How to avoid common injuries.

If you decide to move your physical activity indoors when cooler temperatures arrive, here's how to stay safe while you stay in shape:

* Always warm up your muscles before any strenuous activity; and cool them down afterwards. If you're going to use treadmill or play basketball, walk around for five to 10 minutes before you start. After a workout, walk around and stretch your muscles until you cool down and your heart rate lowers.

* Train all of your major muscle groups. It's a mistake to focus on one area, such as abdominal muscles of biceps.

*Avoid lifting too much weight. If you can't finish eight repetitions without straining, you're probably lifting too much.

* Use good form. Learn how to adjust machines to your body size and avoid jerking while lifting weights. Jerky movements can lead to sprains and injury. Back muscles are especially vulnerable.

* Work hard enough ---but not too hard. Get your heart beating and work up a light sweat, but avoid workouts that are too intense. Moderate activity for longer periods of time will help you avoid injury and burnout.

Source: American Council on Exercise

last week....

Last week was my busiest week, I am swamped at work, new job kept me busy like a bee. But I like it that way. My mind got stayed in focus..work work and work. This is our life here in Alaska, lots of work and things to do. Some people don't like it but for and Jeff, we love it. We both love our work and the people we are working with.

Anyway, since I got busy at work, I haven't updated my blogs for awhile(only now...my mind is juggling in a hurry though)...for me to keep on doing my steps count..what I do is I don't seat on my chair..then on that way that will kept me moving back and forth. Instead of calling my co-worker to ask for something or vice versa I offered that if I can just to to their office and pick it up...that way ...make me go upstairs...and walk!

Since our office is just at the back of JC Penny, during my lunch time I go to the mall not to shop but to walk inside the building...warm and easy..i used the stairs instead of escalator or elevator. Well, the other day, I have to deliver some reports to SBA that is 8 blocks away and to Muni. Instead of charging the University for mileage(I am very cheap..) I just went and walked to deliver the reports..that way, I am not only helping the Institution to save a penny, I am also saving my health in fortune...

Walking is awesome, makes your mind keep wandering around...keep you abreast in what's going on outside your office, not only the email or newspaper information but to see how beautiful our environment is and appreciate what our Creator have shared for us.