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Aninder S

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Excessive Exercise

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  • But while a little exercise is a good thing, taking exercise to the extreme can cause serious health issues, even death.
  • When few adults exercise regularly, and many struggle to find just 20 minutes to dedicate to a workout, it may be hard to believe that some people place exercise at the center of their lives
  • Compulsive exercise is more than a desire to get in the ultimate shape or manage one's weight.
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  • Sufferers of exercise bulimia use excessive exercise to purge or compensate for eating binges or simply regular eating, often working out multiple times per day or for three or four hours at a time
  • Deep down, this disorder has more to do with control than it does the desire to fit into a smaller size of jeans
  • The scary thing about an addiction to exercise is that it creeps up gradually, usually among everyday people who start exercising, feel good afterward, revel in the calories they're burning, have a desire to get healthier or lose weight, and therefore start believing that more is better
  • Oftentimes, people who develop an exercise compulsion don't feel like there's anything wrong with what they do
  • Compulsive exercisers build their lives around working out and are genuinely distressed if they can't exercise as much as they feel they need to (or should be)
  • Exercise bulimia is similar, but involves eating binges. People who suffer from exercise bulimia often binge on food and then exercise obsessively to make up for it. Exercise becomes a way to control calories, justify eating, and punish oneself for eating too much or eating the "wrong" things.
  • In general, exercising for up to 60-90 minutes, most days of the week is reasonable and healthy for most people as long as recovery and downtime is built in.
  • Exercise is usually a good thing, but rest and recovery are very important, too
  • Excessive exercise can weaken the body and cause a host of problems, including: Fatigue Suppressed immune system Lack of menstruation (amenorrhea) in women due to a lack of body fat Reproductive problems Heart problems (such as muscle wasting and rhythm problems) Dehydration Arthritis Osteoporosis Stress fractures and sprains Kidney failure
  • Getting a Diagnosis
  • Compulsive exercise and exercise bulimia can affect both men and women of all ages, races, body types and weights.
  • A doctor may ask if the person is exercising and get the right answer (yes), never knowing the extent to which the patient is actually jeopardizing his or her health by taking exercise to the extreme
  • A physician may first suspect a problem if a woman stops menstruating due to a drop in body fat, which affects estrogen levels, but the condition may be virtually undetectable in men whose body fat levels can be much lower without creating any health problems.
  • Treatment Options
  • Studies have found that sufferers often come from families where food was used as a way of controlling behavior and battles surrounding food were common
  • Traditional treatments for exercise bulimia include support groups, cognitive behavior therapy, psychotherapy, and/or medication, such as anti-depressants.
Wasif H

How To Build Lean Body Mass | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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  • If you were to wrap your hand around your upper arm and squeeze, you would feel various types of tissue. The soft, spongy material is fat mass, and everything else is considered lean body mass. This includes skin, bone, muscle, fluids and connective tissue. Out of all these types of tissue, fat and muscle are the only ones you have control over.
  • Feed your body healthy foods. Avoid foods that are deep fried, cooked in butter, smothered with gravy, doused with creamy sauces and coated with sugar. They are empty-calorie foods that offer you no nutritional value. Eat foods instead that are beneficial to muscle building such as eggs, cottage cheese, lean beef, chicken breasts, fish, beans, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and oils.
  • Drink water to hydrate your muscles and keep your calories under control. Avoid beverages high in calories and caffeine, such as energy drinks, lattes, soda, sweet teas, slushies and alcohol. The Institute of Medicine recommends that women get approximately 2.7 liters of water a day and men get approximately 3.7 liters a day. This comes out to about 90 oz. and 120 oz., respectively.
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  • Eat more often to keep your metabolism elevated and to constantly supply your muscles with nutrients. Have a meal as soon as you get up and do not go more than three hours without eating for the rest of the day. Combine protein and complex carbs in every meal. Turkey tenderloins with a baked yam and steamed cauliflower is a meal example.
  • Perform cardiovascular exercise to lose weight. Do any type of cardio that you enjoy, such as jogging, brisk walking, cycling, swimming, elliptical training, rowing or stair climbing. The American College of sports Medicine recommends 60 to 90 minutes of cardio for weight loss.
  • Lift weights to build muscle mass. Spend most of your workout time doing compound exercises. These involve more than one muscle and joint working at once. The end result is faster gains in size and strength. Perform exercises such as bench presses, military presses, back rows, squats and dead lifts. Aim for 8 to 12 reps and three or four sets of your exercises and work out three days a week, alternating with cardio days.
  • Utilize a maximal amount of weight with your exercises. This will ensure that you fully tax your muscles and gain a maximum amount of size. Have a spotter on hand whenever possible to assist you.
Gurkirat S

