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All muscles tend to tighten up when idle, particularly the long muscles in your legs, back, and the sides of your body between your hips and your armpits. sitting for a long time in the same position at a desk or bench will often stiffen neck or shoulder muscles. Such stiffness creates tension in the body and can even influence your state of mind. But the most common danger of stiff muscles is that sudden movement that may cause damage.The following are some popular stretchers:

bend and Sway

With your feet apart and your hands on your hips, bend the upper body to the left; then bend back as far as you can go, then to the right, and then forward. bend to the left again and repeat. After several bends, reverse direction and do several more. You should feel the muscles stretching on both sides of your body. Clasping your hands behind your neck or above your head will increase the stretching benefit.

From the same starting position as above, sway, do not rotate, from one side to the other. Extending the arms high above the head will give you maximum benefit.

Wing Flaps

To loosen the shoulder muscles, stand with your elbows out and your fists together in front of you about neck high. Your forearms should be parallel to the floor. Slowly pull your fists apart, and bring your elbows back as far as they will go. Do several smooth repetitions. Raising or lowering the level of your arms will spread the stretch up and down your shoulders. Some other good stretchers include the bend, the groin stretch, the propeller, and the cobra.

bend

begin with your feet together and knees straight but relaxed. bend slowly form the waist with your fingers pointing to your toes and your head bowed. When you have reached the farthest you can hold for 10 seconds. Then rise very slowly to a straight-up position. Repeat. If the muscles along the back of your legs are very tight, do not expect to touch your toes right away. Just make sure that those leg muscles get a good stretch, and you will enjoy daily improvements.

Variation 1: bend slowly forward and clasp your hand hands behind your legs. Pull your body down slowly by bending your elbows out.

Variation 2: Clasp your hands behind your legs even lower than in variation 1. Pull your body down slowly.

For both variations, hold for 10 seconds.

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In todays world, there are millions of people who are facing the problem of obesity. In fact, obesity has become a disease that is taking the lives of many people. It is also leading to many diseases like blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and other diseases. obesity affects the motivational level and sometimes distracts fat people from their goals.

So, people who are fats are busy in various kinds of weight loss programs. Anybody who is unhappy with their current size and shape is opting for weight loss programs. The best thing which can work for a fat person is exercise and balance diet. Exercising is the best way to lose weight. The benefits of exercise are immense. With balanced diet and right kind of exercises, you will be able to keep those unwanted pounds off. The most important point you should keep in mind is that diets alone and crash diets in themselves are the worst possible choice if you want to loose diet and keep it off permanently. In fact, there is a huge industry which is selling different kinds of crash diets the most popular among the list are atkins Diet and South beach Diet. These crash diets benefit you in the short run but it badly affects your overall health system in the long run.

The first and foremost thing you should do in your weight loss schedule is to change your eating habits. start eating smaller portions of food or if you want to eat a full plate, eat only 2/3 of a plate instead. Eat your main large meal at midday with the other meals much smaller in content. Dont eat heavy meals late in the evening or the body wont have time to digest it so it ends up stored as fat in your body. Always eat balanced diet comprising of proteins, carbohydrates and vitamins. If you love sugar in tea or Coffee, substitute aspartame for sugar and make it a point to drink skimmed milk instead of full cream milk. Drink lots of water during the day and before doing and after exercise, you should drink at least 8 big glass of water per 24 hours. Eat more fibres i.e. pulses, grams, nuts, brown rice, cereals and fresh fruits. Eat more vegetable as part of your diet.

Even if you are taking a balanced diet; there is still need to do exercises. It is necessary to warm up your body before exercising and at the end of exercise, you need to cool down. start by aerobic exercises or by stretching exercises if you are in gym. Aerobics reduces fat and gives you a lean body. work-out in gyms reduces your weight and also gives you stronger muscles. Do exercise at least thrice a week.

Michael Lucas is the pioneer author and like to share his experience and ideas with others.Finally, to get a fit, weight-loss links and healthy body, chose a well-balanced diet and start exercising regularly.

