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Correct Natural Breathing Action Eases Weight Loss Exercise Routine

Weight loss exercise would be easier to do and more effective if performers would breathe correctly. Some women huff and puff through routines, as though toting a ton of weight. Others hold their breath, as if scared they might elicit a gusset.

And owing solely to being overweight, many people arc shallow breathers. They breathe from the top of the lungs in short gasps.
The correct, natural breathing action comes from the diaphragm. You take in deep drafts of air and let it out fully, in regular rhythm. In that way the body gets its full share of oxygen and expels all the "dead air."
One result is an increased supply of energy. Another is a speed up in the disposal of wastes. Both are of tremendous value in weight loss.
Consequently, a wise move for every woman interested in weight loss would be to include breathing routine in their exercise sessions. Here's a good one:
Stretch out on the floor with the arms resting overhead. Now relax, letting every muscle go limp. After, a moment take a deep breath — deep enough to expand the diaphragm. Then let out the air so that the diaphragm contracts. Do not strain, but make it slow, and make it smooth.
Thereafter, the toughest exercise will not leave you breathless— if, of course, you carry over the established breathing pattern. But more important, you will have begun to form a good habit that will serve your health and beauty all your life.

Lower Back Pain Treatments

If you suffer from lower back pain, you should know that you are certainly not alone. Millions of people around the world suffer from hip and lower back pain, and the biggest dilemma is that most people do not consider it as being an issue and do not get appropriate treatment.
Without proper treatment, your lower back pain will most likely just end up getting more serious and problematic, and so if you are ever suffering from lower or any other type of back pain, you are going to need to make sure that you get in to see your doctor as soon as possible and start on the right path of treatment.
Determining Your Back Pain Problem
Lower back pain is usually caused by a number of different things, and it is important for you to determine what kind of back problem you have before going through with any type of treatment. Before a doctor will even be able to begin considering what sort of treatment to give you for your back pain, they will need to do some tests to determine what is causing your pain.

They will most likely do a few x-rays which will be useful in pinpointing broken bones or other skeletal defects. They will also probably do some blood and urine tests which will make sure that the pain is not due to an infection or other systemic type of problem.

Treatment

Once your doctor has been able to determine what your lower back pain is caused by, they will be able to move on and help you find the right treatment. Because back pain stems from a variety of causes, treatment goals are really pain relief and restored movement.

If your lower back pain is so severe that it is keeping you from your normal daily activities, obviously it is very problematic, and you are most likely going to need to start on serious treatment right away. Your doctor will probably suggest you start on some medication, at least for a little while until you have your pain under control.

You are going to need to work together as a team with your doctor to make sure that you have the best treatment plan to follow, and to ensure that you are going to have the most success in finding relief of your pain. Back pain can be very serious, and can also be a warning sign of a more serious health condition, so make sure you get in to see your doctor right away if you ever experience any pain.

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Arm Exercises For Women - Reducing Loose Skin

Are you one of the many women embarrassed by batwings? If you don't already know, batwings is a term used to describe excess skin that forms under the arms either from age or perhaps excessive weight loss. And you'll be happy to know that there are some arm exercises for women that can help significantly with this problem.

Understand that if you have a lot of loose skin, no exercise will get rid of it completely, but you can increase the muscle size, which will help reduce the excess skin. And you'll get a general strength improvement as well. And by adding an additional item, you can reduce fat around the stomach also.

Just add a Pilates ball to the routine for the extra benefits. This large, rubber, air filled ball is sometimes known as a stabilization ball. That's because if you do the routine on the ball you'll be forced to stabilize yourself. That means using just about all the muscles in your body. The extra benefits make using the ball well worth the extra effort that is needed to do the workout.

The stabilization ball is optional, but you will need a couple of inexpensive free weights. These dumbbells should be between 3 and 5 pounds depending on your strength. Hold one dumbbell in each hand.

Have one weight in each hand and sit on the ball (or a stool if you prefer). Once you are balanced, complete the following steps:

While keeping your upper arms running parallel with the floor, bend your elbow up so that your lower arm and hand are pointing to the sky and at a 90 degree angle with your upper arm. You should be sitting up straight and may feel your back stretching also.

