…gently down the gym…

Most people prefer treadmill, exercise bikes, or elliptical trainers. The queue for these equipments in the gym are mostly longer than the other unpopular cardiovascular exercises, rowing machine.

So, rather than waiting until the treadmill is available, why don’t you try the rowing machine?

It exercises practically every single muscle group you have. Also, it’s safe for your joints.

Here’s a tip to make your calorie burn high:

Keep your back straight as you pull, and make sure to contract your abs. Initiate movement by pushing with hips and legs rather than pulling with arms and lower back.

Have a great gym session!

Not only can it help you flatten your belly, but also get them muscled:

• Lay yourself down on the mattress with both your hands under the head
• Lift both your legs vertically until you get your hip also elevated
• At the same time, lift both your shoulders, yet keep your back on the mattress
• Make sure you don’t bow your head and both your hands don’t cover the ears.

Have a great exercise!

This week, the award goes to this lovely 35 year old father, Mpatel.

He’s been dedicating his blog to his great effort to improve his fitness level. And, he’s totally committed to his strong will. You can check out his detailed story about all his work out.

On his last post he mentioned that he did 1.5 hours of weight lifting plus 30 min of Cardio HIT. He also did chest and triceps. I did 275 on a flat bench for 1 rep.

That’s a wow or what?

So, congratulations, Mpatel, you’re our HEALTHY BLOGGER THIS WEEK!
You definitely deserve this award for all you’ve been doing for your improved fitness level and your feeling so good about doing all your magnificent effort.

We also believe that you can be a good role model for anyone out there to maintain a good health and fitness level.

So, get started now. You, our fellow reader, might be the next healthy blogger receiving the award!

All the things that relate to you physically and mentally such as lack of sleep or stress can make you feel tired easily.

Ayurveda, the Indian traditional healing, has several tips to help you avoid fatigue;

• Go through yourself - get an overall look at yourself might help you avoid fatigue. Who knows, you might be pushing yourself too much. Or, you’re lack of exercise.
• Consume foods containing zinc – by eating spinach, salmon, oyster, beans, you can avoid anemia, one of the reasons to cause fatigue
• Don’t force yourself too much – but if you really have to, drink a glass of fresh orange juice. Add 10 drops of lime juice to help your body’s cooling.
• Surya Pranayaa – it’s a yoga exercise by breathing only with the right whole of your nose. Close the left one. It helps stimulating your liver for liver is important in blood produce.
• Fire your tummy – the low agni or fire element in your tummy can cause problems to your digestive system. It makes your energy low. One of the ways to augment this element is by chewing ginger with some drops of lime juice and a little salt. Have it before meal. Try to avoid cold drink for it’s contradictive to agni and reduce the effectiveness of your digestive system. To augment agni, you also can have warm water while eating.

Jogging is one of my favorite sport. If I don’t feel like going to the gym, I go for a jog.

It’s fun. It’s healthful.

I get to see other people doing the same thing. Some do it alone, some other with a couple, kids, or dogs.

Sometimes, I go jogging by myself, sometimes I ask some friends to come along. It depends on my mood. Among all my colleagues, Riana is the one who often joins me. How can she not, she is a health maniac. I learn a lot from her.

Plus, jogging with someone else makes me feel like refusing all my desire to stop and get a rest. It feels like a competition. A positive one, though.

FTN and his wife, Autumn, jog together. Well, actually this nice man, FTN, is not into jogging too much. He prefers other kinds of sport. But, his wife, really really enjoys jogging.

So, even though he can’t find the fun of jogging, at least he can find the positive sides of jogging for her wife. According to FTN, not only she has a better mood but she also looks better.

WTG, Autumn! Let’s never stop jogging. It’s fun and healthful!

Are you into martial arts, like Gregg & family, or Reymond, or Kitty?

Good if you do. Why? Because martial arts are not only used for self-defense, awareness, self-discipline and confidence, but also for health and fitness.

In the martial art classes, you don’t only learn how to kick and punch. You’re also taught to learn the breathing techniques since it can create connection of your body and mind.

If you manage to create the connection, you can control your oxygen supply. That way, you’ll master the techniques to use breathing to reduce your stress.

So, by doing martial art, not only you can build your physical health but also your mental one.

Feel like starting today? Go ahead, there are many free-of-charge introductory classes out there.

One of the famous yet wrong pregnancy myths is that a pregnant momma can’t go swimming for she could contract an infection from the water and it could spread to her womb.

There is no medical basis for this concern. On the contrary, swimming is a wonderful way for pregnant women to exercise. It’s a very safe form of exercise because the risk of injury is low.

Either you’re a beginner or someone who has been swimming for years, swimming is good for you who are expecting babies.

Jane Katz, in her book, Water Fitness During Your Pregnancy, explains the benefits of water exercise for pregnant women, plus the health and safety guidelines. Katz has been an expert in the water exercise and swim fields for more than 30 years.

Lauri and Jen, both are pregnant mommas. They keep swimming and they enjoy it so much.

Treadmill is one of the most favorite cardio equipment for it can help burning much calorie. Yet some are avoiding it because it’s kind of boring.

But, you know what, it’s a great challenge! Treadmill can examine your ability to concentrate and fight your boredom. It definitely challenges you mentally.

If you’re one of those who get bored easily with treadmill, try to do it with your favorite music on. Music can create such a good mood to exercise.

Don’t forget to try all available treadmill programs, such as interactive-heart-rate workouts, calorie burn, interval training, or random, so that your ‘journey’ becomes a lot less monotonous.

Put on light weight running shoes to lessen the load on your feet. Also, keep a bottle of water so you don’t get dehydrated.

Have fun!

Who is our “HEALTHY BLOGGER THIS WEEK” now?

It’s Hilda. Congratulations, Hilda!

Hilda is chosen because she made it to run for 18 miles in a damped air.

She prepared this marathon since the day before by consuming more complex carb. The next morning she woke up at 5.00 and had orange juice and oatmeal for the pre-training meal.

Five minutes afterwards, she started running. Thanks to her positive thinking, she made the 18 miles. And, she definitely enjoyed it.

She wrote this lovely last sentence in her post, “How nice is running, it gives you the nicest time to enjoy yourself, the only thing to be done is to go on no matter what is going on around.”

So, if you’re planning to include running in your exercise plan, you should look up to her.
Way to go, Hilda!