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Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Body.

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Image via Wikipedia.Following a regular exercise program and a healthy diet will help you to stay in shape.

But getting some exercise in can be quite a challenge considering the fact that many of us have an extremely busy schedule. Not only that, most of us don't really like exercise in the first place which can make it difficult to stay motivated at the gym. We all realize that getting some exercise is one of the best ways for us to stay trim and healthy. That doesn't mean, however, that it is the only way for us to do so. If you lead a healthy lifestyle you will exercise throughout the week anyway by walking, bending and lifting and doing everyday things and you will also be able to say in shape by eating foods that are low in fat and burn energy faster.

Ideas for Candles at Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Choosing Candles For Christmas By Guy Bridge

Candles add so much charm to a room. They add a special type of light that you can only get with a candle. So candles are a must at Christmas to add to the holiday spirit.

Types of Candles

Candles come in many shapes, sizes, colors and scents. It can be confusing to choose sometimes. Thinking how you are going use them first is a great way to help you choose which ones you want. But here is some information to help you decide:

Shapes include taper, pillar, votive, and tea lights. The taper candles are the tall thin candles used in candlesticks. Pillars can be large or small and even come with more than one wick. Votives can also be used in centerpieces but they are smaller candles and usually are in holders unlike pillars that can stand-alone. Tea lights are small little candles for just a hint of candlelight. Candles also come in specialty shapes for Christmas such as Christmas trees, ball shaped, stars, angels, and even Santa Claus.

- Sizes vary from real big pillars to the tiny tea lights. You just need the size to fit where you are using it.

- Candles come in all colour shades. For Christmas this means that you can find the right shade of red, green, and even gold and silver to match your decorations. Burgundy and white are becoming popular Christmas colours.

- Choosing a candle with a scent can add that extra dimension. Cinnamon and spice are particularly popular at Christmas time.

Candles at Christmas

Candles add ambiance, lighting and joy to a room. Candles have also been symbolic of the hope, the renewal, the joy that our lives go through. They also add special warmth to a room that is so welcome in the winter months. That is why candles are special and used so much at Christmas.

How to Choose the Right Candle

- Decide where you are going to be placing the candles first then follow these few suggestions:-

- Tapers are great on the dinner table in the centerpieces or in candelabras. You can also just have them in simple candlesticks too. Tapers are unscented so they will let you enjoy all the food aromas.

- Pillars are great for centerpieces dressed up with holly, poinsettias and sitting inside a small wreath.

- Votives can be placed in votive holders and located around your house even in the bathroom.

- Tea lights can be placed in holiday holders and set throughout the house but they don't burn as long as votive.

- Choose a scented candle to add that extra special Christmas feeling

How to Create the Perfect Candle Centerpiece

Creating a candle centerpiece does not have to be difficult. You can take 3 or 4 medium pillar candles and put them on a plate and surround them with artificial poinsettias, holly leaves and berries, add some mini Christmas balls, or even some fake little presents.

Special Items to Add to Candles

You can even write on the pillar candles with special markers or paint.

- Cranberries or holly berries

- Jingles bells

- Tinsel or garland

- Pine boughs

- Fresh or artificial flowers

- Pine Cones

- Faux Snow

Enjoy the Christmas season more by using candles to light up your house.

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Breathe for Health

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Breathing Properly for Body Fitness.

Whenever we breathe, we bring oxygen into our lungs and it is picked up by the blood and carried directly into the heart. This oxygen is what helps to feed and fuel our body in a lot of different ways. If we are oxygen deprived, our body will not be functioning properly and we will have a difficult time staying in shape. By concentrating on our breathing and the learning how to breathe properly all of the time, your health will improve. How can this be done?

One of the problems that many of us tend to have is that we are shallow breathers. Do this test for yourself to see how good your breathing is but you're going to have to do so whenever you are not really paying attention to it. Whenever you are breathing properly, you are doing more than just filling your lungs with air. Your diaphragm is also moving, allowing your lungs to expand to capacity. Whenever your diaphragm moves up and down as a result of your breathing, your stomach will go in and out. Check this and see for yourself. You may need to ask somebody else to watch you breathe whenever you are not thinking about it to see if you're actually breathing deeply or not.

One of the easiest ways to make sure that you are breathing properly is to take a little bit of time every day to do some deep breathing exercises. This brings a lot of oxygen into your body, something that will boost your metabolism and energy levels. By doing this on a regular basis and teaching yourself how to breathe whenever you're not doing the exercises, you will be helping yourself to be healthy in mind and body.

Also by practising breathing techniques your posture will improve and your stomach muscles become more toned. Breathing can also help to strengthen your lower back and carry oxygen around your whole body which also means that you will have more energy and muscle power to perform exercise, plus more vitality generally and balance your metabolism and heart rate.

