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		<title>Zumba Gold Training in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Santossh Ram</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zumba has taken the world by storm and is now a favorite among millions of individuals. Since it aims to help you get fit, stay entertained and improve your moves, Zumba shows to be truly versatile and useful in a variety of occasions. The entrance of Zumba Gold focuses more on senior individuals who want [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_398" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://www.indiantraffic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/zumba-training-india.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-398 " title="zumba-training-india" src="http://www.indiantraffic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/zumba-training-india.png" alt="Zumba Gold Training in India" width="540" height="361" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Zumba Gold Training in India</p></div>
<p>Zumba has taken the world by storm and is now a favorite among millions of individuals. Since it aims to help you get fit, stay entertained and improve your moves, Zumba shows to be truly versatile and useful in a variety of occasions. The entrance of Zumba Gold focuses more on senior individuals who want to retain their active and vibrant life for years to come.</p>
<p><strong>Introducing Zumba Gold</strong></p>
<p>Zumba Gold is a fitness course specifically designed for the active older population, as well as a deconditioner for beginners. The program gives exercisers a full, safe and effective body workout. The program is still highly inspired by Latin and international dance rhythms. Seniors can come and workout wearing loose and comfortable clothes, plus aerobic dance shoes. Lessons usually last an hour. Depending on the place and organizers, exercisers will have to register before joining or freely enter.</p>
<p>The Zumba Gold is ideal for individuals who are not used to exercising or have stopped physical activity for several years. It is also good for complete beginners and those who have limited physical capabilities. The main difference between Zumba Basic and Zumba Gold is the lower intensity done with the latter. Both are just as fun, with the same steps and Latin rhythm incorporated.</p>
<p><strong>What to Expect</strong></p>
<p>The Zumba Gold program is very easy to follow, since it aims to let individuals of any age exercise without any worries. The dances included in the program are the salsa cha cha, meringue, rock &amp; rock, salsa, cumbia, twist and Charleston, flamenco, belly dance and tango. There is also another Zumba Gold program that involves a chair workout for those who are bound to a wheelchair or live very sedentary lifestyles. The program is very useful for individuals who remain in short and long term care facilities and those in assisted living conditions.</p>
<p>Zumba Gold plans to target the baby boomer population, who are now getting older. These individuals are approximately between the age of 50 and 65 today. The population is expected to double within the next 30 to 35 years so the fitness program will continue to cater to the needs of the elderly. Individuals living longer can also benefit from the program.</p>
<p><strong>Happy Customers</strong></p>
<p>Hundreds of thousands of clients claim the several positive effects of Zumba Gold. There are individuals who have stopped exercising for over 10 years, realizing the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle. The workshop provided in the area lasted only 1 day, together with ZES or Zumba Educational Specialist Instructors and other internationally popular fitness trainers that is part of the Zumba Gold Development Team. The workshop started with a Zumba Gold Master Class. There were also a lot of free items and materials like the Zumba Gold manual, Zumba Gold soundtrack CD and snacks. Instructors present for the first time also received 4 DVDs.</p>
<p><strong>For the Seniors</strong></p>
<p>The soundtrack CD featured different songs, depending on the course of the routine. There are warm up tracks, class tracks and cool down tracks. The class gets shorter if there are only a limited number of participants. The workshop also covers a variety of topics such as psychology, physiology and the benefits of Zumba Gold.</p>
<p>Other inclusions and activities are the monitoring of the intensity of exercises, instructor safety tips and leadership and education skills. There are also recommendations for teaching Zumba Gold the right way via drills and techniques. Seniors can expect improvement in their quality of life and maintenance of functional skills that will let them cope with daily activities.</p>
<p><strong>Zumba Training Classes in India</strong></p>
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<h2>Alliance Francais</h2>
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<p><a href="http://search.zumba.com/tbl_class/map/71449" target="_blank"> Miller Tank Bund Rd.<br />
Bangalore City,               Karnataka </a></p>
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<td width="105">Saturday</td>
<td width="170">06:00 pm &#8211; 07:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://42695.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Dianne CobbPennisi</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-2.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Sunday</td>
<td width="170">10:00 am &#8211; 11:00 am</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://42695.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Dianne CobbPennisi</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-2.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<h2>Bangalore School of Music</h2>
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<p><a href="http://search.zumba.com/tbl_class/map/71459" target="_blank"> No.8 CBI Main Rd.<br />
Bangalore City,               Karnataka </a></p>
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<td width="105">Friday</td>
<td width="170">07:30 pm &#8211; 08:30 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://42695.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Dianne CobbPennisi</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-2.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Tuesday</td>
<td width="170">07:30 pm &#8211; 08:30 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://42695.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Dianne CobbPennisi</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<h2>ZELA Luxury Health Clubs</h2>
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<p><a href="http://search.zumba.com/tbl_class/map/71446" target="_blank"> Residency Road, Ground floor 133/1<br />
Bangalore City,               Karnataka </a></p>
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<td width="105">Tuesday</td>
<td width="170">06:00 pm &#8211; 07:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://42695.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Dianne CobbPennisi</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Thursday</td>
<td width="170">10:00 am &#8211; 11:00 am</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://42695.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Dianne CobbPennisi</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Saturday</td>