: How to Keep Your Blood Sugar Under Control - 0 views

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how to keep blood sugar control

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      Gurkirat S on 10 Jan 12
       
      To help you keep your blood sugar at normal level is to make sure you exercise each day, to clean out your cupboards by taking out foods that contain high sugar. One major drink that contains a lot sugar is coke.
Joti P

What Are The Benefits Of Healthy Foods For Teenagers? | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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  • Teens should eat a variety of foods from all the food groups, including whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean meat and low-fat dairy.
  • Provides Energy
  • diet that contains a healthy mix of carbohydrates, protein and fat supports a teen's energy level and allows him to make it through each day's tasks.
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  • Carbohydrates are the body's main source of fuel, and a teen should get 45 to 65 percent of his daily calories from them.
  • Protects Overall Health
  • nutrient-dense diet offers the vitamins and minerals that a teen needs to say healthy
  • Anti-oxidants in nutritious foods fight cellular damage that could lead to cancer or heart disease down the road.
  • Controls Weight
  • emphasizes nutrient-dense foods that are also low in fat and calories
  • help a teen control his weight
  • Improves Concentration
  • teen who spends most her day at school will learn better if she keeps her body fueled with healthy foods.
  • Breakfast is especially important for a teen,
  • will keep her going through afternoon classes, and nutrient-dense snacks in between will keep hunger at bay, allowing to her to focus on her schoolwork.
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 06 Jan 12
       
      livestrong also proved to be a very reliable website throughout this assignment
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    Reliable website for insight on question 10 
Joti P

Health Benefits of Exercise - 0 views

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  • Regular exercise can help protect you from heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, noninsulin-dependent diabetes, obesity, back pain, osteoporosis, and can improve your mood and help you to better manage stress.
  • How Physical Activity Impacts Health
  • Reduces the risk of developing diabetes. • Reduces the risk of developing high blood pressure.
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  • Helps control weight. • Helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints.
  • Specific Health Benefits of Exercise
  • Heart Disease and Stroke.
  • physical activity can help prevent heart disease and stroke by strengthening your heart muscle
  • High Blood Pressure
  • can reduce blood pressure in those with high blood pressure levels.
  • Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes
  • reducing body fatness, physical activity can help to prevent and control this type of diabetes.
  • Osteoporosis. Regular weight-bearing exercise promotes bone formation and may prevent many forms of bone loss associated with aging.
  • Psychological Effects. Regular physical activity can improve your mood and the way you feel about yourself
  • help you to better manage stress.
Justin D

Too Much Exercise is Toxic To The Body | Fitness Contrarian - 0 views

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  • Justin D on 09 Jan 12
     
    The goal of any well thought-out fitness program should be to create the exercise response you want in the least amount of time, while keeping hard work to a minimum. The whole idea is to be very efficient in how you train. You can be just as fit and have as high of a Vo2max. (Vo2max is a great indicator of how aerobically fit you are) as genetically possible by just doing a few short hard sprints a few times per week. Same goes for putting on muscle. All you really need is one hard work set per exercise to put on all the muscle your genetics will allow. The whole idea of eating a bunch of empty calories every day and then having to workout long and hard to keep your weight under control is just not worth the risk to your body. It's much smarter to control your weight with a healthy all natural diet and keep the hard workouts short and to a minimum.
Aninder S

5 nutritious habits of the planet's healthiest countries - Page 2 - CNN - 0 views

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  • Healthy Habit 2: Savor leisurely dining
  • Healthy Habit 3: Practice portion control
    • Jason Levitt
      Jason Levitt on 04 Dec 11
       
      One of the keys to a healthy lifestyle; moderation in all that we do!
Aninder S

Teen Obesity & Fast Food | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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Teen Obesity Fast Food McDonalds

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  • Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images As more and more teenagers are being classified as over
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  • As more and more teenagers are being classified as ov
  • weight and obese, many parents are looking to fast food as a possible cause
  • children and teenagers who are overweight has more than doubled in the past 30 years
  • a trend that seems parallel with the growth of the fast food industry
  • McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder hamburger without fries or a drink can provide 730 calories, 40 grams of fat and 1,330 milligrams of sodium. When combined with a 590-calorie order of French fries and a 1,330-calorie milk shake, it is easy to see how even infrequent visits to fast food restaurants can add to the amount of calories and fat a teenager consumes on a regular basis.
    • Aninder S
      Aninder S on 04 Jan 12
       
      This article is really good in showing the relationship between teen obesity and fast food by using statistics. Not only that but it also tells us how we can control and manage our weight and not get sucked into big corporate business ways, like those of McDonalds. Providing junk at an affordable price. 
Wasif H

