Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Thursday, 17 July 2014

What does it take to be truly happy?

What is happiness??

Is it getting money and lots of it? Finding a lover? Getting your dream body? Getting a child? WHAT DOES HAPPINESS MEAN TO YOU? DOES IT EVEN EXIST?

As we all know most things in life come in two's, opposites if you may.
We get up and down, big and small, good bad etc. So having said that, it begs the question, is the opposite of happiness sadness? And if the answer is yes then does that mean that when you get the one thing you always said would make you happy you no longer going to experience the feelings of sadness?

Is it possible that we as people are selfish beings that simply want and want even more out of life? So you finally get the job of your dreams or the dream lover you have been fantasizing about, are you going to be eternally joyous or will there still be a void in your heart? Now some people say complete joy can only be attained once you give your heart to Jesus or God, may be so but then again there are lots of miserable christian people out there.

Well I do not know the answer to this question, if you happen to find out, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.   

The 4 types of Personal Trainers


Wednesday, 2 July 2014

RIP to Mike Jenkins

Mike Jenkins, a big man and a true champion.


While in Dubai sometime last year I browsed through the shelves of a local supermarket when I stumbled across a stack of fitness and bodybuilding magazines that where for sale, now naturally I was drawn to them because such things appeal to me. I went ahead and bought one and boy am I glad I did.


 

I learned a lot from the magazine but then I also learned more about the sport of 'Strong man' and how it worked. Its is a sport where top athletes compete against each other by lifting irregular shaped objects and go through obstacle courses of some kind to prove who amongst them was the strongest.

 

That's when I was introduced to Mike Jenkins, a young but massive and very muscular athlete who took the competition by storm and he competed very well too. He was born on the 3rd of November in 1982 in a town called Westminster, Maryland.

 

Mike won the 2010 Arnold Amateur Strongman and went on to compete in America's Strongest Man competition later that year and placed 2nd.

 

In 2012 he was the overall winner of the Arnold Strong Man classic.

Sadly in 2013 he died due to some complications with his heart, he passed away on his birth month of November. He is survived by a wife and kid.

 

He will always be a champion and may his soul rest in peace.

HOW TO LOSE BELLY FAT.

Everyone has fat underneath their skin, even people with flat tummies or rock hard abs.
There is another type of fat called 'visceral fat' that is found deeper in the body around organs such as the heart, lungs, liver  and many more. Now the reason for this fat in such places is to cushion those vital organs, but like everything else, too much of it is very bad for you my friend.

 

THIN PEOPLE CAN HAVE THAT TYPE OF FAT TOO.


This type of fat can cause diseases such as High blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and even breast cancer.  So to be on the safer side, as a woman you might want to keep your waist size below 35 inches and men below 40.

THE SOLUTION


There are four effective ways to control your weight gain, exercise, sleep, diet and stress management.

*Get on programme and workout atleast four times a week
*Sufficient sleep is vital, teenagers should get between 8-9 hours sleep and adults between 7-8.
*Manage your stress by taking walks, talking to someone and expressing yourself, listening to relaxing music or doing something you enjoy.
*Lastly eat healthy, read articles online that concern healthy eating and drink a lot of water.

ENJOY THE NEW YOU!!