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RESISTANCE TRAINING- Then and now. “You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have”. Earlier, whenever we heard of the term “resistance training” the first thing that used to come to our minds was those huge, bulky, sweaty men with carved muscles lifting tones of weights beyond our strength. But times have changed, resistance training is looked upon and used very differently and efficiently now. Men and women are equally active and benefited with the resistance exercises nowadays. Resistance training in simple words is the exercise done with the help of weights i.e. an external opposing force most commonly in the form of dumbbells, weight cuffs, therabands, medicine balls, barbells, water bottles, bricks, etc. resistance training is now in the limelight as it has shown beneficial results over the decade. Resistance exercises allows your muscles (skeletal muscles) to contract voluntarily. The contraction is helping in gaining ...

A Better Use of Heat “Be ready to take the heat”…. We all are sick of large doses of pills for treating several bodily conditions. Specially pain! And sometimes we are so busy in our routine that we do not pay attention to what harm the continuous use of pills to relieve pain is causing us. We want instant pain relief, to get back to work as soon as possible. Why not thinking of a better option? It is called as the thermotherapy – the use of heat for health conditions, particularly pain relief. Heat is often used to relieve pain instantly. It dialates the blood vessels of the area where heat is applied and eventually increases the blood circulation of the area. Low blood supply to the area is the reason behind pain due to accumulation of lactic acid. Increased blood supply means increased supply of oxygen and nutrients to the affected part. Heat stimulates the sensory receptors and reduces the pain signals transmission to the brain. Heating also provides a sedative ...