Exercises for seniors

Posted by Clay Hillary | January 30th, 2010 in Exercises for seniors, Fitness and Exercises | No Comments »

Exercises for seniors

As at 70, at 80 and why not, 90. Physical activity in old age also matters. So, gyms and other places adapt the exercises to the elderly. From yoga to any keep fit. The gym does not forget the greatest!

Tables of physical exercises are also adapted to this age. Thus, from warming up the stretches are designed to move the body and stimulate blood circulation without becoming exhausted. With respect to aerobic exercise, these are some basic exercises are usually done in a group exercise class for seniors: Read the rest of this entry »

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Pilates Exercises

Posted by Clay Hillary | January 29th, 2010 in Fitness and Exercises, Pilates | No Comments »

Pilates Exercises

Joseph Pilates invented about 600 different exercises to develop this technique. But he made a compilation with the fundamental exercises in his book “Return to life through the Contrology”, explaining 34 basic postures that featured photographs of himself performing the exercises.

Today, many schools have been established in the leading Pilates is practiced, in part, that the original method developed by Joseph Pilates was a little distorted. While staying true to the invention of many associated with the Pilates exercises has led to perform a medley of teachings which, though resembling the original method, have led to changes in the way of making art. But then detail a series of basic exercises of Pilates: Read the rest of this entry »

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Step Aerobics

Posted by Clay Hillary | January 28th, 2010 in AeroBox, Fitness and Exercises, Step Aerobics | No Comments »

Step Aerobics

Aerobic dance has evolved since the 80s and now is attached to the step. The aerobics classes are accompanied by a platform that is going up and down the pace that aerobic exercise and music mark.

The Step is a dynamic rise and fall of a platform. Includes a wide variety of patterns or exercises that develop with the music. The Step and stair climbing exercises are not new to the field of physical training, however, implementing it in a fitness class such as aerobics is more recent.

Step class offers an aerobic workout to the intensity of a class of high-impact aerobics. It also allows people of different weight and level of training to do so at their own pace, at the same time and in the same environment. The Step also offers a combined cardiovascular work simultaneously with the conditioning benefits of a training program with load. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hatha Yoga: The most popular in the West

Posted by Clay Hillary | January 27th, 2010 in Fitness and Exercises, Hatha Yoga, Yoga | No Comments »

Hatha Yoga

The Hatha yoga has earned their reputation for Asanas or body positions. These positions are able to relax from the busiest housewives to executives meeting more saturated. So, Hatha yoga has gained respect in the West. But few people understand the foundations and origins.

The origins of Hatha Yoga, South India

If there are two names that are indisputably linked to this branch of yoga are Shiva Mahadeva, his creator, who was born in a village south of India called Tamil Nadu.

Gorakshanath-aka-Goraksha Shuva was faithful follower of Mahadeva, who has

passed into history as the driver of Hatha Yoga. The books he wrote are a major benchmark in the world of yoga.

The basics of Hatha yoga

Hatha Yoga Goraksha identified six clear steps:

1. The asanas or physical postures.
2. Samrodha control Prana or vital energy.
3. Pratyahara or introspection.
4. Dhyana or meditation.
5. Samadhi (integration)
6. Dharana or concentration.

There is a modern version of this type of yoga that has integrated the relaxation and yoga sun salutation, the most popular yoga exercises West.

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Start doing yoga: Postures for beginners basic

Posted by Clay Hillary | January 26th, 2010 in Fitness and Exercises, Yoga | No Comments »

Keep it simple. Yoga exercises are tailored to our bodies and our age. Here we propose three basic asanas or postures to start exploring yoga. We will do yoga without getting up from the ground.

Easy attitude

Start doing yoga
Basical asana position: First, place your knees with your feet together, buttocks on arms osy Talun situated beside the body. Then he leans his body toward the floor without raising the buttocks from the heels, put her forehead on the mat and relax your arms.

Health Benefits: Strengthens the back and relaxes the hip.
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What is yoga?