Bodybuilding.com - How More Protein Equals You Being More Lean! - 0 views

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  • Protein is second to only water as the most abundant nutrient in the human body. All living tissue is made of 22 amino acids, amino acids that are only present in protein
  • The amino acids into which proteins are broken down to maintain the health of skin, mouth, eyes, hair; stabilizes appetite; necessary for carbohydrate metabolism; weight control, essential for normal functioning of the heart, nerve tissues, muscles, digestion, learning capacity, replacement of old cells and growth.
  • These amino acids work to repair muscle tissues and structures that are damaged during life and exercise. Cellular waste if not destroyed causes a bevy of ailments/disease and hinder the bodies metabolic processes.
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  • ncomplete proteins come from "plant products", beans, rice, etc. They must be combined in order to supply the body with the 9 essential amino acids it needs. Ladies and gentlemen, now that you see how important consuming protein is let's look at how much should be consume and what types.
  • The world health organization and many national health agencies have independently conducted studies, which (even though they differ slightly) all conclude our daily protein requirement should be between 10% to 15% of our daily caloric intake. If you eat 2000 calories a day that equates to 50 to 75 grams of protein.
  • Protein needs of individuals vary in nature. To estimate your personal protein needs you will need to take your current weight in pounds, divide it in half and then subtract 10. The result is a rough estimate of how much protein you should consume.
  • If you do not already do so, read food lables, then buy your food uncooked and cook it healthfully. If you do not take anything else from this article that last sentence is paramount.
  • your schedule is hectic and you are just too busy and do not have time to eat high protein foods then bars and powders can be substituted. A lot of bars on the market are loaded with other "not so good" man made additives, trans fats, aspartame, saturated fat content (over 3.5g), etc.
    • Wasif H
      Wasif H on 08 Jan 12
       
      The amount of protein when your not working out varies from each source. 
Gurkirat S

How long should I being working out for? - 0 views

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      Gurkirat S on 09 Jan 12
       
      The amount of time I should being working out for is at least 60 minutes three days out of a week. Any kind of activities, that will help me build my muscles and bones stronger for example, like of how I go to the gym, and it helps my body in general stronger and gives me more strength as well. Also, this means that I don't have to do a continuous workout, I just got do 60 minutes in total, doesn't matter of what I do, as long as I'm using muscles to do it. For example, I can do 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes during the evening. 
  • Daily Cardio Needs Most teenagers should aim for at least 60 minutes of exercise every day, most of which should come from moderate-intensity cardio exercises such as brisk walking or vigorous cardio exercises such as running, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Include vigorous activity in your workout sessions at least three days each week. Although you need about 60 total minutes of exercise a day, the length of any one exercise session can be shorter. For example, you could do two 30-minute sessions or four 15-minute sessions spread throughout your day.
  • Daily Strengthening Needs Activities that strengthen your bones and muscles should be a part of your 60 minutes of exercise at least three days out of the week. Activities such as gymnastics build your muscle and bone strength, but a gym workout also helps. Strengthening exercise options include body weight workouts such sa pull-ups and crunches, resistance tubing exercises, free-weight exercises and weight machine exercises, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  • Gurkirat S on 09 Jan 12
     
    How long should I being working out for?
Gurkirat S

How hard and Long to Workout? - 0 views

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      Gurkirat S on 10 Jan 12
       
      -control your weight with your diet, not long hard workouts. - the older you are the more recovery time you need. -if your training hard, it has to be short and frequent. -keep strength workouts short. -when exercsing you should be always building yourself up not breaking yourself down.
Paul McCarlie

Is exercising in the morning best for your body? - Health & Wellbeing - 0 views

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  • But if the sound of your early morning alarm leaves you more likely to slap the snooze button than slip on some sneakers, are you missing out on the best time of day to get active?
  • Given that most of us aren't active enough anyway, getting moving is more important than when we do it,
  • While there's a popular belief that exercising in the morning may be more effective for weight loss, Guelfi says we still don't have the scientific evidence to back that up.
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  • Another common idea is that because heart attacks and other cardiac events occur more frequently in the morning, people who are at increased risk should exercise vigorously only in the afternoon.However in a 2007 scientific statement, the American Heart Association said cardiac events during exercise were relatively rare.
  • Research shows later in the day, when our body temperature and muscle strength are at their peak tends to be best for exercises that require substantial physical effort. But skill-based exercises, or ones that require fine motor control, are better performed in the morning.
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 09 Jan 12
       
