It sounds easy to relax, doesn't it? Relaxation is easy, but it is surprising how many of us have forgotten how to relax, or perhaps have never learned how to relax. Relaxation can help you in many ways, such as:-* Reducing hunger* Reducing headaches* Easing muscular pains* Lowering high blood pressure* Helping overcome ulsers, asthma & more* Easing general tensionsHow we relax? It is up to individual and there are soo many techniques of relaxation. This is up to you. For example, you can listen to soft music or doing your favourite thing. Normally relaxation can be define in physically or mentally. Physically, you can exercise if this is one of your favourite thing to do and mentally, listening to soft music for example. Aquarobic (water aerobic) is one of good example.
Your heart rate (pulse) is a good measure of how hard you are working. Take your resting pulse before you start to exercise and your "exercise pulse" at the end of your workout. To do this, place your first two fingers either under your jaw or on your upturned wrist and count the beats for 15 seconds. Multiply that number by four to calculate your pulse rate per minute. YOUR HEART RATE CHARTAge (yrs) Heart rate (beats/minute)10 - 19 140 - 17020 - 29 120 - 16030 - 39 120 - 15040 - 49 110 - 14050 - 59 110 - 13060 + 90 - 120Your heart should be beating faster than when you are not exercising. This exercise pulse should fall within the range corresponding to your age. If it does not, you may not be exercising hard enough. Continuously exercising, your fitness level will improve and your resting pulse should be lowered.
Sugars are also carbohydrates. They occur naturally in milk and fruit and in this form they are nutritious. Sugar also come in many forms that are not so good for you. Particularly be on the lookout for "added" or "hidden" sugars. Can be added to processed foods such as white, brown or raw sugar, malt, glucose or honey, or hidden in soft drinks, cakes, pastries, sweetened cereals, ice-cream and desserts.These foods have little value nutritionally and provide a lot of kilojoules. For tips, use artificial sweeteners to flavour drinks and desserts. Choose low-joule jellies, soft drinks and cordials.The bodys makes its own sugar from the fods we get and we do not actually need extra sugar at al. So for your health, it is best to watch the amount of sugar you take. There are two main problems in taking too much sugar that firstly, it promotes OBESITY. Obesity is know to be associated with an increased risk of diabeters and heart disease. Secondly, it promotes tooth decay. When you consume a drink or eat any food containing sugar, it is naturally present on our teeth use sugar to form acid which causes tooth decay (dental caries).TIPS TO CUT DOWN ON SUGAR* Try to cut out sweet foods in between meals.* For snacks, choose fresh fruits, vegetables and foods which are low in sugar.* LIMIT your intake of cakes, biscuits and sweet traditional cakes.* Choose tinned fruit in natural juice rather than in syrup. Avoid cereals with added sugar.* Try not to have sweetened drinks in between meals.* Try drinking coffee or tea with less or no sugar. (I've been practising this and this works!). * When buying soft drinks, choose low calorie ones or unsweetened fruit cakes.* THE BEST DRINK IS PLAIN WATER (AIR SUAM)
Hi...was invited to do aerobic marathon. Here are some photos for viewing.
It sounds easy to relax, doesn't it? Relaxation is easy, but it is surprising how many of us have forgotten how to relax, or perhaps have never learned how to relax. Relaxation can help you in many ways, such as:-