Get Fit Together!

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Exercise with Friends for Motivation.

Getting fit and being motivated can be hard but it is a lot easier to get fit with others. One of the best ways for you to get in shape and stay in shape is to make the effort with friends or family. As long as your schedules permits it, it is a relatively easy thing to do to arrange a fitness activity with others and a lot easier to get motivated if you are exercising or playing a sport in a group.

A lack of motivation is one of the main reasons why many of us give up exercising in the first place. Exercising with someone else makes working out more fun. Doing group aerobics, going to an outdoor boot camp class, cycling, walking, rollerblading and so many other fun fitness activities can be done with others. Even dancing can help you stay fit, so why not arrange a night out with friends and go to a club, or take up a social dance class like salsa at a salsa club and meet new people?

Christmas Greetings

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:51:00 +0000

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I hope you are enjoying yourselves wherever you are. Don't forget to check around my blogs to find some great freebies, discounts and special offers.
Check out last year's Christmas and New Year posts as well for some great articles, arts and crafts, and more.

Walk Off Those Pounds!

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Image by Santa Claus...!!! :) via Flickr.Walking for Fitness and Health.

It is not always necessary for you to do boring exercises in order to stay fit. As a matter of fact, most of us will not be able to stick with something that we do not enjoy long enough to see long term benefits. I know that for myself, I really hate walking on a treadmill and I find it to be one of life's most boring activities. Although I have walked on a treadmill from time to time in order to stay in shape, doing so on a long-term basis is something that simply is not going to happen. The funny thing about it is that I do enjoy walking but while doing so, I like to go someplace.

One great fitness activity that you can do is to take up walking. Walking keeps your legs fit, helps regulate your metabolism, is good for your heart and lungs and general all round fitness. Going for a walk around the park or by the beach for half an hour every few days can really help you to stay in shape and it is one of the most easy forms of exercise to do.

You can also do some power walking which is just walking with effort really. You walk fast with long steps and move your arms in exaggerated alternate movements, a bit like a walking jog. Like this you can exercise your arms.

And you can also walk concentrating on how you step, moving your feet from the heel to the toe. This also exercises the muscles in your feet, ankles and backs of your calf muscles on the lower part of your legs.

If you are walking for exercise stand straight as you walk as you will find your posture can improve like this as well as your lower and upper back muscles get stronger plus the muscles at the top of your neck.

All in all walking is a good all round form of exercise.

Stretch Your Muscles To Relax

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Stretching for Fitness and Relaxation.

Have you ever seen how lean and fit a gymnast is? Although they may do a variety of different exercises and they certainly do get their cardiovascular workout in on a regular basis, a lot of their fitness comes as a direct result of stretching. They may spend hours every week stretching out every last muscle in their body in order to remain limber and to be able to do some of the acrobatics that they do.

You can achieve the same results by stretching on a regular basis yourself. Even getting up every hour from the desk and stretching your neck and back will help you to stay fit. Having a regular regime of stretching is not only effortless, it feels great and it can go a long way in helping to lengthen your muscles and to make you look good as well.

Taking up a yoga class or a dance class will show you how to stretch so that you get the maximum benefit from stretching and stretch in the correct way to avoid injuries.

Stretching can help you tone your body, be more flexible, promote well being by taking out the stress from your body and relaxing your muscles, help with breathing and balance your metabolism. So you can see there are many benefits in stretching and even if you don’t or can’t stretch very much when you begin as long as you stretch in the correct way you will always receive great fitness benefits from stretching at any fitness level.

Travel Song Lyrics

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0000

TRAVEL SONG. TRIP TO PARADISE. by La Diva from the Theme Lyric Series

TAKE ME TO A PLACE FAR AWAY FROM HERE.
DRIVE ME IN YOUR CAR OR
WE'LL TAKE A PLANE TO GET THERE.
TAKE ME TO A CITY WHERE THE LIGHTS SHINE BRIGHT.
WE CAN GO CLUBBIN AND DANCE ALL NIGHT.
TAKE ME TO THE SUNSHINE AND
WE CAN HANG OUT IN PARADISE.
TAKE ME ANYWHERE BABY, I DON'T MIND.

AS LONG AS I'M WITH YOU,
CAUSE IT'S BETTER IF THERE'S TWO.
LET'S GO ON A JOURNEY,
TAKE A TRIP TO PARADISE.
WALK AROUND AND SEE THE SIGHTS,
GO OUT AND DANCE ALL NIGHT.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
MEET LOTS OF PEOPLE AND SEE A DIFFERENT LIFE.
JUST LET ME GET READY AND WE CAN TAKE A TRIP.
SEE THE SIGHTS, TALL BUILDINGS AND COUNTRYSIDE.
WE CAN STAY IN A LUXURY HOTEL,
OR GET A TENT AND DO IT HIPPIE STYLE.
COME WITH ME BABY, YOU CAN BE
MY TRAVELLING GUIDE.