      An interesting contrast from previous articles
Gurkirat S

What kind of food, will help me keep my sugar at normal level - 0 views

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  • Whole Grains
  • Medical News Today recommends that you always choose whole-grain foods over white, refined foods in order to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Specifically, it suggests you eliminate white rice and white pasta from your diet, and replace them with brown rice and whole-grain pasta
  • Fresh And Raw Fruits And Vegetables
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  • fresh and raw foods, such as fruits and vegetables, may help keep your blood sugars at a stable and healthy level.
  • Lean Sources Of Protein
  • Choose lean sources of protein, including skinless chicken, wild salmon, tuna and wild game. Eating healthy proteins in meals with balanced carbohydrates and fats can help control your blood sugar levels.
    • Gurkirat S
      Gurkirat S on 09 Jan 12
       
      To maintain my blood sugar at level, I should be eating whole grains, fresh and raw fruits and vegetables, lean and sources of proteins.
  • Gurkirat S on 09 Jan 12
     
    What kind of food, will help me keep my sugar at normal level
Gurkirat S

The Difference Between Good and Bad Carbohydrates | Healthy Life Journal - 0 views

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difference good bad carbohydrates

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      Gurkirat S on 10 Jan 12
       
      Carbohydrates are one the basic nutrients your body needs so it can function properly. Bad carbohyrdrates are refind as simple sugar. The bad carbohydrates give you a rise in your blood sugar and also cause you increase/gain weight. Which can also lead to diabetes. Good carbohydrates do not rise your blood sugar they help keep it in control.
Paul McCarlie

How much exercise is enough? - Health - Fitness - Smart Fitness - msnbc.com - 0 views

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  • Examples of moderate activity include brisk walking, swimming, raking leaves and even housework — as long as it’s somewhat intense, like scrubbing floors. You can break up the activity into three, 10-minute sessions if you like.
  • Thirty minutes a day of moderate activity has a very significant health benefit
  • But that’s not to say that longer or more intense activity isn’t beneficial.
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  • Lee recommends that people aim for that first level — 30 minutes of moderate activity a day — and then ratchet things up if they can.
  • you may find that half an hour a day of moderate activity simply won’t work - at least not as effectively as you might like.
  • we all know people who seem to eat whatever they want and never gain an ounce while others struggle continually to control their weight
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 10 Jan 12
       
      That also depends on your metabolism
  • Looking like a swimsuit model.
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 10 Jan 12
       
      ideally, that's what I would look like
  • How much aerobic exercise you need to burn fat and look fitter will depend on your metabolism, weight, diet and just how toned you want to be.
  • Any exercise is better than none,
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 10 Jan 12
       
      nice conclusion
Aninder S

How Canada Performs 2011-Lifestyle and Health - YouTube - 0 views

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Canada Lifestyle Health

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  • Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
     
    This next video discusses both the positives and the negative associated with Canada's health system. We have improved our overall health rate through the use of modern technology, but we have not been able to control the rise in obesity and diabetes.
Wasif H

How Important Are Warm Up Sets In Bodybuilding? | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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  • Warm-up sets are an important part of your bodybuilding routine regardless of your experience level. Because warm-up sets involve a relatively small amount of weight, they are a safe means for beginners to learn the correct form for an exercise.
  • For more advanced bodybuilders, performing either two or three warm-up sets, using progressively heavier weight, prepares the muscle for the work involved with your higher-intensity sets.
  • Performing a warm-up set begins the process of sending blood to the muscle you are training. A warm muscle is less susceptible to strains and pulls. During warm-up sets, your brain recognizes that resistance is being placed on your joints, and synovial fluid is released.
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  • As a bodybuilder, your workouts are designed to promote hypertrophy, or muscle growth. According to Marc McDougal of Bodybuilding.com, to promote hypertrophy you should perform two warm-up sets. Your repetitions should be in the four to six range.
  • The amount of weight you should use in your warm-up sets is based on percentages of the weight you plan to use in your working sets.
  • For example, if you plan to use 200 pounds for 10 repetitions in your working sets, use 50 percent of that weight for your first warm-up set. Your second warm-up set should be 80 percent of 200 pounds, or 160 pounds.
  • If you are gearing your workouts for increasing your strength, you will be working toward improving your one-repetition maximum lift on various exercises. Consequently, you will be lifting relatively heavy weight with fewer repetitions. In this case, perform between three to five warm-up sets. Increase the weight on each warm-up set, and perform between one and six repetitions.
  • Avoid performing your repetitions during your warm-up sets too quickly. If you perform your repetitions too quickly on a cold muscle, you risk injuring yourself. The repetitions should move through a complete range of motion at a slow and controlled tempo.
  • For example, if you plan to do work sets of three repetitions with 250 pounds, the weight you use for your warm-up sets would be percentages of 250 pounds. Your first warm-up set would be 50 percent of 250 pounds, and you would perform five repetitions.
    • Wasif H
      Wasif H on 08 Jan 12
       
