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  One Who DARES: The Easy Way to A Long & Active Life Most of us would like to live long; Very long, if living for ever is not possible. A lot of research and money have gone into finding the secret sauce of living forever. Some of the self proclaimed longevity specialists have gone on to advise people to consume impossibly costly supplements and indulge in nearly impossible maneuvers ( ice bath, for example). Yet, the point that we forget is that it is important to improve the quality of the life, especially in the middle and later years. A long active life is far far better than only a long life. Scientists, in their quest of near immortality, have come across populations ( Blue Zones) who live a long yet active life, often being active in their nineties and beyond. Surprisingly, none of these people, in Sardinia Italy, Okinawa Japan, or the island of Icaria in Greece are superrich. None of these communities have easy access to cutting age medical technology or modern gym...

Stay Lean & Strong without Exercise: A NEAT Solution   Do you hate going to the gym because it takes too much time, effort and money? Are you so busy making a career or making enough to meet your goals that you have no time for exercise? Are you not losing weight (Or have gained a little) or have no muscles to show even with a year of rigorous gym? Well the answer lies in NEAT or Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. Photo: Caroline Hernandez We spend energy ( in the form of heat) throughout the day and night to live as all the cells work continually ( Metabolism), we spend a little bit of extra energy while eating and digesting our food (Thermic effect of food), and we spend energy through all our daily activities. The daily activities will include household work, going to the market or the mall, cooking, cleaning, washing, changing postures, climbing stair, even fidgeting. This energy is produced in the form of heat which is measured in Calories. By adding extra activiti...

  Rope Jumping For A Strong Heart And A Healthy Body The quest for the perfect workout:  Is there a single exercise that can improve stamina, build speed, improve reflexes, and can involve at least eighty percent muscles of the body? Is there an exercise, which while doing all these, gives the old heart a nice workout and develops collaterals (Much needed to prevent acute coronary events)? If there exists such an exercise; can it be low impact on the body and yet, unlike walking, can be completed within fifteen minutes? Photo: Leire Cavia in Unsplash Of all the exercises I can think of, rope jumping ticks all the above boxes plus some more.  For fitness and workout, I myself have been jumping rope since last forty-five years, and except for occasional foot or ankle soreness, have never faced any major issue. Rope jumping or skipping, needs only a rope, a firm surface with a bit of space around it and few minutes of your time. Thereby obviating the need for a gym or costly...