FITNESS, WELLNESS AND HEALTH CULT

Don’t miss your workout, Skip it During the time when human is terrified from COVID-19, sitting isolated inside their houses. Many of us are worried about our hard-earned fitness and health. How to be active during Corona (COVID-19)? What exercises to do at home?  No one likes to skip their workout but, I am telling you to skip it but with a rope. Yes, rope skipping is one of the underrated workouts in the general population. You can cover up and maintain your fitness level easily by jump rope. So, here we will learn some amazing facts about jump rope or rope skipping. Amazing for cardiovascular health Being a rhythmic continuous aerobic exercise, jump rope effectively increases the cardiovascular capacity of a person. When going through the literature, a study of Baker A. John is cited hugely in various articles, due to his study on 92 male college students which says that 10 min of jumping rope was much beneficially than 30 min of jogging.  However in 2017 anoth...

COVID-19, What research says about it till now? The whole world is now fighting with COVID-19. According to WHO , till 29-June-2020, 09:46A.M 98,43,073confirmed cases and  4,95,760  confirmed deaths are reported all over the world. The first case was reported from Wuhan, China. However, China has almost recovered from this pandemic.                                                                     Corona Virus First, I would like to clarify here that Coronaviruses were present among us in the past, COVID-19 is a disease and this virus is named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2). It is a zoonotic disease which means it can be transmitted from animals to humans. This family of viruses can cause cold and illness ranging from cough to more severe diseases su...

WHY NO(Nitric oxide) is important for you? Due to academical interest   towards the exercise physiology, I have observed that people are generally not aware of the NO’s physiological importance. Often people are confused and misinterpret Nitric Oxide(NO) as Nitrous Oxide (NO2) aka,. Laughing gas. In this article you will know about it’s history, important functions, current literature and supplementation. NO is a gas which consists of only one atom of nitrogen and one of oxygen. It was first discovered by the English Scientist Joseph Priestly in 1772, he discovered some 10 gases in his life time. He was awarded with prestigious Copley medal in 1773. Nitric oxide is one of the important chemical messenger molecule in our body, produced by endothelium cells, which plays an important role in relaxing the smooth muscles. It is synthesized by L-arginine in our body. This reaction is catalyzed by the family of Nitric Oxide Synthases :   1. Endothelial NOS [eNOS]   - ...

CELL PHONE AND INTERNET HINDRANCE IN YOUR WELLNESS Internet and mobile phones have become our necessity in day to day life. Both inventions have changed the world completely. From the internet, you can learn from How to design an airplane to How a needle is manufactured. Cell Phones a small 15-20 cm gadget that allows you to access the power of the internet, capturing videos, photos, and so on. But according to the rule of “EVERYTHING COMES WITH A PRICE” half of the world is paying its price. These things have cut human beings out of the social circle. People are in pathetic conditions all over the world.   Compulsive use of this device has created chaos and the world is introduced with NOMOPHOBIA. It literally stands for “Fear Having no mobile phone”. For people, these addictions of taking photos of themselves at every minute, texting, surfing at various media platforms and online friends have become more important than real people and friends. All these things are back...

MISCONCEPTIONS IN WOMEN ABOUT EXERCISE AND TRAINING Being a trainer I came across various misconceptions from my clients. I have met with many female clients who were low in self-confidence about lifting weights and it was my fortune that I helped them in boosting their confidence levels. Here, I have debunked some of the myths which are generally prevalent among women.     1.     Weight Training will make me bulky. This is one of the biggest myths which is prevalent among women related strength training from years. You need to understand that there is a huge difference in testosterone levels among men and women. For men, it is 280-1100 nanograms per deciliter (ng/dL) and for women 50-70 ng/dL, which plays an important role in the building of lean body mass. So, next time whenever you get in the gym don't walk away from the lifting area. You will never build a physique like Coleman, Arnold or Jeremy Buendia(not in the cases of steroid user). ...