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My former tutor posted a link to an article on core strength, and the potential risks to the back (which was recently posted on The New York Times health blog). It is saying that traditional gym ab work (crunches) and the focus on accessing and isolating the transverse abs can hurt people’s backs and cause [...]
One can be fit without necessarily being healthy. Fitness means being able to perform physical activity. It also means having the energy and strength to feel as good as possible – Source An elite athlete will likely test as very fit in terms of cardiopulmonary capacity, but is he healthy? Very likely, but not necessarily. [...]
Last night I was supposed to cook a mauritian dish, Bol Renversé (the husband’s favourite) but for some reasons, I didn’t cook anything. So the husband ordered a curry fish head instead. The curry was so delicious that I ate way too much. So much that this morning I woke up with an upset tummy. [...]
Your whole day depends on how you greet the morning. As long as you welcome it with energy and high spirits, everything will go okay. So start the day with cheers and smiles :) A 30 minutes run or other form of exercises also do wonders. At least for me, provided that I have had [...]
Do you take supplements? If you do, what do you take? I used to take, like a year ago but for some reasons I stopped. I’m starting to take these multi-vitamins (left), minerals (center) and plant concentrates – asparagus, cranberry juice, kale, rosemary extract etc. (right) again. Whether I’m getting enough nutrients from my current [...]
Tonight I did gym at home while watching Christina Aguilera’s live concert DVD. I always watch live concert DVDs when exercising at home even though I’d watched the same DVD many times before. Except for the half squat, I concentrated mostly on my upper body as well as my abs as my legs were still [...]
My friend’s company conducted a health screening session and I went down right after my gym workout. Name: Carine Olivia Attan Age: 25 years old Weight: 46 kg (with my clothes on but without shoes) Height: 160 cm BMI (kg/m.m): 18.0 % Body Fat: 19.7% (under normal range for women athletes but still high!! Need [...]