AS LONG AS I'M WITH YOU,
CAUSE IT'S BETTER IF THERE'S TWO.
LET'S GO ON A JOURNEY,
TAKE A TRIP TO PARADISE.
WALK AROUND AND SEE THE SIGHTS,
GO OUT AND DANCE ALL NIGHT.

I LIKE TO DREAM BOUT ALL THE PLACES I CAN GO.
EVERYTHINGS THE SAME AND I WISH
I COULD MAKE A CHANGE.
JUST GET A TICKET PACK MY BAGS AND GO.
LISTEN TO ALL THE MUSIC
AND WALK AROUND ALL NIGHT.
SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND ALL THE NIGHTLIFE.
LET'S JUST DO IT BABY CAUSE WE DON'T NEED PLANS.

AS LONG AS I'M WITH YOU,
CAUSE IT'S BETTER IF THERE'S TWO.
LET'S GO ON A JOURNEY,
TAKE A TRIP TO PARADISE.
WALK AROUND AND SEE THE SIGHTS,
GO OUT AND DANCE ALL NIGHT.

How To Avoid Lower Back Pain, 1

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:24:00 +0000

PART 1. LOW-BACK PAIN : IS IT OUR DESTINY ?

Low-back pain is a major cause of pain in adults. 90% of adults suffer low-back pain for once in their life-time. If the pain is severe or lasts long, it decreases the life quality and productivity.

The causes of low-back pain can be simple as ligament or muscle sprains, or more complicated like vertebra or discus diseases that require medical intervention.

In 30% of patients the cause remains unsolved even with the most recent imaging and diagnostic studies. In these circumstances the pain subsides in 4-8 weeks spontaneously or with simple medications.

Inflamatory rheumatological diseases, some infectious diseases, intraabdominal organ diseases and tumors are rare causes of low-back pain.

Computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques are used for diagnosis of low-back pain. But in most cases, in early stages of the condition these techniques are mostly useless and can be misleading. It’s known that, in people without low-back pain, intervertebral disc herniation without symptoms is seen in most MRI scans.

Whatever the cause is, the low-back pain can be relieved or cured.

Besides the intervention to the major cause of low-back pain, the patients should learn how to use and protect their lower-back for their succes of treatment and long time relief. In acute and severe period of pain, analgesics and muscle relaxants can be useful. In contrary to the common belief, long time bed rest and immobilisation does not relieve the pain, but increases. Because of this, unlike the serious conditions ( vertebral fractures, nerve entrapment etc.) long time bed rest is not recommended. The patients are encoureged to return to normal daily activities as soon as possible.

In consideration of high recurrance rate of low-back pain, the main treatment modality is learning how to use low-back and regular exercises. Familial and occupational unhappiness is a very common cause of low-back pain and increases continuity of the pain.

In daily living learning the correct positions of common activities like sleeping, standing, sitting, bending, lifting a weight will decrease the low-back pain majorly. And strengthening the lower-back muscles will protect you against pain.

Wait for the second part of this article.

This article was written by Dr.Bülent Altınay. A Medical Doctor and Professional Part Time Writer.

How To Avoid Lower Back Pain, 2

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Image via Wikipedia.

PART 2. LOW-BACK PAIN : IS IT OUR DESTINY ?

Some advice to prevent low-back pain.

Do not lift heavy weights. If you have to, ask for help.

Do not bend while taking something from the ground. Squat down and lift the weight with your knees.

Hold your goods close to your body while carrying.
Do not lift a heavy weight above your waist.

Do not move a heavy weight by pushing or pulling by yourself.

Keep your back straight while sitting.

Walk at least 15 minutes everyday.

Avoid sudden and forceful moves while making sports or exercises. Do warm-up before sports activities.

Control your body weight. Obesity will increase your low-back pain.

Do not wear high-healed or no-healed shoes. The heals should be at normal height.

While driving, your seat should be firm and support your back. In long journeys, support your back with a little pillow while driving.

Your bed should be firm and not let your body sink.

Do not sit in front of the computer for long times without making any movements or in uncomfortable positions.

This article was written for Urban Arts by Dr.Bülent Altınay a Medical Doctor and Professional Part Time Writer.

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Chris Martin Banned?!!

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:12:00 +0000

Chris Martin banned from studio, but band is not breaking up.

