorous exercise three times a week were found to have significantly lower risk of heart attack, compared with those of the same age who do not. The authors add that other important markers including hemoglobin A1c, apolipoprotein B and vitamin D. Hemoglobin A1C is monitored to assess long-term control of diabetes mellitus. Apolipoprotein B, also known as apoB or apoB is the main apolipoprotein of LDL (low-density lipoprotein or “bad cholesterol”). HDL-C, also known as high-density lipoprotein is what is often called good cholesterol. High HDL-C levels are generally associated with a lower risk of coronary artery disease.
The author, Andrea Chomistek, Sc.D. and his colleagues collected data on activity levels and biomarkers of adult males from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS). The participants were asked to complete questionnaires twice a year. They were asked to write about how long they spend each week in leisure time for physical activity. Included in the data that is needed is insulin sensitivity, cholesterol levels and inflammation markers.
Chomistek Andrea said:
“We studied vigorous exercise Because of its stronger association with coronary heart disease. While We discovered That vigorous-intensity exercise decreases a man’s risk of heart attack, We also were the resource persons Able to partially determine why. The benefits of exercise on a man’s levels of HDL -C, or ‘good’ cholesterol, account for approximately 38 percent of That Decrease. Other Important markers included vitamin D, apolipoprotein B and hemoglobin A1c. ” Read the rest of this entry »
10 Benefits of “Positive Thinking”
A positive attitude helps you to overcome problems of daily life. A positive outlook can help you to cope with stressful situations and can change your life much better. Here are some of the benefits of positive thinking:
1. Eliminate stress: Positive thinking helps you to relieve stress, ignore negative thoughts, replace the pessimists into optimists mind, reduce anxiety and reduce stress. When you develop a positive attitude you can control your life well.
2. More healthy: Our thoughts directly affect the body and how they work. When you replace negative thoughts with calmness, confidence and peace, then you will feel well-being. And this means you are not disturbed while sleeping, do not feel the muscle tension, anxiety, and fatigue. People who think negative is more prone to depression.
3. Confidence: With positive thinking, then you are more confident and not trying to be someone else. If you are not confident you will never get a better life.
4. Can make the right decision: Positive thinking prevents you from choosing the wrong decision or doing something stupid that you later regret. Positive thinking makes you choose a decision quickly. Read the rest of this entry »
Exercise Your Brain!
In order for the five major brain cognitive function still works fine, do the following stimulation as suggested by Dr. Bernard Croisile, neurologist from the Neurological Hospital of Lyon, France.
- Memory
Listen to music. It’s not only creates a feeling of pleasure, by selecting a song that we do not know it before and then try to memorize the lyric, levels of acetylcholine, a chemical that helps build the brain be fueled. Memory capabilities will also improve.
Another challenge that you can do is wearing a shirt with no lighting or use a different hand while brushing your teeth. For a lefty, try it with your right hand. vice versa.
- Attention
Change the routine. Change routes to and from work, reset your desk or room at home. It will awaken the brain from the previous habits. You can also combine the activity of listening to audio books while jogging.
- Language
If you’re used to reading newspapers especially the sports section of course, try to read a business article a little deeper. You’ll get new words, which would be more easily understood when you read it in context. This will help you to develop your language skills.
- Visual spatial Read the rest of this entry »
