Our Hearts Tell Us The Truth.
You know it, I know it, so why not just follow it. I don’t think another study needs to be done to point out the facts we know in our hearts. Fruits, nuts and vegetables will give us all that we need and heal our bodies of disease and allow us to live a fulfilling life. The plan, although simple, is still tough for many with their current lifestyles.
We have to get the kids here, get the kids there, no time for gardens, no time to prepare meals. However, it is time we set our bodies as our main priority. In reality, we consume beyond our needs. Most of us are focused on material things that really don’t matter. They will continue to matter less and less as your health declines to the point where you can’t even enjoy those material trinkets. Because, compared [...] Continue Reading…
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Our world today is raising its consciousness to the environment.
We live in a world today that has had its consciousness raised and things like climate change and sustainability are on everyone’s mind. I realize that most everything we do today has some negative environmental consequences: for instance, runners who practice what they believe is a very environmentally friendly sport, would be horrified to learn what kind of trail of toxic waste the manufacture of running shoes produces. The following article at runnersworld.com gives more insight into this process. (http://tr.im/wj7Y)
What is Green Fitness World.
Green Fitness World is the equivalent of “Think Globally, Act Locally”, and I’m just doing my part to get people to realize that acting in a more responsible manner, ecologically, in their striving for fitness, doesn’t have to be difficult, but can be creative and fun and fulfilling. A lot of people realize the value of exercise [...] Continue Reading…
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One of the most basic and well known body weight exercise is the pushup. There are many variations of the pushup, but they all target the same muscle groups: the triceps and the chest. Standard wide grip pushups isolate the chest more while “diamond” pushups (hands touching and under the chest) work the triceps the best.
Once your routine includes sets of 15 or so reps of whatever pushup you’re doing, you may want to add to the difficulty in order to stimulate muscle growth. This can be achieved by adding weight (a backpack with weights in it), or by elevating your legs (i.e. doing pushups with your feet on a chair or couch).
Or you can investigate the wonderful “Hindu Pushup”. Hindu pushups are a fantastic exercise that are a little more challenging than the normal push-up. Hindu push-ups are a much more dynamic exercise.
Not only do they work your [...] Continue Reading…
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When performing daily activities, the brain does not move the muscles in isolated movements. It does not, for example, move the muscles in a restricted (ie., two-dimensional) plane of motion such as is involved with the majority of exercises, such as weight training. It directs actions in a manner in which it moves the muscles in whole, or “full range” motions. This is why it is so important to train with functional strength in mind. I think this is where performing green fitness exercises with body weight takes your functional strength to the next level. The actions involved in green fitness such as riding a bike, climbing a tree or a rope, sprinting, hiking, yoga and workout with the body all increase functional strength. The kind of strength one only gains with full motion (real world) exercise. These exercise activities will improve functional strength and overall body conditioning and [...] Continue Reading…
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Hindu squats (called bethak or Uthak-bethak) is an Indian calisthenic body weight exercise used by Indian wrestlers for centuries to build incredible lower body strength, power, speed and endurance.
Barbell squats (and weight training exercises in general for the legs), have the potential to cause severe trauma and injury to knee joints and the lower back. Hindu squats, on the other hand, actually rehabiliate the knees and strengthen the muscles of the legs. Hindu squats, when done properly and combined with deep breathing, not only strengthen the entire body, but they rehabiliate the knees and ankles and build unbelievable lung power. For those who are used to barbell squats, you’ll find these squats to be a challenging, vigorous workout.
The important consideration here is working into them slowly. Never force progress in this, or any, exercise. No less an expert than Matt Furey has proclaimed that Hindu Squats “lay the [...] Continue Reading…
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