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Fitness Philosophy

Pic courtesy : Pixabay Fitness is defined as " the quality of being suitable to fulfill a particular role or task". Going by the above definition, being fit is able to carry out a task or an act effectively. The standard of fitness varies with a person's age but we have many examples around the globe showing people achieving feats which appear impossible at their age. So age is just a number in the mind. Getting Fit If one has become overweight or obese by any reason, I feel if the person gives it a deep thought how did he reach there, he himself will get an answer. Overeating, not carrying out any activity, depression... The reasons can be many... But the mental block can be broken by carrying out any activity. Some rules are straight out simple :- 1) Calories burnt (energy expenditure) should be greater than the calories consumed (energy consumed) if you are trying to lose weight. 2) You will have to do some physical activity to burn those calories

Quit Smoking

"Bad Habit" 1) Understanding Your Enemy 2) Motives to Quit 3) What happens in Nicotine Withdrawal 4) Your weapons against Cravings 5) REWARDS You are reading this because you have decided to do away with smoking but you will have to understand first how you have reached here and what lies ahead in your war against smoking. Understanding the Enemy When nicotine enters the body either by smoking or chewing or snorting, it is absorbed into circulation and travels in the blood stream. It mainly acts on the Brain and the Adrenals. In the brain, it causes the release of the hormone Dopamine and on the adrenals it causes the releases of Norepinephrine. Both these molecules give the "Kick", which makes the person to light up everytime. When the level of nictoine decreases some hours after having a cigarette, the person feels the craving again to maintain the nicotine levels in the body. Cravings :- To maintain the right level of nicotine in the body you feel