Is bodybuilding a sport? Every so often I see an argument on a forum or a comment on a blog where some critic claims that bodybuilding is not a real sport. Not only that, more often than not, there is usually some derogatory comment along the lines of, "Oily men in Speedos a sport? Come on!" In a recent interview on the Fitcast show, I was asked this question and I gave a (mostly) serious answer.QUESTION: Tom, there have actually been some...more
"Meditation is an art to break the habits, to purify the mind and to take care of the daily requirements." - Yogi BhajanYoga is an ancient tradition that has helped the humanity by providing key answers to the problems that have cropped time and again. This five thousand years old tradition has evolved with time and has helped many people lead their lives in a much better way. Yoga and its various forms such as Kundalini Yoga, Hatha Yoga or...more
Do you know how to breathe properly? Before your prenatal yoga workout, you will be taught how to breathe through a technique called ujjayi. It requires you to breathe very slowly and deeply through your nose, completely filling the lower abdomen, middle abdomen and chest, before releasing your breath completely through the nose again. By learning the breathing technique first you will see that this is going to cut down on a lot of stress before and after delivery of your baby. This breathing technique will help you during stressful situations even when you go home after delivery of your baby and when dealing with matters of life forever. During your prenatal yoga workout you will wear loose fitting clothes for ease, and bare feet to keep balance and avoid slipping. These yoga exercises will not begin until you are in your second and third trimester. Just let your baby have a great 12 weeks of growing with you going easy on yourself before beginning the yoga exercises. Usually you will do your workout in class at least 3 times a week and if you have to miss or just can not be there your instructor can give you or advise which yoga videos you can...more
people exercise daily inorder to keep their life healthy. People should take large quantity of energy forkeeping their muscles of the body in good shape. Sports nutrition is essential for both normal people and sportspersons, and should take balanced breakfast along with variety of high quality foods daily. Sports nutrition has a unique place in...more
The sportnahrung is considered as the most important source of energy for health conscious people. sportnahrung is needed for the players of different games as it enhances energy and fuel to the muscle constractions in the body. The first source of any body's diet is sportnahrung because it breaks down into smaller sugars like glucose, fructose,...more
There are different things that we are able to use that will help us to drop weight or merely get in shape. One of the strongest ways that we can do this without having to spend $50 on a gym membership is to go out and run. You can do this round your neighborhood or simply go on a trail someplace around your city.The trouble that people have with this idea is that they will think automatically off the bat that they do not have the ability needed to do this. They see other people running around the city and how lean they are. It is essential to understand that you must build up your endurance like with anything else that you do.PracticeThe best thing you could do is to keep at it. Begin running one mile and don't be discouraged if you cannot go the whole way. You must go back and forth between walking and running every twenty seconds until you have the strength needed to go the entire way. You must practice this between three to four days a week and as your endurance builds you can increase the miles that you will go.Eat HealthyIt is essential that you consume the right foods that will give you the energy that you demand to keep exercising like this. Rather than eating...more
Yoga has been at the heart of the Indian civilization for over thousands of year. The word 'Yoga' mean 'to yoke' or 'unite'. A practitioner who practices Yoga regularly merges his/her soul, his/her consciousness with the universal one. This gives the...more
Forty or Fifty years before, a many of people still didn't know the difference between Yoga and Yogurt. These days, Yoga is so widespread that it's basically a household word. Although it's very well proven these days, it doesn't mean that public in...more
Since sports persons need more energy to carry out their sporting activity effectively, it is important to take care of the nutrition for sports performance and therefore we can say that sports and nutrition are directly related to each other. The...more
As a sport become popular, it will promote people to translate into this sport method. As barefoot running become popular, people dreamed of becoming health and funny will translate into barefoot running instead of walking. After...more
Choosing Yoga is simply the best decision that you can make. Millions of people have already chosen Yoga and practicing will help you in many ways. There are various problems that can be cured by Yoga. You will be amazed to see the power of Yoga has...more
T'ai Chi, Yoga and Pilates are three forms of alternative excercises that include concentration on breathing and awareness of the body. All three have various benefits and could be an option for you as an alternative to conventional excercise.T'ai...more