Once upon a time, there lived a girl, who was blessed with high metabolism. She can eat all she wants without gaining weight. Deserts would be the main course if she gets the chance to eat at buffet lunches or dinners. She can practically stuff herself with cheesecakes, chocolate cakes, ice creams, all the sweet Malay kuehs that she dearly love…nothing else matters. Cadbury chocolate is something she eats while waiting for her ride home.
One day, this girl, this skinny girl turned 32 and while going through a health magazine, she stumbled into some very scary “information”. Scary enough that she has managed to shave off her bad, very bad eating habits. It’s not easy, but with determination, the progress has been positive.
Do you know that being skinny does not mean that bad calories won’t get inside your system? I bet you know that calories or bad fats can clog your arteries! But you just can’t resist the temptation, can you? One piece of that YUMMY Secret Recipe Indulgence is just not enough, you had to take 2. Hmm!!
Well, to start off.. absorb this .. SWEET STUFF CAN MAKE YOU GROW OLD FASTER …. another point … YOU CAN END UP GETTING a HEART ATTACK OR a STROKE! Especially if you’re an addict!!
Yup! Most deserts, sweet stuffs are not just bad for health but also bad for your skin. “Control” is the key Word here. Live healthy. Eat lots of fiber and lots and lots of vegetables and fruits and drink lots and lots of plain water. Oh Ya! Don’t forget to Exercise!!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
LEARN TO SWIM FROM A BOOK
Just want to share that you do not have to take a swimming lesson to learn how to swim. You can learn from a book! I didn't even buy a book, I borrowed it.
There are books that will provide you with step to step details on swimming techniques and styles, which includes photos that you can refer to. Once you have found the book, read it and imagine doing it in the water. Keep on reading again and again and imagine doing it. Just try to remember important details such as the breathing techniques and how you should be moving your hands and legs under water.
When you actually get in the water, with all the information in your head, all you have to do is just to practice it. Keep on trying, look at how other people around you are doing it. Wear your goggles and peep under water to look at their hands, legs and body movements. Concentrate, be brave and do not give up. That's how I learnt swimming. I still have problem doing the free style and I am still working on it.
If you do not know how to swim yet, go get a book and start now. If you do not have access to a swimming pool, at least you can try it the next time you go for a vacation with your family.
Other must haves when you go swimming are swimming suit (track pants and shirt is a NO NO), cap and a pair of goggles.
Good Luck and all the best!!
There are books that will provide you with step to step details on swimming techniques and styles, which includes photos that you can refer to. Once you have found the book, read it and imagine doing it in the water. Keep on reading again and again and imagine doing it. Just try to remember important details such as the breathing techniques and how you should be moving your hands and legs under water.
When you actually get in the water, with all the information in your head, all you have to do is just to practice it. Keep on trying, look at how other people around you are doing it. Wear your goggles and peep under water to look at their hands, legs and body movements. Concentrate, be brave and do not give up. That's how I learnt swimming. I still have problem doing the free style and I am still working on it.
If you do not know how to swim yet, go get a book and start now. If you do not have access to a swimming pool, at least you can try it the next time you go for a vacation with your family.
Other must haves when you go swimming are swimming suit (track pants and shirt is a NO NO), cap and a pair of goggles.
Good Luck and all the best!!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Muslim Swimwear? What swimwear again?
Muslim swimwear? What is Muslim swimwear?
2 years ago, it was impossible to find suitable swimwear for Muslims. The best you can find maybe are those that covers all your body parts, but still reveal all the curves that you don't ever want to show off, especially to strangers! Those days are gone. Now, we can find Swimwear suitable for Muslims quite easily. Maybe it is still hard to find it in shopping complexes, but you can easily buy one via online shopping. You can choose to buy from various styles, qualities and brands and from all over the world, thanks to the miracle of the Internet.
Perception on Online Shopping is very different now. A lot of people actually buy stuff online and it's like a TREND. Online Shopping is becoming an IN thing now. Not like before. There are no boundaries, you can shop from all over the world, from your home just by clicking on your mousy. Is that great or what?!
Back to Muslim Swimwear, you now have the luxury to choose any style you like. There are ample styles to choose from and the best thing is that Muslim Swimwear are becoming more and more modest now. There are designs that are loose, with loose blouse and pants and those that actually have head cover that can cover your chest. There are also Muslim swimwear that actually have LYCRA spandex in it. This would be best for Muslims who really wants to swim or learn to swim, you know, not just sit by the pool to watch over your kids during their swimming activity.
