August 21st, 2010 — 12:56 pm
One of the hottest debates that still lingers in the
fitness/rehab and sports performance industries is that over the
correct use of the abdominal wall during movement and exercise.
On one side, you've got the drawing-in camp that believes that
the only way to safely protect your spine during exercise and
movement is by drawing or "sucking" in your abdominal wall. This
supposedly recruits what is known as the "inner-unit"
musculature and primarily the infamous "transversus abdominus
muscle." On ...
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August 20th, 2010 — 01:52 pm
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We all know how busy our lives get with work, kids, cooking,
cleaning and the daily buzz of activities that are required of
us. I have compiled a list of exercises that are quick and easy
and can all be done while watching a little T.V.!
Arms: There is just no way of getting around this if your arms
are a problem area. Get some small weights. Try your weights out
in the store to decide which will be the best for you. Don't buy
anything you are not going to be able to lift for 10 ...
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August 19th, 2010 — 01:28 am
Migraine is a complex condition which is triggered by different
things in different people. Additionally, the actual symptoms
suffered by different people are usually fairly unique to them
too.
Migraine is commonly described by people as a special kind of
recurring headache where the headache is severe and usually
linked to other symptoms such as feeling sick (nausea), being
sick (vomiting), eyesight changes such as blank spots, coloured
sport, sparkles, stars or blurred patches in their ...
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August 17th, 2010 — 02:28 pm
Think you know what causes hair loss? Don't believe everything
you hear. You may be falling for some old wives' tales that have
only grown thanks to the internet. Make sure your facts are
straight before trying to take hair loss on.
Myth 1 - Hat's That! Since the days of old, men have believed
that their hair loss is influenced by how often they wear hats.
The standard believe is that a hat stops air from getting to
your hair. This results in hairs that suffocate. Other versions
blame hair loss ...
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August 16th, 2010 — 03:56 pm
This article is going to tell you how you can... * Improve the
quality of your life. * Increase your energy levels. * Protect
yourself against viruses, flu's and colds. * Reduce the
likelihood of getting cancer. * Reduce the possibility of a
heart attack or stroke! * Slow down your aging. There are three
positive steps that you must take to achieve these things. One
is to examine your lifestyle, another is your diet and the third
is to implement a professional supplementation regime. I ...
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August 15th, 2010 — 01:02 pm
Exercise equipment manufacturing companies have researched that
maintaining health is the one of the foremost goals of every
workingman or woman. They feel that without fitness it would be
difficult for them to enjoy the life or become successful.
The employers look for employees that are fit and active. Even
the children feel happy with fit and sturdy parents. This
enhanced quest for fitness has motivated the exercise equipment
manufacturers to produce long lasting, cheap and ...
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August 14th, 2010 — 01:29 pm
If you're having difficulty understanding what a brain
concussion is, and how your son or daughter's head-injury
affects their further participation in sports, then you're in
good company. The nature and effects of concussions are still
poorly understood by many athletes, parents, coaches, news
reporters and, to a certain extent, even the medical community.
But because the brain is a treasured organ'one that athletes
should want to keep in good working order for the rest of their
lives'a good ...
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August 13th, 2010 — 01:55 pm
Google News can be entertaining (http://news.google.com/). Late
August 2004 headlines show that at least some USA government
experts understand the difference between "good" and "bad"
sugars. However, they stopped short of telling us to limit
refined sugar intake, in updated dietary guidelines for 2005.
Could this reluctance to state the obvious be signs that
commercial interests are taken seriously by the Feds? News
articles said that 7 of the 13 panel members have financial
interests in the ...
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August 12th, 2010 — 02:43 pm
Fitness equipment is playing a vital role in the National Health
Campaign. A successful nation needs healthy citizens. It is no
secret that the sedentary lifestyle has taken a heavy toll on
the health of citizens.
Many citizens who could not manage daily walking or jogging
schedules have found secret of health in exercise machines and
fitness equipment.
Thousands of companies are contributing to the National Health
Campaign by producing affordable fitness equipment that the
people can use to ...
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August 11th, 2010 — 02:07 pm
In addition to effecting tennis players, tennis elbow effect's
a great number of people who are involved in activities outside
of the sport of tennis. Tennis elbow also known as lateral
Epicondylitis is caused by damaging the tendon of the extensor
muscles in the forearm. The tendon of these extensor muscles
connects to the lateral epicondyle of the upper arm bone called
the humerus. (See diagram)
When the muscles are overused or exposed to a force they can not
withstand the tendon will ...
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