“Moving Free® With Mirabai - Need a Good Night’s ... - Healthy Wealthy n Wise” plus 2 more

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• Moving Free® With Mirabai - Need a Good Night’s ... - Healthy Wealthy n Wise
• The surprising health benefits of belly dancing - Examiner
• Real Housewives star Gretchen Rossi: How I overcame bulimia - Examiner

Moving Free® With Mirabai - Need a Good Night’s ... - Healthy Wealthy n Wise Posted: 22 May 2010 11:45 AM PDT March 2008 Issue --> Health & Fitness Article   Moving Free® With Mirabai - Need a Good Night's Sleep? Try Easy Aerobics   By: Mirabai Holland   Need a Good Night's Sleep? Try Easy Aerobics Health experts recommend eight hours of sleep a night for most adults. Yet so many of us get fewer than six-and-a-half hours during the work- week. We all love a good night's sleep. But did you know that not getting one not only makes you dull and stressed, it can also make you pack on the pounds. Too little physical activity is clearly part of why we're overweight. But a lack of sleep may make weight loss and weight control more difficult by altering your metabolism. It may also be changing your eating and exercise patterns. In a Japanese study, children sleeping less than eight hours a night were almost three times as likely to be overweight. Lack of sleep may change hormone levels and thus influence weight gain. Higher levels of the hormone insulin have been linked to a shortage of sleep. Because insulin promotes fat storage and controls blood sugar, extra insulin could make weight loss more difficult. Studies also show that a lack of sleep leads to lower levels of the hormone leptin, which can cause an increased appetite. Sound familiar? A third hormone affected by too little sleep is cortisol, linked by research to stress. When people feel threatened or stressed, their cortisol levels rise in a "fight or flight" reaction. In one study, people whose cortisol levels rose highest in response to stress had more waistline fat - and fat at the waist is related to the greatest number of risks for heart disease and other ailments. If you were wondering where this is all going here it is. Results from a Stanford University study show exercise, particularly aerobic exercise in the late afternoon or right after work can turn this all around. The physical stress of aerobic exercise produces fatigue and a rise in body temperature. A few hours later, your body temperature drops. That coupled with the fatigue from your exercise triggers your brain to induce a deeper, longer sleep. What time of day you do is as important as doing it. If you exercise too close to bedtime you may be up for hours climbing the walls. Getting a half hour brisk walk is all it takes. If you belong to a Gym, get there and mix it up on the cardio machines. Or get yourself a good cardio dance video by a certified instructor. In any case quality zzzzzs equals quality of life and may even increase longevity. Here is a good resource book called Sleep to Save Your Life: The Complete Guide to Living Longer and Healthier Through Restorative Sleep by Gerard T. Lombardo MD, available at www.amazon.com Send your Moving Free® with Mirabai questions to: exercise@movingfree.com About the Author: Mirabai Holland M.F.A. is one of the leading authorities in the Health & Fitness industry, and public health activist who specializing in preventive and rehabilitative exercise for women. Her Moving Free™ approach to exercise is designed to provide a movement experience so pleasant it doesn't feel like work. For more information www.movingfree.com All data provided on this website is to be used for information purposes only. The information contained on this website and pages within, is not intended to provide specific legal, medical, financial or tax advice, or any other advice, whatsoever, for any individual or company and should not be relied upon in that regard. The services described on this website are only offered in jurisdictions where they may be legally offered. Information provided in our website is not all-inclusive, and is limited to information that is made available to and such information should not be relied upon as all-inclusive or accurate. Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