Swimwear with LYCRA is of superior quality and it would be perfect for those who loves swimming as the material is light, it's low water absorbency, has UV protection and are chlorine resistance. It will definitely gives you a great swimming experience as LYCRA material is great under water. I would really recommend you to try Zikky Swimwear if you like swimming and are looking for quality swimwear. Just make sure you follow the CARE Label to care for your swimwear. You can buy one online via My1Stop website.
2 years ago, it was impossible to find suitable swimwear for Muslims. The best you can find maybe are those that covers all your body parts, but still reveal all the curves that you don't ever want to show off, especially to strangers! Those days are gone. Now, we can find Swimwear suitable for Muslims quite easily. Maybe it is still hard to find it in shopping complexes, but you can easily buy one via online shopping. You can choose to buy from various styles, qualities and brands and from all over the world, thanks to the miracle of the Internet.
Perception on Online Shopping is very different now. A lot of people actually buy stuff online and it's like a TREND. Online Shopping is becoming an IN thing now. Not like before. There are no boundaries, you can shop from all over the world, from your home just by clicking on your mousy. Is that great or what?!
Back to Muslim Swimwear, you now have the luxury to choose any style you like. There are ample styles to choose from and the best thing is that Muslim Swimwear are becoming more and more modest now. There are designs that are loose, with loose blouse and pants and those that actually have head cover that can cover your chest. There are also Muslim swimwear that actually have LYCRA spandex in it. This would be best for Muslims who really wants to swim or learn to swim, you know, not just sit by the pool to watch over your kids during their swimming activity.
Swimwear with LYCRA is of superior quality and it would be perfect for those who loves swimming as the material is light, it's low water absorbency, has UV protection and are chlorine resistance. It will definitely gives you a great swimming experience as LYCRA material is great under water. I would really recommend you to try Zikky Swimwear if you like swimming and are looking for quality swimwear. Just make sure you follow the CARE Label to care for your swimwear. You can buy one online via My1Stop website.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Do you have Sciatica Nerve Problem?
Just came back from the Gym. Decided to go today after work since I will not be able to go on Sunday. It’s peak hour and there are lots of people, compared to Sunday. My goal today is to do 1 hour of upper body, join the Body Combat class at 9pm, then one hour of glutes and thigh toning, 15 minutes of Sauna, a long hot bath and then head home. Since I can’t do my prayer yet, I do not have to worry about finding a place to do my prayer. So timing is right. No rush! Do it slow and steady.
I arrived at the Gym around 7.30 pm after taking a quick bite at a nearby restaurant. Started with 10 minutes of cycling to warm-up. Thereafter, somehow I started to have a conversation with this guy, I forgot his name, I think it was Alan. We actually discussed POLITICS!! Can you imagine that? Discussing politics in a gym full of people!! Well, I am a pretty good listener, so I just listened to his views about our current politic environment, which you know, kinda like scenes from a Hollywood movie. I listened and made a few comments. After the conversation with Alan, another guy, a trainer started to have a conversation with me, I think he was trying to gauge whether I would be interested to get a trainer. Time flies and before I knew it, 1 hour passed by and I’ve merely done 2 sets of resistance workout for the chest and only 2 sets for the Triceps. First mission failed. I can only make time once a week for the gym !… How can I ever get Nicol David’s triceps with interruptions like this?
Thank God, I managed to complete and achieved Mission Number 2. The Body Combat class was great. It was a very good solid one-hour workout. I felt the pain, but I did not give up, I jumped, I kicked, I lifted my knee high … I persevered.
After body Combat I went to do my glutes and of course the thighs. These are what I call the problem areas. These problem areas are the reason for me signing-up for the Gym membership. After 1½ years, my glutes are still not like what I would imagine it to be when I signed-up. Though I must admit that I can see a bit of improvement down the thigh area, which I can call a small achievement.
My problem whenever I start doing my lower limb workouts is that I have this nerve problem behind my thigh area that start to give me the electric shock, throbbing sensation which I just can’t stand. It is not really a pain, just this very discomforting throbbing sensation to your nerve that make you feel like punching the nerve to ease the throbbing sensation.