As news spreads that Coldplay's leading man, Chris Martin, has been banned from the studio while the rest of the band works on some songs, break up rumors may abound. But fear not fans: it's only an experiment.

Producer Brian Eno, who worked with the band on Viva La Vida has band Martin from the studio for the first two weeks that Coldplay works on some new songs. The reason? Creative shake up. A post on coldplay.com explains it all:

“Rather than have Chris's demo recordings come in fully-formed, leading the songs in a particular direction, Will, Guy and Jonny are constructing their own musical underpinning with little idea of what Chris had in mind. The fact that this is such a crazy way of going about things seems to encourage them to go off in deliberately strange and adventurous directions."

More cutting edge avant-garde music from Coldplay? Big surprise. Personally, I think if they want to experiment, they should cut a rap album. Or maybe thrash metal. That'd shake things up.

And don't feel all boo hoo for Martin, either. Apparently he is taking his time off quite well, working at another studio with an unnamed “mystery artist”.

This post was written for Urban Arts by at Colleen Mckie . Find out more about the author at colleenmckie.com.

Be an American Idol Star

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0000

HERE ARE SOME THINGS I WAS THINKING WHEN I WAS WATCHING AMERICAN IDOL ON TV.

I've been watching the new American Idol auditions on TV being held in the UK. You get about 10 seconds to audition Accapella to get through the first round. Really ok maybe that's an exaggeration maybe you get around 30 seconds to prove that you could be the next American idol star!! So what is it that will help the 4 judges decide that you are worth the effort. All that stress for a 10-30 second moment of fame? I've been doing my own practicing for the show and watching the contestants. Don't sing out of tune, don't sing too loudly so you scream, don't sing too soft so they can't hear, don't sing a song you don't like or don't suit. And what do you do? Be you? What does that mean? They're just looking for someone who can sing. Well that should be easy enough but I know what they mean well I think they do anyway. You know a lot of wannabe singers can't hear their own voices. I mean it's easy enough isn't it. Does the song sound melodic and in time? But lots of famous pop stars can't sing but their music sounds good and that's what's important. I mean you can hear if your voice sounds good or not, can't you? And that's what a lot of singers can't do. It's the vanity thing. You know they're in denial. I mean with singing it's easy isn't it. You can tell if your own voice sounds good or the song you're singing sounds good but a lot of singers just stand there and think they sound good. MORE LATER..

American Idol Friendly Judges?

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0000

CAN THE AMERICAN IDOL JUDGES AND CREW REALLY BE YOUR FRIENDS?

Search for the American Idol superstar carries on. They've eliminated a lot of the contestants and the competition is hotting up. Singers and groups carry on competing to be the next pop star. But it looks like the competition has changed. Originally, you just went along to the audition, sung for a few seconds in front of an audience and the judges just give you a ticket and number to come back or say goodbye! With this American Idol it looks like the 4 judges and crew give a more personal touch. They really get to know their singers, give them voice coaching, a bit like in the x-factor and get to know them backstage. To be honest that would make me more nervous. I prefer the short audition, no getting to know anybody!!!

Audition Nerves

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0000

I mean an audition is an audition, you don't have to make it your whole life. You know,you learn a couple of songs, and just sing one verse and that's it. If you dance you just follow the choreographers dance routine, quickly, learn it exactly and perform it for a few short seconds. And that's all it is – because that audition could change your life forever or you could just pack up and go back home till the next time. That's why it's good to be prepared, that way you don't have to make much effort before the actual audition and you may find yourself auditioning even a hundred times before you get that part.

The Veggie Muscle Builder

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Vegetarian Muscle Building By Tony T Carter

One of the most frequent email requests I get is for a description of my vegetarian muscle building diet. Since there is such great interest in this topic I thought I would share it with you today.

Breakfast- My day always starts with a shake. This will normally consist of rice, pea or hemp protein, or some combination of the three. I blend 30-40 grams of protein in 8oz of organic coconut milk and 8-12 oz water. I also blend in a banana, mixed frozen berries, a tablespoon of cacao nibs, and 2 tablespoons maca powder, which is tremendous for increased testosterone production and virility. This shake is absolutely delicious.

Snack- Some time a few hours later, I will have a few tangerines and some pistachios/cashews or a couple apples with almond butter. The fresh ground almond butter from Whole Foods is one my favorite things and I could easily eat an entire container in one sitting. Sometimes for a treat at night I mix it with organic honey and kill the entire container, washing it down with a cup of hemp or almond milk.

I am big fan of high sodium intake for strength and energy production so I always have a few pickles every day and add sea salt to much of food.

