Gearing up for your first race? Running is an awesome way to get in shape, stay in shape and to re-energize your body.
According to Shape.com, there are helpful tips to prep you before you begin your first 5k race.
1. Sleep is super important! Pre-race jitters can start to kick in which keep you up at night so make sure the week before your race that you get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.
2. Lighten up your running on the week of the race, your body should feel good running 3 miles so your training is technically over. The week before you should lightly jog to keep your body loose and ready. Two days before the race should be a day off.
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Thinking of training for a triathlon this summer? Be prepared to work hard, but if you do you’ll get some incredible results.
According to Article Health and Fitness, a triathlon combines swimming, biking and running in various distances, depending on the race. There are five key phases one must tackle to get ready for your race:
1. This should be fun! Start with long, easygoing workouts and some sprinting. Running: 200-800 meters on trails, 10-20 percent of mileage should be worked with speed. Swimming: swim wherever you can depending on what is available. Biking: off road and 2-10 minute hills.
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It’s inevitable that athletes will get injured while playing sports, but it’s a risk that many are willing to take. And unfortunately for athletes, many injuries can take quite some time to fully heal. Elizabeth Quinn from About.com says that healing time can be reduced by having a good blood supply because it will move nutrients, oxygen, and infection fighting cells to the damaged area. And luckily for athletes, they are much more likely to have a better blood supply than those who smoke, those who aren’t active or those with chronic illnesses.
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How great do you feel after a long run? Or a fun game of basketball? Even though you’re all sweaty and sticky your skin is rejoicing after exercise.
EveryDayHealth.com has provided five ways in which you skin reaps the benefits when you exercise…
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Everyone knows how bad smoking is for your insides but does everyone know how ugly smoking can make your outsides?
Health.com has provided ways that smoking un-beautifies yourself:
* Baggy Eyes…4 times more likely to feel sleepy and it shows
* Psoriasis- 60% higher chance
* Kiss a dazzling smile goodbye! Nicotine stains teeth
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Much applause goes out to a campaign encouraging parents to put babies to sleep on their backs – it has cut the number of babies who die suddenly in half over the past 20 years. Unfortunately, sudden infant death syndrome is still the leading cause of death in babies between 30 days and a year old. In 2000 the number of deaths hit a plateau, despite a higher amount of awareness of the risk factors for the astonishing disorder.
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Medicine constantly outdoes itself by new remarkable surgeries that keep pushing limits. One of the most recent surgeries, reported by foxnews.com was performed on a baby boy still in the womb. After a routine scan doctors found a tumor the size of an orange. The surgery was done in the womb because of the size of the tumor and fear of the baby dying once delivered.
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High-flow oxygen treatment is a side-effect free solution for cluster headaches. This treatment isn’t anything new; however WebMD reports that, “its use has been limited by a lack of high-quality studies supporting its effectiveness.”
Cluster headaches are waves of extreme pain near the eyes or temples. These bouts of pain can last from 15 minutes to three hours, and if you think that’s bad enough, these headaches may occur several times a day.
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