Month: August 2021

What Are the Long and Short Term Effects of Obesity?

Just like other chronic illnesses, obesity also has its own long term and short term consequences to your health. Generally, it is very important to be able to understand the long and short term consequences of obesity to your health so that you will also be able to determine the best treatment and prevention that you can utilize.

Short term effects of obesity

When we talk about obesity, this means having a body mass index of 30 or higher. Having higher body mass index would make a person suffer different …

How to Be a Champion When Your Boxing Days Are Over

For all of you boxing fans and boxing memorabilia buffs out there, here’s some information on Canada’s arguably greatest world champion boxer.

George Chuvalo was born of Croatian immigrant parents in Toronto, Ontario September 12/1937 By 1958 he was young, tough and considered the hottest prospect in Canadian boxing because of his  punching power and ability to absorb punishment, George told reporters that he loved the thrill of combat especially when he won.

During his professional career George had 93 bouts winning 73 of them (64 by TKO) 18 losses and 2 …

Diarrhea – What is It?

All of us have experienced diarrhea, but did you know that there are actually different types of diarrhea? Aside from that, almost ten percent of the cases of diarrhea in children are caused by a bacterium called E. coli.

Diarrhea is actually the passage of loose or watery stools. Acute diarrhea is the common cause of death in developing countries, which can last from five to ten days. On the other hand, chronic diarrhea, which lasts for more than ten days, is the second leading cause of death in developing countries. There are some cases …

Burn Fat With Cardio Kickboxing

Taking on Cardio kickboxing as a way to get into shape and improve your overall fitness will mean seeking out some formal training with a professional trainer. Being able to progress in your own time and having already judged your own abilities, this is a great time to follow the instructional videos, which there is a lot of out there.

The program in itself boosts your esteem, burns of fat, and is fun to do. Rather then keeping a close eye on how much food you are consuming, you might as well invest your time …

Do you have roof problems? Does everything you’ve tries seem like it’s not working? Well, you are in the right place. This article contains an abundance of knowledge that will assist you in repairing your roof to the best possible condition.

Give your roof a good looking at least once each year. Common seasons for roof damage are winter and spring. This means it is important to pay extra attention during these times.

Make certain you are secured the right way when you venture on the roof. You have to be sure that you do this because it can be …

History of Boxing – Women, Minorities and Film

Boxing goes back to ancient Egypt around 3000 BC and in the 7th century boxing arrived in ancient Greece. During this time soft leather thongs were used to protect boxers’ hands. When boxing arrived in ancient Rome, metal-covered gloves were used by boxers and when Rome fell, boxing disappeared from the scene until the 1600s.

During that era England reintroduced the sport of boxing and set the stage for what is now called amateur boxing in the 1880s. In 1904 boxing was introduced to the Olympic Games and the United States won …

Should MMA Be Considered a Martial Arts Style?

Mixed martial artists are athletes that combine different martial arts styles in order to become an all around fighter. Up until recent years there was no specific training for MMA and fighters had to train in different “dojos” in order to learn specific martial arts. But with more and more gyms offering specific training I’d say it is only right to say MMA is now an individual martial art style.

The training routine combines striking, grappling and ground work and despite each one of this techniques coming from well knows martial arts …

Amazing Benefits Of Boxing Exposed

Are you looking for ways to improve your overall health, stamina and well-being? If that is so then why not discover the amazing benefits of boxing today? Here are some of the gains that you will get out of trying this sport.

Do you want to have a complete body workout as you go on training for a certain sport? That is what boxing can offer. Other sports focus their training only on some target areas of the body, but imagine all the warm up and exercise routines that you need to undergo to prepare …

Thai Boxing Vs MMA – Which Is Better?

Anyone, who hasn’t been living under a rock for the last 15 years, knows just what an impact that MMA, or mixed martial arts, has made on the public. Promotions all over the world have taken the various degrees of martial arts and combined them into a competitive combat sport that tends to become its own specific hybrid once one steps foot inside the cage. But because MMA is a mix of multiple martial art and wrestling forms, does that mean that it encompasses Thai boxing as well? Or does Thai remain …

Boxing Day Lunch Cruises on Sydney Harbour

In Sydney, the spirit and fun of Christmas linger on to get carried over to Boxing Day what with the heart-pumping Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the warmth of the festivities that hangs over from the previous day! Sydney Harbour is the centre of all excitement and the harbour lunch cruises are the best vantage points where one can make the most of the excitement of the race as well as the fun on the harbour with a fabulous lunch to indulge your appetite in later on!

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, …