August 25, 2009
HOW TO FORM HEALTHY EATING HABITS
We have written a while ago about eating before training, and nutrition and running. Today we'd like to bring to your attention your eating habits in general. Before we can talk about bad eating habits, we should define good ones. So, what are good eating habits? Those are the ones formed by maintaining the perception of balance. Perception is fascinating. Have you ever noticed how babies operate with food? They demand it when they need it and couldn't care less about it when they are not hungry. They eat certain foods and do not want others, some times they eat...
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August 18, 2009
USAIN BOLT: ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
History was made this past Sunday in Berlin when Bolt set yet another world record. When he did it in Beijing in 2008 by clocking in 9.69 - the world gasped, screamed and then celebrated, but many wondered if there were drugs involved, if he could do it again or if it was just a fluke, etc. Usain answered by sealing the deal with another world record. Many expected him to win and for many it was only a question of "how fast will it be this time?" What many don't know and others choose to ignore, is that the...
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August 11, 2009
JOINTS, FLEXIBILITY & ARTHRITIS
You're only as old as your joints are. This is one of the oldest Chinese proverbs. People of one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations have known this for centuries and had shared their wisdom with the rest of us. The proverb literally means that joints in bad condition will age the entire body and that in turn will age the person emotionally and mentally. Flexibility to joints is a like air to your lungs. The moving joints of your body were meant to move and keep moving. Joints natural path of movement is to bend, i.e. to flex....
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August 04, 2009
THE NATURAL WAY TO FITNESS
Enough has been written about work-outs and how to stay in shape, training, routines, etc. There are so many ways - it's not even possible to start counting. Most of us, however, find them boring after a while and hence unable to put in the needed continuous effort. And it is not surprising, we as humans were not meant to run in place on treadmill and still not get anywhere, or stand in front of the mirror counting the reps with free weights. Here's one activity that some of you might find interesting and a remedy for your athletic boredom....
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