Women Fitness

Today we live at a pace that would have seemed unbelievable and indeed impossible to our grandparents. With the increasing demand of jobs, long travel, odd working hours, bringing up children and hectic social lives. We tend to become tired and rundown. Besides our bodies are under constant assault from pollution, stress, bad posture, sedentary jobs and own bad eating habits.

Swimming in the summer months under water with eyes wide open can result in a number of problems which are a serious cause of concern. It can cause redness of the eyes, the dryness and also stinginess. There are several chemicals in the pool which have a pH level as it can affect the eyes adversely due to the openness of the eyes while swimming in summer. People who wear contact lenses or even corrective lenses need to be extremely cautious as you might lose them while swimming in summer.

One of our greatest fears as we get older is that we will break a hip, an event that can cause permanent disability, depression, and the need for long-term care. Women are twice as likely as men to suffer a hip fracture, partly because we have a greater risk for osteoporosis, a condition that weakens bones.

Losing bone density is a natural part of the agingprocess, but when too much bone is lost the bones become weakened and susceptible to fracturing and breaking. Osteoporosis is considered a “silent disease” with no symptoms or warnings signs, but can be prevented and treated through regular weight bearing exercise with proper diet and lifestyle habits. Weight bearing exercise is any movement that requires your muscles to work against gravity. Yoga is an excellent weight bearing exercise as it st...

Osteoporosis associated with pregnancy is a rare condition when bones break/fracture suddenly or severe pain occurs during or soon after pregnancy in otherwise apparently healthy women. These fractures can occur in the spine or occasionally the hip and result in pain and disability.

Salsas can go a long way to add nutrients and variety to your daily boring meals. As the name suggests Salsa in Spanish stands for "sauce" -- a catchall term for the zingy, chili-spiced mixtures that add pizzazz to a range of dishes.

Salsas can go a long way to add nutrients and variety to your daily boring meals. As the name suggests Salsa in Spanish stands for "sauce" -- a catchall term for the zingy, chili-spiced mixtures that add pizzazz to a range of dishes. This week we show you how to make five simple enriching salsas.

Losing bone density is a natural part of the agingprocess, but when too much bone is lost the bones become weakened and susceptible to fracturing and breaking. Osteoporosis is considered a “silent disease” with no symptoms or warnings signs, but can be prevented and treated through regular weight bearing exercise with proper diet and lifestyle habits. Weight bearing exercise is any movement that requires yourmuscles to work against gravity. Yoga is an excellent weight bearing exercise as it sti...

Mothers are in an enviable position to ensure their daughters grow up with good eating habits, self-esteem and positive body image. A large-scale study of over 5300 adolescent girls found that girls’ desire to be thin or lose weight was based in part on their perception of what their mothers wanted for them. It comes as no surprise that girls in this study were more likely to engage in dieting behaviors if their mother had done so previously.

Can you walk in the water for 30 minutes at moderate intensity, then its time to add variety and intensity to your workout routine. If you like being in the water but get bored swimming up and down lanes, or just want to vary your routine, consider trying some pool exercises.

Fear and worry are so common for both partners in pregnancy. Nearly every pregnant woman or her partner will worry about something pregnancy related at one point or another. My guess would be multiple worries, multiple times.

Amblyopia is an eye condition when the nerves that connect one of the eyes to the brain do not develop correctly during childhood.

Every season brings with it a new fashion craze, making it hard to decide which beauty products to wear.

Muscles need to be fired up to maintain proper definition, especially on a weight loss program.

Vigorous exercise (physical activity for 20 minutes or more at least 3 days a week) is positively associated with the incidence and prevalence of psychiatric disorders, particularly bipolar II disorder and alcohol dependence, according to US researchers report.