The surprising health benefits of belly dancing - Examiner Posted: 22 May 2010 10:05 AM PDT Comment Subscribe Subscribe Belly dancing (also known by it's Middle Eastern name of " Raqs Sharqi") is still one of the most popular forms of total body conditioning. Why? Mainly because it's fun, low-impact, and just about anyone can participate regardless of age or sex. The name "belly dancing" is somewhat of a misnomer as this exercise incorporates just about every part of the body including the neck, spine, pelvis and arms. An exceptional form of cardiovascular activity, belly dancing can burn anywhere from 250-300 calories per hour, depending on the frequency and duration of the exercise. In fact, one can burn just as many calories with belly dancing as you can by riding a bike, walking or even swimming. Belly dancing does not have to be performed for hours at a time before you begin to see results. An hour a day should a be sufficient amount of time to get a reasonably good workout, and will appeal to health enthusiasts who want a quick workout without a lot of fuss. If you're main goal is to lose weight, however, be sure to choose a class that incorporates traveling steps and has constant movement. Also, combining belly dancing with other forms of cardiovascular activity, such as aerobics, tennis or some other sport will help you target your desired weight goal. Other health benefits of belly dancing include: Increased flexibility Stress reduction Muscle toning Improved posture Aids in digestion According to Dawn Gunduz, a cardio belly dance instructor at Loggerhead Fitness in Juno Beach: "The nice thing about (belly dancing) is that it's low impact so it's more accessible to people with knee or back concerns."  A former ballet dance, Gunduz became hooked herself on belly dancing 11 years ago when the stress of ballet finally took it's toll on her body. She became a belly dancing instructor in 2007, and says that the majority of the people who take belly dancing classs are looking for a way to exercise, but to also have fun at the same time. Though Gunduz teaches several other belly dancing classes, she specifically refers to the one at Loggerhead as cardio belly dancing as the level of movements are very basic and is therefore great for beginners.  "The movements are simplifed so I'm not teaching complex choreography or anything like that. I keep it kind of simple, easy to follow," Gunduz said. Dawn and her bubbly group of belly dancing students can be seen on Wednesday mornings from 10 am to 11 am at Loggerhead Fitness.   Interested in more fitness articles? Click the subscribe button. It's free.   Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Real Housewives star Gretchen Rossi: How I overcame bulimia - Examiner Posted: 15 May 2010 04:54 PM PDT 4 comments Subscribe Subscribe Gretchen Rossi, the stunning blonde star of the Real Housewife of Orange County, suffered from bulimia since high school but has recovered, thanks to therapy and self-acceptance. "I got healthy," reveals Rossi, 31. "I was a lot heavier back in high school and in college. I wasn't even fat, I was only 130 pounds. But compared to what I look like now at 115 pounds, I thought I looked fat." Gretchen, who recently made headlines after a series of racy nude and semi-nude photos were leaked online this summer, says recovering from an eating disorder wasn't easy. "My best friend busted me in the bathroom, and then my parents found out," Rossi says in the new issue of InTouch. "That's when I decided to seek therapy." She adds: "I decided that I was going to make a difference, and I went and got my personal training license and nutritional license. Then I worked as a personal trainer, nutritionist and aerobics instructor." Gretchen--who frequently flaunts her enviable bikini body on the Real Housewives of Orange County--says she still hates her thighs. "I hate my legs," she says. "I have just always wanted skinnier thighs. My thighs kill me!" So what body part does she like? "My boyfriend, Slade [Smiley says] my butt is my best feature, so I try and make sure my butt looks cute in whatever I have on." The superfit Gretchen works out regularly and exercises portion control to maintain her svelte figure. "I don't count calories or cut sugar out," she says. "I have a little taste of everything, then, for the next three days, I'll be really careful." She runs, jumps rope, and uses a mini-stepper for cardio, and strength-trains using a resistance band. Unlike her other co-stars, Rossi doesn't have breast implants and says her body is 100% natural (a rarity for Orange County). "I have not had any plastic surgery whatsoever," she says. "This is the best weight I've ever been at, and this is the best I feel like I've ever looked." She adds: "I feel toned and healthy and good. And it took a little bit to get to that place, but I'm grateful I'm finally at that place." The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Thursdays on Bravo. Read more Celebrity Fitness/Health news: Real Housewives star Alexis Bellino in sexy bikini photos Michelle Obama works out at 4:30 every morning Kim Kardashian's diet & weight loss secrets Kendra Wilkinson: I've gained 40 lbs. in pregnancy weight Khloe Kardashian: I lost 20 lbs. in 4 weeks Is Victoria Beckham crash dieting on sushi and berries? Jennifer Love Hewitt shares her weight-loss secrets Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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