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The 7 Best Ab Exercises You Can Do Without Equipment.

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Everyone has abs (abdominal muscles). For well defined abs most people will need to lose some body fat around the stomach and then build muscles. Why do Abs appear? The single most important aspect when it comes to getting an abs to show is having a low body fat percentage. All humans have abdominal muscles that can be made more visible with training - but ultimately your apps you need to be at 10% body fat or less (18% or less for women). Although Abs can actively contribute to poor health, especially in long term. “Maintaing a six pack abs isn't health for your body”. Exercises for Abs :- 1. Crunches -  The current is one of the most popular abdominal exercises. When performed properly it engages all abdominal muscles. Source Procedure -  Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and fleet flat on the floor. You can cross your arms across your chest or keep your hands up by your forehead. Contracting your abdominal muscles, bring your ribcage closer to your hips. Your extre...

REDUCE BELLY FAT: Causes, Exercise & Tips.

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  Excess weight that develops over time around the centre of the body, also called visceral fat is known as belly fat. Studies have shown that an increased amount of belly fat is associated with an increased risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, some cancers and early death too.  Two measurements, waist circumference and waist to hip ratio have been used by researchers to identify those with increased belly fat. Causes of belly fat :- Some people with perfect BMI, but having excess belly fat, also faced increased risk of above health problems. Here are some potential reasons for the accumulation of excessive belly fat. 1. Beverages -  Studies have shown a link between high sugar intake and excess belly fat. This is mainly due to extra refined sugar added during processing. While excess sugar in any form can be harmful, sugar-sweetened beverages are especially problematic. 2. Stress & Cortisol -  Cortisol is a hormone that's essential for survival. It is prod...

EXERCISE GUIDELINES AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF GROWTH.

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  Exercise of physical activity has the potential to improve the physical and mental health of the nation, reduced the maximum causes of mortality and improve life expectancy. It can save money by significantly easing the burden of chronic diseases. Exercise is important for us to remain active throughout our lives. It is significant for infants, childrens and teens growth and development. This continuous through preschool, school, adolescence, adulthood and older years.  There are following guidelines related to exercise or physical activity in various stages of growth and development.  A. Infancy (1 to 2 years) -  During this stage of growth and development, physical activity on exercise should be encouraged. Gross motor activities or exercise should be promoted. Exercises to develop head control, sitting, crawling, etc., should be encouraged. Infants should be indulged in some exercises such as moving arms and legs and reaching to various objects fall stop infants...

MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN & FACTORS AFFECTING IT.

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Motor Development - Motor development refers to the development of a child's bones, muscles and his / her ability to move around and manipulate his / her environment. In simple words, motor development means the development of various motor abilities from birth till death. In other words comma motor development in the progressive change in the movement throughout one's life. Motor development can be divided into two types as stated below: 1. Gross Motor Development - It involves the development of large muscles in the child's body specially while setting, walking, running, climbing, etc. 2. Fine Motor Development - It involves the small muscles of the body, especially during the small moments on the fingers and hands. For example, holding of Javelin, discuss and Pole, catching a cricket ball, smashing a volleyball, gymnastic exercises with or without apparatus, etc.  Motor Development in Children -: Motor development in children can be studied effectively under the followin...

DISORDERS & ITS CAUSES.

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 Disorder is usually used for mental disabilities. Disorder is any ailment that disturbs the health of an individual. Most probably, disorders create entrants in an individual performance and reduces efficiency. In the beginning disorders seem to be ordinary but they usually grow or spread in harmful manner in an individual. It can be said that a disorder is anything that disrupts the normal functioning of an individual. Disorders can also be defined as a blip in the usual functioning of a person. Types of Disorders & their Causes -: A. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity           Disorder (ADHD) - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a group of behavioural symptoms that include inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. In fact, it is a medical condition that it affects how well can someone sit still coma focus and pay attention. Generally, ADHD affected children have differences in the part of their brains that control activity and att...

DISABILITIES & THEIR CAUSES.

