Cycling is a fantastic sport that is enjoyed all over the world by millions of people each day. Some use cycling as a means of getting from A to B, whilst others cycle to boost their fitness and tone up their muscles. The fitness benefits for your muscles varies quite a lot depending on which [...]
The Effect Of Sleep
Sleep causes a fall in blood pressure. The maximum depth occurs about two hours after falling asleep. In sound, untroubled slumber a pressure of 130/80 might dip to 100/70. It once was thought that this drop in pressure was the cause of sleep, the reasoning being that a lower pressure delivers less [...]
High blood pressure, alias hypertension, is a leading killer. It has no respect for sex, occupation, social status or religion. Cardiovascular diseases account for approximately 50 percent of deaths in this country. Not only is hypertension one of the leading cardiovascular illnesses, but it is an ancillary hazard of many other illnesses. People suffering from [...]
One of the many rewards of vigorous exercise is the leisurely relaxation of the post exercise bath or shower. You will find that the most enjoyable part of a workout is taking a shower, although pitchers sent to the showers disagree. This is the moment of intense nothingness you have earned. Make the most of [...]
Here are pointers to keep you out of trouble and allow you the most fun?pointers to help you avoid nuisances and injury. These are tips you otherwise will learn the hard way. Hardened sportsmen and competing athletes know that the best workout can be wrecked by inattention to several small, yet important, details. It will [...]
I was recently asked to impart my knowledge to becoming a successful beginner cyclist. Most people assume that the bike is the most important first step. Most people are wrong. Many believe that they need to slowly build up to the monstrous miles demonstrated by the pros. This is wrong too.
I first rode [...]
More than a century ago a French scientist, Lamarck, said, “Function makes an organ.” This saying is just as true today as it was then. We may also add that lack of function unmakes an organ.
What happens, for example, when one uses his muscles too little? This leads to what has been dubbed, in this [...]
Taking a plunge into fitness can bring more discomfort than a dive into frigid water.
Most people who have neglected fitness over the years, yet sincerely want to begin again, suffer second thoughts of acute embarrassment and uneasiness. They not only think they will look silly rigged up in sports clothes, but are understandably reluctant [...]
It is a wonderful feeling to realize that if you lie flat on your back all day and watch the world go by, your body burns up some 1,700 calories worth of energy just to keep alive. Add to this another 800 calories for the energy expended in sitting, walking, playing, and washing dishes or [...]
Fitness means many things to many people. Unfortunately, when most people say they are healthy, they really mean that at that particular moment they are free of any known illness, do not have symptoms, and have a feeling of well-being at rest. Absence of disease is a negative definition of health and fitness.
Adequate fitness allows [...]
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