Altitude training and its benefits
At the end of the 19th century, physicians employed with the effects of altitude on the human body. At various locations they researched not only the symptoms and causes of altitude sickness, but also the positive adaptive responses of the body to the lack of oxygen. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City were then also an occasion for the sports world to deal with the topic “High”. Mexico City is located 2,240 meters above the sea level and thus provides the coaches and athletes before the special challenge of producing top performances in spite of the special conditions. The first altitude training camp have been launched and quickly became apparent that the amount of exposure affects both performance-enhancing for competitions at high altitudes as well as in the lowlands, where i belong. The idea of the altitude...
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Sommerfit: Which diet gives us momentum?
Summer, sun, summer season to enjoy this time properly, you need to be fit and healthy. In addition to plenty of sleep and physical exercise that includes the right summer diet, because especially in eating and drinking lurking in the summer some dangers that can take your swing. At last summer, but the initial joy lasts usually only briefly, because many people makes the heat to create fast. During the day they feel tired and exhausted, at night you can find the other hand, no sleep. But the heat is not only uncomfortable, it can also bring health risks. Because too much heat can dry out the body and can cause headaches, sweating, sunstroke or circulatory disorders. The best medicine is here is adapted to the summer diet consisting of mainly drinking plays a crucial role. Right drinking in...
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Water consumption and our daily needs
The human body consists of more than half of water. The exact number varies according to gender, age, body weight and muscle mass or fat. The adult mens proportion is, for example 60%. Only this fact shows how important water is for the human body. But how much water you should drink daily and what are the consequences of a loss-making fluid intake for the body? The water supply of a 25 – 51 year old adult in averages about 2600 ml per day. 1410 ml, the body takes on by drinks and 860 ml takes on by food. The less you eat, the more you should therefore drink. A cucumber or tomato, for example, consist of more than 90 percent from water. Additional water, about 330 ml, placed the body in the form of metabolic water it’s available...
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Be prepared for anything – travelling with a child
Whether by car or by plane to travelling with a child requires careful planning. Thus, neither the favorite toys yet the stuffed animal should not be forgotten to sleep. In addition to the normal travel pastries, there are still a number of other things that you should think. If you are traveling by car, an age-appropriate seating is essential. This baby seat or booster seat should not only be properly fixed, but also provide sufficient stabilization especially in the head area. Latest every two hours should also be inserted in order to take into account the natural urge of children a break. During the trip can create a diversion in older children also travel games. These are just as much in the travel bag as food and beverages. If your children suffer from motion sickness, you should of course also...
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Hay fever – now the grasses flowering begins
While the worst is over for some hay fever sufferers who suffer from grass pollen allergic time to start yet. For after the blossom from May to August, grass and weed pollen go. Because of the high prevalence there have allergies now very serious and look forward to every rainy day. In the vernacular, an allergy to grass is also known as hay fever. However this is not an allergic reaction to the grass itself, but against certain protein components of pollen. Is allogamy produce grasses during its heyday tons of pollen. Because unlike the animal pollination wind pollination is not targeted. To compensate for this disadvantage appropriate quantities to be produced, which are then transported for miles by the wind. Hay fever, everyone suffers differently. Basically, a grass pollen allergy is similar to other forms of seasonal pollen...
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