Q What types of exercises help
reduce depression?
A Breathing exercises, like Yogic
Pranayam benefit the mind, keeping it
calm and reducing both anxiety and
depression. Even a few minutes of
concentration and deep breathing can
calm the mind and bring about a sense
of peace. Recent research has revealed
that Meditation is ideal. In fact, the
Indian philosophies of yoga and
meditation have gained in popularity
worldwide, mainly as a means of
achieving a healthy body and mind. The
study suggests that 25 minutes of
meditation on 3 consecutive days can
strengthen and calm the mind, freeing it
from anxiety and depression. Guided
yoga and meditation, offers the
wonderful opportunity to induce
relaxation and calm the mind. The
modern Spas include yoga and
meditation in their programmes due to
their immense benefits in terms of
enhancing physical, mental, emotional
and spiritual well being. According to
Yoga, the body is the temple of the soul.
The appeal of Yoga lies in its numerous
benefits, as it not only works on muscle
groups, and tones the internal organs,
but also stimulates the nerve centres,
relieves stress and clears the mind.
Best tips for every day fitness
Whatever the physical activity or
exercise programme you choose,
here are some useful tips:
v Warming up and cooling down
before and after exercising is
important
v Wear clothes that you are
comfortable in, like leotards,
track suits, loose t-shirt and
tights. Cotton clothes are better,
because they allow perspiration
to evaporate.
v Brisk walking is good for an
efficient metabolism.
v We burn up calories not only
when we are walking, but also
for 20 minutes after we stop.
v A half-hours brisk walking burns
up 1200 kilojoules.
v When you exercise, the
movements should be smooth,
without jerks.
v Sweating does not mean that
you are burning up body fat.
v If your body weighs less after
exercising, this means loss of
water.
v Do not eat a meal within two
hours of vigorous exercising.
Can stress lead to grey hair?
REMEDIES FOR THE SAME
R
ecent research shows that
stress may also be a cause
of hair graying. In other
words, shock or trauma
caused by the death of a close one, or
critical illness of somebody close to
one, can cause enough stress to
interfere with the transfer of pigment
to the hair follicle, thus leading to grey
hair. To begin with, the hair that has
turned white cannot become dark
again, except by dyeing or colouring.
Today, chemical dyeing and colouring
of the hair have become common.
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