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Obese people feel more pain: Study
Obesity is known to be causing a host of other illness. Now, a new study has found that people carrying extra kilos experience more pain then those with normal weight. The study of more tha...
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February 8, 2012
Be fit, be healthy
So why has exercise taken centre stage in the world today? A large set of people seem to be hitting the gym and wanting to have a toned body. The reasons may differ for everyone, but how many do it...
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February 5, 2012
Gain and pain too
This story appeared in TODAY.com. A Swedish couple has moved to a stretch of forests and frozen lakes so they could live outside the reach of all cellular towers and wireless signals. Electromagnet...
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January 26, 2012
Training Room: Dumbbell row
Method
Bend forward, with knees slightly bent and back straight.
Grab a dumbbell in each hand and allow them to hang down freely. Pull both the dumbbells upwards...
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January 25, 2012
Eat smarter to live better
Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh in a recent public address, famously said, ‘I repeat, the problem of Malnutrition is a National Shame'. He dwelt upon the unacceptably high prevalence of malnutrit...
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January 21, 2012
Let go of stress
Mala's day began at 6.00 a.m. After supervising the maids, she would get her son ready for school and leave for work. As an ad manager, her day involved meetings and setting new targets. She ended...
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Hyderabad,
January 14, 2012
‘Garam Hamam' at Unani Hospital being revived
Hot bath in cold storage. That's exactly the case with the hoary Turkish bath in the city. For more than a decade the only ‘garam hamam' at the Government Nizamia General Hospital in Charminar is...
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Berlin,
January 9, 2012
Exercise fifteen minutes a day to extend lifespan
Taking a minimum of 15 minutes of exercise a day can extend life expectancy by up to three years, according to Germany’s Society of Neurologists and the Stroke Society. A regular program of...
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January 7, 2012
The thumb rule
Only someone who has had a sore thumb will know how much it hurts, how vital a role it plays in everyday functioning and how severely it can handicap even the simplest of movements...
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January 5, 2012
Nap-deprived tots experience more anxiety, less joy
A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder could be a wake-up call for parents of toddlers: daytime naps for your kids may be more important than you think.
The study shows tod...
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December 31, 2011
Keep your kidneys kicking
Most people believe that beer helps in reducing kidney stones. It was found in a survey that drinking excess beer can increase the chances of kidney stones as it increases oxalate and urate content...
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My fitness resolution
Berlin,
February 7, 2012
Regular, moderate exercise better than occasional bursts
Exercise is healthy, to a degree. Regular physical activity is better than occasional all-out workouts.“A lot of people go way overboard with exercise,” said Ingo Froboese, a professor at t...
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February 4, 2012
Pacemaker: Can yoga harm?
After the New York Times article on Yoga being harmful, many asked me about the dangers. Misconceptions and misuse can harm. Real yoga is meant to accelerate evolution and heal, not harm. »
January 25, 2012
Fitness Quad
These guys are hard-core. Tough, firm and unrelenting. They don't bother with politically-correct speeches or sympathetic hand-holding. So, it's entirely appropriate that they run a boot camp. But...
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Sydney,
January 24, 2012
Wider hips protect against diabetes
Wider hips can reduce chances of premature death by protecting against metabolic disorders such as diabetes.“We knew that higher hip circumference was protective against metabolic diseases...
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January 18, 2012
Work with those weights!
Resistance training, strength training, weight training, body conditioning, body pump… You would have definitely heard of these and wondered what they meant. If you thought that it's something to...
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January 12, 2012
Training Room: Rear-delt machine laterals
Method
Sit on the machine, with your chest against the pad and feet firm on the ground.
Hold the side handles of the machine as shown in the picture.
Pull your sh...
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January 8, 2012
Beware of that breathless feeling
Heard of COPD? It is time to be warned against it, as COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is expected to become the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2030, as per World Health Org...
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January 5, 2012
Muscles' growth when worked makes them unique
We take it for granted, but the fact that our muscles grow when we work them makes them rather unique. Now, researchers have identified a key ingredient needed for that bulking up to tak...
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December 31, 2011
Doc Talk : Listen to your knees
The knee is the largest and the most complex joint in the human body. Being a weight-bearing joint it participates in almost all movements of daily activities. This increased motion puts your knee...
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December 29, 2011
Machine lateral raises
Method
Adjust the seat of the machine so that when seated, the knees are bent at right angles.
Keep the elbows beneath the side pads and hold on to the handle as shown.
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