Monthly Archives: March 2015

March 20, 2015

BENEFITS OF BODYWEIGHT TRAINING.

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Bodyweight training requires no fancy, expensive equipment, just of course your own body weight.

A worldwide survey of fitness trends for 2015 has listed squats, lunges, push-ups, burpees and planks as the No 1 fitness trend for the coming year.

But just because no machines, dumbbells or weights are required does not mean it’s easy. These movements are some of the most efficient ways to get in shape and strengthen muscles – so they are certainly intense.

Bodyweight training is quite a general term but it’s effective. Burpees, for instance, are exhausting.

Better still, this sort of training can be done practically anywhere from the living room to the park.

March 13, 2015

FOOD FACT: DANDELION GREENS.

Dandelion

  • Dandelion is beneficial to digestion and is an antiviral.
  • It may also be useful in treating jaundice, cirrhosis, edema due to high blood pressure, gout, eczema and acne.
  • Dandelion is also used to treat and prevent breast and lung tumors and premenstrual bloating.
  • Dandelion greens are high in vitamin A in the form of antioxidant carotenoid and vitamin C.
  • They also contain calcium and potassium.
  • Dandelion root contains inulin, which lowers blood sugar in diabetics.
March 2, 2015

EXERCISE OF THE MONTH: MARCH.

Triceps

OVERHEAD TRICEP EXTENSIONS

Benefits:
Sculpt your triceps (the muscle in the back of your arm) by using weights and say goodbye to those bingo wings!.

How to do it:

  • Sit on a stability ball or chair.
  • Hold a weight (bottles of water or cans of beans will also suffice) in each hand and extend your arms above your head.
  • Bend your elbows and lower the weights behind your head until they touch your shoulder blades.
  • Slowly lift up to the starting position.
  • Don’t lock your elbows at the top, always keep a slight bend.
  • Repeat for 10 repetitions, increasing the weight as you get stronger.