Tuesday, November 29, 2016
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
How To Eat Tennis Healthy
Dr. Mercola on fraudulent foods and real foods.
Try sardines. They're good for you and one nice thing about them is that you'll be eating safe seafood.,
Try Kippers. Same thing (Both contain Omega 3)
(Omega 3 fatty acids are good for anti-inflammation.)
Hint: Never eat seafood in a restaurant before a match, even a few days before a match or you're asking for a unplanned default. Stay away from clam dip or shrimp during the the week you want to play unless you cook the shrimp yourself. I don't eat clams period, but if you do just know that you can get really, really sick for a few days if it's bad. I'm telling you this from experience.
Try sardines. They're good for you and one nice thing about them is that you'll be eating safe seafood.,
Try Kippers. Same thing (Both contain Omega 3)
(Omega 3 fatty acids are good for anti-inflammation.)
Hint: Never eat seafood in a restaurant before a match, even a few days before a match or you're asking for a unplanned default. Stay away from clam dip or shrimp during the the week you want to play unless you cook the shrimp yourself. I don't eat clams period, but if you do just know that you can get really, really sick for a few days if it's bad. I'm telling you this from experience.
Eat Cheese - Live Longer
Eat Cheese and Live Longer
The changing recommendations go from it's bad to it's good. I say just eat what you like and do so in some level of moderation.
I like Blue Cheese but don't eat it as often I used to. I'll have to find some organic version.
The changing recommendations go from it's bad to it's good. I say just eat what you like and do so in some level of moderation.
I like Blue Cheese but don't eat it as often I used to. I'll have to find some organic version.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Robot Tennis Pros
When will we see robot tennis pros teaching at clubs.
I just came across an article on Lowe's putting customer assistance robots into use in the aisles.
I often wondered when this might happen where teaching pros get replaced by robots. Can teaching be programmed into a machine?
We're part of the way there with ball machines and they've been around for a long time. Add in an intelligent analyst of the game and technique and you might have something. Still, for now I'm not worried. It just seems that it will be a while before the smiling face on the other side of the net can be replaced with some blinking lights.
I hope I'm right on this.
I just came across an article on Lowe's putting customer assistance robots into use in the aisles.
I often wondered when this might happen where teaching pros get replaced by robots. Can teaching be programmed into a machine?
We're part of the way there with ball machines and they've been around for a long time. Add in an intelligent analyst of the game and technique and you might have something. Still, for now I'm not worried. It just seems that it will be a while before the smiling face on the other side of the net can be replaced with some blinking lights.
I hope I'm right on this.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Home Exercise and Risky Exercises at the Gym
Home Exercises and Workouts
Here is a slideshow compilation of some useful and relatively safe exercises to perform at home.
7 Risky Exercises
Some of these I can personally attest to as not safe to try without skilled supervision. Usually, this is from using gym equipment with weights that stress muscles beyond the normal range. I suggest being very careful when going with any substantial weights.
Suggestion: Stay with low weight dumbbells and repetitions. This will help your tennis game while not risking injury and also increase muscle endurance rather than just bulk from heavy weights.
Here is a slideshow compilation of some useful and relatively safe exercises to perform at home.
7 Risky Exercises
Some of these I can personally attest to as not safe to try without skilled supervision. Usually, this is from using gym equipment with weights that stress muscles beyond the normal range. I suggest being very careful when going with any substantial weights.
Suggestion: Stay with low weight dumbbells and repetitions. This will help your tennis game while not risking injury and also increase muscle endurance rather than just bulk from heavy weights.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Heart Health and Anti-Inflammation: Nuts as a health supplement and food. Sunflower Seeds.
Go Nuts for Nuts by WebMD
I have made almost this whole assortment shown in this slide presentation part of my regular diet. I didn't know that some of these nuts are good for inflammation reduction. One that they left out was sunflower seeds.
I have added sunflower seeds to my daily diet because they taste so good and because they are really inexpensive. You can find bags of seeds for less than half the price of most of the other nuts listed in the slide show. As an additive for salads or just as a snack I find them very satisfying. If you check on the link you'll see that the sunflower seed has many nutrients needed for health.
Bottom Line: Add nuts to your diet for controlling inflammation and for health nutrition.
I have made almost this whole assortment shown in this slide presentation part of my regular diet. I didn't know that some of these nuts are good for inflammation reduction. One that they left out was sunflower seeds.
