The 5: Be prepared for summer scrapes and bruises
June 2008
That’s Fit: Filed under: General Health, Healthy Home, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, HealthWatch, Healthy Kids, The 5
Summertime can be a boatload of fun, but too much enjoyment can sometimes lead to scrapes, bumps, bruises, sprains, and even splinters. That’s why it’s good to have your medicine cabinet stocked with the essentials.
To help keep everyone as prepared as a Boy Scout, Maximum Fitness magazine suggests some of these Medicine Cabinet Must-Haves:
1. Bandages and Triple-Antibiotic Ointment. You never know when junior might fall during a backyard barbecue and scrape his knee. Put some Neosporin on that cut, cover it in a band-aid and the little guy will be up and running again in no time.
2. Acetaminophen. For pain relief with the fewest side effects, pop one or two of these (check the suggested dosage). This should help keep you from whining for at least an hour or so about the ankle you sprained during that game of touch football.
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Make people ’stair’
June 2008
That’s Fit: Filed under: Fitness, General Health, Women’s Health, Men’s Health
If you wish to go from one level to the next, you climb the stairs. In the mall, in your home, or even in your fitness, climbing to the top requires taking one step at a time.
Now let’s move past the motivational pep talk and onto something a bit more substantive about stairs. Your lower-body muscles are actively recruited when climbing stairs. Essentially, you’re performing abbreviated versions of split squats with every step. So, running or even walking a large set of stairs on a regular basis will surely help your legs go from jiggly to jacked.
Still, there are many more exercises you can perform on a flight of stairs — even if your “flight” is no more than three or four steps. To work your upper body, place your palms on one of the stairs, lower yourself into the plank position and bang out a set of push-ups. You can also flip over, so that your backside is facing the stairs, and perform a set of dips. Get creative on the stairs and before long, your firm and toned body will be proof that you’ve made it to the next level. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Rapid test for drug resistant TB
June 2008
BBC News | Health | World Edition: An international initiative aims to speed diagnosis and care of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in developing countries.