3 Overlooked Exercises That Really Kick Cellulite's Butt

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Random fact: Having liposuction can increase your breast size. No kidding. According to a study in Dermatological Surgery, 43% of the participating women experienced bosom expansion after liposuction. Later, thirty percent of these chicks had to hit Nordstrom's and start shopping for bras a whole cup size larger.

But if the chance of sudden-boob inflation doesn't make liposuction anymore enticing to you, and you're utterly convinced that exercising only makes cellulite spread faster, please at least consider that you may have been performing the wrong exercises to paralyze that Jello on your backside.

Let me explain. A few months ago, I met a sports medicine trainer who worked with professional model and Olympia competitor Monica Brant. Gasp! Amazed to find someone who knew first hand about Brant's fitness regime, I begged to know, How in the world does she get such great legs?

Well, instead of directly answering my question, the doctor went into a speech about how most people exercise entirely the wrong way, using the wrong weights and never getting the results they want. Snoozing... Finally, after hearing about fitness bloopers, we got to the kernel of why most women have issues with cellulite-they focus on the wrong muscles. Ha! Thank goodness for fitness breakthroughs.

As the doc sees it, in the gym, women focus too much on working the front leg muscles while neglecting the cellulite burning hind muscles. The thighs of most women are relatively large anyway because we use them to walk and kick car doors shut when our hands are full of shopping bags. The thigh also gets a workout during forward moving exercises like bike peddling and running to get to work on time.

But if you want to rouse your backside into elite cellulite fighting mode, you need to focus on building the muscles on the back of your leg called the hamstrings, and your buttocks muscles too.

Here are three exercises that will help you do just that:

1. Hamstring curl

The hamstring curl plumps up your hamstrings to add more sexy curves to your profile.

Most gyms have either standing or lying hamstring machines. (While generic hamstring curl guidelines follow, use he manufacturer's instructions for your gym's machine.)

Start off with an easy weight, like 10 pounds, to get a feel for using your hamstrings. As you use your hamstrings to lift the weight to the top of the movement, really squeeze your back leg muscles to intensify the movement and encourage new muscle growth. Then return your leg the starting position and repeat the motion 10-12 times.

To make this exercise effective, use a weight that is heavy enough to allow you to perform 10-12 correct, complete and muscle exhausting hamstring curls. Do three sets of this exercise twice per week.

2. The door squat

If you'd rather ditch the gym, you can still squeeze in butt exercises during episodes of Dr. Phil by doing the door squat.

To do the door squat, open a door to a 45 degree angle from the wall. Now stand, with your legs shoulder width apart, about six inches away from the edge of the door facing the door's side and both doorknobs. Next, grab a door knob with each of your hands.

Now, to start this cellulite burning motion, bend your knees and lower your legs until your hamstrings are parallel with the floor. Pause and squeeze your hamstrings and buttocks. Now raise yourself upward again by squeezing your hamstrings and butt muscles. Repeat the door squat 15-20 times. Perform three sets of this exercise twice per week.

The key to knowing whether or not your doing this exercise right is that you should feel your back leg muscles and butt doing the work. You should have absolutely little or no strain on your knees because, again, your butt is doing all of the work, not your thighs or knees.

3. Walking up the hill

Once Dr. Phil is over, go outside and look for some hills. Walking uphill forces your hamstrings and buttocks to work in order to push you upward against the force of gravity. Even though walking on flat trails is super exercise, hills and inclines turbo charge your exercise so much you should actually feel your backside tingling away fat bulges as you mount those hills.

If you frequent the gym, just use the incline function on the treadmill to turn your brisk walk into a cellulite broiler. Aim for an incline of at least 30 to 60% on the treadmill to optimally work your hamstrings and buttocks. This will accentuate your leg muscles and obliterate chunky-butt syndrome.

Ahhhh, at the end of the day, doesn't it feel empowering to shake around your cellulite instead of letting cellulite shake you around.

Source:

Finzi E. Breast Enlargement Induced by Liposuction. Dermatologic Surgery, September 2003; vol 29, no 9, pp 928-930.

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What is Migraine?