<td width="170">10:00 am &#8211; 11:00 am</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://42695.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Dianne CobbPennisi</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-5.png?1257782587" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Wednesday</td>
<td width="170">06:00 pm &#8211; 07:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://42695.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Dianne CobbPennisi</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-5.png?1257782587" alt="" /></td>
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<h2>Talwalkars Gym</h2>
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<p><a href="http://search.zumba.com/tbl_class/map/67187" target="_blank"> warden road<br />
Mumbai,               Maharashtra </a></p>
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<td width="105">Saturday</td>
<td width="170">05:00 pm &#8211; 06:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://88431.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Sonali Mehta</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<h2>KPCT</h2>
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<p><a href="http://search.zumba.com/tbl_class/map/70663" target="_blank"> KPCT mall<br />
Pune,               Maharashtra </a></p>
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<td width="105">Wednesday</td>
<td width="170">04:00 pm &#8211; 05:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://36368.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Aradhana Sharma</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Friday</td>
<td width="170">04:00 pm &#8211; 05:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://36368.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Aradhana Sharma</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<h2>Smiths Breathe Fitness</h2>
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<p><a href="http://search.zumba.com/tbl_class/map/49155" target="_blank"> NDA-Pashan Rd, Bavdhan<br />
Pune,               Maharashtra </a></p>
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<td width="105">Monday</td>
<td width="170">07:00 am &#8211; 08:00 am</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://69858.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Smeeta Shitole</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Wednesday</td>
<td width="170">07:00 am &#8211; 08:00 am</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://69858.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Smeeta Shitole</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Friday</td>
<td width="170">07:00 am &#8211; 08:00 am</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://69858.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Smeeta Shitole</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<h2>Tushar Fitness Studio</h2>
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<p><a href="http://search.zumba.com/tbl_class/map/70918" target="_blank"> NIBM Road<br />
Pune,               Maharashtra </a></p>
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<td width="105">Monday</td>
<td width="170">06:00 pm &#8211; 07:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://36368.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Aradhana Sharma</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Saturday</td>
<td width="170">10:00 pm &#8211; 11:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://36368.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Aradhana Sharma</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Thursday</td>
<td width="170">10:00 am &#8211; 11:00 am</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://36368.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Aradhana Sharma</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<h2>Studio 360</h2>
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<p>NIBM Road, Kondhwa, Pune.<br />
Pune,               Maharashtra</p>
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<td width="105">Tuesday</td>
<td width="170">07:00 pm &#8211; 08:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://69858.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Smeeta Shitole</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Thursday</td>
<td width="170">07:00 pm &#8211; 08:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://69858.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Smeeta Shitole</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Saturday</td>
<td width="170">07:00 pm &#8211; 08:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://69858.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Smeeta Shitole</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Tuesday</td>
<td width="170">11:00 am &#8211; 12:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://69858.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Smeeta Shitole</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Thursday</td>
<td width="170">11:00 am &#8211; 12:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://69858.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Smeeta Shitole</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Saturday</td>
<td width="170">11:00 am &#8211; 12:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://69858.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Smeeta Shitole</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<h2>Abs Fitness</h2>
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<p><a href="http://search.zumba.com/tbl_class/map/67397" target="_blank"> S B Road<br />
Pune,               Maharashtra </a></p>
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<td width="105">Wednesday</td>
<td width="170">12:00 pm &#8211; 01:00 pm</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://36368.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Aradhana Sharma</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<h2>Naren Hills</h2>
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<p><a href="http://search.zumba.com/tbl_class/map/61413" target="_blank"> Wanwari<br />
Pune,               Maharashtra </a></p>
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<td width="105">Monday</td>
<td width="170">10:00 am &#8211; 11:00 am</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://36368.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Aradhana Sharma</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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<td width="105">Friday</td>
<td width="170">10:00 am &#8211; 11:00 am</td>
<td width="170"><a title="Click to view profile." href="http://36368.zumba.com/" target="_blank">Aradhana Sharma</a></td>
<td width="80"><img src="http://search.zumba.com/images/classtype-1.png?1253558977" alt="" /></td>
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		<title>Eat More to Gain Muscle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Santossh Ram</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Fitness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sounds good, right? Most people in strict diets on the development of your body. Many of us dream of a healthy body and beautiful. Some spend countless hours in the gym, and spend thousands of dollars on equipment just to gain muscles. Some people have even lined up kit filled to the brim with gain [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27636029@N05/4391428993"><img style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border: 0pt none;" title="Eat More To gain Muscle" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4391428993_cbd79ffb4c.jpg" border="0" alt="Eat More To gain Muscle" hspace="5" width="500" height="334" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Eat More To Gain Muscle</p></div>