Welcome to the busy working lifestyle - where the combination of poor nutrition and high stress make for a sick and tired person - and most probably overweight as well. Every occupation has its unique pressures: a desk job in clean, centrally heated office may sound like heaven to a manual worker on a building site. But working in a modern office is also demanding. Limited personal space, noisy telephones, photocopying and fax machines all add up to a formula for severe workplace stress. Whate...

Weight loss and fitness take patience, time, and discipline; if things are pushed too soon, other problems can arise. It can take 6-12 weeks to return to a pre-pregnancy state - sometimes longer - so don't give up!

As one gets older, no matter how fit or slim one is, there are certain areas of body that are best covered up. So its a big challenge to keep cool, look fashionable and uncover what the fashion folk have to offer women over 40 when it comes to summer dressing. If you want to dress appropriately for your age and still look like you have a great sense of style, then you need to focus on:Looking relaxed, which if you are over 40 can be a little challenging, as we are temperature challenged at the ...

Here's a workout to firm your Bikini-bashful body zones. You can do all the exercises or just the ones that target your personal trouble zones. Either way, do them every other day to see results in three weeks. (If you need to lose weight, also do 30-45 minutes of aerobic exercise three to five times a week ,supplemented with a balanced diet).

Losing 5lbs or 5 kilos on the scale is a challenging task. Every effort put in needs to be recognized and rewarded, so that the person in question keeps up the great work. Reward could pour in the form of cash or treatment tickets to enjoy all the effort put in. Take note, all of the gifts or rewards along the way should help you work toward your ultimate goal.

A study of 30 healthy women and men, ages 20-45, sponsored by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and led by Peter Francis, Ph.D., at the Biomechanics Lab at San Diego State University, compared 13 of the most common abdominal exercises and ranked them from most to least effective.

That Complements Glasses With the shock of discovering that you need bifocals or that your eyes have weakened over the past year. Comes the need to sort through a huge array of eyeglasses frames to find a shape that works with your hair, the shape of your face and your personality. There is completely no doubt, that eyeglasses should complement, but not compete with your hairstyle; be sure not to get carried away with a fussy frame if you favor big hair.

Cancer patients often find themselves in distracted state of mind-bombarded by contradictory, information, subjected to invasive, painful procedures, and not-always-compassionate medical care. When our minds are so grievously disturbed, we may find it impossible to make crucial decisions or relate satisfactorily to our family and friends.

A recent study looked at how drinking cold water affectshermoregulation and performance in three areas: · Endurance (bicycle time to exhaustion), · Strength [a 60 percent of one-repetition maximum (1RM) bench press to exhaustion], and · Power (a single broad jump).

Yoga Asanas to Control Mindless Munching Why do many of us simply tend to eat and eat and eat. The answer to this uncontrolled munching lies in the fact that most of us are eating while distracted -- when watching TV, talking with family or friends, or eating in the car. Another external factor influencing how much we eat is serving size: If a larger serving is in front of us, we tend to eat more no matter what. Convenience and visibility of a food is another factor -- if it's easy to reach ...

Once you have made the major purchases, you can start to attend to your baby's more personal needs and do some advance planning.Before you rush out to buy lots of baby clothes, a roomful of toys, and several packs of diapers, ask friends and family if they have any baby clothes or toys they can pass on to you, and which diapers they recommend. Now is also the time to think about how you want to feed your baby.Baby Crib You will need a solid crib. Almost every crib today is adjustable to two l...

Grey hair is actually hair that has no pigment and is the result of the melanocytes - the cells that produce pigment - becoming damaged or dyeing. Presence of grey hair is a moment of defining getting older. Earlier a grey strand would get visible in late 30s or early 40s.

Moms-to-be can benefit from regular physical activity. The type of exercise one should opt for along with the duration and intensity of exercise will depend on the background. It is important to choose activities that utilize large muscle groups in rhythmic contractions that can be performed continuously.

An email survey issued by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on Zumba related injuries had doctors, saying that they're regularly seeing Zumba students complaining of ankle sprains, ankle fractures, torn meniscus, overuse injuries and more.