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Monday, December 31, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
The Next Big Thing In Fitness
The next big thing in fitness is…
It seems like every year there is a new craze for the
fitness world. It has speeded up so fast that even the latest-craze is outdone by the
right-now-craze. Watching the morning shows will have you totally confused with what
to do, kill yourself with weird pull-ups, clean and jerk more than you weigh or
bump your head on the ceiling with pogo boots on. As fast as we can get to
learn one new craze there is another being plugged.
It is that time of the year when the persistent-fitness-addicts
dread. It is tourist season in the local gyms. After watching all of these new
things throughout the year the tourist now come in with knowledge and the
eagerness to “kill-it” in the gym. The “kill-it” feeling usually last about three
weeks or five visits (whichever comes first.) Most fitness centers are well equipped
and anxious to take them. It is good. At least once a year we know that
everything will be working. If the place is smart they will have already
designated a time and area for the next big thing. There may even be a new
instructor just for it. T
I am not a professional fitness instructor. I can only tell
you what I’ve seen throughout the years. From March through November the only
people I see on a regular base are the people that stick to the regular
routines. Oh, the routines are changed often but each one is what I call tried
and true methods (cardio, weights & or Yoga.) No matter it is called these
three type fitness routines are what last.
Cardio workouts are used to get the body moving at a pace to
pump the blood around your body at various levels.
Weights (free or machine) are used to build muscles through
compression and contractions.
Yoga uses stretches, body weight and breathing in a way to
tone the body.
Before you run out and buy the latest fitness whatever, keep
in mind that fitness should be a lifelong goal. I am sure that you want to live
longer than the next big thing in fitness.
Remember to make sure your life and health policy is up to date before you decide to venture too deep into the next big thing in fitness. Or, better yet...try doing something that will last, the basics.
Remember to make sure your life and health policy is up to date before you decide to venture too deep into the next big thing in fitness. Or, better yet...try doing something that will last, the basics.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Heat Rises but
Heat Rises but…
“In My Day…” stories
always taste like a douse of Castor Oil when you are on the receiving end of this type lecture. This statement
however, tells something about my age. If you are under thirty years old you
probably don’t even know what Castor Oil is; but that’s another story for
another time. ( A quick reference, Castor Oil was used for any
internal illness before the seventies.) Things have certainly changed.
An “In My Day…” story, always come when you know what you
want but have to ask someone else for it or right when you are just about to have a
good time. Adults have a responsibility to teach but we often pick some silly
times to do so. Off-the-cuff lesson are not thought out or through. We just see it as a
good time to spit out what we were told when we were young ones.
It’s hard to accept
but things have changed and we are not in the same world anymore. And, advancements
in technology speed up every day. Some changes are good and some should be
watched very carefully. As a parent, I
now know that I have to pick the right times to teach and I should also not forget to celebrate
good growth on the spot. And, of course the Word of God should be the base; stand
firm on what it says. God has been, is now and will always be close if what you
seek is salvation. Other than that, learn and teach the youth to enjoy life by
not taking it too seriously. Everyone makes mistakes so expect them. I’m saying
this to get to my “In My Day story…”
My dad would sometime take me to work with him on Saturday.
This was a day that he caught up on work that wasn’t finished during the week.
It was good overtime for him and the seamstress were often not there. A young
boy around a bunch of women with scissors and needles would be a disastrous episode.
The shop would only have men loading
stocks of fabric and my dad cutting patterns of fabric for uniforms for the
women to sew together during the week. I
was always excited to get there but this particular morning was chilly.
I remember running
out into the cold and jumping into a cold car. The car still had some frost on
it but we could see good enough to drive. We were only a few feet from the
house and I quickly positioned the heater blower to flow right onto may face. It was freezing outside.
The look on my dad’s face told me that the story was coming. At first I was
scared because kids just didn’t touch things without asking in my day. But that
was not it today. I got a lecture. It was a totally new one. This time it was on how heat works.
“Heat rises." He said.
"So, let it come through the floor vents first and the total car will warm faster.”
It wasn’t even in dad’s stern voice. It was just a lesson. And, in my day you never interrupt a lesson from an adult. The lesson that day was heat rises.
"So, let it come through the floor vents first and the total car will warm faster.”
It wasn’t even in dad’s stern voice. It was just a lesson. And, in my day you never interrupt a lesson from an adult. The lesson that day was heat rises.
So, I grew up with
this as the way it should be. This was also restated by teachers, other parents
and random adults. I know that I am not the only person to grow up with the
same lesson. In the sixties and seventies…Heat Rises was almost gospel. Class rooms, friends’ houses, libraries all
had the same rules. Houses, apartments and factories were built with floor
vents only.
Well, fast forward to now.
My son and I enter a cold car and the first thing he does is point the
heat vents to his face and hands. Very quickly he’s warm and smiling. Of course my first inkling
is to say,
“No! No son let the
heat come through the floor vents first. Sit back and be cold for a while that
way the car warms faster.
Before I can get the words out He says. “Thank God for the
heat.”
Hummm.
What am I supposed to
do with that? Is this the time for a life lecture on heat and how it rises or
should I let him enjoy the warmth? After all isn’t that the reason we need the
heat.
It feels good having a warm face.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Merry Christmas
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ”The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”-- which means, “God with us.”
The Gospel of
Matthew
1: 22-23
Thursday, December 20, 2012
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Invisible Art ?
Okay...this is the best one that I have heard of in a long time. Please give me the name of the buyer of this nice set of invisible ink paintings. I know have some canvases with invisible paint and I even have a house with invisible paint on it. I might even have a car with invisible paint on it. I just don't remember where I parked it.
Click through to see the international story on this sincredible artwork.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
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