      Great info on warm up sets. 
Joti P

Healthy eating for teens - Live Well - NHS Choices - 0 views

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  • Your body needs energy and nutrients from food to grow and to work properly. If you don’t eat a healthy, balanced diet, you could be putting your health and growth at risk.
  • eating well doesn't have to mean giving up all your favourite foods.
  • means eating a wide range of foods so that you get all the nutrients you need, and eating the right number of calories for how active you are.
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  • If you’re feeling tired and run down
  • may need more iron in your diet.
  • Teenage girls are at higher risk of being low on iron
  • Good sources of iron include red meats, breakfast cereals fortified with iron and baked beans
  • Don’t follow fad diets.
  • If you often feel hungry,
  • eating more high-fibre foods such as wholemeal bread, beans and wholegrain breakfast cereals.
  • Aim to eat at least five portions of a variety of fruits and vegetables a day.
  • good sources of many of the vitamins and minerals your body needs.
  • fruit juice, smoothies and vegetables baked into dishes such as stews can all count towards your total.
  • Don’t skip breakfast.
  • eating breakfast can actually help people control their weight.
  • Whole grain cereal like muesli with fruit sliced over the top is a tasty and healthy start to the day.
  • Make sure you drink enough fluids.
  • drink six to eight glasses of fluids a day: water, unsweetened fruit juices and milk are all healthy choices
  • At snack time, swap foods that are high in saturated fat or sugars
  • High saturated fat foods include pies, processed meats such as sausages and bacon, biscuits and crisps.
  • And too much saturated fat can also cause high cholesterol.
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    contains more direct information for question 4 
Joti P

Teen Meal Plans | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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  • Keeping meal choices minimal of saturated fats, sugars and added salts are also healthy choices.
  • Finding balance in what you plan for your teen to eat is important, according to the Weight-Control Information Network.
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  • Breakfast is an important meal for everyone, especially teens.
  • keep their brain sharp and focused through lunch time.
  • scrambled egg on a whole wheat bagel for the next day.
  • items such as oatmeal, skim milk and fruit for one day
  • lunch option may be a lean ham and low-fat cheese Panini, half a cup of grapes and a yogurt.
  • Dinner could be a vegetarian lasagna, garlic bread and Italian salad
  • Consideration
  • Avoid having a lot of pre-made or processed snacks and foods in the cupboards.
  • make meals in advance such as casseroles, trail mix, granola and snacks that are free from preservatives and excess sugars and salt.
  • Benefits
  • Utilize leftovers whenever possible to turn into other meals.
  • Young Women's Health suggests that a teen should always have balance in her diet including eating nutrient rich food at regular times and staying away from high fat and fast food meals.
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 06 Jan 12
       
      Going to try to make a goal of eating healthier snacks and not processed garbage. 
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 06 Jan 12
       
      Processed snacks and food contain a high amount of unhealthy substances that can decrease your level of overall health. 
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    Good meal planing techniques for insight on my 3rd question. 
Wasif H

Power, Speed & Strength Training | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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  • Training for speed seems straightforward; perform your activity or sport over and over working to get faster. Training for speed requires the ability to accelerate fast from a standing position or a slow jog, according to Derek Hansen, CSCS of SPS Athletic Training Group.
  • Generating speed requires nerve and impulse control and strength in your muscles. Speed requires a high output of energy and strength.
  • Hansen recommends only training for short times because you can tax your nervous system to exhaustion quickly. Recommended training intervals shouldn't be more than 300 meters for team sports, such as football, soccer, basketball, lacrosse and track and field events.
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  • Plyometrics is a protocol used to develop strength, speed and power for various types of sports.
  • Plyometrics require your muscles to contract while overcoming a lengthening phase and producing maximum strength in the shortest amount of time. According to Denis Knowles of Coachr.org, the faster a muscle is stretched, the greater the power output during the contraction phase of the muscle.
  • Hansen states that to perform faster and with greater strength and speed, stretching helps to elongate your stride or ability to move.
  • Stretching should concentrate on elongating your muscle overall and focus specifically on the sport you engage in. This is for two purposes: passive stretching elongates your muscles and helps them warm up and also cool down from everyday activities and training.
  • Second, dynamic stretching related to your sport works on the elastic properties of your muscles and connective tissues.
  • Dynamic stretching works on your nervous system that coordinates movement, power and strength so you can produce more power, strength and speed.
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