Healthy Fitness Zone

Archive for June, 2011

One of the most flourishing industries in the world is cosmetic industry. Women want to have a glowing and beautiful skin. Not only women, even men want it, which explains why a good looking girl is often portrayed with pink cheeks?  Skin is an important part of a human body which performs numerous functions. They have sensory receptors which make us sensitive to pressure, pain and temperature. They regulate heat of the human body, by regulating blood flow to the skin. Adipose tissue in the skin act as an insulator and keratin acts a water resistant. Sebaceous glands in the skin generate sebum which keeps it moist and soft. The market is flooded with a large number of products promising healthy skin but there can’t be anything better than the natural means of maintain healthy skin.

Massage is a natural technique used not only to relax your muscles but also to improve your skin health. Massage increases the blood flow to your skin there by metabolic wastes is removed due to the additional supply of oxygen and nutrients. Increased metabolism accelerates mitosis and thus new cells are produced in the surface of the skin. Massage also helps to shed off dead cells on the surface of the skin. It also causes dilation of the surface blood capillaries thereby improving the shine of the skin. Massaging stimulates sebum secretion and thus makes it soft and moist. A good massage session at least once in a month would help you to have a glowing and healthy skin.

Won’t you like a stress relief massage to end your day before lunging into the bed! I know definitely you want one. If you don’t have somebody to do it for you, what if that you can achieve such a relief by efforts of your own.   Stretching is a simple physical method that can boost your energy for the day and relax you for the night. Stretching should be part of every strenuous physical activity schedule. People generally avoid stretching as they consider that it is too easy and has no benefit or it is for people with better flexibility.  However, the actual fact is that controlled stretching improves flexibility, corrects poor posture, relieves pain and reduces the risk of injury.

Stretching is suitable for all ages as it reduces the stress levels and reduces the effect of aging. It is not like yoga, stretching aims at only aligning body by working upon about 602 muscles ensuring smooth movement of the joints. Stretching in daily life can be enjoyed every where without any special equipments. Methodical stretching can become part of your lifestyle. Stretching makes you feel the pull of muscles upon bones. The pull of stretching help the tendons to “plump up,” help preventing injuries when exercising or carrying out day to day activities.  Learn to do stretching in the right way to enjoy perfect motor movements and pain free body.