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Migraine is a neurological disease. A migraine is a very painful type of headache. In some cases, these painful headaches are preceded or accompanied by a sensory warning sign (aura), such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in your arm or leg. More than 29.5 million Americans suffer from migraine, with women being affected three times more often than men. This vascular headache is most commonly experienced between the ages of 15 and 55, and 70% to 80% of sufferers have a family history of migraine. Migraine is the second most common type of headache syndrome in the United States. Tension headaches are the most common. Migraines most commonly are found in women, with a 3:1 female-to-male ratio.

In childhood, however, migraines are more common in boys than in girls. More than 80% of patients who develop migraines will have a first attack by age 30. Migraines continue through the patient's 30s and 40s. Less than half of all migraine sufferers. Migraine is often misdiagnosed as sinus headache or tension-type headache. Migraines' secondary characteristics are inconsistent. Triggers precipitating a particular episode of migraine vary widely. The efficacy of the simplest treatment, applying warmth or coolness to the affected area of the head, varies between persons, sometimes worsening the migraine. A particular migraine rescue drug may sometimes work and sometimes not work in the same patient.

Migraine pain is caused by vasodilation in the cranial blood vessels (expansion of the blood vessels), while headache pain is caused by vasoconstriction (narrowing of the blood vessels). Migraine is three times more common in women than in men. Some people can tell when they are about to have a migraine because they see flashing lights or zigzag lines or they temporarily lose their vision. Migraines are classified as either "with aura" or "without aura." An aura is a group of neurological symptoms, usually vision disturbances that serve as warning sign. Patients who get auras typically see a flash of brightly colored or blinking lights shortly before the headache pain begins.

However, most people with migraines do not have such warning signs. Migraines often begin in adolescence, and are rare after age 60. Eighty percent of migraine sufferers experience "migraine without aura. Some of the symptoms associated with migraine headaches, such as nausea (80%), vomiting (50%), yawning, irritability, hypotension, and hyperactivity, can be associated with dopamine receptor activation. Dopamine receptor hypersensitivity has been shown experimentally with dopamine agonists such as apomorphine, bromocriptine, and pergolide. Dopamine antagonists, such as metoclopramide (Reglan), haloperidol (Haldol), and prochlorperazine (Compazine), have been shown clinically to treat migraine headaches effectively.

There is no specific cure for migraine headaches. Many factors may contribute to the occurrence of migraine attacks. They are known as trigger factors and may include diet, sleep, activity, psychological issues as well as many other factors. The goal is to prevent symptoms by avoiding or altering triggers. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are helpful for early and mild headache. NSAIDs include acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, and others. A recent study concluded that a combination of acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine could effectively relieve symptoms for many migraine patients. Migraine-specific medications and analgesia are the keys of ED care.

Triptans are a mid-line treatment suitable for many migraineurs with typical migraines. They may not work for atypical or unusually severe migraines, transformed migraines, or status (continuous) migraines.Rest in a darkened, quiet room is helpful. Alternative treatments are aimed at prevention of migraine. Migraine headaches are often linked with food allergies or intolerances. Identification and elimination of the offending food or foods can decrease the frequency of migraines and/or alleviate these headaches altogether. Herbal therapy with feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium) may lessen the frequency of attacks. Some patients find cool compresses to painful areas helpful.

Juliet Cohen writes articles for acne treatment and depression treatment. She also writes articles on skin disorders.





People born in the days from October 24th through November 22nd, have the Astrology sun sign of Scorpio the Scorpion. As a Scorpio, you probably know your basic Horoscope, but did you know there are over seventy days every year that are lucky for you, just because of your sun sign? Just what are Scorpio's lucky days?

Your Birth Date

In Numerology, your birth date is a lucky day for you. So, you should add your birth date to the list of lucky days below. As an example, senator Hillary Clinton was born on October 26th 1947, so she needs to add October 26th to her list of October lucky days below.

Universal Days

Days on which the Universal day number equals your Life Path number are also lucky for you. The universe supports your actions on these particular days. You calculate your Life Path by summing all the digits of your birth date, and then reducing the sum by fadic addition. Hillary Clinton's Life Path is a three as shown below:

Life Path = (10 + 26 + 1947) = (1983) = (21) = (3).

For an example, October 2nd, 2007 will be a lucky day for Hillary Clinton. The Universal Day number will be a three, matching her Life Path number.

Universal Day (10/02/2007) = (10 + 2 + 2007) = (2019) = (12) = (3).

Doing this calculation for every day is very tedious; but, you can pre-calculate the year and month sum, (10 + 2007) = (1), and then just add this value to the day number, and then sum the result. (1 + 2) = (3).

