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Hot Tubs Not Safe After Workouts
Winter is here and so is hot tub season! Hot tubs are very popular this time of year, but they may not be all that they are cracked up to be. Hot tubs are a great way to spend time with friends and family, to relax after a long day, and to reduce stress levels. Hot tubs have also be proven to help heal injuries, improve joint flexibility, and sleep.
Although the benefits of soaking in a hot tub are plentiful, doing so after a long run or hard workout may be more harmful than good. After a long run or tough workout, your muscles and joints are typically inflamed and adding heat to the specific areas will increase blood flow and increase inflammation.
Also, after a long run or hard workout, your body may be a little dehydrated and adding warm water from the hot tub will more than likely dehydrate you more. Below
Dishing Yourself into a Smaller Size
ThenAndAgain / CC BY 2.0The day after Barbara Walter’s infamous Monica Lewinsky interview 10 years ago, I found myself at the White House surrounded by a large group of the most highly decorated women athletes in history. I was covering the preview of Billy Jean King’s documentary “Dare to Compete” on the history of women and sports, hosted by First Lady Hilary Clinton. I will never forget that gathering of luminaries, from Billie Jean to Chris Everett and Nadia Comaneci.
But there was one particular memory I treasured from that event. During the hour prior to the screening, we were milling around talking and munching on a very enticing selection of finger foods. Continue reading…
Hurdle Passed to Create North America’s Largest Urban Farm
Two years ago it seemed hopeless; only one city councillor, pioneer farmer descendent Harlold Steves, voted to save the 136-acre parcel in the heart of urban Richmond, B.C., for agricultural purposes. Thanks to the dogged work of the Garden City Lands Coalition, two major hurdles have been passed, moving them toward their vision of creating the largest urban farm in North America. It would include a teaching centre, food bank and local-foods restaurant, covering all the economic and cultural bases in the movement to spread good food to everyone. Here’s how the battle played. First, thanks to strong grassroots organizing, they got Richmond’s new city council (as of November 2008) to do a 360-degree turn, from proposing to develop the city’s share of the lands with high-density housing, to supporting the call for urban agriculture. And as
Nutrisystem Reviews
Nutrisystem reviews help lots of people who are thinking of trying to lose weight by using this popular and long time product. Here we take a look at some of its several advantages and disadvantages in order to bring you an unbiased view on just how Nutrisystem works and how it can possibly help you in many ways to lose weight by a shift in your diet.
The first thing you need to know about Nutrisystm is that the whole system is based on providing you with their own, ready prepared meals to replace the meals you would normally have. Nutrisystem meals are balanced and contain all the nutrients that your body needs to maintain good health as well as being low in calories to help you to lose weight.
You should prepare and cook some fresh vegetables to accompany the Nutrisystem meals in order to bulk them out otherwise its possible you may feel hungry sooner than you would like after eating one of the basic meals.