Myth busters

Ever turn to the person beside u and ask for his/her opinion while ur working out in the gym???Ever get any advice from anyone(not referring to experts) bout fitness??? U'll be surprised how many different opinions u'll get bout personal fitness even from those ppl who goes to the park or gym once every decade.
There are so many stories ppl tell bout health but surely not all of them are entirely true. Here are a few tips that are commonly heard and obviously false.

Myth 1: Light weights on arms or legs help burn extra calories and build muscle while walking/running.

It is an absolute myth! There is absolutely no need to add additional weight to your own. By adding hand-held or Velcro weights only slows you down, which leads to an incomplete aerobic benefit.

Myth 2: If you want to lose weight, stay away from strength training because it will make you bulk up.

Most fitness experts believe that cardiovascular exercise and strength training are both valuable for maintaining a healthy weight. Strength training helps maintain muscle mass and decrease body fat percentage. By incorporating both into your regimen, results are noticed faster and with the proper amount of strength training, your body will not result in a bulky appearance.

Myth 3: Crunches blast belly fat.

Almost every client believes that performing 100 crunches daily will result in the coveted washboard abs. Planks, yoga, Pilates and crunches and a variety of cardiovascular exercises will help in lowering belly fat. Daily nutrition is also extremely dependent on the appearance of your midsection. Abdominal exercises can strengthen and tone the muscles. But those muscles are underneath the "subcutaneous" layer of fat that gives the lovely appearance of flab. Only losing weight can get rid of excess fat, and where you lose the weight is also dependent on your genetics.

Myth 4: No pain, no gain.

Many people still believe that you have to work at a very high intensity in order to get see physical improvements. You don't need to run a marathon! The idea is making sure that the exercise is at least moderate-intensity--that is, equivalent to walking at a pace of three to four miles an hour. High-intensity exercise does have one advantage: it saves time. It takes less time to burn the same number of calories at higher intensity. You can jog for 20 minutes or walk for 40 or 45. You shouldn't feel like working out harder or faster will lead to maximum results, as this may lead to strenuous complications later in life.

Myth 5: You have to sweat to know you're really working hard.

Sweating is not necessarily an indicator of exertion--the process of perspiring is your body's way of cooling itself. It is possible to burn a significant number of calories without breaking a sweat: taking a walk, doing light weight training, or working out in a swimming pool won't lead to excessive sweating.

Anyone of them sounds familiar??? Hehe... :)

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words worth reading

How long izzit since u read something that made ur heart stop???

Well, tis article was not written by me but it sure did hit me on d head... lolx

Take a few minutes to hav a look, i'm sure it'll be worth the time... :)

I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a Cashier hand this little boy some money back.The boy couldn ' t have been more than 5 or 6 years old.

The Cashier said, ' I ' m sorry, but you don ' t have enough money to buy this doll. '

Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: ' ' Granny,are you sure I don ' t have enough money? ' 'The old lady replied:

' ' You know that you don ' t have enough money to buy this doll, my dear. ' '

Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look around. She left quickly.The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.

Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to.
'It ' s the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas.She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her. '

I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry.
But he replied to me sadly.
' No, Santa Claus can ' t bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there. '

His eyes were so sad while saying this.
' My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister. ' '

My heart nearly stopped.

The little boy looked up at me and said: ' I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall. '

Then he showed me a very nice photo of himself. He was laughing. He then told me ' I want mommy to take my picture with her so she won ' t forget me. ''I love my mommy and I wish she didn ' t have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister. '

Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.
I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. ' Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll! '

'OK ' he said, ' I hope I do have enough. ' I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.

The little boy said: ' Thank you God for giving me enough money! '

Then he looked at me and added, ' I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me! ' '
'I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn ' t dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. ' '
'My mommy loves white roses. '

A few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket.
I finished my shopping in a totally different state of mind from when I started.
couldn ' t get the little boy out of my mind.

Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a youngwoman and a little girl.The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on thelife-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.

Was this the family of the little boy?

Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away.

I couldn ' t stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was for people to see and make last wishes before her burial.
She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.

I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever.. The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister isstill, to this day, hard to imagine.
And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.

