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11 Easy Ways to Meditate. Simple relaxation techniques for well being. You will find 2 totally different relaxation techniques on this page. The first one is the basic technique that will help us create new reflexes in our body. When you practice it, you're taking a pause from the outer world for at least thirty minutes! The second relaxation technique is for use in everyday life, each time you have a few minutes, during a pause from work for example, for general maintenance. I call it the monkey's dance.

Basic relaxation technique. My master used to say "comfort first!!!!!!! ". With a big exhale we let our body sink slowly to the ground, make small movements to check if whole the back side of your body is well in touch with the ground. In the basic relaxation technique we are going to use our mind and inner voice to relax our body. The first key word is HEAVY, think HEAVY, While you scan your body, part after part, taking your time.

Move to the calves. Move to the thighs. Move your attention to your pelvis,....HEAVY Shoulders.................HEAVY Feet ...WARM. The Big Book of Yoga: Title Page (page 1 of 1) 100 no-equipment workouts. How to Do the Splits. Walk Run Off the Pounds. Polka Dot/Thinkstock Haven't run since middle school gym? No sweat. This women's workout plan, designed by fitness guru Amy Dixon, will help you build from a walk to a run. By the end, you'll be able to run 30 minutes without stopping—and you'll be showing off a rock hard body under your running shorts. Do all walking and running at an intensity level that feels challenging but comfortable. Feel free to switch the rest day, but make sure you do one day of rest each week. And don't forget to stretch after each workout.

The best part? Week One. Walk Off Weight: The Simplest Diet Ever - Diet Fitness. Best Abdominal Exercises: V-Up. The Couch-to-5K Running Plan. By Josh ClarkPosted Saturday, 1 January, 2011 Couch to 5K ® | Beginning Running First off, you may be asking, "exactly how many miles is a 5K? " A 5K is 3.1 miles. We're here to help you achieve your goal of beginning to run your first 5K. You should ease into your 5K training plan gradually. It's easy to get impatient, and you may feel tempted to skip ahead in the program, but hold yourself back.

Start Your 5K Training | A Few Minutes Each Week Each session should take about 20 or 30 minutes, three times a week. Be sure to space out these three days throughout the week to give yourself a chance to rest and recover between efforts. Run for time or run for distance There are two ways to follow this Couch to 5K ® training program, to measure your runs by time or by distance. Before setting out, make sure to precede each training session with a five-minute warmup walk or jog. Cool Running’s Couch to 5K ® Program is available for purchase online through iTunes or the Google Play Store. Calculate Your BMI. Burn off Your Meal. Now that chain restaurant menus list how many calories are in each dish, it’s harder to justify eating certain foods anymore (we’re talking to you, 460-calorie scone from Starbucks).

But a study, presented by Texas Christian University researchers at the Experimental Biology meeting in April 2013, found that people make even healthier choices if, instead of seeing the calorie count, they’re shown how much exercise it takes to burn off what they’re considering eating. Maybe one day, menus will list how many minutes you’ll need to log on the rowing machine to erase that scone (48 minutes with vigorous effort, for the record). Until then, here’s a quick guide for you (all calorie calculations are based on a 140-pound woman): Cheeseburger One single cheeseburger at 343 calories = 30 minutes of vigorous freestyle laps in the pool Cheese Pizza One slice of cheese pizza at 285 calories = 50 minutes of walking at a brisk pace (that means 4 mph on the treadmill) Tostadas Soda Beer.