If you ever have tried to work out at least once in your life, you would know the importance of a good warm up. People who dismiss warming up find out soon enough why warming up is essential prior to engaging in any physical activity. Watch an sport event and you will see the players stretching and doing other similar easy exercises before heading out into the field or court. Be in basketball, soccer, table tennis, badminton, or any other sport, warming up applies. So why is warm up that important? Different physical activities make use ...

This is one of the main issues that I uncovered the other day. Truth be told, I’ve always known that smoking isn’t good for me – as most everyone would know as well. Yet there it is, I have that habit. I haven’t always been a smoker, I was what I used to call a “social smoker.” I smoked when I went out with other people, that was it. Yet somewhere along the way I picked up the habit and it is hard not to smoke, especially when I am idle. I am at the point where I am ...

In this post, I’d like to share what we covered in my first session with my fitness trainer. This trainer of mine seems to have combined the best of both worlds by intertwining the mind and the body. We conducted a self-assessment the other day. First ask yourself about your eating habits. What foods do you eat most? Meat? Vegetables? How are they prepared? In what quantities do you eat them? What do you drink and in what quantities as well? Once you have laid out the details, you yourself will be able to assess if you ...

You have to admit, most of the Western world is experiencing a health crisis today. Despite all the hoop-lah on health and well-being, statistics show a sharp increase in health problems like obesity, cardiovascular issues, respiratory problems, and more. Even parts of the East are not exempt from such issues. Children today have more illnesses than children, say, of 30 years ago. What is the reason behind the evolving heath concerns? Now I am not a medical professional. I cannot even profess to be in the best of health. What I can tell you is that I am ...

One could have never imagined that excess weight could create fatal health conditions for our health that. Everybody is motivated to lose weight. The millions of people, fighting against their weight problem try all different methods to achieve success. The bitter truth is that these weight loss methods produce different results for different personalities. The ideal weight management method can only be the one which provides the desired results sustainable over a long period of time. Intensive research has been conducted by various weight loss institutes and other health organizations to conclude that the best possible weight ...