<p>Sounds good, right? Most people in strict  diets on the development of your body. Many of us dream of a  healthy body and beautiful. Some spend countless  hours in the gym, and spend thousands of dollars on equipment just to  gain muscles. Some people have even  lined up kit filled to the brim with gain muscle medications and  supplements. The fact is that many of  these people find the process too cumbersome and too slow.</p>
<p>Going back more food to  build muscle, this may sound incredulous to a concept so popular that  they must renounce their food intake so that body fat decreases, because  the muscles are trained to be more pronounced. Since there are more body  fat for the muscles are not able to fully expose all the cuts and lines  that give the body muscle definition.</p>
<p>But we must remember that  as we reduced the number of calories, you&#8217;re not giving your muscles  the proper nutrition needed to ensure they are older. What you need to do is  increase your calorie intake if you want to gain weight, but refers to  weight gain because of muscle development and body fat. Eating protein and fat  from your body all the calories you need to build muscle, but taking in  too much calories because the result would be the development of body  fat to be careful.</p>
<p>This is an exercise  routine with a good opening game of your regular workout, targeting the  muscles you want to expand all the calories that you can allow your  muscles to help them save, develop, and at the same time time to avoid them, they  become fat.</p>
<p>taken to accelerate the  growth of muscles and workouts that include heavy weights. Very patient and  persistent. Some people tend not to  lift heavy weights as often, literally, can be a pain. If you are not accustomed  to lifting weights, it is very likely that you feel pain in the  muscles. This is natural, in fact,  is a way your body tells you to develop your muscles to think, like  growing pains.</p>
<p>Weightlifting promotes  muscle growth and how to eat, increased caloric intake, your body will  give the necessary impetus to encourage the growth of muscle tissue. When building muscle  tissues, you are also becoming stronger. If you put too many diet  and lack of adequate dietary intake in weightlifting, just lose muscle  instead of your goal to build them. Doing free weight  exercises in addition to raising much weight will help speed up muscle  growth. His body will be able to  react quickly in the process of building muscle.</p>
<p>So how eating more and  not gain body fat? It all depends on you,  your body is to determine this structure. A nutritionist will be  able to determine how many calories you need muscle.</p>
<p>With a stable power  supply specially designed for you and good training, will soon be in a  position where the body you&#8217;ve always wanted and also gain the  confidence and pride you feel better about themselves develop.</p>
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		<title>Benefits of Cardio Interval Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Santossh Ram</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a long-term study of the health of the people of in the United States, the U.S. Public Health Service documented the chances of developing heart disease among various groups in the population. Long before the any symptoms appeared, epidemiological research could identify high-risk groups.</p>
<p>Among the highest risk factors are male sex, age over 35, cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, high levels of certain blood fats, and a family history of cardiovascular disorders.</p>
<p>Other researchers have added to this list another risk factor: the compulsive, hard-driving, highly anxious personality. The greater the number of severity, the greater the person’s overall risk.</p>
<p>These threats to the heart can be divided into two main categories: those beyond individual control, such as age, sex, and heredity, and those that can be controlled, avoided, or even eliminated. Among those in the second category are what cardiologists call “the triple threat.” These are the high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, and high cholesterol levels in the blood.</p>
<p>If you smoke a pack of cigarettes a day, your risk of having a heart attack is twice that of a nonsmoker. If you smoke, have hypertension, and eat a diet high in fats without any exercise at all, your risk is five times greater than normal.</p>
<p>The Healthy Heart</p>
<p>If these risk factors endanger the heart’s health, what enhances its well-being and improves its odds of working long and well?</p>
<p>Obviously, quitting cigarettes and eating a low-fat diet will help. The next best thing you can do for your heart’s sake is to give it what it needs: regular exercise or a complete cardio interval training.</p>
<p>The heart is a muscle, or, more accurately, a group or “package” of muscles, similar in many ways to the muscles of the arms and legs. And just as exercise strengthens and improves limb muscles, it enhances the health of the heart muscles as well.</p>
<p>Since World War II, several large-scale statistical studies have evaluated the relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular disease. One well-known survey compared 31,000 drivers and conductors of some bus companies. The more sedentary drivers had a significantly higher rate of heart disease than the conductors, who walked around the buses and climbed stairs to the upper level.</p>
<p>The why and how behind these statistics were bet explained by classic experiments with dogs whose coronary arteries were surgically narrowed to resemble those of humans with arteriosclerosis. Dogs who were exercised were had much better blood flow than those kept inactive.</p>
<p>The exercise seemed to stimulate the development of new connections between the impaired and the nearly normal blood vessels, so exercised dogs had a better blood supply to all the muscle tissue of the heart. The human heart reacts in the same way to provide blood to the portion that was damaged by the heart attack.</p>
<p>To enable the damaged heart muscle to heal, the heart relies on new small blood vessels for what is called collateral circulation. These new branches on the arterial tress can develop long before a heart attack — and can prevent a heart attack if the new network takes on enough of the function of the narrowed vessels.</p>
<p>With all these facts, it is now boiled down to a single question: What should be done in order to prevent such dilemmas?</p>
<p>Some studies showed that moderate exercise several times a week is more effective in building up these auxiliary pathways than extremely vigorous exercise done twice often.</p>
<p>The general rule is that exercise helps reduce the risk of harm to the heart. Some researches further attested the link between exercise and healthy heart based from the findings that the non-exercisers had a 49% greater risk of heart attack than the other people included in the study. The study attributed a third of that risk to sedentary lifestyle alone.</p>
