Posted by 2BeFit on June 9th, 2008
Smoking is a hard habit to break because tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive. Like heroin or other addictive drugs, the body and mind quickly become so used to the nicotine in cigarettes that a person needs to have it just to feel normal.
People start smoking for a variety of different reasons. Some think it looks cool. Others start because their family members or friends smoke. Statistics show that about 9 out of 10 tobacco users start before they’re 18 years old. Most adults who started smoking in their teens never expected to become addicted. That’s why people say it’s just so much easier to not start smoking at all.
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Posted by 2BeFit on March 9th, 2008
Cardio is short for cardiovascular, which refers to the heart. Cardiovascular exercise is exercise that raises your heart rate and keeps it elevated for a period of time. Another name for it is aerobic exercise. The kinds of exercise that are associated with cardiovascular workouts are things like jogging, fast walking, and swimming where there is no break in the routine. Exercises that stop and start, like Pilates, are generally not considered cardio exercise, though pilates can be done in a cardio way, and can certainly be combined with cardio workouts to great effect.
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Posted by 2BeFit on March 2nd, 2008
Getting on your bike regularly not only gets you where you want to go but it also protects you against a wide range of illnesses and heart diseases.
In a world where we experience a lot of daily stress and pressure, more and more people realize that exercising and taking care of our health is a important key element to a good life. This article will give you a little introduction as to how cycling can improve your health and daily well being. Full Story →
Posted by 2BeFit on February 25th, 2008
To avoid injuries like joint pain in your knees, ankles, hips, shin splints, foot pain and bruises it’s invaluable to find the right running shoes. Did you know that just one foot contains 26 bones, 33 Joints, 112 Ligaments and a swirling network of tendons, nerves, and blood vessels?
All these parts work together to help balance, support, and propel you forward as your run. There is no more valuable area of a runner’s body than his or her feet. During a 10-mile run, your feet will strike the ground roughly 15,000 times, with a force three to four times your body weight. That’s a lot of pressure on your poor feet. To avoid a myriad of injuries (joint pain to your knees, ankles, hips, shin splints, foot pain, bruises), it’s invaluable to find the right running shoes. But with over 100 different running shoe manufacturers out there – which one do you pick? Which ones are right (or wrong) for you? Full Story →
