A recent article in the paper talked about a couple of senior women who were pumping iron for their health. One of these women recently competed in a national weightlifting competition, in the 65-69 age group. The other, 59, also competed in this national event. The older of the two lost about 80 pounds after getting into an exercise program that included strength training.

Strength training is important as you age, both to keep your mobility and to keep bones strong. It is also important for keeping your metabolism elevated and losing weight. Whether using weights, tubing, or just the weight of your own body as resistance, strength or resistance training is necessary to help fight anti-aging.

This is important for both men and women. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends strength training with weight-bearing and resistive exercise for all age groups. If you want to reduce your chances of falling or losing your mobility as you get older, you need proper strength. You definitely need to work on your mobility and flexibility to keep your muscles and joints from getting stiff.

Strength training is also important in staying lean. Your muscles burn calories all day long and can keep your metabolism from slowing down too much as you age. You will lose some muscle mass no matter what, but if nothing is done, you will lose more than necessary.

I remember seeing a report on aging a while back that featured a woman who was 101 years old. She exercised on a regular basis, including strength training. She was very mobile, independent, and energetic, still singing in her church choir. She led a busy life and appeared no older than 80. So is exercise and proper strength training a good way to fight the aging process? Maybe you should ask 92 year old fitness pioneer Jack LaLanne. The guy looks pretty healthy to me.

While the two women mentioned earlier were involved in weightlifting competitions, that isn’t necessary. Working your muscles against some form of resistance that challenges them is what’s important. That could be dumbbells or just your own bodyweight. It doesn’t require expensive equipment. Ideally, at least half of your training should occur in a standing position, because this is where movement occurs, on your feet. When standing, you work on your balance at the same time you build strength. Only working on machines where you lie or sit down takes away the balance aspect, which is important to avoiding falls, no matter what your age.

Strength training will make it easier to go up stairs, get up from a chair, or bend over and pick something up, things that give some seniors problems. Problems that can be avoided by most with just a little work on their part. Remember, the focus should be on prevention!.

Brian Morgan is a strength and conditioning specialist and massage therapist. For more information on posture, mobility and flexibility training, go to brianmorganfitness.com brianmorganfitness.com. or posture-n-motion.blogspot.com posture-n-motion.blogspot.com

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As people search for curative and restorative effects to combat the impact of a chaotic world, Yoga has become very popular in our culture. Yoga is for everyone and can be done by every body. Yoga is the only exercise from which you gain energy instead of burning it and it doesn’t matter how well you do each of the postures, only that you do it the right way. Traditional cardio exercise works on 3-10% of the body, Yoga exercises 100% of the body, from bone to the skin, from head to the toes, and to every organ, gland, tissue and cell.

Bikram Yoga is practiced in a 105 degree heated room and consists of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises … “So what does the heat do,” you wonder? 105 degrees enhances Vasodilatation, and the capillaries surrounding the muscles respond to heat by dilating and the greater volume of blood brings more oxygen, helping in the removal of waste carbon dioxide and lactic acid. When blood passes through warm muscles, oxygen releases more easily from the hemoglobin, blood passing through cold muscles releases much less oxygen.

Warmer muscle tissue temperatures produce a fluid-like stretch that allows greater elasticity and range of motion. Cold muscles don’t absorb shock or impact as well, so they tend to be injured more easily.

Heat speeds up the breakdown of fatty acids and glucose, and burns fat faster and more easily. The stress of intense exercise drops a deluge of fatty acids into the bloodstream. If you exercise with cold muscles they can’t use the fatty acids as efficiently and they end up in places they aren’t wanted … such as in the lining of the arteries.

Muscles are not the only beneficiaries of heat, higher temperatures improve the nervous system function, meaning messages are carried more rapidly to and from the brain by the spinal cord and other neural transmitters and receptors.

Day by day as Yoga gains popularity, people sweat, strain, laugh and do more for their body, health, and well being than they could ever have imagined with Bikram Hot Yoga.

© 2005 Jolene Schwartz

Jolene Schwartz is a grooming specialist for over 20 years; as a master barber and licensed cosmetologist in her own men’s salon. She launched appearancesformen.com appearancesformen.com e-com site; writing monthly columns about men’s products, lifestyle, and offering the finest in men’s grooming products.

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You can do it — look better, feel better, and raise your self-esteem 150% by getting rid of your pimples and acne for good. Living with acne can be very difficult, and even more difficult to find the right acne treatment for you.

As a registered nurse, I’ve learned a lot over the years about pimples. acne, acne scars, and now cutting-edge acne treatments.

Acne will affect almost every person at some stage of their life. Acne is one of most common skin conditions in the world, affecting more than 40 million people. Acne vulgaris is most commonly experienced around puberty, typically of the face, shoulders and chest.

Baby acne is a rash seen on the cheeks, chin, and forehead of infants. Acne is most common in teenagers and young adults.

The cause of acne is really unknown. Doctors think certain factors might cause or contribute to acne including hormone increases in teenage years, hormone changes in pregnancy, starting or stopping birth control pills, heredity, medicines and greasy make-up.