<p>Hence, with employing the cardio interval training, you can absolutely expect positive results not only on areas that concerns your cardiovascular system but on the overall status of your health as well.</p>
<p>This particular activity that is definitely good for the heart is a cycle of “repeated segments” that is of intense nature. In this process, there is an interchange periods of recuperation. It can both be comprehensive activity and moderate motion.</p>
<p>Consequently, the benefits of merely engaging into this kind of activity can bring you more results that you have ever expected. These are:</p>
<p>1. The threats of heart attack are lessened, if not eliminated</p>
<p>2. Enhanced heart task</p>
<p>3. Increase metabolism, increase the chance of burning calories, therefore, assist you in losing weight</p>
<p>4. Improves lung capacity</p>
<p>5. Helps lessen or eliminate the cases of stress</p>
<p>Indeed, cardio interval training is the modern way of creating a healthy, happy heart and body.</p>
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		<title>IMPORTANCE OF FOOD ELEMENTS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Santossh Ram</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via WikipediaThe purposes of food are to promote growth, to supply force and heat, and to furnish material to repair the waste which is constantly taking place in the body. Every breath, every thought, every motion, wears out some portion of the delicate and wonderful house in which we live. Various vital processes remove [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; display: block; float: right"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Raw_egg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Raw_egg.jpg/202px-Raw_egg.jpg" alt="An egg yolk surrounded by the egg white." style="border: medium none ; display: block" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="margin: 1em 0pt 0pt; display: block">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Raw_egg.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></span>The purposes of food are to promote growth, to supply force and heat, and to furnish material to repair the waste which is constantly taking place in the body. Every breath, every thought, every motion, wears out some portion of the delicate and wonderful house in which we live. Various vital processes remove these worn and useless particles; and to keep the body in health, their loss must be made good by constantly renewed supplies of material properly adapted to replenish the worn and impaired tissues. This renovating material must be supplied through the medium of food and drink, and the best food is that by which the desired end may be most readily and perfectly attained. The great diversity in character of the several tissues of the body, makes it necessary that food should contain a variety of elements, in order that each part may be properly nourished and replenished.</p>
<p><strong>The food elements</strong></p>
<p>The various elements found in food are the following: Starch, sugar, fats, albumen, mineral substances, indigestible substances.</p>
<p>The digestible food elements are often grouped, according to their chemical composition, into three classes; vis., carbonaceous, nitrogenous, and inorganic. The carbonaceous class includes starch, sugar, and fats; the nitrogenous, all albuminous elements; and the inorganic comprises the mineral elements.</p>
<p>Starch is only found in vegetable foods; all grains, most vegetables, and some fruits, contain starch in abundance. Several kinds of sugar are made in nature&#8217;s laboratory; cane, grape, fruit, and milk sugar. The first is obtained from the sugar-cane, the sap of maple trees, and from the beet root. Grape and fruit sugars are found in most fruits and in honey. Milk sugar is one of the constituents of milk. Glucose, an artificial sugar resembling grape sugar, is now largely manufactured by subjecting the starch of corn or potatoes to a chemical process; but it lacks the sweetness of natural sugars, and is by no means a proper substitute for them. Albumen is found in its purest, uncombined state in the white of an egg, which is almost wholly composed of albumen. It exists, combined with other food elements, in many other foods, both animal and vegetable. It is found abundant in oatmeal, and to some extent in the other grains, and in the juices of vegetables. All natural foods contain elements which in many respects resemble albumen, and are so closely allied to it that for convenience they are usually classified under the general name of &#8220;albumen.&#8221; The chief of these is gluten, which is found in wheat, rye, and barley. Casein, found in peas, beans, and milk, and the fibrin of flesh, are elements of this class.</p>
<p>Fats are found in both animal and vegetable foods. Of animal fats, butter and suet are common examples. In vegetable form, fat is abundant in nuts, peas, beans, in various of the grains, and in a few fruits, as the olive. As furnished by nature in nuts, legumes, grains, fruits, and milk, this element is always found in a state of fine subdivision, which condition is the one best adapted to its digestion. As most commonly used, in the form of free fats, as butter, lard, etc., it is not only difficult of digestion itself, but often interferes with the digestion of the other food elements which are mixed with it. It was doubtless never intended that fats should be so modified from their natural condition and separated from other food elements as to be used as a separate article of food. The same may be said of the other carbonaceous elements, sugar and starch, neither of which, when used alone, is capable of sustaining life, although when combined in a proper and natural manner with other food elements, they perform a most important part in the nutrition of the body. Most foods contain a percentage of the mineral elements. Grains and milk furnish these elements in abundance. The cellulose, or woody tissue, of vegetables, and the bran of wheat, are examples of indigestible elements, which although they cannot be converted into blood in tissue, serve an important purpose by giving bulk to the food.</p>
<p>With the exception of gluten, none of the food elements, when used alone, are capable of supporting life. A true food substance contains some of all the food elements, the amount of each varying in different foods.</p>
<p><strong>Uses of the food elements</strong><br />
Concerning the purpose which these different elements serve, it has been demonstrated by the experiments of eminent physiologists that the carbonaceous elements, which in general comprise the greater bulk of the food, serve three purposes in the body;</p>
<p>1. They furnish material for the production of heat;</p>
<p>2. They are a source of force when taken in connection with other food elements;</p>
<p>3. They replenish the fatty tissues of the body. Of the carbonaceous elements, starch, sugar, and fats, fats produce the greatest amount of heat in proportion to quantity; that is, more heat is developed from a pound of fat than from an equal weight of sugar or starch; but this apparent advantage is more than counterbalanced by the fact that fats are much more difficult of digestion than are the other carbonaceous elements, and if relied upon to furnish adequate material for bodily heat, would be productive of much mischief in overtaxing and producing disease of the digestive organs. The fact that nature has made a much more ample provision of starch and sugars than of fats in man&#8217;s natural diet, would seem to indicate that they were intended to be the chief source of carbonaceous food; nevertheless, fats, when taken in such proportion as nature supplies them, are necessary and important food elements.</p>
