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Clients no longer have to go to the gym to work out with a personal trainer - which is a big relief for those individuals who just don t have the time in their busy schedules. Some personal trainers are now offering custom designed workout programs for their clients that they can access from the comfort of their own home. Cyber training is one of the fitness industry s top five trends. And with today s technology, the fitness industry doesn t expect this fad to pass anytime soon. Online videos via email and pod-castings delivered to your cell phone and mp3 players seem to be the way of the future - putting fitness tips and your own exercise program literally into the palm of your hand. Your personal trainer will use your personal information and current state of health to design your own custom virtual exercise program. Nutrition plans that can also be delivered to you via email and based on your personalized fitness and health goals for example: weight loss, weight gain, muscle gain, body toning, endurance training, post-pregnancy training...

Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus, a common and infectious virus which is usually contacted during childhood and hides in the nerve ganglia near where your cold sore usually appears. The virus can remain dormant for months or years without reappearing, until your body becomes unbalanced. Your natural body defenses keep the virus in check until your defenses drop because you may feel tired, upset or stressed; you resistance is lowered, you have a fever, overexposure to the sun or wind, or maybe you are menstruating, and suddenly you feel that familiar tingling sensation. This is when the virus is moving down your nerve fibers to the skin surface. Now you feel the tingling, itching, perhaps burning or drying sensations, lasting a few hours or a few days, to be followed by redness and swelling at the cold sore site; the virus is reproducing. Next is the appearance of clusters of small blisters that are painfully sensitive, followed by all the blisters joining to become one large open, weeping sore. This is the most painful and...

Until recently, western medical research has been inconclusive in determining whether or not there is real benefit for an asthmatic to conduct breathing exercises as part of an overall asthma management program. These exercises have certainly been popular in many alternative type programs but have not yet been embraced by allopathic, or traditional western physicians. But they are beneficial and will help an asthma sufferer reduce symptoms and increase strength. The two most often practiced techniques are Buteyko named after the Russian doctor who developed them and a yoga training technique known as pranayama. In very simple terms, Buteyko exercises involve breathing through the nose not mouth , exhaling for as long as possible and then holding the breath as long as possible at the end of the exhale. During the inhale, a series of short, but shallow breaths are practiced. Pranayama is about correct posture, relaxation and controlled, slow inhalation and exhalation, with a focus on using the diaphragm muscles to assist with breathing. While...

Put on a costume. Wear a mask.Pretend to be what you re really not. Make believe you are who you wish you could be. But the real question to ponder is, what disguise do you secretly wear in your daily life. Hiding behind our masks gets us through our day, however deceptively, because we conceal what we truly think, feel and want. Masks we wear don t necessarily represent who we are, they just mask who we really are. Our masks help us play different roles in life so that others will view us in more desirable ways - the responsible worker, the confident adult, the great lover, a trusting friend. Halloween is the night where it s acceptable to present yourself as someone else. It s fun and okay to wear a mask. But on an ordinary day, do people see you when they look at you. Or is your mask perpetually on. Let s face it-everyone wears masks. Reznick; Don t get too attached to yours. Reveal who you really are. Let others know who you really are. The true you has nothing to fear. In your everyday life, enjoy being you. But, on Halloween, enjoy the...