In this increasingly mechanized, automated and computerized world, we need to make a determined effort to be active. Regular exercise reduces the risk of disease and illness by as much as 20% to 50%. To keep our bodies fit, tuned and functioning efficiently we need to fit in exercise into our busy lives.

Benefits of exercise
Physical activity helps you look and feel better. Your posture, stamina and energy levels improve. Regular exercise also helps combat depression and stress.

Need motivation to exercise? Take a look at what exercise does -
• Reduces the risk of heart disease
• Lowers blood pressure levels
• Decreases bad (LDL) cholesterol and increases good (HDL) cholesterol levels
• Reduces the risk of osteoporosis
• Promotes weight loss
• Helps de-.... Click to Read More

Being active is important for your health and wellbeing. It is a myth that exercise for asthmatics is unsafe. The truth is that most asthmatics would benefit from regular physical activity.

As long as your asthma is under control, exercise is safely recommended to keep your lungs and body in good condition. If you have asthma, you could participate in almost any sport or exercise. Scuba diving is the only sport not recommended.

What is asthma?
The word asthma is used as a blanket term to cover a condition that is characterized by episodes of breathlessness caused by intermittent narrowing of bronchial tubes or airways.
Symptoms include:
• Wheezing
• Coughing
• A feeling of tightness in the chest
• Breathlessness.

Watch those season’s eatings. Lavish cocktail parties and dinners and boxes of cookies and sweets… followed by desperate attempts to shed-off gained pounds.

How is it possible to rein in the cravings? Here is how you sail through party after next, without gaining unwanted weight. These 10 commandments will help you avoid weight gain. The 3 keys: attitude, planning and determination.

1. Win at the drinking game.
Savour alcohol in small quantities instead of guzzling down your drinks. Mix your drink with carbonated water to cut back on calories. Alcohol consumption slows down the fat burning capabilities of the body. One gram of fat is 9 calories and alcohol is 7 calories per gram. Too much will inhibit your inhibitions, making you careless about what you eat.

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