Lunch- This usually consists of some kind of legumes or beans, which are a mainstay in any vegetarian muscle building diet, with organic brown rice or quinoa. I will saute black beans with peppers, tomatoes, onions and garlic and mix that in with the rice. I top it with salsa and some fresh avocado. That is my Mexican style rice and beans. Sometimes I just mix the beans and rice or quinoa with marinara sauce. I always cook enough for two days.

I will sometimes have a salad with that or eat some raw veggies or mix some steamed kale or spinach into the whole thing.

Occasionally I will have a couple almond butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch. I have cut out peanuts and peanut butter completely due to the deadly toxins that they contain, along with wheat because of it's inflammatory properties, so these are not eaten as much as they used to be. I get some brown rice bread for the times I do eat these.

Snack- Similar to above. When I'm not near food I always carry Raw Organic Food Bars with me and a variety of nuts. If I am home and have had fruit for my first snack I try to make this snack raw veggies and hummus along with a decent amount of nuts.

I also drink another shake some time during the day which is usually right after I train. It is similar to the shake above except that I don't include the coconut milk or the cacao but I do use the maca powder. I blend a banana, almond milk, water, frozen spinach (you don't taste the spinach at all so this is nowhere near as gross as it sounds) with Vega and some extra protein.

During my workouts I drink coconut water or regular water. And I try to drink at least a half gallon of water throughout the day out glass or my Sigg bottle and do my best to avoid plastic because of the estrogenic effects. I also drink a couple cups of green tea each day.

Dinner- I normally cook some kind of stew consisting of a large variety of vegetables and some kind of legumes. For example, the other day I got home and all that we had was squash, onions, spinach and garlic. I threw it all in a pot with vegetable broth, salt, pepper and yellow peas, which have 10 grams of protein per ¼ cup (you would have to eat a lot of meat to equal the protein in two cups of yellow peas). I let that cook for 2 hours and then mixed in some quinoa. It was absolutely delicious. Other times we will mix brown rice in with a variety of other veggies and lentils. If I was trying to get lean I would probably skip the brown rice. Adding potatoes (even just one) to the stews makes them creamier and even more delicious.

I severely limit my soy consumption because of it's estrogenic effects but for the occasional cheat meal I will have some tofu with brown rice or some kind of meat substitute with brown rice pasta.

I also eat soy and wheat free veggie burgers one or two nights per week and always have a huge spinach salad mixed with tomatoes, broccoli, olives, peppers, onions, carrots, apples, berries, nuts, seeds, avocado, and whatever else I can fit in there. I top that with olive oil, Vega oil and balsamic vinegar.

Dessert- Occasionally, when I am going to cheat I will have some organic coconut milk ice cream. This is, obviously, made with coconut milk and not cows milk. It is delicious and pretty healthy. Coconut milk contains healthy MCT's and has none of the dangers of cows milk. It is sweetened with organic agave syrup. I highly recommend it.

The only other cheat dessert that I will regularly eat is organic, dark chocolate. This has been shown to have a variety of health benefits. The brands I buy are those that support slave free, fair trade practices. These include Newman's Own, The Endangered Species Chocolate Company and Green and Blacks.

So that's my vegetarian muscle building diet. It's very easy to follow, and a whole lot healthier than eating pounds of red meat and saturated fat.

Jason Ferruggia is a world famous fitness expert who is renowned for his ability to help people build muscle as fast as humanly possible. He has trained thousands of clients during his 14 years as a professional fitness coach, including more than 500 athletes from over 20 different sports. Jason has written hundreds of articles for numerous top rated training magazines and websites and has authored four fitness books. He is also the head training adviser for Men's Fitness Magazine where he also has his own monthly column dedicated to muscle building. For more great muscle building information, please visit...

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10 minute fitness review

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:17:00 +0000

Learn How to Be Superfit Using 10-Minute Exercise Bursts By Benedict Yossarian

Health experts advocate working out for about 30 minutes to 60 minutes a day to benefit from your fitness program. However, if you are the workaholic type, you probably don't have the luxury to spend 30 minutes to a full hour a day exclusively for workouts.

Be aware of opportunities.

Exercising is always possible provided you just squeeze it into your schedules in a more resourceful manner. Get off your couch and start moving around, advises fitness guru Ann Grandjean. Every bit of chore inside your house is an opportunity to get fit. The trick is to get yourself moving - clear out the attic, do some gardening, walk to the grocery store. Any activity that expends energy also burns up calories.

Every stolen moment counts.

If you are thinking that short spurts of exercise wouldn't affect your fitness level, you're in for a surprise. One recent study showed that participants who spread out their exercise throughout the day into 10-minute blocks are disposed to exercise regularly, and shed more pounds in 5 months, compared to most women who'd rather work out straight for an hour.

