When compared to other weight training or resistance exercises, the power clean requires a higher degree of energy and mental concentration due to its complex technical factor, multi-muscle or total body requirement, and explosive anaerobic power. Read the rest of this entry »
The Benefits
February 23rd, 2012Did You Know November Is Diabetes Awareness Month
February 21st, 2012November is a time when many of us are preoccupied with Thanksgiving, the first course in the line-up of holidays in which many Americans overeat, indulging in pie, cookies, candies and other sweet, fattening foods. However, November is also National Diabetes Awareness Month — which is appropriate timing since diabetes is often associated with sugar.
Grief A Natural Process
February 15th, 2012Grieving often happens in stages. The first stage is frequently marked by a combination of numbness, shock, and denial.
You may feel as though you’re in a trance and unable to make decisions. Many people feel so drained or so badly neglect their own physical needs (such as eating or sleeping) that they get sick. Others try to deal with the shock by pretending it’s not so bad: “Don’t worry about me, I’m fine.” Read the rest of this entry »
Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack Never Sounded So Easy
February 10th, 2012American women now have one less excuse to avoid exercise: a study shows that even moderate exercise can reduce the risk of heart disease substantially.
In the Aug. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, an analysis of the exercise habits of 72,488 female nurses (between the ages of 40 and 65) during an 8-year period revealed that moderate exercise, such as walking as little as 1 to 3 hours per week, had as much as a 30 percent reduction in coronary events (heart attack and sudden death) during the study period. Read the rest of this entry »
Facing the Empty Nest
February 8th, 2012Like so many other women, Sue Tarrant has spent most of her married life tending to her husband and three daughters. She followed her husband around the world as he climbed the ladder of a foreign service career. She long ago lost count of the soccer games, swim meets and dance recitals she attended to cheer her daughters on. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruce’s Journal Week Three
February 1st, 2012This week was a rough one. From Wednesday on, I worked until at least 10 in the evening and I had to eat at work or at nearby restaurants. Because of this extra work, I was unable to complete my exercise routine for the week, and I fear the same might be true next week.
Getting in Touch with the Mindbody Market
January 31st, 2012The media has been bombarding us with information about the “new” mind-body way of living and thinking. In actuality, the concept of living a mind-body-spirit way of life has existed for thousands of years. It is only now, when technology has pushed us to live life to its maximum every moment we are awake, that people are saying “Whoa … slow down! Where did the day (week/month/year) go?” We have lost touch with our bodies. Read the rest of this entry »
Boosting Your Group Exercise Numbers
January 24th, 2012Increasing your numbers in group exercise
programs depends upon a lot more than
just keeping up with the trends. Read the rest of this entry »
Loose lips sink techs
January 18th, 2012As if all that wasn’t enough to keep executives awake at night, navigating the quiet period has become more tricky as companies increasingly use the Web and email for corporate communication. “It’s a remarkable time for the quiet period, given the advent of the Internet,” says Green of the Venture Law Group. Read the rest of this entry »
Wellness Programming on Applied Materials Television
January 17th, 2012Time is often the No. 1 excuse for why employees are unable to participate in fitness and wellness programs. So, the staff of Club One Professional Services,Campbell, Calif., which manages Applied Materials’ Wellness Department, decided to bring wellness to employees 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read the rest of this entry »