I have added sunflower seeds to my daily diet because they taste so good and because they are really inexpensive. You can find bags of seeds for less than half the price of most of the other nuts listed in the slide show. As an additive for salads or just as a snack I find them very satisfying. If you check on the link you'll see that the sunflower seed has many nutrients needed for health.
Bottom Line: Add nuts to your diet for controlling inflammation and for health nutrition.
Monday, November 14, 2016
Anti Inflammation: Ginger for Tennis Players
Ginger
This is a good article about Ginger. I can tell you my own experience with it. It was by accident that I found the benefits of this great spice. During the time I was a caregiver for my mom I always looked for treats that she would enjoy eating no matter how little of an appetite she had. There were a few favorites that came along and one of them was ginger snaps, and in particular the ginger snaps I found at Trader Joe's. Unfortunately, I learned to like them too and before long I watched my weight balloon up by simply eating more of these than was smart. Here is the upside though. First, I found that these snaps in particular gave me a stress reduction better than anything else I found. When things became challenging I'd grab the ginger snaps tub and go sit down and share them with my mom. She loved them and so did I and it is amazing how well this one little treat worked to help cut my stress during that very stressful time. I'm not sure if it was the great taste or the ginger that caused this, or maybe just sitting down with my mom, but it was a great thing to look forward to.
Ginger for Tennis Players
Now for the tennis upside. Tennis doesn't generally need stress reduction treats, though I can recommend taking along some snaps for some match energy or if things aren't going well. The benefit I am talking about are inflammation reduction. I can tell you that I noticed a major reduction in arthritic pain by adding Ginger to my diet. The cookies just happened to be the way I did it initially because it was a pleasant snack. I often had to climb four flights of stairs dozens of times a day in my mom's townhouse in Annapolis during that caregiver phase and it was tough on my already heavily overused knees and hips from decades of sports. I noticed the difference when I stopped eating the ginger snaps. I had gained so much weight from eating them all the time that I decided to go cold turkey and stop completely. About that time my mom had given up eating anything but soft foods like rice pudding and Ensure drinks so it was an easier choice than it might have been had those tubs of snaps still been there to tempt me. Again, it was the stress reduction and pure wonderful taste of these things kept me going at times. Funny huh.
My Experience
Well, once I stopped eating those snaps I began to notice my joints began to hurt more. It had to be the ginger or now the lack of it since that was the only thing that changed in my diet. Rather than go back to the tub of cookies I decided to find a supplement of some kind. First I tried raw ginger which can also be found at Trader Joe's and most other grocery stores. That required finding ways to add it to food and took time to cut it up etc. Over time I found ginger supplements on Amazon in capsule form that contained ginger powder. Sometimes I'll just take apart a gel cap and dump the ginger powder into a recipe or when cooking chicken or fish. Also, you can find ginger in a spice bottle at your local grocery store. Any way that you can find the bring it into your diet is a net positive toward joint pain and inflammation. It is part of my regimen and if you are having arthritis pain and want to stay on the tennis court I found that it helps me. I haven't heard of any serious side effects from taking in Ginger and for myself I have found none. It is another tool in my battle against arthritis.
This is a good article about Ginger. I can tell you my own experience with it. It was by accident that I found the benefits of this great spice. During the time I was a caregiver for my mom I always looked for treats that she would enjoy eating no matter how little of an appetite she had. There were a few favorites that came along and one of them was ginger snaps, and in particular the ginger snaps I found at Trader Joe's. Unfortunately, I learned to like them too and before long I watched my weight balloon up by simply eating more of these than was smart. Here is the upside though. First, I found that these snaps in particular gave me a stress reduction better than anything else I found. When things became challenging I'd grab the ginger snaps tub and go sit down and share them with my mom. She loved them and so did I and it is amazing how well this one little treat worked to help cut my stress during that very stressful time. I'm not sure if it was the great taste or the ginger that caused this, or maybe just sitting down with my mom, but it was a great thing to look forward to.