I just found out the name of the nerve recently. I have Sciatica. Yes! I have Sciatica nerve problem. The nerve pain that have been preventing me from pushing my self to the limit, when it comes to lower limb workouts is called Sciatica.
I bet a lot of women out there have this and do not know what it is. Sciatica is the main nerve traveling down the leg. From what I understand, pain associated with the sciatic nerve usually originates higher along the spinal cord when nerve roots become compressed or damaged from narrowing of the vertebral column or from a slipped disk. Symptoms can include tingling, numbness, or pain, which radiates to the buttocks legs and feet.
I have been having this nerve problem since I gave birth to my very first child 11 years ago. I think a lot of people have this problem and are not sure what it is actually. I did a bit of research and just want to share some information on Problem that can arise when you have Sciatica nerve problem and how to manage it.
Sciatica is a condition involving pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling in the leg. It is caused by injury to or compression of the sciatic nerve.
This is an article I found in the web on how to Manage your Sciatica
There are a number of practical strategies that can be used to help your sciatica.
1. Obtain a Clear Diagnosis
Because sciatica is really a group of conditions each with a slightly different treatment, knowing the true cause of your sciatica is the first step in managing it effectively.
2. Use a Combination of Measures to Manage Your Sciatica
The most successful treatments are usually a blend of different therapies including externally applied and oral pain relievers, abdominal and lower back muscle strengthening exercises, stress reduction, hydrotherapy, weight loss, improved posture and seating, acupuncture, physiotherapy and improved ergonomics at work and home.
3. Use Externally Applied as Well as Oral Medications
Many external preparations have excellent warming and muscle relaxing properties and often work well in combination with pain relieving tablets. There is also potential to reduce medication side effects such as drowsiness by lowering the dosage of pain relieving tablets.
4. Strengthen Supporting Muscles
Both the lower back muscles and the abdominal muscles give crucial support for the spine and sciatic nerve. Most sciatica patients can safely strengthen these muscle groups using appropriate exercises. Check with your practitioner for strengthening exercises suitable for you.
5. Weight Loss
Being obese or overweight is often a worsening factor for sciatica, and even modest weight reduction can help reduce symptoms.
6. Think Posture
Good posture is regularly a victim of modern day living. Sitting or standing with correct posture allows you to be more balanced, and, surprisingly more relaxed. The occasional “posture reminder” may be all that is required for better sciatica control.
7. Good Seating
Firm, supportive and comfortable seating, which promotes good posture, is a great step towards improved sciatica. The same is true for bedding. Avoid prolonged sitting by getting up for a brief stretch every 30 minutes.
8. Stress Reduction
Meditation, relaxation massage or simply unwinding with some good music can be very helpful in reducing tense back muscles. Set up a regular relaxation programme if possible. If your back muscles are overly tense, you will unlikely be aware of it.
9. Improved Ergonomics at Home or Work
Sciatica thrives where there is repetitive lifting, prolonged sitting, turning and lifting, excessive bending and increased stress in the home or workplace. Consider changes and improvements that reduce sciatica risks. Often very simple changes can produce major benefits, or prevent someone from becoming a sciatica sufferer.
10. Consider Additional Therapies
There are many therapeutic options such as hydrotherapy, balneotherapy (bath therapy), acupuncture, therapeutic massage, pain management clinics, TENS (Trans Electrode Nerve Stimulation), biofeed back, hypnotherapy and physiotherapy. Each has something in its own right to offer the sciatica patient, and used as part of the overall sciatica management plan, may provide great benefit.
I arrived at the Gym around 7.30 pm after taking a quick bite at a nearby restaurant. Started with 10 minutes of cycling to warm-up. Thereafter, somehow I started to have a conversation with this guy, I forgot his name, I think it was Alan. We actually discussed POLITICS!! Can you imagine that? Discussing politics in a gym full of people!! Well, I am a pretty good listener, so I just listened to his views about our current politic environment, which you know, kinda like scenes from a Hollywood movie. I listened and made a few comments. After the conversation with Alan, another guy, a trainer started to have a conversation with me, I think he was trying to gauge whether I would be interested to get a trainer. Time flies and before I knew it, 1 hour passed by and I’ve merely done 2 sets of resistance workout for the chest and only 2 sets for the Triceps. First mission failed. I can only make time once a week for the gym !… How can I ever get Nicol David’s triceps with interruptions like this?