Now start the exercise by lifting your upper arms straight up to the sky. If you're on a ball, you'll also feel some abdominal tightening because you will also be working to keep your balance. When your arms are straight up, your palms with the weights should be facing each other.

Now lower the weights slowly behind your head until your elbows are pointing at the sky. Doing this slowly is the key, and it is very important. If you simply let the weights fall back you're not using your muscles and getting very little benefit. Also slow movements reduce your chance of injuring yourself.

Finally, you want to lift the weights back over your head. Again, do this slowly. You'll want to repeat this motion about 10 times. Take a brief rest, then do ten more reps. You'll want to do this three times if you can, for a total of 30 reps in all. If your biceps burn a little, you're doing it right and giving your muscles the workout they need.

This should not seem too easy. If it is, then you should increase the weight of the dumbbells by a pound or even two pounds.

Do this every day and your flabby skin will soon start to be filled with muscle. But if these exercises are difficult for you, don't be afraid to start out easier. Use less weight and work your way up. Do fewer reps or sets and again, gradually increase them. Get rid of the Pilates ball and add it later when you become stronger. If you start out too hard you may get frustrated and give up. Then obviously you won't see any results. Just be aware that by not using the ball and lowering the amount of weight, the exercise will be easier but the results will come slowly. You will, however, still get results.

Whether you're looking for reduce batwings or simply look better by increasing strength and tone, these arm exercises for women can get you where you want to be.

Healthy Aging - The Clean Meat Connection

It is shocking how many people are not taking advantage of the lessons from 21st Century research on cellular health. The syntax of disease is known by many researchers; and many of them are telling you what you can do to protect yourself. They wonder why so many still choose to age and ultimately die prematurely.

Throughout human history, infectious disease was the leading cause of death. By the 20th Century, non-infectious ailments like heart attacks, strokes and cardio-vascular disease along with cancer replaced it as the leading cause. Furthermore, this occurred among the industrial nations, despite greater wealth, better housing and so-called, better nutrition.

So, whether you live longer and healthier than your parents just may depend, not on your monetary wealth or your medical insurance card, but on how well you know and react to the mechanisms of disease in the modern world.

While the message of ancient wisdom has also spoken clear enough, leaving us clues for the last 6,000 years of mankind's history, our modern world has equally spoken. In a world that has the greatest scientific research available, men, women and children still die prematurely. Why? Is there a root cause for this effect?

To find the answer, just compare how many people suffer from disease and early death, while others live long full lives in radiant health. Why does John, an 89 year old man, who smoked cigars and drank a shot of whiskey every night before he went to bed still live, while Josephine, a tea drinker who never smoked, died of cancer at the tender age of 51?

How can that be? The answer must be there for all to see. Your metabolism must be unique; and, therefore, requires a unique set of solutions to maintain better health, stamina and longevity; meaning, one-size health care strategies does NOT fit all needs, except for one: The health strategy that is tailored to you and your metabolism. And that is one of the principle beliefs of healthy agers!

For some, that may be as simple as finding the right combination of nutrients that your body may be lacking. For others, it may mean undoing some habits that may be OK for your neighbor, but not for you!

These solutions, 21st Century style, are available in what I call, "Personal Longevity Technologies." in direct obedience to the original, natural laws designed to protect mankind. Unfortunately, religion and science have not always agreed, haven't they? And mankind has suffered many consequences as a result.

In fact, it was written in the Bible many years ago, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, because they have rejected knowledge." Please, don't let that be you!

For sure, there is a wealth of knowledge about healthy living that is thoroughly backed by sound scientific research. And you can have access to this wealthy information to begin your very own wellness program! That's right. You can devise your very own, tailored wellness program based on "Personal Longevity Technologies" and the knowledge of cellular health research.

And nobody is saying you should quit seeing your doctor either. Simply be more informed so you can help your doctor help you. You would be surprised how some doctors appreciate patients who take a concerted interest in their own health. When you feel good, they look good; but we won't tell them, will we? It's your personal wellness program at work!

For the record, I have spent multiple years searching for links in multiple research papers that provide information not found in your average health magazine. For example: Did you know that not all meat is fit for human consumption? Do you know what they are? Did you know that you can feed your body with the building blocks of collagen so your arteries won't harden? What are they? And what combination of vitamins assist your body in its processing?

