Posted on Jun 09, 2010 under sport health |
Apart from being a perfectionist in your chosen sport, you also need to have a huge reserve of energy and stamina, if you wish to become a sports star. Most of the trainers that you hire can help you achieve perfection in the sport by teaching you the ropes, tricks, tips, strategies and methods required to reach this level. However, when it comes to stamina and energy levels, most of their advice is either just picked around from books, websites, or is simply assumed. This article will shatter the most common myths and empower you with the “real knowledge”, required to gain massive energy levels.
To begin with, you need to understand why energy abundance is extremely necessary. Not only does it allow you to work harder at your target goal, but your brain is also “clearer”, to help you concentrate on it. Higher energy levels also give you more confidence to handle the task at hand, by being bolder than normal. Before I reveal my “real” energy sources, I have to warn you – I am not referring to health supplements or any other quick fixes. If you’re expecting these, you might as well, leave. But if you’re looking for true, long term ways to boost your energy levels, read on.
The most important activity that goes on in our body is metabolism. It is our metabolism that determines which substances it will find nutritious and which it will find poisonous. Our body is essentially made up of 3 classes of molecules – amino acids, carbohydrates and lipids (also commonly known as fats). As these molecules are vital for life, metabolism either uses these molecules in the construction of cells and tissues, or breaks them into sources of energy. This means that as long as your metabolism is regulated and controlled, you will maintain optimum health and energy. There are several ways to do this:
Hydration: The first thing you need to do to keep your metabolism in control, is to keep your body hydrated by regulating your water intake. Do you know how much water should you drink every day? Most of us have heard the popular “8 glasses a day” advice. Unfortunately, there is no scientific theory to support this measure. How much water should you drink every day depends on a lot of factors, like your body weight, your environmental conditions, your daily exercise regime, your body fat and body muscle ratio, etc. If you wish to know how much water you should drink daily, you can refer to the online calculator at: http://www.csgnetwork.com/humanh2owater.html
How often should you take water? Most people believe that you should drink water “whenever you’re thirsty”. This is utterly wrong! You should actually drink at least half a glass of water “every 48 minutes” to keep yourself hydrated! Surprised? You’re in for more!
While it’s a good idea to drink a little more water than the recommended intake for you, drinking “too much water” can actually harm you! Water overdose can cause an “electrolyte imbalance” in your body. The more water you drink, the more you need to replace your electrolytes. So how do you manage this? Don’t worry, you don’t need any expensive sports drink to do that. I’ve learnt that the simplest and the cheapest way in the world to balance your electrolytes is to add a tiny pinch of sea salt to every gallon of water, and you’ll have all the electrolytes your body needs to replace!
Some more important things to learn about water:
Insufficient water intake causes dehydration which makes you feel tired and distressed. It can also result in headaches, constipation, chronic fatigue, dizziness, impotence, hair loss and more.
I can guarantee that if you do nothing else but regularize your water intake, you will have more energy than you’ve ever had before, keeping the rest of your routine constant!
Another way to regulate metabolism is to regulate food intake. What I mean is – you should eat smaller meals more frequently, instead of 3 large meals a day, which, unfortunately, is a routine followed by most humans. This is because beyond a certain quantity (and quality) of food, our body consumes comparatively more energy to digest the larger quantity of food. Additionally, our stomach doesn’t require a large break between each digestive sessions – 3 hours is enough for it to begin anew. Since we’re talking about food intake, I would also like to add that if you take more time to chew your food (about 25-30 times each bite), you’ll save a lot of energy for your stomach to digest it.
Another important but little known source of energy is sunlight. You should ideally take a sun bath for 30 minutes early in the morning. Recently I met a Jain lady who was about to complete a month of fasting. I met her on the 23rd day and she was finding it difficult to continue. No wonder, she had been without food for over 3 weeks! I recommended her to do this and she felt much better, had more energy, and the pain she was having in her arms and legs also reduced drastically! Sunlight also increases the production of Vitamin D.
I hope you enjoyed reading this article. I will be writing more on this topic shortly; you can visit http://www.bharatbhasha.com/author.php/Nirjara%20Rustom to find if they’re already there.
Posted on Feb 09, 2010 under sport health |
Summer is here, and look at you — you’ve done it! You’re exercising more, you’re eating healthier — congratulations! You’re well on your way to living a healthier, happier, fitter life!
Here is a great technique to keep up that momentum and keep you moving toward your health and fitness goals — it happens to be one of the favorite techniques at SHE (Sports, Health and Exercise). We call it the “One Magic Minute– and before you roll your eyes, read on! The One Magic Minute is not a gimmicky program from a late-night infomercial. It’s really just 60 seconds of an easy mental exercise that will help keep you on track. It’s a technique that will remind you to be clear and decisive, and will keep you accountable to your action plans.
Here’s how it works. Set aside one minute each day — a slim 60 seconds — and schedule it for at least one hour before you have a bit of slack in your schedule. Maybe it’s early in the morning before everyone else is awake or in the evening after work but before dinner. Once you’ve determined that hour, spend one minute ONE HOUR BEFORE that hour to stop and think clearly about your work toward your goals. Hold yourself accountable. Ask yourself, “Did I do what I said I was going to do?”
If you did, spend that moment celebrating. Praise yourself for a job well one. Sing, dance, or laugh at yourself for thinking about singing and dancing. Whatever you do, spend 60 seconds feeling good about your success that day. If you didn’t follow through, then here you are — you’ve stopped, and you’ve acknowledged that — and look! — you still have time to make it right! Use that introspective moment to kick yourself into gear — take a look at your fitness blog or your journal — and figure out a way to earn check marks on your fitness to-do list. And hey — if you just can’t make it happen that day, take that moment to commit yourself to making tomorrow’s plan your number one goal for the day.
You are already on the path to a happier, healthier and more active you — you know that nothing is more important that your health. Keep it up, and use your new strength and energy to make a difference in the lives of your friends and family!
So make it happen every day — spend just One Magic Minute reviewing your progress toward a healthier lifestyle. Acknowledge both your successes and your missteps, and remember that your better health increased energy will be the greatest reward you can give yourself and your loved ones.
And well done — keep it up! You are on your way to living the butt-kicking life you’ve been dreaming of!
Posted on Jan 05, 2010 under sport health |
Sports Physiotherapy-The New Sports Science
Physiotherapists are now expanding their techniques and approaches to sports injuries with a new method of treatment called sports physiotherapy. Except for massage, it involves teaching sportsmen on the easy way to prevent sports injuries and providing first aid to wounds due to sports.
Full time athletes will of course need to utilse sports physio services when injured, but the field is just as useful to the part time athlete. Irrespective of ones age, the sport they play, or injury they receive, everyone can benefit from it. Anyone who is taking in activity like tennis, jogging or walking may meet with accidents. People are first taught about how to prevent accidents in sports physiotherapy for such reason. There is a necessity of doing warm up before exercises by health professionals. Some warm up kind of activities are really useful to aid the circulatory and respiratory systems of the body and besides it prevent the muscles from getting stiffened. To reduce hospital visits and prevent injuries you should get into get into such activities.
Generally sports therapy refers to a player if he/she gets injuries to the wrists, knee, tendons, legs, back, ligaments, and elbow while playing. A sports health professional is capable of discovering the problem and prescribes the exact treatment for a speedy and safe recovery. Some kinds of treatments are joint militarization, falsify, massaging the injury, taping, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, aromatherapy, ultrasound, acupuncture, acupressure, reflexology, the use of heating, hydrotherapy and restorative exercises.
To embosom pain and reconstruct movements in joints comes under the sports physiotherapy phenomenon. These things are done by applying a controlled, small and fast method to impact the joint by a health care professional. Moving the joints in different motions is helpful in restoring mobilization to the restricted joints. The limitation in the joint is the main reason of the extent of aggressiveness.
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation is method by using it we can reduce pain, under which mild electric currents are placed on the surface of the skin. We can control the pain from reaching the part of the brain by the emission of endorphins.
In sports physiotherapy taping techniques play a vital role for first aid. Physiotherapists mollify the pain in areas like heal, knee and ankle bye using tapings or bandages. It can aid in bunions, prevents blisters, aids splints, kneecap injuries and other problems.
Methods like acupuncture, reflexology, acupressure and aromatherapy are gaining popularity these days with more health care professionals arriving at new conclusions on what was once upon known as New Age medicine.
Therefore physiotherapy in sports first deals with first aid for athletes then the rehabilitation and recovery of injuries.
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Posted on Dec 05, 2009 under sport health |
Health and sports are like love and marriage. One cannot do without the other. If one is lacking then it is bound to be a failure. Just as no man is his right man would ever venture into sports if he were physically numb. Vita Nutrition Health advises to excel in sports the person must be physically fit and in good health.
When we talk of health in sports exercise and diet are ways to go to be healthy and physically fit. For everyday sports health, you need to take in enough calories from food to sustain energy demands. If you are lacking in health foods that your body requires you end up feeling lethargic and lazy. Simple mental and physical chores are like dead weights. You are unable to perform such tasks well.
Change your lifestyle might as well be your battle cry. Choose healthy foods. Do it with moderation and portion control. Bingeing is a no-no. Nevertheless any food can fit into a lifestyle. There is no such thing as smart foods only smart eater.
Exercise is an element of a healthy lifestyle. As in sports it becomes your core activity. There are also factors, which you should follow in doing exercises in sports according to Vita Nutrition Health. Exercise should goad you to work without the element of pain. Remember exercise in sports is done to make you fit in the activity and excel in what you enjoy doing.
Since sports activity can be strenuous, the body loses a lot of water through sweating and perspiring. There is a need to replenish your body’s water reserve. For good health and vitality, water helps lower body’s core temperature. Aside from the food you take, water and fluids play important roles in towards achieving good health while in sports.
Go for the best exercise that could make your performance better your health good and your outlook positive. As you flex your mind and body it all adds up to physical wellness and feeling good about yourself. Ask Vita Nutrition Health about it.
Along with exercise it is of great significance to eat nutritious foods and well-balanced diets. This will give you the right energy to compete at your maximum level. Don’t think about it as dieting to avoid the fat formation. It is actually staying in good health to go the distance. Health in sports is a conduit to success. It is your duty and responsibility to keep fit to achieve whatever goals you have.
In sports if you are fit and healthy there is a tendency to skip injuries. Keeping the chance of getting injured at bay is doing things in moderation. Over stretching and over exercising will take its toll in our body in the long run. Keep your body young and vibrant. Don’t overdo and castigate your body to perfection. Big things start with small ones. Keep your cool and you are sure to excel in the sports you are in.
Challenge yourself. The results can be staggering. You become and success not only in sports but also health wise.
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