What other experts say.

In a groundbreaking study made in Virginia, Glenn Gaesser, an exercise physiologist, instructed the male and female participants to accomplish 15 sets of 10-minute exercises in one week. In less than a month, each participant's fitness level matched that of persons belonging to a much younger age group. Their endurance, strength and agility are comparable to those who are 20 years younger.

Splitting exercise into smaller blocks during your busy days can build your confidence, says time management consultant Harold Taylor. Missing out on regular gym sessions shoots down your momentum and motivation. You may surmise that fitness training isn't worth pursuing anymore because you just don't have the time for it. However, if you can manage to squeeze in some exercise opportunity any way you find it, however small it is, it somehow encourages you to hang in there and stay on.

Not a replacement.

Remember, however, that short exercise blocks are intended to make use of available free time; it should not take the place of your existing fitness program. Here are some practical tips to squeeze exercise in your daily routine even if you "don't have the time." Don't tackle all of them in one day; simply choose the ones that work for you.

• When you pick up the morning paper, take a quick 5-minute walk up the street and back again.

• If you're stuck at home to care for a sick child, work on the exercise bike or Stairwalker while your "patient" is asleep.

• Do some jumping Jacks for 5 or 10 minutes. 10 minutes can burn 90 calories.

• When cooking dinner, do some standing push-ups while waiting for the roast to cook. Push in and push out to tone your arms and shoulders.

• Go outside and shoot some baskets or play tag with your children after dinner.

• Before retiring or after applying your facial cream at night, do several reps of some dumbbell exercises. This is recommended by exercise instructor Sheila Cluff, owner of The Palms in Palm Springs, CA. She keeps a set of weights right in front of her bathroom sink.

• Walk around the field while your son has a baseball practice.

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Tight Abs Exercises

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:22:00 +0000

How to Lose Stomach Flab - Great Exercises to Tighten Your Abs By Tom Earl Richards

Stomach flab is pretty much the hardest thing to get rid of. If you don't dedicate time to it, you can end up in shape all over and still be round in the middle. Luckily there are a few exercises you can do to tighten your stomach.

As with all exercises, you'll want to do these as often as possible to help burn away fat. After a week or two depending on how in shape you are, you should start to be able to feel a serious increase in stomach muscles.

Abdominal contractions are some of the easiest stomach exercises to do. Simply tighten your stomach muscles and hold them that way for 10-15 seconds. You can do this pretty much anywhere, which makes it a great habit to get into to really tighten your ab muscles.

Leg lifts are also great for burning stomach flab away. Lie completely flat on your back, and slowly raise your left leg. Lift the leg so it is at roughly at 45 degree angle to the ground. Lower your left leg and raise your right leg to the same position. Repeat this over and over and you'll really start to feel a burn in your lower abdominal region.

Scissor kicks are a bit higher intensity, but can really strengthen your abs. Lie on your back, and lift both legs so the heels are about 6 inches from the floor. Make quick kicking motions with your legs so that they reach about a 45-degree angle to the ground at their highest, and an inch or two from the ground at their lowest.

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Get Arts Info From Squidoo

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:20:00 +0000

SOURCE CYBERCOOLSNEWS. Music and Dance Info Online.

I don't know if you've heard about Squidoo lenses but they are one page websites whch have a lot of information on them. You can make an information lens, a tv and video show lens, a photo lens, in fact a lens on any subject you want. You fill your page with links to resources on youe chosen subject, links to other squidoo lenses and groups, photos, video, products you can buy, voting polls and more. I've got a couple of lenses you may like to see and they are a good point of reference for information on music and dance. For example my Urban Music Online lens, http://www.squidoo.com/urbanmusiconline has lots of free video, products to buy and links to music websites on different related topics. The other lens I've got is called the Urban Dance TV Showcase http://www.squidoo.com/urbandancetv and is music related with lots of free video to watch and other information. Please visit and bookmark. You can also subscribe to the feed to keep updated on new information that's added to the lens and you can also contribute by adding your own links and products.

Get Your Music Online

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:25:00 +0000

Image by Bob.Fornal via Flickr.

SOURCE CYBER TUNES. Find undiscovered music online.
There is a lot of music that we don't hear in the mainstream charts and you have to be a real lover of a certain style of music to find songs which you wouldn't usually know about by your favorite and less commercially well known artists. But there are a lot of different music charts, digital radio stations and online free radio stations you can access just by doing an internet search based on your chosen keywords. Once you visit different music websites you will find a whole world of music opens up to you and it is easy to find music in your chosen style that you like and tunes by artists that you never knew existed. In fact you will be surprised to find thousands of websites listed and thousands of tunes on all these websites. You will probably even find that you can spend hours going through different music websites to find the tunes you really like. And what's even better is that you will be able to find a lot of cheap and discounted mp3's, and even free music to add to your collection.