How Strong Are You? The Answer May Surprise You.

Do you know the answer to this question? Before you answer, let me tell you, I'm not asking how much you can bench, squat or deadlift. I want to know how strong you are, not how much you can lift. What do I mean by that? Knowing the answer could dramatically ramp up your progress.

Getting results from your weight training, cardio, or nutrition program takes a lot of strength. It also takes a unique kind of strength. I am talking about your mental muscle. If you don't have the mental strength to get up early and hit the gym, eat the right meal, resist all the temptations that can derail you, etc., then it doesn't matter how much you can lift.

So, what I mean by the question 'how strong are you?' is a little different. I want to know you strong your determination is. I want to know about your level of resolve when you face adversity. Do you quit when the weight feels heavy?

Mental strength will help you reach your physical potential. In fact, it will help you be successful in anything you do, from weight training and fat loss, to family and career goal.

Here are some unique ways to physically test your mental strength.

These are some of my favorite two minute drills. You've never realized how long two minutes is until you try these. And, once you do, you'll know a lot about yourself and your mental strength.

1) Wall Sit - Stand a foot or two from a wall. Place your back against the wall and move down until your thighs are parallel to the ground, just like the squat. Now hold it for two minutes. You can do it. After all, you're not even using any weight, right?

2) The Half Push Up - Get down into a push up position. Now go halfway down and hold it for two minutes. Can you feel the burn? ;-)

3) Hanging Out - Find a chin up bar, get into the bottom of the pull up position and hold it for two minutes. Sounds easy, doesn't it?

4) Forearm Follies - Get into push up position but do it as if you are going to do the push ups on your forearms. Hold it for two minutes. You have to make sure your body stays straight or you are cheating. Your body, including your abs, are going to hurt.

5) Iron Cross - Grab some light dumbbells and get into the famous iron cross - holding the top of a lateral raise. Hold it for two minutes. You'll need some really light dumbbells. Trust me.

6) Drive Your Car - Sit on a bench. Keep your back straight. Grab a weight plate like you would a steering wheel and rais it out in front of you, arms straight, like you are driving a car. Hold it there for two minutes.

How are you feeling? How did you do? Did you have to dig deep? Did you use a lot of mental tricks? Did you want to quit? Not easy, is it? Brings new meaning to the phrase, 'feel the burn,' doesn't it?

Most likely, you've learned a lot about yourself with these little drills.

Use what you've learned to ramp up your fitness progress.

Smoking Is Such An Addiction And Very Difficult Habit To Break

Smoking is restricted or banned in almost all public places and cigarette companies are no longer allowed to advertise on TV, radio, and in many magazines. Smoking is a leading cause of cancer and death from cancer. It causes cancer in the lungs, esophagus, larynx (voice box), mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, pancreas, stomach, and cervix, as well as myeloid leukemia.

Smoking is one of the worst things children or adults can do to their bodies. Yet every single day about 3,900 children between the ages 12 and 17 start smoking.

Smoking is such an addiction and a very difficult habit to break. Smoking is bad for your health and it harms nearly every organ of the body. It is both an individual and social activity, so if a friend steps outside for a smoke break, the personal reward from joining them rises.

Smoking is often merely a conditioned reflex and in certain situations, such as coming out of the subway, beginning and ending work, voluntary and involunatary interruptions of work, feelings of hunger, and many others regulate the timetable of smoking.

Smoking is an addiction. Tobacco contains nicotine which is a drug that is addictive. It is hazardous to the health of both the smoker and the bystanders. Passive smoking increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease; this can hardly be socially acceptable.

Tobacco smoking accounts for 85 percent of lung cancers, and former smokers account for half of those newly diagnosed with the disease. Tobacco companies continue to market their products to youth, and new federal legislation was enacted last year to attempt to counteract this practice. Laws have been strengthened to limit sale of tobacco products to minors.

Secondhand smoke is produced by a burning cigarette or other tobacco product. An estimated 4 million children a year get sick from being around secondhand smoke. It can cause irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, and lungs, which can lead to coughing, and achiness in the chest. According to research, people who are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to have serious health problems, including lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, middle ear infections, and nasal and eye irritation.