<p>The nitrogenous food elements especially nourish the brain, nerves, muscles, and all the more highly vitalized and active tissues of the body, and also serve as a stimulus to tissue change. Hence it may be said that a food deficient in these elements is a particularly poor food.</p>
<p>The inorganic elements, chief of which are the phosphates, in the carbonates of potash, soda, and lime, aid in furnishing the requisite building material for bones and nerves.</p>
<p><strong>Proper combinations of foods</strong><br />
While it is important that our food should contain some of all the various food elements,  experiments upon both animals and human beings show it is necessary that these elements, especially the nitrogenous and carbonaceous, be used in certain definite proportions, as the system is only able to appropriate a certain amount of each; and all excess, especially of nitrogenous elements, is not only useless, but even injurious, since to rid the system of the surplus imposes an additional task upon the digestive and excretory organs. The relative proportion of these elements necessary to constitute a food which perfectly meets the requirements of the system, is six of carbonaceous to one of nitrogenous. Scientists have devoted much careful study and experimentation to the determination of the quantities of each of the food elements required for the daily nourishment of individuals under the varying conditions of life, and it has come to be commonly accepted that of the nitrogenous material which should constitute one sixth of the nutrients taken, about three ounces is all that can be made use of in twenty-four hours, by a healthy adult of average weight, doing a moderate amount of work. Many articles of food are, however, deficient in one or the other of these elements, and need to be supplemented by other articles containing the deficient element in superabundance, since to employ a dietary in which any one of the nutritive elements is lacking, although in bulk it may be all the digestive organs can manage, is really starvation, and will in time occasion serious results.</p>
<p>It is thus apparent that much care should be exercised in the selection and combination of food materials. Such knowledge is of first importance  in the education of cooks and housekeepers, since to them falls the selection  of the food for the daily needs of the household; and they should not only understand what foods are best suited to supply these needs, but how to combine them in accordance with physiological laws.</p>
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		<title>Burning the Fat: Aerobics and Your Body</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many great things about starting an aerobics program for your body. One of the greatest things about aerobics is that you can use it to burn fat in ways that are easier on your body than dieting. It is very simple to burn fat using aerobics as exercise, because there are many ways [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.indiantraffic.com/burning-the-fat-aerobics-and-your-body/aerobics/" rel="attachment wp-att-30" title="Aerobics"><img src="http://www.indiantraffic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/aerobic_exercise.thumbnail.jpg" title="Aerobics" alt="Aerobics" align="left" border="1" height="81" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="148" /></a>There are many great things about starting an aerobics program for your body. One of the greatest things about aerobics is that you can use it to burn fat in ways that are easier on your body than dieting. It is very simple to burn fat using aerobics as exercise, because there are many ways that you can train your body to do the work that it is supposed to in order to really get the most out of the aerobics that you are doing.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While you are building up a sweat and working on your heart rate, all of your muscles are also getting great things out of the aerobics work that you are doing. As you bring new blood and oxygen to all of your body systems, you are going to find that you are giving yourself the best chance to really get rid of all that unwanted fat as you go along. Working hard to burn fat is something that you can finally take control of when you are doing aerobics on a regular basis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When you body is in constant motion, all of the body systems are working hard to maintain body functions at a normal rate. Because your muscles need to be moving more, your heart is going to have to work harder because the only way to get your muscles to move faster is to supply them with more blood and therefore more oxygen. Because your heart has to work harder your lungs need to work harder to provide your heart with the oxygen that it needs to keep pumping.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All of these things are going to work in tandem with each other to make a situation in which you are really getting the most out of your entire work out. When all of these systems are working together, you are going to find that you are much stronger than you think you would be. As your entire body fights to work harder, you are going to find that actually you are burning fat because your body needs energy to keep moving and to stay moving at a certain rate. It will find this energy in the stored pockets of fat that you have in your body. All of these things are going to happen quickly, and you will find that you are going to be much better off as you start to work out using aerobics more often.</p>
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		<title>Action of Alcohol on Internal Organs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Action on the stomach.<br />
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<p>The action of alcohol on the stomach is extremely dangerous that it becomes unable to produce the natural<img src="http://www.indiantraffic.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/4wchampaigne.jpg" alt="Alcohol" align="right" /> digestive fluid in sufficient quantity and also fails to absorb the food which it may imperfectly digest. A condition marked by the sense of nausea emptiness, prostration and distention will always be faced by an alcoholic. This results in  a loathing for food and is teased with a craving for more drink. Thus there is engendered a permanent disorder which is called dyspepsia. The disastrous forms of confirmed indigestion originate by this practice.</p>
<p>How the liver gets affected.<br />