Fwd: £1000 Crew Street Dance Performance Competition

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:13:00 +0000

THOUGHT I'D SEND THIS TO MY BLOG. IF YOU'RE IN A CREW AND IN LONDON ON 31 MARCH THEN CHECK OUT JUMP OFF'S DANCE COMPETITION WITH A CASH PRIZE. FIND OUT MORE BELOW.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jump Off TV <fastandfurious@jumpoff.tv>
To: traxsbox@aol.com
Sent: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 5:24 pm
Subject: £1000 Crew Street Dance Performance Competition

*** APOLOGIES IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS ALREADY, HAD PROBLEMS WITH EMAILS
YESTERDAY ***
** THREE CREWS CONFIRMED, LOOKING FOR ONE MORE **

We have a great opportunity for Dance Crews who can be in London on March 31st.
(This info and tracks are in full here: http://www.jumpoff.tv/Post/Fast--Furious-StreetDance-Opportunity_27823)

Listen to these 3 tracks and tell me this ain't a great opportunity to
demonstrate your choreography skills and propel your dance crew onto
the world stage. Yes for the last 6 years Jump Off has been all about battling,
but we've partnered up with Universal to do the official
launch for the "Fast & Furious" movie on Tuesday 31st March in Sound, 1
Leicester Square, London. We are looking for 4 Dance crews to
choreograph a high energy routine to the movies soundtrack.

Here are the details:
- The entire performance must be no longer than 4mins
- You must use music from both the tracks "Pitbull & Pharrell - Blanco" & "Does
It Offend You, Yeah We Are Rockstars". These songs are from
the official movie soundtrack.
- How you cut and arrange the music is entirely up to you.
- You must also use the full 45 second trailer audio. Can be used anywhere in
the performance but this CANNOT be chopped up.
- Each crew must be 5-8 members. The stage at Sound wont allow for more than 8.
Also remember the stage is set up as an arena so the
audience will be around you 360.
- Each crew will be judged on the night by crowd cheers.
- Each crews performance will be filmed and chopped up with the official movie
trailer producing 4 high energy video highlight reels, which
will be voted for online.
- The winning crew will be decided based on the audience noise from the live
event PLUS online votes for the individual video highlight
reels.
- The winning crew gets £1000 and tickets to see the movie.
- Universal will have the rights to push these clips as part of their promo for
the movie too.

This is an excellent opportunity to align your crew with a global brand and pave
the way for more commercial opportunities.

Please listen to the tracks here http://www.jumpoff.tv/Post/Fast--Furious-StreetDance-Opportunity_27823
Event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=63112670956

And contact asap if interested in taking part: fastandfurious@jumpoff.tv

All crews will have exactly one week to prepare.

Team Jump Off TV
www.jumpoff.tv

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Goodbye Baby Lyrics

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:39:00 +0000

GOODBYE BABY. SLOW R'N'B LOVE SONG. DRUM N BASS, DEEP HOUSE BEATS.

OH OH BABY
DONT U KNOW THE WAY I FEEL BOUT U
GUESS I WAS WRONG AND U DONT LOVE ME THE WAY I DO
BUT HOW CAN I TELL YOU THE WAY I REALLY FEEL
IF U KEEP ON LEAVING ME JUST STANDIN ON MY OWN

CAUSE I WANT TO DREAM ALL DAY BUT I DONT KNOW WHAT U FEEL
I JUST FEEL SO SAD INSIDE THAT U REALLY DONT LOVE ME
U NEVER SAID WHY U LEFT, LEFT ME ON MY OWN
DON'T U EVEN WANT TO TRY OUR LOVE JUST CAUSE IT FEELS SO GOOD

DONT U KNOW THE WAY I FEEL BOUT U BABY
I KEEP TELLING U THAT IM FOR REAL BUT U JUST DON'T SEEM TO HEAR
BUT OH OH OH I HATE TO SAY IT BUT IM BREAKIN UP INSIDE
THIS LOVE HAS GOT ME DOWN AND I JUST WANT TO LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND

CHORUS

SO GOODBYE, EVEN THOUGH MY HEART IS BREAKIN
GOODBYE EVEN THOUGH I STILL LOVE U BABY
GOODBYE I'M WALKING AWAY,LEAVING AN EMPTY SPACE