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Rotting Time

They say time is gold

Not in my world it isn't

At least not now, i'm sure of it

One month pass since the first day of training

Nothin changes

Just like the day before i sit and wait to get paid

Every day i reach my desk

Time seem to have a new pace

YouTube becomes a faithful friend

Blogging becomes a routine job

But still, time slowly passes by

It hurts the soul

A kind torture that rips of the spirit within

Now i fear for my future

Fear for the life of the same kind

Fear to be traped in this world

A world you need to hear the clock tick

RAGE

heavy tense fills the air
want to know but afraid to see
every air i breath was hot
but the body was icy cool

just like a fever the body felt
just another lie another excuse
a circle, a loop has come to its end
my piece of work now shows its price

poping out the window a frame i see
columns and rows that make or break
not as lucky as the time before
this time it breaks, a direct hit

how can it be i don't understand
to fail the one with the most given time
the rest of it i'm quite impressed
now fury fills me which burns like hell

a fish never bites the bait twice
killing it will be harder the second time
anyhow i know i will not kneel
i will cut n bring its head back home

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Touch of life

I was sitting in the living room just blindly staring at the television not knowing what i'm looking at. Just when i'm about to go out and have a walk around loosening up my limbs, a pour of rain sueddenly gush down the sky. Feeling tired n bored with damp floor caused by the sudden change of temperature, i was lazy to get out of the chair with one of my leg lifted up on another chair. The air becomes cold and wet. Every breeze that blew towards me felt like threads of strings sliding across the skin and makes the chill down the spine.

Peeping and moving slowly at the door that connect the living room and the dining room was my pregnant cat. Kinda of stalking in a way as if she was trying to catch a mouse, she looked at me. Then she stop. Counting the clock tick i waited. There was something in her mind or something she had her eyes on but i do not know what, well at least not yet. Then all of a sudden, hop hop and a hop she jump onto my lap and look straight into my eyes. It did not startled me but i was very impressed by her agility and flexibility.

I put my hand on her head and patted her. Her fur was cold. The heat from my palm warm her body and she sat down with a look on her face that tells me that she was comfortable. She was tired by the look on her face and within a minute, she was already sleeping. I put my hand on her belly and continued staring at the idiot box with blank thoughts. It was then by chance, i felt it!!!!

A push, a small movement, like a finger pushing from behind her belly, it was so light i wouldn't have notice it if i was moving, i felt her kittens move. It was then my conciousness came back to me. Wow!!! This is incredible. Though i did not move from my chair, deeply i was very excited bout what i had experienced. It was a moment so worth remembering.

It happen just the day before and guess what??? Just yesterday, it already gave birth. How many kittens i do not know. But i'm glad she hopped on to my lap the day before. Now, i will wait for another 2 weeks for the kittens to open their eyes and come out to see the world... :)

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bip bop, bip bop, bip bop, bip bop, bip bop

Ever wondered why humans can live up to 100 years whereas dogs, cats or any other mammals can only live for about 15 years??? Well, we are all mammals ain't we...

If you have a dog or a cat at home, carry them on your lap, put your hand just above their belly and feel.... Can you feel that??? :)

Now, use ur other hand and and bring it close to your chest. Get my point??? Noo??? (=.=)

The heart silly!!! The heart!!! See how it beats much more faster than ours...
It doesn't matter what time or temperature the day is. Even when they are asleep or resting, you can see that their hearts still beats faster than ours.

The real key to longevity is the beating of the heart. All mammals shared the same average heart beat and so, how long we live depends on how slow our heart beat can get. Of course there is a limit for everything, i mean it couldn't be slow untill your heart cun supply enough blood for your body right... lolx...

I've been so free these few weeks that i've been surfing through many many things on everything and this, is one of the most interesting thing i found out and yes!, it makes sense.

There is no elixir of life there is no undying pill. Those things only happen in our own fantasy the one's we dream and see on the screen. If you wish to see the world for as long as you could, then lower your pulse by increasing your stamina and with some luck, we may see each other at our olden days....

Go on, get ur ass up dat couch and off to the gym or park or just run around the house or something!!!... =.='

Live long
Live high
Live your life
Live it to the fullest

>>A wise man should consider health to be human's greatest blessing for with health, comes prosperity and longevity.............

6am

too me it was still midnight
i see no sun, i felt no dawn
my body urge me to sleep
but Noo, i canot do that

Just leaving the bed i felt it
limbs in my body soars
i tried to stretch but to no avail
there's nothin more that i can do

straight to the bathroom i proceed
first touch of water frighten my skin
hate that i hav to do this everyday
it seems that i hav no choice

looking into the mirror i see
similar i saw as the day before
so not like me i felt in a way
why do i put myslef into this shit!!

the sun starts peeping
the day gets busy
everywhere becomes noisy
a start of a new day... (=.=)