Every moment of your life is based on your breathing. Easy, confident breathing is a birthright. The Alexander Technique can help you improve every breath you take by strengthening your diaphragm no matter your level of health or activity. From singers and athletes, to those suffering from diseases such as asthma, emphysema, COPD or cystic fibrosis, everyone can benefit from even a small improvement in breathing. Lasting results will probably...more
Tired skin comes in many forms. It can be wrinkled, dehydrated, gray and lifeless. Without a doubt tired skin makes you look old. Tired skin can be seen on various parts of the body. Sometimes your upper thigh may feel extra dry; it may resemble the Sahara Desert and treating the area so that it maintains its suppleness may seem challenging because wearing certain clothes next to your thighs can cause dryness. Tired skin can sometimes be seen on...more
L-citrulline is an alpha-amino acid, first isolated from the watermelon in 1930: hence the name, citrullis being Latin for that fruit, the skin of which is rich in the substance. It is used to enhance performance in sports, particularly through aiding recovery after exercise, and also helps the liver to detoxify the blood.It is not an essential amino acid in that it is produced by the body and need not be part of your diet. It is a precursor to arginine, which involves the sustained release of nitric oxide in the endothelium that promotes increased flow of blood and the blood vessels as described further below. One of the biochemical pathways for its biosynthesis involves the urea cycle, whereby the toxic ammonia is detoxified into an easily excreted form through its conversion to urea.The urea cycle consists of five reactions, and citrulline is formed in the second of these. In the first of these, ammonia reacts with bicarbonate to form carbamoyl phosphate, the phosphate coming from the two molecule of ATP used to energize the reaction. These are converted to adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and the carbamoyl phosphate then reacts with ornithine to form citrulline, which takes part in...more
What happens when you think exercise is going to make you feel good, but you wind up feeling worse than ever after beginning a fitness program? You wind up quitting because you think it is not worth all the aggrevation. The truth is, if you want your body to look and feel better, you are going to spend some time being sore at first. It took you a...more
We know now that for a lasting loss of weight, the slimming treatment must result in a modest but steady decline in weight, not more than 2 kg per month. A rapid and massive loss of weight leads to a metabolic adaptation that makes more difficult the further conduct of the diet and is, when we drastically abandon this plan, a phenomenon that...more
Getting enough oxygen is vital to the health of your body. Aerobic exercise can help to increase the oxygen levels in your body, thereby improving your overall health. Although the thought of aerobic exercise may conjure up images of running, biking, and swimming, a workout does not have to be strenuous in order to benefit the body and increase your oxygen intake.One popular form of passive aerobic exercise is the chi machine. The swinging motion of the chi massager boosts oxygen intake while allowing the body to relax. This passive form of exercise is an ideal alternative to more strenuous movements that can exacerbate the symptoms of patients with chronic illness or other physical conditions.The relaxing swing movement of the chi exercise machine sets the mind and body at ease. This movement extends the full length of the body, starting at the feet and moving up the spine to the head and neck. Just like more strenuous forms of aerobic exercise, the chi massager improves oxygen intake, energy levels, and the flow of circulation throughout the body.Regular exercise using a chi machine can benefit the body on many levels, including physical, mental, and emotional. The reported...more
Do you want to get fit but can't afford expensive gym memberships or exercise equipment? These 5 things, priced between £2 and £30, will provide everything you need to improve your cardiovascular fitness, strength, flexibilty, co-ordination and...more
By now, we all understand that regular exercise is good for everybody. Its good the heart, it helps us maintain a desirable body weight, and has a positive effect on relieving stress. But, there are many exercise myths that have repeatedly been...more
Women need to understand that they also need to exercise when they are planning on losing weight. Completing a diet plan is not the only way to look great. Different types of exercise can give females the long and lean figure that they desire because...more
Everyone knows exercise is critical to living a healthy lifestyle. Many of us, however, find it difficult to choose a type of exercise that will best help us achieve our goals, whether we want to lose weight, build muscle, gain strength, prevent bone...more
If you are a heavy smoker, try to imagine how you would look like five to 10 years from now. Most likely, you will develop yellowish teeth, dark lips, and bad breath. You will also suffer from rapid skin aging and hair loss. Worse, you might end up...more
The cardiovascular exercises consist of extreme strenuous routines, which are aimed to get your heart pumping hard to burn calories and bust out stress from your system. Some common cardiovascular exercises are aerobics, hard running, elliptical...more