Games! Games are the soul of xbox 360. Good thing about the gadget is that it is a user-friendly dashboard interface. Users of the gadget would find there's built-in support for wireless controllers and excellent online gaming functionalities. Well, there are other functionalities like content downloads, and communications via xbox live.

It is to be mentioned that the console xBox 360 is not only backward compatible with many original xbox titles, but it also doubles as a superior digital media hub and Windows media extender. There is the system's online marketplace which allows easy purchases of mini-games, movies, and TV shows, absolutely without any hassle.

Keeping in view all its facets available in the gadget, the bottom line is that: The xbox 360 delivers the functions of a high-end gaming PC that is of an impressive digital media and of a networking features.

The xbox 360 when it is laid horizontally, it comes with the dimension of 12.15 inches wide, 3.27 inches high, and 10.15 inches deep and is actually slightly smaller than the original xbox. It is to be mentioned that the 360 is less boxy than the original xbox.

microsoft was able to keep down the 360's weight. The hard drive in the xbox 360 is 20GB. It also comes with a wireless controller. Furthermore, each 360 console can connected up to four wireless controllers.

Users of the gadget would find that on the front of the unit, there are two usb ports hidden behind hinged doors in the faceplate. Well, there are two memory-card slots that help to take saved games and other content on the go. These ports are used to plug in any wired controllers and other usb accessories.

In addition there are many usb keyboards that are compatible to the gadget. The 360 xbox sports an infrared port on the front panel, which lets users to use compatible remote controls without the need for an external dongle. Another convenient improvement over the old xbox is that users of the gadget can power the console on and off and open the disc tray with a remote or a controller.

It has been almost a year since the highly anticipated and extravagantly successful xbox game "Halo 2" was released by microsoft game Studios. Today , 6.5 million copies later, the game has received reviews and awards that would and did make any die-hard gamer drop everything they were doing, even work, to rush right out and buy one, and "Halo 2" is now offering a little something more to its very loyal fans.

November 9, 2004, is a day that will be remembered fondly by those who fought the midnight crowds to get their hands on what would become the most popular microsoft xbox game ever distributed, and a day that would be forever resented by those who camped out and came away empty handed. On this great day in gaming history, a little more than 6,500 well-known retailers opened their doors at midnight in what would become the greatest shopping frenzy in gaming history.

The frenzy was so great, that employers reported that there were quite a few sick days taken on November 10. Some say it was due to the "Halo 2" flu. Well the "Halo 2" flu season is again in full swing as microsoft recently announced the release of its greatly anticipated "Halo 2" Multiplayer map pack on June 28.

The multiplayer expansion pack, which is the first of its kind for a console title, contains nine new multiplayer maps to push gamers' skills to their limits and will be available in both retail outlets and via xbox Live. The retail package also features two new videos: an animated short from the single-player story in New Mombasa and a mini-documentary that includes interviews with the map designers, combat strategies, and fly-throughs of the new maps. The retail pack also allows gamers who prefer offline play via system link and split-screen to upgrade their Halo 2 experience with new maps.

As a special bonus and thank you, xbox live subscribers got an early chance to check out four maps from the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map pack in late April. two maps, Containment and Warlock, were presented by Mountain Dew at no cost to xbox live subscribers. two additional maps, Sanctuary and Turf, were available for purchase via Xbox live. The final five maps became available on June 28.

Set in a Forerunner environment on Delta Halo, Containment is a massive, icy, outdoor environment suitable for vehicle combat and large team objective games such as Capture the Flag. Warlock, a small to midsized indoor arena set in ancient Forerunner ruins, offers ample opportunities for a variety of game types such as Territories, Slayer, Team Slayer, and more.

Located in the streets of old Mombasa near the wreckage of a downed Covenant Scarab, Turf is a midsized asymmetrical urban combat environment with narrow streets, dark alleyways, and easily defendable buildings. The sunlit remains of an ancient Forerunner temple, Sanctuary is a medium-sized symmetrical environment excellent for Capture the Flag, Assault, Territories, and Slayer games.

As you can see, if you're not one of the many that has been infected by the "Halo 2" flu, you may be missing out on a great deal of gaming fun. Is it possible that I can see a sick day in your immediate future as you catch up on lost time?