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<p>The organic deteriorations caused by the continued use of alcohol are often of a fatal character. The organ which most frequently undergoes structural changes from alcohol, is the liver. Normally, the liver has the capacity to hold active substances in its cellular parts. In instances of poisoning by various poisonous compounds, we analyze liver as if it were the central depot of the foreign matter. It is practically the same in respect to alcohol. The liver of an alcoholic is never free from the influence of alcohol and it is too often saturated with it. The minute membranous or capsular structure of the liver gets affected, preventing proper dialysis and free secretion. The liver becomes large due to the dilatation of its vessels, the surcharge of fluid matter and the thickening of tissue. This follows contraction of membrane and shrinking of the whole  organ in its cellular parts. Then the lower parts of the alcoholic becomes dropsical owing to the obstruction offered to the returning blood by the veins. The structure of the liver may be charged with fatty cells and undergo what is technically designated &#8216;fatty liver&#8217;.</p>
<p>How the Kidneys deteriorate.<br />
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<p>The Kidneys also suffer due to the excessive consumption of alcohol. The vessels of Kidneys  lose elasticity and power of contraction. The minute structures in them go through fatty modification. Albumin from the blood easily passes through their membranes. This results in the body losing its power as if it were being run out of blood gradually.</p>
<p>Congestion of the lungs.<br />
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<p>Alcohol relaxes the vessels of the lungs easily as they are most exposed to the fluctuations of heat and cold. When subjected to the effects of a rapid variation in atmospheric temperature, they get readily congested. During severe winter seasons, the suddenly fatal congestions of lungs easily affects an alcoholic.</p>
<p>Alcohol weakens the heart.<br />
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<p>Consumption of alcohol greatly affects the heart. The quality of the membranous structures which cover and line the heart changes and are thickened, become cartilaginous or calcareous. Then the valves lose their suppleness and what is termed valvular disorder becomes permanent.  The structure of the the coats of the great blood-vessel leading from the heart share in the same changes of structure so that the vessel loses its  elasticity and its power to feed the heart by the recoil from its distention,  after the heart, by its stroke, has filled it with blood.</p>
<p>Again, the muscular structure of the heart fails owing to degenerative changes in its tissue. The elements of the muscular fiber are replaced by fatty cells or, if not so replaced, are themselves transferred into a modified muscular texture in which the power of contraction is greatly reduced.</p>
<p>Those who suffer from these organic deteriorations of the central and governing organ of the circulation of the blood learn the fact so insidiously, it hardly breaks upon them until the mischief is far advanced. They are conscious of a central failure of power from slight causes such as overexertion, trouble, broken rest or too long abstinence from food. They feel what they call a &#8216;sinking&#8217; but they know that wine or some other stimulant will at once relieve the sensation. Thus they seek to relieve it until at last they discover that the remedy fails. The jaded, overworked, faithful heart will bear no more. it has run its course and the governor of the blood-streams broken. The current either overflows into the tissues gradually damming up the courses or under some slight shock or excess of motion ceases wholly at the center.</p>
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		<title>Exercise and Cellulite</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Mike turned 65, he was 25 pounds overweight. By strict dieting, he shed the extra pounds, but he lost more weight; he also lost his energy and vitality. He was always exhausted, and his friends, seeing his gaunt, drawn face, worried about his health. By the time volunteered for a particular fitness program two [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When Mike turned 65, he was 25 pounds overweight. By strict dieting, he shed the extra pounds, but he lost more weight; he also lost his energy and vitality. He was always exhausted, and his friends, seeing his gaunt, drawn face, worried about his health.</p>
<p>By the time volunteered for a particular fitness program two years later, he had put 25 extra pounds back on. After 6 months of exercise and some willpower at the dinner table, Mike slimmed down again. This time he felt better than he ever had, brimming with energy and glowing with good health.</p>
<p>What made the difference? The first time Mike lost weight; the second time he lost fat. The distinction is important. According to research, a large portion of the weight lost by dieting alone is active tissue, such as muscle and connective tissue, while a smaller fraction is excess fat. Exercise has the opposite effect. It increased his lean body mass and decreased his excess fat.</p>
<p>Same thing goes with cellulite. Most people tend to think that cellulite&#8217;s are only present to people who are obese. That is why they sometimes associate cellulite with fats and obesity.</p>
<p>Actually, even if cellulite refers to the chain of wrinkled “fat cells” and “subcutaneous connective tissues” beneath the layer of the skin, it should never be associated with people who are fat or obese. In fact, there are many people who have cellulite but are not fat at all.</p>
<p>In reality, nobody knows the main reason why some people accumulate cellulite. However, there are some factors that health experts are considering such as the structure of the fat cells or the poison that entered the body. Some experts say it may be caused by some hormonal changes in the body. But none of these things has been proven to cause cellulites.</p>
<p>However, the only main reason why most of the cellulite cases are abundant in women is that the connective tissues of women are more rigid and firm than men. Hence, whenever a woman gets fat, the fatty cells tend to swell and get bigger. It creates a protruding appearance to the skin producing an “orange peel” look.</p>
<p>For this reason, women are more prone to cellulite than men. That is why it is important for women to be more careful on their body as they have higher chances of accumulating cellulite.</p>
<p>Fats and Cellulite</p>
<p>With the many cases of obese people having cellulites in their body, most of them believed that their cellulites are caused by being too fat.</p>
<p>Even though not all those who are obese develop cellulites, being overweight can really trigger the development of cellulites. This is because too much fat under the skin tend to push the connective tissue creating a strain on the skin. Thus, cellulites form.</p>
<p>However, this is still dependent on the structure of the cells. If an individual’s cell structure does not inhibit the tendency to bulge or expand even if fat deposits accumulate, then there will be no cellulites.</p>
<p>So, the most important thing to remember here is to keep those connective tissues firm and strong and avoid accumulating excess fats so as to avoid the development of cellulite.</p>
<p>How? Start an exercise routine program.</p>
<p>Transforming food into fat seems all too easy for most of us. Losing fat is far more difficult, and to accomplish this, we have only three alternatives: (1) decrease food intake and keep activity constant; (2) increase activity and keep food intake constant; or (3) combine both approaches: diet and exercise.</p>