Posted by Clay Hillary | January 25th, 2010 in Fitness and Exercises, Yoga | No Comments »

Yoga

Some people consider him just a few years, others experience beyond the physical. But what is yoga? Yoga is a thousand things. Yoga means “yoke” or “union” but what we find in these yoga classes that are so fashionable? A philosophy, a path to physical and mental well-being?

If you want to discover this ancient practice and transform your background and your way, let your mouse flow and now feels the essence of yoga.
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Liquids to the body

Posted by Clay Hillary | January 23rd, 2010 in Health Info, Liquids | No Comments »

Liquids

Depending on the type of effort and environmental season, the body loses through sweat amounts of water, in efforts to maintain body temperature within normal limits, ie between 36.5 and 37.5 º C.

The muscle movement produces heat and body sets in motion a mechanism of dissipation of it through sweat and subsequent evaporation. On hot days and very humid this body’s defense mechanism can be overwhelmed and sweat losses can be extreme, reaching serious levels of dehydration. In these circumstances it is essential Light, loose clothing that allows free movement of air around your skin.

Dehydration is going to manifest initially in the form of localized problems, the type of muscle cramps, thirst, blurred vision, etc. And if no fluid replacement can lead to heat stroke, dehydration extreme situation that may compromise our life, as the body temperature rises above the 40 º C.
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If it comes muscles

Posted by Clay Hillary | January 22nd, 2010 in Beautiful body | No Comments »

If it comes Muscles

If you want to gain muscle mass, you must consume more energy from food, plus enough protein. For example, if you want to raise one pound of muscle per week, you should consume 500 kcal of food per day extra. Otherwise, you will not achieve your goals no matter what proportion of your food are proteins.

So how one can choose from ordinary food, one that has a high protein? One can look at the Nutrition Facts label of the product being considered, to get an idea of how much protein will contain a portion of that product. For example, a can of tuna per 180 g of natural product containing about 120g Net Wt. So if you eat the whole can of tuna, would be consumed (29.6 x 120) / 100 = 35.5 grams protein, that is about half the recommended daily dose for a high school wrestler. Read the rest of this entry »

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To improve in the triathlon, learn to breathe

Posted by Clay Hillary | January 21st, 2010 in Health Info, Triathlon | No Comments »

learn to breathe

The triathlon is certainly one of the most complete aerobic sports. Running, swimming, cycling, but if you think that only in the pool, on the bike or running can improve, think again. Breathe, then you exist. But if we play sports and we assume this axiom, so let’s focus on improving the sport through breathing. Whatever sport you play, you can make remarkable progress with the simple control of your breath.

When swimming

For starters, reduced to zero your intake of water through the nasal passages. In swimming it is important to reduce air intake. Researchers from the University of the Pacific, U.S., found that swimmers who reduced the frequency of breaths of air improves oxygen delivery to muscles. For each air intake try to do eight strokes. At first it will be difficult, but that your muscles will not be entertained in air intakes superfluous, but to economize the air sucked into a puff.
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The key to achieving Stomach Marking

Posted by Clay Hillary | January 20th, 2010 in Beautiful body, Fitness and Exercises | No Comments »

Stomach Marking

Mark abs is one of the most common objectives of the population that starts in a training program for cosmetic purposes. A beautiful body is certainly one of our most sought wishes. To do this, there are three determining factors for achieving this objective:

- An adequate hypocaloric diet.
- An aerobic work to mobilize abdominal fat.
- Specific exercises involving the abdominal muscles.

We’ll focus on specific exercises to perform to work the abdominal muscles.

The first thing I can say is that to work the muscles have to perform exercises involving the muscles and not another, ie involving the trunk flexors (rectus abdominis and obliques). Together, discard all those exercises involving other muscle groups, primarily the hip flexors (iliopsoas).

What abdominal exercises involve work right?

If we examine with EMG (Electromyography), classic abdominal exercises that are more dynamic activation of the rectus abdominis and obliques are:

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