Thank God, I managed to complete and achieved Mission Number 2. The Body Combat class was great. It was a very good solid one-hour workout. I felt the pain, but I did not give up, I jumped, I kicked, I lifted my knee high … I persevered.
After body Combat I went to do my glutes and of course the thighs. These are what I call the problem areas. These problem areas are the reason for me signing-up for the Gym membership. After 1½ years, my glutes are still not like what I would imagine it to be when I signed-up. Though I must admit that I can see a bit of improvement down the thigh area, which I can call a small achievement.
My problem whenever I start doing my lower limb workouts is that I have this nerve problem behind my thigh area that start to give me the electric shock, throbbing sensation which I just can’t stand. It is not really a pain, just this very discomforting throbbing sensation to your nerve that make you feel like punching the nerve to ease the throbbing sensation.
I just found out the name of the nerve recently. I have Sciatica. Yes! I have Sciatica nerve problem. The nerve pain that have been preventing me from pushing my self to the limit, when it comes to lower limb workouts is called Sciatica.
I bet a lot of women out there have this and do not know what it is. Sciatica is the main nerve traveling down the leg. From what I understand, pain associated with the sciatic nerve usually originates higher along the spinal cord when nerve roots become compressed or damaged from narrowing of the vertebral column or from a slipped disk. Symptoms can include tingling, numbness, or pain, which radiates to the buttocks legs and feet.
I have been having this nerve problem since I gave birth to my very first child 11 years ago. I think a lot of people have this problem and are not sure what it is actually. I did a bit of research and just want to share some information on Problem that can arise when you have Sciatica nerve problem and how to manage it.
Sciatica is a condition involving pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling in the leg. It is caused by injury to or compression of the sciatic nerve.
This is an article I found in the web on how to Manage your Sciatica
There are a number of practical strategies that can be used to help your sciatica.
1. Obtain a Clear Diagnosis
Because sciatica is really a group of conditions each with a slightly different treatment, knowing the true cause of your sciatica is the first step in managing it effectively.
2. Use a Combination of Measures to Manage Your Sciatica
The most successful treatments are usually a blend of different therapies including externally applied and oral pain relievers, abdominal and lower back muscle strengthening exercises, stress reduction, hydrotherapy, weight loss, improved posture and seating, acupuncture, physiotherapy and improved ergonomics at work and home.
3. Use Externally Applied as Well as Oral Medications
Many external preparations have excellent warming and muscle relaxing properties and often work well in combination with pain relieving tablets. There is also potential to reduce medication side effects such as drowsiness by lowering the dosage of pain relieving tablets.
4. Strengthen Supporting Muscles
Both the lower back muscles and the abdominal muscles give crucial support for the spine and sciatic nerve. Most sciatica patients can safely strengthen these muscle groups using appropriate exercises. Check with your practitioner for strengthening exercises suitable for you.
5. Weight Loss
Being obese or overweight is often a worsening factor for sciatica, and even modest weight reduction can help reduce symptoms.
6. Think Posture
Good posture is regularly a victim of modern day living. Sitting or standing with correct posture allows you to be more balanced, and, surprisingly more relaxed. The occasional “posture reminder” may be all that is required for better sciatica control.
7. Good Seating
Firm, supportive and comfortable seating, which promotes good posture, is a great step towards improved sciatica. The same is true for bedding. Avoid prolonged sitting by getting up for a brief stretch every 30 minutes.
8. Stress Reduction
Meditation, relaxation massage or simply unwinding with some good music can be very helpful in reducing tense back muscles. Set up a regular relaxation programme if possible. If your back muscles are overly tense, you will unlikely be aware of it.
9. Improved Ergonomics at Home or Work
Sciatica thrives where there is repetitive lifting, prolonged sitting, turning and lifting, excessive bending and increased stress in the home or workplace. Consider changes and improvements that reduce sciatica risks. Often very simple changes can produce major benefits, or prevent someone from becoming a sciatica sufferer.