<p>Physical activity can help reverse the results of inactivity. An hour of vigorous exercise burns up 300 to 600 calories. If you also cut 300 to 500 calories from your daily menu, you can also lose weight at the rate of one to two pounds a week.</p>
<p>Without exercise, you would have to eat 500 to 1,000 fewer calories a day to lose the same number of pounds in a week. Exercise is not for everyone who is over-fat, however. The severely obese person should exercise only under medical supervision to prevent strain on the cardiovascular system and connective tissue. And no one should restrict food intake drastically without consulting doctor.</p>
<p>Resorting to this kind of activity will only get the matter worse. Remember what happened to Mike? He thought that when he started dieting, he would eventually lose all the excess fats he has accumulated. The problem is that he lost those connective tissues rather than excess fat.</p>
<p>For people who are prone to cellulites, this will be a greater problem. Losing connective tissues instead of fat by strict dieting can only make the skin more prone to greater problems but the fat cells are still there. That only means that the problem is not solved at all.</p>
<p>Hence, if you wish to loose those cellulites, it would be better to loose those fats first. The idea here is to burn those fats by increasing your metabolism by 7.5% to 28% more than your normal rate.</p>
<p>It is for this reason that exercising is an important factor in losing cellulite. So for a more cellulite free body, always engage in an exercise routine.</p>
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		<title>Benefits of Cardio Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being fit and healthy is the in thing. Actually, it really never goes out of style. That body is the most valuable asset you could have in your lifetime. Thus it is important that you take good care of it. Give it the proper attention it needs.</p>
<p>When it comes to ensuring and maintaining the health, the best option is to do cardio training.</p>
<p>What Is Cardio Training?</p>
<p>Cardio training involves any activity that requires the use of the large muscle groups of the body in a regular and uninterrupted manner. It elevates the heart rate between 60 to 85 percent of the fastest heart rate you could get.</p>
<p>Some of the usual cardio training activities are walking, jogging, running, aerobics, cycling, tae bo, swimming and rowing. Cardio training is considered an aerobic exercise as one is required to move from one exercise to another.</p>
<p>What Are the Benefits of Training?</p>
<p>1. Gives Energy to the Body<br />
You can expect more energy and higher endurance after some time of regular cardio training.</p>
<p>2. Prevents Diseases<br />
One could prevent heart diseases with regular cardio training. It is also helpful in preventing other variety of diseases like diabetes, obesity and even high cholesterol. The cardiovascular training strengthens the heart and the lungs. The low to moderated type of cardio exercises are required for people seeking to prevent diseases. Examples of these are walking, brisk walking or jogging.</p>
<p>3. Control Your Weight<br />
With cardio training, you are able to burn more calories. This will help one who needs to lose weight. While those who already achieved their ideal body mass, the training will make it easier to control the weight.</p>
<p>Cardio training helps burn calories. However this generally depends on your current weight and the kind of cardio training you are undergoing. Better consult this matter with your physician or trainer, to know the proper type of training for your needs.</p>
<p>4. Lose Body Fats<br />
Some people do not have problem with their weights. However, there may be some excess fats that keep bothering. Cardio training will help in getting rid of those. The activities involve the movements of large muscle groups. Regularly doing the training will make you leaner.</p>
<p>5. Get Rid of Boredom<br />
Cardio training is fun. It pumps up your system. You will definitely feel more energized and on the go.</p>
<p>Recommendations to Better Enjoy the Benefits of Cardio Training</p>
<p>Cardio training is essential when you need to make health improvements. For starters, it is best to do the 30 to 45 minutes of exercises, 3 to 5 days a week. If you are aiming for weight loss, the training must be done 5 days a week. The more frequent you do it; the more likely it is that you will lose weight. However, avoid exhausting yourself too much in exercise. Avoid going beyond 45 minutes. Remember, it has to be done in a regular basis.</p>
<p>Start now. Walk or ride the bike around the neighborhood now. Follow that aerobics video you purchased. Set a goal and follow that goal. At the same time, modify your diet too. Eat healthy food.</p>
<p>As you increase in the fitness level, the intensity of the training must also increase. This is to have an area of variation and there should always be room for improvement. Implement this by intensifying some parts of the training. If you are into jogging or running, increase speed every 5 minutes for at least a minute or two. It is important that you challenge yourself, so as not to be stuck in a stump.</p>
<p>Avoid doing the cardio exercises before bedtime. You will have a difficult time sleeping if you do so as the energy level of the body will stay high for sometime.</p>
<p>If you are undergoing weight training too, do the cardio exercises right after, not before.</p>
<p>It is best to take a snack 30 minutes before doing the cardio exercises. Do not start with training in an empty stomach. This will not help in achieving the proper momentum when you train. At the same time, avoid indulging in large meals too before exercise. Just give your body the proper supply it will need to sustain exhausting movements.</p>
<p>It is good to do the cardio exercises outdoors. This way you can easily interact with nature and breathe fresh air. You can also simply enjoy going around the neighborhood as you get your system healthier by the minute. It is possible to make some friends among the people who also do their exercises.</p>
<p>Be consistent and stick with the training once you have started it. This is the only way that cardio training will benefit your body and your health in the long run.</p>
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		<title>Benefits of Fish Oil for Fitness and Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Santossh Ram</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the words oils and fats are mentioned, health-conscious individuals tend to run for cover. What they fail to realize is that there are good fats and bad fats. Complete avoidance of intake of oils and fats would actually be detrimental – rather than beneficial – to their health.</p>
<p>The Truth about Fish Oil<br />
Essential fatty acids must always be part of our daily diet – without them, we take one step closer to our deaths. Essential fatty acids are divided into two families: omega-6 EFAs and omega-3 EFAS.</p>
<p>Although there are only very slight differences to distinguish the two groups of essential fatty acids from each other, studies have revealed that too much intake of omega-6 EFAs can lead to inflammation, blood clotting and tumor growth. The good news, however, is that the opposite is true for omega-3 EFAs. Omega-6 EFAs can be found in vegetable oils while omega-3 EFAs can be found in fish oils among other foods.</p>