Scorpio Calendar Dates

Up to six days of each month are particularly lucky for Scorpios. They are as follows:

For January: 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 8th, and the 22nd.

For February: 3rd, 9th, 17th, 18th, 24th, and the 27th.

For March: 1st, 6th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and the 29th.

For April: 2nd, 3rd, 12th, 17th, 21st, and the 29th.

For May: 5th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 19th, and the 27th.

For June: 6th, 11th, 15th, 19th, 23rd, and the 25th.

For July: 4th, 5th, 9th, 17th, 21st, and the 30th.

For August: 5th, 9th, 13th, 17th, 18th, and the 27th.

For September: 9th, 10th, 12th, 23rd, 27th, and the 28th.

For October: 2nd, 3rd, 11th, 20th, 25th, and the 29th.

For November: 2nd, 6th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, and the 30th.

For December: 2nd, 6th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, and the 30th.

Keith Abbott is the developer and owner of 'Numerology 4 You' where you can order your own Numerology reading, including your complete Lucky Days calendar. Visit him on the web today at http://www.numerology4you.com





To improve your soccer coaching skills, youve got to make sure your players give their bodies the chance to perform at their best. That means sensible warm-ups and cool-down, before and after a match or a soccer training session of any kind.

Soccer is a demanding physical game. So providing encouragement and instruction and making sure your players do adequate physical preparation is one of the most important responsibilities in soccer coaching.

The warm up is a process to increase awareness, improve co-ordination, improve elasticity and contractibility of muscles, and increase the efficiency of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.

Soccer training and blood flow to muscles

In a body at rest, the blood flow to the muscles is comparatively low, and the majority of the small blood vessels (capillaries) supplying them are closed. When soccer training or playing begins, the blood flow in the exercising muscles increases markedly, as the capillaries open.

At rest, 15-20% of the blood flow supplies muscles, while after 10-12 minutes of all-round exercise, the percentage of blood flow supplying the muscles rises to 70-75%. A muscle can only achieve maximum performance when all its blood vessels are functional.Physical work increases the energy output and temperature of the muscle, this in turn leads to improved co-ordination with less likelihood of injury.

A warm-up therefore prepares the body by:

raising muscle temperature towards an optimum level for performance

enabling metabolic processes in cells to proceed at higher rates

and allowing nerve messages to travel faster

Why warm-up is important in soccer coaching

Reasons for conducting a thorough warm-up prior to soccer training and games include the following:

To increase blood flow to muscular tissue

To increase muscle temperature

To reduce muscle tightness

To elevate body temperature

To stimulate reflex activity related to balance and co-ordination

To achieve full joint mobility in the specific joints involved in the activity

To achieve full soft tissue extensibility muscles, tendons, ligaments

To enhance the functioning of the neuromuscular system

To prepare the cardiovascular and respiratory systems

To prepare the player psychologically for the coming activity

To familiarize themselves with the environmental conditions

Warm-ups should be intense enough to increase the body temperature, the effects of which will ultimately wear off depending upon its intensity and specificity. The procedure should begin with movements of the large muscle groups, as these are the main areas to which blood is redistributed. These include the following areas:

Back lower leg: gastrocnemius and soleus

Front lower leg: peroneals (shin)

Front thigh: quadriceps

Back thigh: hamstrings

Inner thigh: adductors

Back: erector spinae

Trunk: abdominal muscles

Shoulders and chest: deltoids and pectorials

Specialized soccer exercises

After the general warm-up players can begin more specialized exercises including mobilization of the joints and dynamic movements of muscles, particularly of the lower extremity. The final stage of a warm-up concentrates on technique, and/or practicing a specific movement.

Whether warm-ups are performed with or without a ball depends entirely upon the philosophy adopted by the coach. This part of the soccer training session does provide an opportunity to work on specific technical skills in conjunction with mobility work and may also provide a greater mental and neurological stimulus for the players. In soccer coaching generally a lack or improper use of a warm-up and a cool-down is a risk factor for lower extremity overuse muscular injuries, especially during running.

# Kevin McGee is a freelance writer for the Football Association who offer a variety of online soccer coaching courses both for parents who want to help their kids learn soccer and for aspiring coaches who want to take their knowledge to the highest level. Sign up for free introductory soccer coaching courses online.




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