BELIEVING IN U, BELIEVIN IN OUR LOVE
OH BABY JUS TELL ME IM WRONG
CAUSE I DONT WANNA BREAK DOWN AND CRY

WHY CANT I JUST GO ON WITH THIS FEELIN OF LOVE THAT I FEEL
U JUST DONT KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO ME AND NOW IM GONE,
I DONT WANNA THINK ABOUT U BABY WHAT'S THE POINT AT ALL
U'LL NEVER KNOW HOW I REALLY FEEL CAUSE U NEVER REALLY CARED

WHAT DID U WANT I DONT KNOW
I CAN'T THINK BOUT IT ANYMORE
I DON'T KNOW THE REASONS WHY AT ALL

CHORUS

SO GOODBYE, EVEN THOUGH MY HEART IS BREAKIN
GOODBYE EVEN THOUGH I STILL LOVE U BABY
GOODBYE I'M WALKING AWAY,LEAVING AN EMPTY SPACE

BELIEVING IN U, BELIEVIN IN OUR LOVE
OH BABY JUS TELL ME IM WRONG
CAUSE I DONT WANNA BREAK DOWN AND CRY.

Funk up your phone!

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:00:00 +0000

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Animated Screensavers at Jamster!

Find music posters online

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Pushposters have a huge range of music posters online. Featuring over 1000 different artists from all genres of music and 1000's of images plus limited edition and rare concert and artist posters and you can also get calendars, patches, band jewelry, t shirts, hoodies, hats and more all with your favorite artists and bands on them and lots more items. Plus they make great gifts and decoration for your walls and you can get the posters framed. Take a look at the website and find out how you can get a free poster.

Can Acupuncture Help Weight Loss?

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:05:00 +0000

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SOURCE: ACUPUNCTURE AND WEIGHT LOSS.
HTTP://WWW.CYBERNETSTYLE.COM/ACUPUNCTURE.

There are a lot of people who are overweight. For those who are obese, perhaps surgery is the best option but for those who can�t, they can try to see if acupuncture can help take out the excess weight.

Acupuncture is a form of holistic healthcare that uses needles to help treat a patient. Unlike the cartoon where the balloon will pop and all the air will go out, the needles that are inserted into the vital points will stimulate the body to release endorphins thus helping the person control their appetite.

But before needles are inserted, the specialist will first ask the patient some questions and perform an examination. This is needed to understand the main cause for the person to be overweight.

Part of examination is to help the acupuncturist figure out where the needles will be inserted. Your pulse will give the person an idea on your general state of energy and the general health of your stomach.

You will also have to open your mouth and show your tongue to check for cracks, peelings or puffiness on the stomach area as this provides clues to why you are overweight.

Once he or she knows the reason, this is the time that the needles are inserted into different parts of the body. One way is called the multi-targeted approach which is designed to lower the body�s weight by increasing the output of the pituitary gland.

The areas where the needles will be inserted will be in the ear and in two of three body points. These areas could also include the mouth, the stomach, the lung, the endocrine, the spleen, kidney or thyroid.

During the initial treatment, the �Four Gate� points would be used to circulate energy throughout the entire body. It is also possible that electro simulation will also be done to increase endorphin release and stimulate metabolism.

These needles will be kept in place for 30 to 45 minutes depending on how much support is needed. These are then removed and replaced with ear tacs with adhesives to make sure they are in the same spot as the needles.

These ear tacs work by applying mild pressure whenever he or she feels hungry. It causes a mild endorphin release and helps the patient relax making it possible to use their willpower and resist the temptation to eat.

The patient will also have to reduce cravings on certain food by cutting down the intake. Some studies suggest that this can also lower insulin levels or lipid levels in the blood.

The best part about acupuncture is that there are no harmful side effects and no chance for an addiction to occur. The patient will have to come back for regular treatment and have to pay attention to one�s diet and exercise regularly as needles can only do so much to control one�s weight.

The number of treatments for someone who is overweight varies depending on how many pounds they want to lose, the speed at which they want to lose it and their commitment to sticking to the plan.

The average patient on the other hand who wants to lose 5 to 10 pounds will have to come for treatment every three days or twice a week then once this is attained, once every two weeks. It is up to the person until when the treatment will be done which shows that acupuncture can help you lose weight.

Chic and Unique Fashion

noreply@blogger.com (Share your news or views) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Check out this online shop, Chic Star for some stylish and unique fashion. Get ready for the party season at http://tinyurl.com/chicstyle. You can pay using your credit or debit card, google checkout or paypal. And shipping is worldwide so wherever you live you can visit the website online and browse the onlne catalogue, you may even be able to grab a bargain from their online sale items. Vist my online website as well Chic and Casual Fashion Shop to see a selection of their products at http://shoppingontheweb.googlepages.com/chicandcasualfashionshop.

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