<p>Omega-6 vs. Omega-3<br />
Physicians and scientists are of the same opinion that the cause behind increasing cases of heart disease, hypertension or high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, premature aging and certain kinds of cancer is none other than an imbalanced intake of omega-3 and omega-6 EFAs.</p>
<p>As mentioned earlier on, omega-6 EFAs can be found in vegetable oils. This includes but is not limited to corn oil and soy oil, both of which contains high amounts of linoleic acid. Omega-3 EFAs on the other hand can be found also in marine plankton and walnut and flaxseed oils. It should be significant to take note that fatty fish and fish oils contain eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), fatty acids that have been observed to provide many benefits to the human body. In the early 1970’s, a study on Greenland Eskimos have revealed that one of the major reasons why they rarely suffer from heart diseases is because of their high-fat diet (mainly composed of fish).</p>
<p>The two essential fatty acids, EPA and DHA, are also helpful in preventing atherosclerosis, heart attacks, depression and various forms of cancer. Fish oil supplemented food have also proven to be useful in treating illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, Raynaud’s disease and ulcerative colitis.</p>
<p>Other Benefits of Fish Oil<br />
There are a lot more illnesses and situations in which intake of fish oil has proven to be significantly beneficial.</p>
<p>Making the Heart Healthier<br />
The heart is inarguably one of the most important parts of our body and having an unhealthy heart means having to suffer a rather limited lifespan. Naturally, it’s in our best interests to keep our hearts happy and healthy and one way of doing that is eating food that contains fish oil.</p>
<p>In Athens, Greece, for instance, a study was made to show if there was a direct relationship between high fish diet and inflammation of blood vessels. The results revealed that those who ate more fish than the others had a lower level of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, factors that are commonly used to measure likelihood of blood vessel inflammation. These benefits remained even when the various risks associated with high fish diet were taken into account.</p>
<p>Fish to Become Thin<br />
In Perth, Australia, a study had revealed that fish consumption can be used against hypertension and obesity. Researchers of the UWA (University of Western Australia) have discovered that a weight-loss diet which includes a regular amount of fish consumption can be quite effective in reducing blood pressure and improving glucose tolerance.</p>
<p>Fish Oil to Combat Asthma<br />
People suffering from respiratory problems like asthma tend to be perceived as unfit and unhealthy. They should now be pleased to learn that certain studies have revealed the benefits of fish oil for asthma-burdened-individuals. Statistics show that approximately 20 to 25% of children today suffer one form of asthma or another at a certain point in their lives. And certain evidence reveals a regular diet of food with high linoleic acid content as the reason behind it.</p>
<p>Researchers of UW (University of Wyoming) conducted a study by subjecting a number of children to a high-fish diet while others continued with their regular diet. Results revealed that the participants who ate more fish were less prone to asthma attacks and were able to breathe more easily as well.</p>
<p>Consult Your Nutritionist Now<br />
Nothing is good when consumed or used excessively but complete avoidance of a particular food type is equally harmful as well. Ask your nutritionist for the right amount of fish intake for your age and health status.</p>
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		<title>Benefits of Boxing Training for Fitness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You may improve your health and have a physically fit body by getting into boxing training fitness programs. This is the best way for you to have a stronger body and gain confidence. Boxing workouts can help you to be at your best fighting form as well.</p>
<p>Many people see positive results from boxing trainings. You may build stronger and more defined arms and legs. These programs and classes also help you to gain a sense of inner strength and emotional balance.</p>
<p>Boxing training classes got across to the mainstream of physical fitness training a few years back. They have seen the benefits on the cardiovascular and toning of the muscles by these boxing training workouts. Tae bo work out videos also popularized these boxing and kickboxing exercises.</p>
<p>Cardio boxing training classes and the innovative variations of the sparring jabs, power punches, defense, and fitness has all blends of aerobics exercises. You will learn the proper execution of the punch and kick combinations for a more intensive workout that can help you become stronger and more confident.</p>
<p>The combinations you perform on the blocks, jabs, and kicks are executed to an imagined opponent. You may see classes where participants throw punches and kicks on the air. You will also find training camps that have quality equipment such as punching bags and you may also have the option of getting a partner that has padded hands.</p>
<p>You may also enjoy more benefits aside from the physical aspects of boxing trainings. Cardio kick boxing workouts allow you to burn out 350 to 500 calories in just an hour. It also helps maintaining the heart rate at 75 percent to 85 percent regular beat. This has been proven to be good and is the recommended range if you are exercising or into training.</p>
<p>Moreover, these boxing training classes improve your speed, resistance, and strength. Flexibility and the reflexes of the muscles are also enhanced. Repetitive motion on arms by sparring and jogging while you punch helps your arms and legs gain strength and power.</p>
<p>These workouts also enable your joint movements to build very efficient fitness results.<br />
These movements require you to develop balance and coordination that enables your body to be stable and maintain a good form.</p>
<p>These physical benefits you gain from boxing and kickboxing are just few of the many benefits that they can provide. You will be able to learn more about defense mechanism skills, which you may use in case of unwanted instances. You will also feel the satisfaction when you punch or kick. Relaxation and self-motivation is also developed.</p>
<p>You will feel a sigh of relief and feel that you are released from stressed. It also helps you to get rid of that anger that is inside of you. Once these things are releases, you may feel lightness into your body and peace of mind as well.</p>
<p>Many aerobic and fitness experts recommend boxing training lessons for beginners. It allows you to workout on your desired pace and body condition. Boxing classes let you to push yourself to the limit as long as you are safe and well conditioned.</p>
<p>Positive results await you with boxing training. You will enjoy a physically fit body and will keep you in better shape. You have the option working out and exercising at your preferred level and skill. Enjoy the fun of these boxing training programs.</p>
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