10. Consider Additional Therapies
There are many therapeutic options such as hydrotherapy, balneotherapy (bath therapy), acupuncture, therapeutic massage, pain management clinics, TENS (Trans Electrode Nerve Stimulation), biofeed back, hypnotherapy and physiotherapy. Each has something in its own right to offer the sciatica patient, and used as part of the overall sciatica management plan, may provide great benefit.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Muslim Swimwear for Muslims who loves swimming
Time flies so fast nowadays. From the moment you wake up early in the morning to get ready for work till the time you reach home from work and go to sleep. In between of course the workloads at work and at home. Monday to weekends and before your know it, it's Monday again. Wow, sometimes it seems like there isn’t enough time in a day to get your work done and you just wish that the day would be longer. When you get home, you wish that you would have longer time to spend with your kids before bedtime. There are house chores that you need to do or sometimes you just have to skip some of it to make some time for your kids or you just have to do it later in the day by sacrificing your bedtime a bit. After all making sure that your home would be in habitable state is also important.
Now another important thing to look after would be health, how about beauty Hmm! How can I squeeze some time to take care of health and beauty.. Exercise ... would a bit of stretching work in the morning before you start your office work do it? beauty .. would applying face cream in the morning and before you go to bed do it?
Time flies so fast that you even forget to make sure you drink enough water in a day. Oops!! it's 5pm and I only had 2 glasses of water! At least 6 glasses to go and whenever you drink you need to go to the toilet to pee. Time.. time.. I need more time!! I am going to be 36 this December and keep on forgetting to take my Evening Primrose Oil capsules. This is bad!!
From now on, I am going to focus on what's important. Let's see ... health, spending time with the kids, preparing for life after death, toning me body so that I could hopefully age gracefully, starting a business so that I can spend more time with the kids when they become teenagers.
Firstly Health!! I love swimming and now that I have found the most suitable Muslim Swimwear, that is Zikky Muslim Swimwear, I should start aiming to swim at least once a week. After all that was the reason I bought an apartment with a swimming pool. And of course swimming has been said to be the best form of exercise, especially as you aged. The reason before was because there was no suitable swimming suit and ofcourse no swimming pool. No excuse now!
I love Body Combat but it has started to become tougher for me now. I do hope I can still kick and jump when I'm over 40. Oh ya! I need to make sure that I go to gym at least once a week, since I’ve already invested in the membership. Stupid membership .. you’ve paid .. just make time for it! Since I have dumb bells at home, I need to make sure that I pump those iron at least 2 sets a day. That should be enough. Let me see, when would be the best time to do it. Don't waste time thinking please, JUST DO IT! OK I better jot down these MUST TO DO things on HEALTH in my notebook just to make sure I remember to do it and will feel guilty if I don’t do it.
It’s now over 2 am and I do need my beauty sleep. I’ll get to the other topics next time.
Now another important thing to look after would be health, how about beauty Hmm! How can I squeeze some time to take care of health and beauty.. Exercise ... would a bit of stretching work in the morning before you start your office work do it? beauty .. would applying face cream in the morning and before you go to bed do it?
Time flies so fast that you even forget to make sure you drink enough water in a day. Oops!! it's 5pm and I only had 2 glasses of water! At least 6 glasses to go and whenever you drink you need to go to the toilet to pee. Time.. time.. I need more time!! I am going to be 36 this December and keep on forgetting to take my Evening Primrose Oil capsules. This is bad!!
From now on, I am going to focus on what's important. Let's see ... health, spending time with the kids, preparing for life after death, toning me body so that I could hopefully age gracefully, starting a business so that I can spend more time with the kids when they become teenagers.
Firstly Health!! I love swimming and now that I have found the most suitable Muslim Swimwear, that is Zikky Muslim Swimwear, I should start aiming to swim at least once a week. After all that was the reason I bought an apartment with a swimming pool. And of course swimming has been said to be the best form of exercise, especially as you aged. The reason before was because there was no suitable swimming suit and ofcourse no swimming pool. No excuse now!
I love Body Combat but it has started to become tougher for me now. I do hope I can still kick and jump when I'm over 40. Oh ya! I need to make sure that I go to gym at least once a week, since I’ve already invested in the membership. Stupid membership .. you’ve paid .. just make time for it! Since I have dumb bells at home, I need to make sure that I pump those iron at least 2 sets a day. That should be enough. Let me see, when would be the best time to do it. Don't waste time thinking please, JUST DO IT! OK I better jot down these MUST TO DO things on HEALTH in my notebook just to make sure I remember to do it and will feel guilty if I don’t do it.
It’s now over 2 am and I do need my beauty sleep. I’ll get to the other topics next time.
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