Ginger for Tennis Players
Now for the tennis upside. Tennis doesn't generally need stress reduction treats, though I can recommend taking along some snaps for some match energy or if things aren't going well. The benefit I am talking about are inflammation reduction. I can tell you that I noticed a major reduction in arthritic pain by adding Ginger to my diet. The cookies just happened to be the way I did it initially because it was a pleasant snack. I often had to climb four flights of stairs dozens of times a day in my mom's townhouse in Annapolis during that caregiver phase and it was tough on my already heavily overused knees and hips from decades of sports. I noticed the difference when I stopped eating the ginger snaps. I had gained so much weight from eating them all the time that I decided to go cold turkey and stop completely. About that time my mom had given up eating anything but soft foods like rice pudding and Ensure drinks so it was an easier choice than it might have been had those tubs of snaps still been there to tempt me. Again, it was the stress reduction and pure wonderful taste of these things kept me going at times. Funny huh.
My Experience
Well, once I stopped eating those snaps I began to notice my joints began to hurt more. It had to be the ginger or now the lack of it since that was the only thing that changed in my diet. Rather than go back to the tub of cookies I decided to find a supplement of some kind. First I tried raw ginger which can also be found at Trader Joe's and most other grocery stores. That required finding ways to add it to food and took time to cut it up etc. Over time I found ginger supplements on Amazon in capsule form that contained ginger powder. Sometimes I'll just take apart a gel cap and dump the ginger powder into a recipe or when cooking chicken or fish. Also, you can find ginger in a spice bottle at your local grocery store. Any way that you can find the bring it into your diet is a net positive toward joint pain and inflammation. It is part of my regimen and if you are having arthritis pain and want to stay on the tennis court I found that it helps me. I haven't heard of any serious side effects from taking in Ginger and for myself I have found none. It is another tool in my battle against arthritis.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Locker Room Health Risks
WebMD Locker Room Risks
Your Feet
I always considered the biggest risk athletes foot but nail infections are high on the list. To protect against this and other risks to your feet wear shower shoes (flip flops), and make sure you sterilize them periodically.
Towels
I was once responsible for washing the towels as well as everything else at the clubs I worked at. Soap, hot water, and a hot dryer seemed to do the trick for sterilization. Never put out damp towels. In today's risk environment I bring my own towels or shower at home or in my hotel room.
Water Burns
I've stepped into showers and had steaming hot water hit me when a toilet flushes in a locker room. Just changes in water availability can cause an extreme change in temperatures so be ready to move as hot water can cause serious burns. A blast of cold water can also be exciting. I had that happen to me in an Army locker room where the water went from warm to freezing instantly. It is great for getting up the heart rate but at least you don't suffer burns.
Hot Tubs / Whirlpools
I stay out of these. I was a certified pool operator and ran the whirlpool in a club and saw the difficulty in keeping the balance between too much chlorine and a bacteria laden soup. In such a small body of water with heat added to it the balance was very hard to maintain. As a user, I only went in once over years of that option available to me. Once I changed the filters and saw the accumulation of filth on them I decided to pass on the experience.
Your Feet
I always considered the biggest risk athletes foot but nail infections are high on the list. To protect against this and other risks to your feet wear shower shoes (flip flops), and make sure you sterilize them periodically.
Towels
I was once responsible for washing the towels as well as everything else at the clubs I worked at. Soap, hot water, and a hot dryer seemed to do the trick for sterilization. Never put out damp towels. In today's risk environment I bring my own towels or shower at home or in my hotel room.
Water Burns
I've stepped into showers and had steaming hot water hit me when a toilet flushes in a locker room. Just changes in water availability can cause an extreme change in temperatures so be ready to move as hot water can cause serious burns. A blast of cold water can also be exciting. I had that happen to me in an Army locker room where the water went from warm to freezing instantly. It is great for getting up the heart rate but at least you don't suffer burns.
Hot Tubs / Whirlpools
I stay out of these. I was a certified pool operator and ran the whirlpool in a club and saw the difficulty in keeping the balance between too much chlorine and a bacteria laden soup. In such a small body of water with heat added to it the balance was very hard to maintain. As a user, I only went in once over years of that option available to me. Once I changed the filters and saw the accumulation of filth on them I decided to pass on the experience.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Exercise and Aging
80 Year Old Model Walks the Runway in China
Exercise is one of the key elements of this amazing story. He also focuses on learning new things. Why not make tennis one of those new things and since it is a form of exercise you get a twofer.
Choose Tennis - The Book
Exercise is one of the key elements of this amazing story. He also focuses on learning new things. Why not make tennis one of those new things and since it is a form of exercise you get a twofer.
Choose Tennis - The Book
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