Dr. Abubakr Asadullah is an Afghan physician, lecturer and a novelist. He is currently practising Medicine in Hayward California and also is a lecturer at California State University. Recently he released his much anticipated book : “Islam Vs. West: Fact or Fiction” A brief Synopsis of the book: Islam’s 1, 400-year history has made an important contribution to world [...]
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Women Should Walk in Groups
In early January, Meredith Emerson and her dog went for a hike on Blood Mountain in Georgia. Blood Mountain is a very popular and beautiful hiking destination in the southeastern part of the US and we all have a right to hike it either alone or with our friends.
Unfortunately for Meredith and her family there was an evil man walking the same trails that day. By kidnapping and killing Meredith he not only took Meredith’s life, he also took away the sense of peace and comfort many women find in walking alone.
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Walk, Walk, Run, Walk, Walk, Run
Walking is great exercise, but as with all exercise after a while you stop seeing as much of an improvement as you did when you first started. You need to step up your aerobic activity in order to continue to see an improvement.
I can't jog for extended periods of time or my body starts to complain, especially my knees. What I can do is jog for short periods, and I do mean short. My goal is to increase my heart rate so that I am slightly out of breath, but not so out of breath that I can't carry on a conversation.
I either time my jog keeping it to 60 seconds, or I jog between two specific points, for example from one corner to the next. I am not a runner and never will be, but I do want to get the most out of my exercise and adding some running helps me do that.
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Lose Weight For Free
Want to lose weight for free? No supplements needed, no drugs required, take a walk. With the economy deteriorating fast we are all looking for things to do that are free. Unemployment is up, prices are up, about the only thing going down are our pensions and 401K’s.
Now is the time to make a decision. We can either watch CNBC all day as the analysts try to explain why we have to shoulder the burden of the bad decisions of Wall Street and pay the multi-million dollar salaries of the already rich CEO’s who have destroyed their companies or we can take this time to get in shape.
I have to confess that I have been obsessed with the economy. After spending the last couple of weeks focused on nothing else and slowly sinking into a very blue mood I have decided to take the time to get back on track with a healthy life style and try to lose a little weight in the process. After all the most expensive life style is the sedentary life style since it is the life style most likely to result in health problems. Since I have to buy my own health insurance it is worth it to me to try to avoid doctors and hospitals. I have very little faith that my health insurance company will cover anything without a fight.
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Walk For Better Eyesight
A new study reports that taking a walk, or participating in any exercise, can reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by up to 70%. AMD is a degenerative eye disease in which the light-sensitive cells in the back of the eye stop working. It is the leading cause of severe vision loss in people over age 60.
Researchers followed nearly 4, 000 men and women in Beaver Dam, Wis., between the ages of 43 and 86 for 15 years. The participants gave information about their lifestyle and exercise habits and had eye examinations every five years.
The study shows that older adults who had an active lifestyle and exercised three or more times a week had a 70% lower risk of developing wet AMD.There are two types of AMD, wet and dry.
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Walking Gets a Boost From Honda Motor Co.
As reported on the �Tech On website, Honda Motor Co Ltd has developed a prototype "walking assistance" device, which helps the elderly and other individuals that have difficulty walking. They will present the device at "Barrier Free 2008".
The device is designed to help people with weakened leg muscles that may be a result of aging or other reasons but are still capable of walking on their own. Although the device is a long way from going into production, it is good news for many people who may have problems walking.
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Fit Deck Exercise Cards
A friend was telling me about FitDeck cards the other day so I ran out and bought a deck. I love them! They are the perfect solution if you are bored with your workout.
You can shuffle the FitDeck cards and do the first 10 exercises in the deck or you can go through the deck and put together a different set of cards for different days of the week. If you buy different decks you can mix and match exercises.
Every FitDeck card contains about 1 minute of exercise depending on your level. You still need to warm up before you exercise and stretch at the end of your workout.
Each FitDeck card has the name of the exercise, a graphic demonstrating how the exercise should be done, which part of your body is being exercised, ability level with suggested time or repetitions and step-by-step instructions.
FitDeck actually makes exercise simple – now there is no excuseWith the bodyweight cards you do not need any equipment.� There are a number of different decks available some of which require equipment such as dumbbells, an exercise ball, etc.
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Walk and Learn a Language
I recently started downloading podcasts of Italian lessons to my iPod and it is working very well. I can listen to the podcasts while I am taking a walk or traveling. Of course, people look at me oddly since I am talking to myself while I walk. There are a bunch of free podcasts you can subscribe to at iTunes if you have an iPod.
Many sites other than iTunes also offer free and subscription based podcasts. I subscribe to the free ones and if I like them I either make a donation to that organization or if they have a higher level subscription rate that adds value I will buy that.
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