Healthy living and staying fit is important to many people. We want to take care of ourselves and improve our physique. In this series of posts I will be recommending exercises and workouts that could help you reach your goals. This week I will be focusing on a bicep exercise called concentration curls. This is known as an isolation exercise, which means you only use one joint or one muscle group to perform the exercise.
This is how you perform concentration curls:
- Sit on the edge of a chair or bench and lean slightly forward. Make sure your arm is fully extended with the dumbbell grasped in your hand and brace your elbow on your leg. (Your palm should be facing you.)
- Once you are ready, slowly and carefully curl your arm toward you; this is where the “concentration” comes from. Once you reach the top of the curl hold for 1 full second then slowly bring it down. You must not use any other part of that arm to lift but if you must, you can use your free hand to finish a rep.
- Do that for as many reps as recommended and in as many sets as recommended for one arm.
- Switch to the other arm and repeat.
This is an excellent exercise for building strength and increasing the mass of your bicep. Remember, for the sake of wellness always keep yourself hydrated and do not overexert yourself!
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At my job, it is difficult at times to find healthy choices for lunch. I’m surrounded by fast food restaurants and chains that carry high fat, high cholesterol foods. When I don’t pack a lunch, I find myself choosing between the lesser of tall of the evils.
McDonald’s is trying to be a bit more healthy with it’s menu. Ordering food at McDonald’s however is still going to be highly unhealthy. If you’re near a Burger King, you can order a veggie burger. Ask for it without the mayo! You can also order your fries at Burger King without salt. Yes, they’re still fried, but without the salt you know they’re fresh and you can cut down on the amount of sodium. You can also substitute apple sticks for fries.
Of course, going to a place like Subway would be the ultimate healthy option. Yes, the lunch meat is processed, but it’s definitely better for you than a burger and fries.
If you’re trying to be healthy around a bunch of fast food chains, you can ask for substitutions and other exceptions in your meal. You should definitely remember, for the sake of healthy living, to only eat this type of food once in awhile. Don’t make it a daily thing!
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Have you ever noticed that when you eat food like greasy fast food burgers or pizza that you feel a little sluggish afterwards? You just don’t feel right, maybe bloated and gross? That’s because in the midst of curing your sodium and protein craving with that meat patty, you’ve thrown off your body’s balance.
Body balance is the balance between what your body wants and needs vs. how you feel. When you give your body the nutrients that it needs and in healthy ways, your body balance is good. You’ll feel better and you’ll feel that somehow moving, activity, and concentrating on a task is easier than before.
When you crave something and eat the wrong thing, this balance is thrown off and you become sluggish, slow, and even hungry again. This will cause you to eat more of the wrong things and that is no good for healthy living or wellness.
I’m attaching a great photograph of a chart full of “what you want vs. what you need” but I’ll go over some of the more prevalent ones.
For example, craving chocolate means that you actually need magnesium. You can find great amounts of magnesium in raw seed s and nuts, fruits, and legumes. Eat these and you’ll feel better than if you reached for that Snickers bar.
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Forget those crazy diet habits and start thinking long –term! You can get away with eating whatever you want by following these food rules and making over your eating habits for good.
Ø Bring on the Bread. Carbs are not the enemy. To stay on the good side of carbs, get away with those crackers, cookies, pastries and stcik to plain bread.
Ø Trim It Clean. Be a lean, mean, meat-eating machine by cutting the fat off that juicy steak or skinning that drumstick.
Ø Do away with Whole. You’ll be better off using low-fat milk on your cereal, instead of the usual whole milk. When a recipe needs milk, do the same and you’ll be trimming down your daily fat intake. Go the extra mile by using low fat milk on your coffee. Low-fat yogurt is also a great option for getting your sugar fix.
Ø Fabulous Flavors. Add herbs, spices, lemon, garlic, pepper and wine to your culinary work. These wonderful ingredients have no fat, so you don’t have to compromise taste just to keep those dishes healthy.
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