What is the Cause of Hypertension?
What is the Cause of Hypertension?
High blood pressure or medically termed as hypertension is considered as a silent killer. In general, it affects a lot of people globally. Usually, hypertension occurs without presenting signs and symptoms. However, if the pressure of the blood is very high, the patient may develop headache, blurred vision, dizziness, and bleeding of the nose. People usually learned that they have hypertension during routine blood pressure check-ups.
People who do not know that they have hypertension usually develop complications that affect the organs and can even develop other complications such as heart diseases, stroke, and …
Boxing and Sports Psychology
Boxing and Sports Psychology
What does it take to be a great boxer? What can fighters do to get mentally tougher? And what kind of mental training is helpful for fighters?
In the past, I have counseled a number of boxers, martial artists and mixed martial artists. When I work with these athletes, I usually also work closely with their trainers and their managers. This is essential, since these people are a vital part of the boxer’s team. Everyone in the athlete’s camp must be on the same page when the bell for the first round sounds.
For some reason, …
Strategy and Insight From Boxing
Strategy and Insight From Boxing
If you have ever watched a boxing match with a professional boxer you will have experienced a completely different point of view of the fight. What may seem ridiculous or crazy to you may receive praise from your viewing companion. This is because they understand that in contrast to the lay person’s opinion that it is not just a match of exchanging random blows, but that the opponents must rely on employing great strategy to win.
Many martial arts and MMA fans may now find boxing dull in comparison to the UFC or hate not …
Boxing Equipments – An Overview
Boxing Equipments – An Overview
When you consider any sports, there are wide ranges of boxing equipments available and they are essential in any game or sports and without it, the sportsperson fails to face the success. Such important roles occupy the world of sports and in this article let us see various types of equipments available for boxing. Unlike other games, the equipments are not newly introduced but exist from ancient Greek period and the boxing gloves are the old and first gear that has been introduced in boxing. Clement of Alexandria is the one who invented boxing gloves …
Benefits Of Boxing For Lean Muscle and Weight Loss
Benefits Of Boxing For Lean Muscle and Weight Loss
Boxing training is a great exercise program with many benefits leading to an increase in lean muscle and weight loss. Arms and legs become stronger and more toned and pounds shed from the waist. Many gyms offer these boxing training programs as a regular, scheduled exercise class, and there are many boxing exercise videos available in stores for purchase if you would rather try this type of program at home.
What it is
In this type of program, you learn the traditional moves of regular boxing, such as sparring jabs, punches …
Street Smarts 101
Street Smarts 101
Do you know when you are about to be set up? Good street fighters and criminals can easily disarm you with a simple seemingly innocent question. They will appear to be in need only to lure you into their trap. Once you have fallen for their trap they have you right where they want you. Once you have fallen for this tactic what do you do next? How are you going to get yourself out of it safely.
Criminals know their craft. While you have been going to work, paying your bills and doing your civic duty, …
Self Defense Street Fighting – Bouncers, True Masters of the Mental Aspects of Combat
Self Defense Street Fighting – Bouncers, True Masters of the Mental Aspects of Combat
Anyone who has any real street fighting or serious self defense experience will tell you that the mental aspects of street fighting will save lives, even without any physical skills or techniques. In comparison, being able to do the physical movements that belong to self defense training will not help you if your mind game is not on-track.
No one knows this better than a serious bouncer:
Situational Awareness–This is the job of the bouncer, standing around and just noticing little things: Is the guy talking …
Natural Remedies to Lower the Blood Cholesterol Level
Natural Remedies to Lower the Blood Cholesterol Level
A high cholesterol level in blood is the reason behind many ailments and the main reason of various heart diseases. The level of cholesterol can only be deducted with a blood test. This can be checked with your doctor.
The level of cholesterol is measured by the level of concentration of cholesterol in the blood. A high reading means a high concentration of level of cholesterol, which is bad for your health. These high levels of cholesterol are the reason behind hardening of arteries, blockage of arteries and other heart related diseases.…
How to Select Muay Thai Shorts?
How to Select Muay Thai Shorts?
Hi guys! Are you about to buy a new pair of Muay Thai shorts but still having trouble which brand and style you should get? You might find that there are so many choices and types of boxing shorts but if you ask me if you’re not in a tournament to fight professionally, any Muay Thai boxing shorts will do just fine. Any styles or designs are good for the sports but what you have to concern about is the material used to make those shorts.
The most famous and most recommended for a …
Correct Boxing Gloves
Correct Boxing Gloves
In boxing, there are hundreds of branded boxing gloves that are used in various forms of boxing training. Often enough, most branded boxing gloves fall apart in a matter of minutes or months depending on which loves you purchase and which type of training method you use.
There are hundreds of different branded boxing gloves, which have no durability. I don’t want to be replacing my gloves every week, or every month, or even every year. I don’t want to have the feeling of embarrassment of gloves tearing at the gym.
Trying to find a good pair …