#exercise (13 links)
- Waiting to inhale: are you breathing in the best way? theguardian.com
<blockquote>"Taking frequent, shallow breaths is inefficient, and tends to have a detrimental effect on performance," says McConnell. She suggests two to ensure that you are controlling your breathing. Firstly, learn how to breathe rhythmically during movement (more of that in a moment). And secondly, improve your inspiratory (inhalation) muscle function.</blockquote>
- Maisonneuve | Diseases of Affluence maisonneuve.org
Everywhere Western ideas touch down, people get fatter. Urbanization is literally making us sick.
Allows you to track and visualize your fitness progress and goals.
- Weak in the Knees | Ask MetaFilter ask.metafilter.com
What can I do about weak and painful knees? I'm a 21 y.o. male with weak, creaking, grinding, and occasionally dislocating knees. Cause/options/suggestions?
- Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | We can rebuild you guardian.co.uk
Eighty per cent of us will suffer back pain in our lifetimes [...] Yet for decades sufferers have been given the wrong advice. Instead of lying down and taking it easy, we should be up on our feet.
- Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Peta Bee investigates whether walking is enough to get you fit guardian.co.uk
It is one of the easiest and least stressful forms of exercise you can do. But is walking really enough to get you fit? Only if you do it right
- BTCV - Green Gym www2.btcv.org.uk
BTCV Green Gym groups meet in their local area at least once a week. A Green Gym session lasts for up to three hours. During this time you will be doing environmental conservation or gardening activities with a trained leader.
- Strategic Walks Information Service theaccesscompany.com
"Simply select the leaflet(s) you would like and you will be presented with a choice of whether you wish to view and download a PDF of the leaflet(s) - where possible - or submit your request to us to receive a copy, giving your name, address, email and t
- KNEEguru - knees, knee pain, knee injury, knee surgery, knee rehabilitation, knee surgeon kneeguru.co.uk
The KNEEguru website is a resource for patients who want to know more about their own knees - knee problems, knee surgery and knee rehabilitation.