I think the cause of acne is related to our Standard American Diet (SAD) and that would also influence all our hormones. The liver sluffs off toxins from bad foods, drinks, drugs and chemicals and sends them through your skin resulting in skin eruptions, acne, pimples and other skin disorders.

Do you know about coconut oil? It just takes motivation, a willingness to try it, and diligent application of coconut oil several times a day and at bedtime to see its benefits. Besides acne, if you also have eczema or dry skin, coconut oil will treat those skin conditions too.

One helpful remedy seems to be to use ice to reduce the swelling caused by inflamed pimples: rub it over the blemishes for 2-3 minutes.

Drinking pure, filtered water may be the best acne treatment working from the inside out. Skin care acne treatment is one of the most misunderstood topics there is when it comes to acne skin care.

Coconut oil is very inexpensive, therefore, a good, cheap home remedy. Some natural home remedies include dabbing on non-gel toothpaste to dry out zits or lemon juice.

Consider the new research - using red light and blue light TOGETHER to treat acne. A skin specialist in New York is using it successfully now. Before this, skin doctors have used them individually with only limited results.

There are several types of acne scars: ice-pick scars, depressed fibrotic scars, superficial and deep soft scars, and atrophic macules. Acne scars are an ongoing reminder of a common skin condition that can cause embarrassment and social isolation.

In any case, no matter what skin or acne treatment you choose, whether it is chemical, drugs, alternative, or natural methods, changing your diet will result in your overall good health! People with skin disorders such as acne, rosacea, and psoriasis often suffer from constipation.

When you change your diet, your lesions should be getting better within 30 days. Whether you eat a natural diet with living fruits and vegetables or eat dead junk food, what you eat may have a direct or indirect affect on the male hormones which may play a part in acne.

Put two tablespoons of coconut oil in your smoothies. Drink plenty of water, a minimum of a quart a day. Eat high-fiber snacks like raw nuts, raw seeds, and dried fruit, such as dates, and figs.

Many skin conditions can be converted into healthy skin using natural home remedies. The skin is subject to constant attack from without, so can be affected by numerous conditions, diseases and ailments.

And you should be able to get rid of your acne, zits and pimples and their symptoms, providing you’ve removed the cause, so it doesn’t reoccur.

You should see the results of your acne home treatment remedies with improved skin within just a few days. When it comes to pimples and acne - acne prevention is always a better choice than searching for a cure.

For more information on Best-Skin-Solutions.com natural treatments for acne and acne light therapy, go to Best-Skin-Solutions.com Best-Skin-Solutions.com Helen Hecker R.N.’s website specializing in acne, pimples and skin disorders with tips, advice and resources for adults, teens, and babies, including information on Best-Skin-Solutions.com acne scar treatments

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Cosmetic surgery is evolving day by day. There is a continuous emergence of new procedures that aim to put your body back into shape. More and more people are now using these procedures to look good. Amongst the many medical procedures used, is liposuction. It is a procedure that seeks to remove surplus fat from specific areas of the body thus giving it a sculpted look. The areas include, hips, buttocks, thighs, upper arms, chin, cheeks, neck and also the abdomen. Liposuction is also known by its other names like suction lipectomy or lipoplasty. The methodology of liposuction has undergone numerous refinements over the years. Today, there are numerous techniques such as the tumescent technique, the super-wet technique, and the ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty that are geared towards providing patients with better results and which also promise quicker recovery.

Before going for liposuction you must first evaluate your expectations. Liposuction goes a long way in enhancing a person appearance and self-confidence. But, it does not change an individual’s appearance. You must also be a good candidate for liposuction. If you have normal-weight and possess a firm and elastic skin, with a few areas of excess fat in the body, then you are an ideal candidate for liposuction. Moreover, it is of paramount importance that you must be physically and psychologically healthy, if you want to undergo this treatment. People who have diabetes, poor blood circulations and various other major ailments must not go in for liposuction.

When you first consult your surgeon, he will examine and evaluate your health. The expert will then identify the pockets of fat deposits in your body and also assess your skin condition. It is necessary that you are frank with the doctor in terms of your expectations regarding this procedure and in turn your surgeon must clarify the associated risks and limitations of the procedure. The amount of options and techniques, which are a part of liposuction are indeed overwhelming. You must select the best possible option and your plastic surgeon can help you in this regard. You must select a liposuction specialist who has a proven track record of conducting successful surgeries; he must also be skillful and knowledgeable. Patients are advised to pick a doctor who has a certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

If and when a person decides to go for liposuction, there are whole lists of instructions that must be followed. The patient is given guidelines as to eating habits, drinking, smoking and various other things. In case the patient develops a skin infection, cold or any other type of infection, the surgery might just be postponed. There is a lot of variation with regard to the time required to perform the surgery. It depends on factors like technique used, type of anesthesia given, size of the area and quantity of fat that has to be removed from the designated areas.

Donna McClinton is Senior Patient Advisor at Cosmetic Surgery Consultants one of the UK’s leading cosmetic surgery groups. For more information on cosmetic and plastic surgery advice visit cosmeticsurgeryconsultants.co.uk cosmeticsurgeryconsultants.co.uk

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