What has Tae Kwon Do Got to Do With Your Health?

Written by Emily Clark


A lot, if you value your physical health!

Tae Kwon Do is Korean Karate. It means The Way ofrepparttar Hand and Foot (punching and kicking). There are basically four sections torepparttar 144539 art: Toning, Sparring, Forms and Self Defense.

It is a well rounded exercise program that encompasses muscle toning, stretching and flexibility, increasing strength and stamina through aerobic sparring and mental challenges through becoming proficient atrepparttar 144540 patterns or forms.

Most classes start out with warm-ups. These exercises arerepparttar 144541 calisthenics such as push ups, sit ups, jumping jacks, trunk rotations, squat kicks and various leg stretches. For certain you will tighten your abs and strengthen your arms just from performingrepparttar 144542 warm-up exercises. Before you know it, you’ll be doing fifty knuckle or triangle push-ups at rapid-fire pace and will be able to lean up against a wall and have someone lift your leg up so that your toes touchrepparttar 144543 wall behind your ear. Tae Kwon Do will definitely help you to become or to stay limber.

Sparring is fighting in a controlled environment. It’s not street fighting and all participants wear protective gear: helmet, gloves, shin guards and feet guards, called kicks. Usually you will spar in three minute rounds. It’s basically kick boxing. Then a minute rest; switch partners, then spar again and repeat. You will get extremely hot and sweaty. Jab, punch, upper cut, side kick, reverse punch, round house, hammer fist, bob and weave and repeat. It’s an excellent aerobic exercise.

3 Effective Ways of Avoiding Food Poising this Summer

Written by Emily Clark


Are you looking forward to a wonderful summer? Beaches, warm weather and of course - BBQ's.

Along withrepparttar relaxing atmosphere and ease of preparing a BBQ dinner or picnic for friends and family come some well known risks. You are likely aware that e.coli and salmonella can cause symptoms that range from mild discomfort to life threatening emergencies. But why is this more common during summertime meals and how can you protect your loved ones without ruining your summer?

Duringrepparttar 144538 summer when we are picnicking or having a BBQ we are not preparing a meal withrepparttar 144539 usual amenities we have inrepparttar 144540 house - sink, oven, fridge. Because of this we are more likely to forget to wash hands, store food properly or even grab a clean plate to serve food.

Here are some ways you can protect yourself from summertime dining outdoors:

SEPARATE

Fromrepparttar 144541 grocery store, torepparttar 144542 cart, torepparttar 144543 fridge, torepparttar 144544 table - keep meats and other food separated.

Always wrap meats even when thawing to preventrepparttar 144545 juices from dripping onto other foods, especially produce. Produce has been identified as a culprit in some food poisoning cases.

WASH

Wash hands, cutting boards, dishes and food.

Always wash your hands before and after preparing foods. Never serve cooked meat onrepparttar 144546 same plate or tray that you had it on when raw - make surerepparttar 144547 resident BBQ expert is given a clean plate to placerepparttar 144548 finished product on. Also thoroughly clean knives and cutting boards. Ideally you should use a separate cutting board for bread and produce and another for meat products.

Wash produce in cold water and scrub thick skinned foods like cantaloupe asrepparttar 144549 bacteria can come in contact withrepparttar 144550 flesh ofrepparttar 144551 fruit when being cut.

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