Get some balls
April 2008
That’s Fit: Filed under: Fitness, General Health, Women’s Health, Men’s Health
We are a society obsessed with multiples. We don’t want one car, we want a fleet of them. We’re not satisfied with just having a television in the living room, we want one in the kitchen, the bedrooms, and even the shower. We’re not content with a person juggling three pins — we won’t be satisfied until there’s five pins, two chainsaws, three tennis balls, and the entire Encyclopedia Britannica collection being tossed around in the air. And when it comes to sex … well, you get the point. In many ways, this same obsession with multiples carries over into the fitness world, too.
That’s why the perfect exercise for the numbers-obsessed exerciser is the Double Swiss Ball Stability Pose. Unlike other Swiss Ball exercises that only require the use of one ball, this fantastic builder of core strength uses two. To do it, lie face-down on two Swiss Balls. Keep your body straight, with your chest on the first ball and your knees and shins on the second ball. Now, depending on your current level of fitness, you may want to either place your palms on the floor, or grab onto the sides of the first ball with your forearms and hands. In case you were wondering, the latter is much more difficult than the former, although each will provide you with a great core workout.
Try to hold in this position for 20 seconds. As your core strength becomes greater, increase this amount of time by five-second increments. Then, once you’re done, flip through the 8,000 songs on your iPod and find one that will help motivate you through a second set.
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Indigenous still dying younger
April 2008
Health & Fitness - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community: THE health, education, home ownership rate and employment of Australia’s indigenous people are improving but they are are still dying 17 years earlier than the rest of the population.
A new report shows the rate of infant mortality in indigenous…
Too few cancer survivors change lifestyle habits
April 2008
That’s Fit: Filed under: Fitness, Food and Nutrition, Healthy Habits
It’s important for everyone to have an active, healthy lifestyle. For those who have beat cancer, it’s possibly even more important. More than 10 million Americans have survived the disease — but the impact it had on their health puts them at higher risk for conditions such as heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and a reduced quality of life… not to mention the risk of cancer recurrence.
Exercise, eating healthfully, and not smoking can help counteract that increased risk. But, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), too few cancer survivors adopt a healthier lifestyle. Though approximately 75% of cancer survivors do stop smoking, the ACS isn’t seeing as good of an improvement with healthy eating and physical activity.
The ACS recommends a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise a day (at least five days a week) and a diet that includes at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Less than 48% of survivors are meeting the exercise requirements and less than 20% are eating the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments