Comments for Healthy Body Healthy Mind http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com Your Online Guide To Perfect Health and Fitness | Exercise | Fitness | Stamina | Healthy Living | Healthy Diet | Good Looks | Healthy Mind | Positive Outlook Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:44:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Healthy Body Healthy Mind: Run Wild by Fermi http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/healthy-body-healthy-mind-run-wild/#comment-1806 Fermi Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:26:36 +0000 http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/healthy-body-healthy-mind-run-wild/#comment-1806 Five miles per week. I bet even I could do that! Five miles per week. I bet even I could do that!

]]> Comment on Resistance Activities And Exercise by Erica http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/resistance-activities-and-exercise/#comment-1802 Erica Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:07:52 +0000 http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/resistance-activities-and-exercise/#comment-1802 Good article. I am an advocate of working out at home. All you need is a set of low weight dumbells, a chin up bar and your own weight and your resistance training will be fine. Good article. I am an advocate of working out at home. All you need is a set of low weight dumbells, a chin up bar and your own weight and your resistance training will be fine.

]]> Comment on How To Build Suppleness by adam http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/how-to-build-suppleness/#comment-1799 adam Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:44:47 +0000 http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/how-to-build-suppleness/#comment-1799 Bridget- The key to stretching is to contract the muscle you are trying to stretch at the same time you are stretching it. You want to maximally resist against the stretch throughout the muscle's full range of motion. Use the weight of your body to overcome the muscle's resistance. For example, when stretching the rectus femoris (which raises the hip, like pulling your knee up to your chest), you should stand with one foot in front of the other, with you weight centered over your back foot. With you back foot - grip the ground with your toes, flex your buttocks (important!) and abdominal muscles, and flex your thighs (locking your knee) Lean back, and use your front foot to pull your legs together. You can also try contracting the muscle at maximum intensity for 20 seconds, and then doing a passive stretch. Be sure to do deep stretching after your workout - your muscles need to be very warm for you to be able to stretch deeply. Bridget-

The key to stretching is to contract the muscle you are trying to stretch at the same time you are stretching it. You want to maximally resist against the stretch throughout the muscle’s full range of motion. Use the weight of your body to overcome the muscle’s resistance.

For example, when stretching the rectus femoris (which raises the hip, like pulling your knee up to your chest), you should stand with one foot in front of the other, with you weight centered over your back foot.
With you back foot - grip the ground with your toes, flex your buttocks (important!) and abdominal muscles, and flex your thighs (locking your knee)
Lean back, and use your front foot to pull your legs together.

You can also try contracting the muscle at maximum intensity for 20 seconds, and then doing a passive stretch.

Be sure to do deep stretching after your workout - your muscles need to be very warm for you to be able to stretch deeply.

]]> Comment on How To Build Suppleness by Nicki http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/how-to-build-suppleness/#comment-1798 Nicki Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:18:04 +0000 http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/how-to-build-suppleness/#comment-1798 hay ! i was hoping u could help me... im 15 years old and i still can't touch my toes wen my legs are straight!! I've been trying to do regular exercises that will maybe improve my flexibilty but i barely see results. The thing is that i think i bent my back to high up and i can't seem to bend by my middle so my back will lie straight. It's really frustrating and it's been running in my family for a generation now! what can i do ?? Anything! Thanks, and great site!! =) thanx!! and great site! hay !
i was hoping u could help me…
im 15 years old and i still can’t touch my toes wen my legs are straight!! I’ve been trying to do regular exercises that will maybe improve my flexibilty but i barely see results.

The thing is that i think i bent my back to high up and i can’t seem to bend by my middle so my back will lie straight. It’s really frustrating and it’s been running in my family for a generation now! what can i do ??
Anything!

Thanks, and great site!! =)

thanx!! and great site!

]]> Comment on How To Build Suppleness by meg http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/how-to-build-suppleness/#comment-1797 meg Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:06:10 +0000 http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/how-to-build-suppleness/#comment-1797 i need to know what sort of training program i could do to improve suppleness for a PE coursework i need to know what sort of training program i could do to improve suppleness for a PE coursework

]]> Comment on How To Build Suppleness by Natural Leap http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/how-to-build-suppleness/#comment-1789 Natural Leap Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:13:32 +0000 http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/how-to-build-suppleness/#comment-1789 Great post on flexibility. Many of my co-workers in the health profession recommend a daily regime of range of motion exercises to assist with overall health. With out such a regime many patients require assistance early on in their care plan from bathing, dressing to even requiring assisted living placements. Di Great post on flexibility. Many of my co-workers in the health profession recommend a daily regime of range of motion exercises to assist with overall health. With out such a regime many patients require assistance early on in their care plan from bathing, dressing to even requiring assisted living placements.

Di

]]> Comment on Stretching Exercises by cyberpenguin http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/stretching-exercises/#comment-1699 cyberpenguin Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:45:54 +0000 http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/stretching-exercises/#comment-1699 Thanks for another great article. As a helpful tip, it'd be great to add pictures to demonstrate the stretches. BTW, you can now count me in as one of your subscribers. I look forward to your next post! Sincerely, -C Thanks for another great article. As a helpful tip, it’d be great to add pictures to demonstrate the stretches.

BTW, you can now count me in as one of your subscribers. I look forward to your next post!

Sincerely,
-C

]]> Comment on Building Your Fitness Levels by cyberpenguin http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/building-your-fitness-levels/#comment-1698 cyberpenguin Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:44:12 +0000 http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/building-your-fitness-levels/#comment-1698 Good post. Looks like we've got similar interests! I've got a fitness & exercise blog called "See Corey Run," which chronicles my marathon training, & also dispenses running/fitness/nutrition advice. Let me know what you think of my blog. Thanks! -C Good post. Looks like we’ve got similar interests! I’ve got a fitness & exercise blog called “See Corey Run,” which chronicles my marathon training, & also dispenses running/fitness/nutrition advice. Let me know what you think of my blog. Thanks!
-C

]]> Comment on Don’t Get Injured. Play It Safe by Healthy Body Healthy Mind » Blog Archive » Building Your Fitness Levels http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/dont-get-injured-play-it-safe/#comment-1563 Healthy Body Healthy Mind » Blog Archive » Building Your Fitness Levels Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:08:41 +0000 http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/dont-get-injured-play-it-safe/#comment-1563 [...] The main reason for warm up and cool-down exercise is to prepare your body for more activities. But if you don’t find much time for long exercising sessions, even then warm up exercises are worth doing for their own sakes. They will get your heart and lungs working harder and limber up the joints and muscle so that you feel livelier and fitter. These exercises, when done in routine, also reduce the risk of injury, such as strained joint or muscles. So as I mentioned before, Play It Safe!!!! [...] [...] The main reason for warm up and cool-down exercise is to prepare your body for more activities. But if you don’t find much time for long exercising sessions, even then warm up exercises are worth doing for their own sakes. They will get your heart and lungs working harder and limber up the joints and muscle so that you feel livelier and fitter. These exercises, when done in routine, also reduce the risk of injury, such as strained joint or muscles. So as I mentioned before, Play It Safe!!!! [...]

]]> Comment on Resistance Activities And Exercise by Paul http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/resistance-activities-and-exercise/#comment-832 Paul Wed, 16 May 2007 23:57:38 +0000 http://www.healthy-body-healthy-mind.com/resistance-activities-and-exercise/#comment-832 You know, I used to be overweight, but I just decided one day that I was going to change my lifestyle and slowly try to work the weight off. One specific goal I set for myself was to get a good 6 pack. A year and a half later, and I am in the best shape of my life. I didn't do anything crazy -- no gimmick diets, no personal trainers, no weight loss programs...just eating healthier and a regimen of good old fashioned exercise. To be more specific, I quit drinking sodas and cut junk food down to a minimum. Now I drink mostly water, gatorade, milk, and natural fruit juices. If I have to snack, I try to eat fruits or veggies. If I'm in the mood for chips I try to stick to the low fat baked variety or even "healthfood" products like Sunchips or garden chips. If I'm craving sweets I try to eat yogurt or low fat ice cream. For exercise, I mostly took a solo approach. I was a little too self conscious to join a gym (moreso becuase of how out of shape I was rather than how overweight I had become) so I did most of my working out at home. At first, I started off just doing push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, chin ups etc. For cardio I would jog or play basketball. Occasionally I would swim as well. Honestly, that's really all I did. It might sound too simple to work, but the hard part is sticking with it. Get into a routine of exercising 4 or 5 times a week for an hour or two, more if you can stand it. Stick to your guns about eating right on top of working out, and you too should start to see results in a few weeks. Once I actually started losing some weight, I decided the next step was to begin toning up. When I began this, I just made my home excersie schedule a little more strenuous as well as purchasing a few inexpensive pieces of exercise equipment to supplement my routine. I picked up a stationary bike, some dumbbells and a basic weight bench. Everything together came out to less than $800 and I wouldn't be surprised if you can actually find them for even less. I don't own an elliptical machine personally, but they are good pieces of equipment if anyone is thinking about getting one of those instead. They give a slightly different work out than a regular bike, but either one are good for a low difficulty cardio workout. Just remember it IS possible to lose the weight, you just have to be serious about it. Good luck everybody, remember -- you CAN do it. And YES, I have a great 6 pack now! =) You know, I used to be overweight, but I just decided one day that I was going to change my lifestyle and slowly try to work the weight off. One specific goal I set for myself was to get a good 6 pack. A year and a half later, and I am in the best shape of my life. I didn’t do anything crazy — no gimmick diets, no personal trainers, no weight loss programs…just eating healthier and a regimen of good old fashioned exercise. To be more specific, I quit drinking sodas and cut junk food down to a minimum. Now I drink mostly water, gatorade, milk, and natural fruit juices. If I have to snack, I try to eat fruits or veggies. If I’m in the mood for chips I try to stick to the low fat baked variety or even “healthfood” products like Sunchips or garden chips. If I’m craving sweets I try to eat yogurt or low fat ice cream. For exercise, I mostly took a solo approach. I was a little too self conscious to join a gym (moreso becuase of how out of shape I was rather than how overweight I had become) so I did most of my working out at home. At first, I started off just doing push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, chin ups etc. For cardio I would jog or play basketball. Occasionally I would swim as well.

Honestly, that’s really all I did. It might sound too simple to work, but the hard part is sticking with it. Get into a routine of exercising 4 or 5 times a week for an hour or two, more if you can stand it. Stick to your guns about eating right on top of working out, and you too should start to see results in a few weeks. Once I actually started losing some weight, I decided the next step was to begin toning up. When I began this, I just made my home excersie schedule a little more strenuous as well as purchasing a few inexpensive pieces of exercise equipment to supplement my routine. I picked up a stationary bike, some dumbbells and a basic weight bench. Everything together came out to less than $800 and I wouldn’t be surprised if you can actually find them for even less. I don’t own an elliptical machine personally, but they are good pieces of equipment if anyone is thinking about getting one of those instead. They give a slightly different work out than a regular bike, but either one are good for a low difficulty cardio workout.

Just remember it IS possible to lose the weight, you just have to be serious about it. Good luck everybody, remember — you CAN do it. And YES, I have a great 6 pack now! =)

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