Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with
Bryant and Anita Hewitt
Saturday,
April 27, 2013
Food
To Chew On:
Saturday
– Grace For Gray Days
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is
gain.
Thought
For The Day:
This
will be a great day or a gray day depending on whether we can say, “For to me,
to live is Christ!”
Happy
Saturday, We want to take the time out and say Thank You for following our
blogs… it is truly a blessing… On this Blessed
Saturday our topic today is “Smart Saturday.” Today is a new day we are
eating better, we are getting away for those fatting food that are just not
good for us and making smarter meals and exercising… there are no short cuts to
lose weight!!! It is sure determination and a made up mind to succeed!!!
Keep
Up The Good Work and Be Good To Yourself This Weekend!!! J
Elderly
Strength Training For Seniors
Elderly
strength training for seniors can help with:
• Osteoporosis which is a condition in
which skeletal material begins to weaken and deteriorate.
This
can cause deformity and fractures in your spine and hips. Exercise for osteoporosis can help.
• Arthritis which is in the form of
osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.
Exercise
For Osteoporosis to Help Slow Bone Loss
Osteoporosis
gradually thins and weakens your bones. Exercise for osteoporosis can help slow
down the complications it can cause.
Some
of the risk factors for osteoporosis include:
• Age
•
Gender - more prevalent in females
• Sedentary
lifestyle
• Lack
of Vitamin D
• Too
much coffee and alcohol
• Steroid
medications
• Smoking
• Low
calcium intake
• Family
history
Your
bones are alive and always changing according to the stress placed upon them.
Without stress the effects of osteoporosis are accelerated with deterioration
of the skeletal material.
Run
the World with a Treadmill and Google Maps
There
is no arguing that walking or running on a treadmill is a bore, and when you
are bored time drags. You obviously have
no change of scenery, and no matter how hard you run you never seem to get
anywhere. That is why, so often, treadmill
users will have a nearby television for distraction.
The
folks at Icon Fitness created treadmills that can communicate with the
Internet, which opens up a world of possibilities. A perfect example is iFit Live, which is
available in all of Icon’s ProForm and NordicTrack treadmills. In addition to allowing you to create
customized workout programs, it also allows you to walk or run just about
anywhere in the world. You are probably going, “How is that possible?”
Well,
Icon Fitness worked out a deal with Google that allows their treadmills to
interact with Google Maps. This is how
it works…
You
log into your personal iFit Live account online and you map out a route. It can be on a road or a trail you blaze
through a wilderness area. Once the
route is downloaded onto your treadmill, it will simulate the terrain through
the incline feature. Also, several of
their models have the ability to decline, so you can simulate going up and down
hills. Which has the added benefit of
working out different lower body muscles has you exercise in an incline and
decline mode.
Weight
bearing activities are the key to keeping broken bones at bay. For the lower
body to prevent weak ankles, hips and
pelvis. For the upper body to strengthen wrists, arms and ribs.
A
Healthy Menu For Saturday and Sunday
Saturday
For
breakfast choose 1 hard-cooked egg, 2 slices whole grain toast, 1 tsp. soft
margarine, 4 oz. low fat yogurt and ½ cup blueberries. Lunchtime includes ¾ cup
shrimp salad, one medium tomato, 1 breadstick and 1 small peach. For dinner
enjoy 3 oz. broiled sole, ½ cup brown rice, ½ cup cooked carrots and 4 oz.
sugar-free chocolate pudding.
Sunday
For
breakfast, enjoy 4 oz. of oatmeal with 1 tsp. soft margarine, 1 medium apple, 1
cup nonfat milk and coffee or tea with a sugar substitute. Your lunch meal
includes a chicken sandwich on 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 tsp. low fat
mayonnaise, 6 oz. baby carrots and ½ cup sliced strawberries. For dinner,
choose 3 oz. roast beef, ½ cup roasted asparagus, 1 small wedge of cantaloupe
and 4 oz. low fat yogurt.
Thanks for the share...good health journeys
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