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  Disability is an impairment that may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental and physical, etc. It affects everyday activities of the individual to a considerable amount. It may be present in an individual from birth or occur during once lifetime. Disability e is an injury that restricts the functions are moment of an individual or we can say it is the consequences of an impairment caused to an individual. A disability is a functional limitation or restriction of an individual's ability to perform an activity. Types of Disability -: Disability occurs two individuals in many ways and with varied severity. Some individuals are disabled right at bus while other individuals get disables going to some events during the course of their lives. Mainly there are three types of disabilities as described below :- A. Cognitive Disability - Indeed, it is a neurological disorder that creates hindrance of obstruction for an individual to store per process and produce information. This...

DIABETES & PREVENTIVE ASANAS.

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Diabetes is really a very dangerous condition. If diabetes is not controlled, it can lead to renal failure, loss of vision, amputation of limbs and cardiovascular diseases. Diabetes is such a disorder that it cause a sugar to build up in our bloodstream instead of being used by the cells in our bodies. In fact, our body uses a hormone named insulin to control the level of sugar in our blood. When our body does not produce sufficient amount of insulin for when insulin does not work properly, diabetes occur. There are two types of diabetes - Type 1 and Type 2. In Type 1 diabetes, the pancreatic gland does not produce insulin. In Type 2 diabetes, the body does not produce sufficient amount of insulin hormone or the hormone is produced sufficiently but it is not used properly by the body. Major Asanas for preventing Diabetes are -: A. BHUJANGASANA - Procedure -  In order to perform this asana, lie down on the belly on the ground. Keep your hands near the shoulders, keep your legs close...

VITAMINS & MINERALS.

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 I.  Minerals -: Minerals are essential in our diet. About 4% of our body weight is made up of minerals. Minerals are required for healthy teeth and bones and muscles. Minerals are also used my body for various activities such as transmission of nerve impulses, formation of hormones, maintenance of heartbeat, etc. Minerals can be classified into macro minerals ( major minerals) & micro minerals ( minor minerals). Micro mineral is required by our body in large quantity as compared to micro minerals.  Types :- A. Macro   Minerals  -: 1. CALCIUM - Calcium is among the top macrominerals in terms of growth and development of our bones and teeth. It makes the teeth and bones strong and healthy. It helps in blood clotting. Its deficiency may causes rickets. Main sources of calcium are cheese, milk, orange juice, yogurt, eggs, etc. 2. POTASSIUM - It is one of the most important minerals in diet. It is helpful in keeping the nervous system and muscular System fit and...

PITFALLS OF DIETING.

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  Nowadays everybody wants to remain slim and trim full stop people who are overweight use various methods to lose weight. Most of them adhere to dieting. In the beginning, dieting produces good results or success. But after initial success it adds more weight later on. Even research studies indicate that 90% of dieters gain all of their weight back and sometime more than that. In fact, we are all aware that shedding or losing weight is not as simple as it sounds. Eat less and exercise more to burn calories for stop we know this scientific fact but it is difficult to implement. In fact, there are some pitfalls/dangers of dieting that keep us away from losing or reducing weight. The major pitfalls of dieting are stated below -: A. Extreme Reduction of Calories -  For dieting, intake of calories is reduced extremely. Research studies indicate that 1800 calories a day cannot meet all the nutritional requirements of an individual. If you reduce intake of calories it will result in...

TOP 7 FOOD MYTHS.

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Food Myths -:               There are various food myths which are prevailing not only in India but all over the world. What to eat, when to eat and how often to eat are such questions which usually confuse most of the individuals for stop we believe in such myth because they sound like they could be true. Nowadays we have scientific knowledge and on the basis of that knowledge we should not believe in food meals. The most common food made which are still prevalent in our contemporary society are stated subsequently. 1. Potatoes Make You Fat -  Earlier, people used to think that carbohydrate rich food such as rice, potato, etc, increase body weight. So fat losing or reducing weight they used to eliminate carbohydrate rich food from their diet. Now we know that carbohydrates are the body's preferred energy source. Potatoes do not automatically make you fat. So there is no harm to our body by taking potatoes in moderate quantity. 2. Exercises m...