Showing posts with label swimming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swimming. Show all posts
Cooling down after a sweaty gym stints falls low on the priority of most people who do some workouts. But slowly returning your heart rate and blood pressure to normal is important because it reduces the risk of injury. It also makes you forget the pain of a good workout, increasing the chances you'll do it again. Here some tips on how to cool down smart and finish after a sweaty workout:
- After you lift weights try to do this = Pamper the muscles you've just worked by stretching for 5 minutes, slide sore body parts over a foam roller. Finally, try a contrast shower alternate between 3 minutes of hot and 1 minute of cold. Cold water shots slow your metabolism and take down swelling to lessen the like hood of soreness overload.
- After you do some Running try to do this = finish up with light intervals, Run at a challenging pace for 20 to 25 seconds, then walk or jog for a minute or two. Repeat three to five times. Then stretch your calves, glutes, groin, hamstrings, hip flexors, and quads. This will help post run carbs get into your muscle cells to replace lost glycogen.
- After you do some Swimming try to do this = Dip underwater five or six times, and each time blow out your air. Then swim one tenth the distance of your workout, nice and easy. Though the impact-free nature of swimming feels relaxing, a cool down is critical to slowing your heart rate and preventing muscle cramps and injuries.
- After you do some Biking try to do this = Spin easy for 10 to 20 minutes. Then treat muscle soreness with ice, rub the aching area for 10 minutes, and rub again. Repeat for up to an hour.
"Big Fat cheese burger one thing i want it the most and some french fries" says Michael Phelps, that's the only thing he can think of after winning 8 gold medal in Beijing Olympics.
"Eat, sleep and swim. That’s all I can do,” says Phelps.
This is what i heard and read the news going around about what the typical daily food intake is for the new World Record-Setting 8 gold medal for Beijing and 14 gold medal for his career Olympian Michael Phelps?
Michael Phelps’ recipe for success is to eat 12,000 calories a day (4,000 per meal) resembles that of a reckless over eater rather than an Olympian.
here are the list:
Breakfast:
- Three fried-egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise
- Two cups of coffee
- 1 five-egg omelet
- 1 bowl of grits
- Three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar
- three chocolate-chip pancakes
Lunch:
- a pound of enriched pasta
- two large ham and cheese sandwiches slathered with mayo on white bread
- 1,000 calories in energy drinks
Dinner:
- 1 pound of pasta
- 1 entire pizza
- 1,000 calories in energy drinks
Yes this is lots of food, only people who are too hungry can eat this so much food, but i understand Michael Phelps in swimming you can really get very hungry every time you come out of the swimming pool, its the only exercise that makes you hungry, other exercise can lessen your appetite but not swimming. and i think he s metabolism is fast as he swim so eating so much food for him is absolutely OK!
 We all know that it takes years of practice to be like Michael Phelps who is collecting golds in the Olympics and breaking world records, but like Michael Phelps we too can enjoy swimming as our sport and benefit from it specially in our health. So we should start a sport like swimming here are 12 reasons why swimming is good for our health:1. Swimming supports our health, boosts our immune system - The water temperature, which is in all cases of swimming training, lower than the average body temperature of humans which should be 36 to 37 degrees Celsius. The difference in temperature loads the work rate of the cardio-vascular system. With the ability to adapt to those temperatures, We achieve a solid resistance to diseases, like flu and colds. It also influences our breathing (the colder the water the harder the breathing), which is a health benefit especially for patients (or swimmers) with asthma problems. 2. Improve Breathing -The water pressure, which is exerted onto the human body (skin) increases with greater depth of the water.This effect will influence the blood circulation through the human body and improve one's breathing as this pressure concerns the lungs. 3. Swimming is a sport for rehabilitation of injuries, and after operations, as the special gravity condition in water allows people to execute movements with lesser body weight 4. Stress Management - We are experiencing a more and more hectic daily life and swimming supports the relaxation and recovery, which leads to a more balanced lifestyle 5. It's part of the physical education and water safety - In schools swimming is a part of curriculum. Everyone who wants to Scuba Dive or do White Water Rafting has to be able to swim. 6. It's a social sport - we can swim with friends or family enjoy the water and bond with your friends and love ones. 7. Swimming is a full body exercise - It tones our entire muscle spectrum and it works as our fitness. 8. Job requirement - Some jobs require the know-how to swim. 9. Low risk of injuries - It is a sport where, if we are a beginner or an expert, there is very little risk of injuries. 10. It's an affordable sport. - specially if you are near the beach 11. It's a substitute to other sports - especially to running as it trains one's upper body. 12. It's a competitive sport - Master's, Open Water, Triathlon. |
