Simple Exercises to Keep You Fit, Healthy and Toned
When we think of exercise we think about work outs in the gym, long runs or cycle rides. We've all seen the jogger in the park complete with soaking wet T-Shirt and panting like a dog. Now that's scary, and it's that very scene that puts most people off doing any exercise at all. But it doesn't have to be like that. Forget about all that sweating and panting and think gentle exercise. There can be no other exercise as gentle, beneficial and above all, natural like stretching. When you wake up in the morning you feel like stretching and that's because your body's muscles have been quite inactive for a bout 8 hours or so. Most of the time you will stretch without even thinking about it.
Benefits of Exercise - Cardiovascular Fitness First
Is your cardiovascular health a complete nightmare? Does your stamina represent that of a wind-up toy purchased from a gumball machine? Well, if you answered yes to either of these, it's time to get up and get moving! While there are many forms of exercise you can look to when beginning to get back in shape, cardiovascular fitness is a foundational building block that must be targeted first. A lot of individuals don't understand exactly how important the benefits of cardiovascular exercise really are to their overall health. So, let's take a look at just a few of them and I think the importance will start to sync in for you. 1)Cardiovascular workouts allow a wonderful way to warm up before moving on to other exercises 2)Cardiovascular exercises increase your heart rate, provide energy, and produce oxygen for your body 3)Cardiovascular programs will assist in reducing stress from our daily lives 4)Cardiovascular exercise will promote healthy lungs and heart 5)Cardiovascular programs have also been known to reduce depression 6)Cardiovascular will boost your self esteem and confidence to new levels 7)Cardiovascular exercise will decrease our chances for illness and disease 8)Cardiovascular exercise will contribute to a higher metabolism rate, therefore assisting us in controlling our weight Now this list represents some pretty important stuff as it relates to our overall health, but the exciting part is that this is only a fraction of the benefits targeting cardiovascular can achieve.
Women's Health Policy Report Highlights Studies From Recent Breast Cancer Conference
The following summarizes findings reported last week at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. ~ Anthracyclines: New research suggests that anthracyclines -- a class of chemotherapy drugs commonly used to treat breast cancer -- could cause more harm than benefits for breast cancer patients because they can be damaging to the heart, the Wall Street Journal reports. Researchers from the Breast Cancer International Research Group studied the effects of two courses of breast cancer treatment: anthracyclines taken in conjunction with Herceptin -- which is used to treat women who have HER-2-positive cancer -- and Herceptin taken with non-anthracycline drugs.
Aerobics - How to Succeed - Part 5
Aerobic Capacity The extent to which exercise can influence or even improve aerobic capacity is reflected in extreme variability across the human population. Studies have shown that the average response, as a result of training, is of the order of a 17% increase in VO2max. However, as would be expected, in any population there are those who are classified as high responders. In such cases, their aerobic capacity could increase by as much as two-fold. On the other side of the coin, there are inevitably those who are defined as low responders. Such individuals may, in fact, exhibit little if any benefit from a training programme. Research has shown that approximately 10% of individuals who would otherwise be deemed as being healthy are, it appears, quite unable to improve their aerobic capacity with any form of appropriate training exercise.
The Medtronic Foundation Offers Grants To Schools Participating In Online Sudden Cardiac Arrest Response Training
The Medtronic Foundation announced new grant opportunities for schools participating in and promoting the American Heart Association's Be the Beat Web site, an online sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) awareness initiative designed specifically for teens. Be the Beat is funded by a $1 million grant from the Medtronic Foundation. Through the Be the Beat campaign, the Medtronic Foundation is providing $1, 000 grants for school staff to help fund CPR and AED training outreach programs within their school or community. The deadline for application is January 15, 2010. More information is available in the "Teachers and Administration" section of the Be the Beat Web site, BetheBeat.