Reduce Weight Smartly - 2 - Exercises and Treatments with Water

Reduce Weight Smartly - 2 - Exercises and Treatments with Water

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Water not only acts great when consumed but also while used externally to the body.. Let us look at some of the exercises / treatments that can be done with water.

Swimming

· There cannot be anyone who doesn’t know about swimming and this is considered to be the most common mode of exercise in water.

· Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance.

· It is one of the many exercises which will help you to shed away the weight as you enjoy doing it. It is very hard to find a person who doesn’t like enjoying in Water.

· Swimming can be more fun if couple of friends join together and swim together.

Benefits

· It is very evident that an individual’s weight in water is considered to be much lesser than the actual weight in land. This would mean that a person will feel light in water and would be easy to carry out exercises that are tough to do in land

· Swimming tones up your entire body. Each and every muscle in your body needs to do some action when you swim.

· When you swim breastroke or backstroke, you're burning about the same number of calories as a fast walk or a slow jog.

Cautions / Risks:

· Unlike other aerobic exercises like Walking, Jogging etc, swimming requires some skill.

· One has to very cautious if he/ she are just a learner and practicing swimming in a deep pool. It is always better to have a trainer beside you.

· Swimming in cold water for a long time can reduce your body metabolic rate.

· Since the ratio of women swimmers is lesser than Men, there are very less Swimming Pool dedicated only for women. And because of this many women feel shy to join a swimming class. And there is a lack of women trainers which also acts as a barrier for many women.

· Research published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows that in the absence of a controlled diet, swimming has little or no effect on weight loss

· It is also said that swimming in cold water may increase appetite levels to force the body to retain body fat for insulation and buoyancy. Remember your latest Camp Fire. When the temperature is cool outside you burn some woods and enjoy the warmth. Similarly when the body is cold, it needs food to burn so that it can get some temperature.

· Also the Chlorine and other chemicals added to the swimming pool can create itching in the skin. So always take shower in cold water before entering into the swimming pool.

· Women are not advised to take Swimming during their Pregnancy / Menstruation time.

References:

http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/research/swimming.htm

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/47888

http://www.tinajuanfitness.info/articles/art041800.html

Steam Bath

· This is the next common form of Treatment which most people are aware of.

· Steam bath is a kind of treatment specifically used in Naturopathy.

· This treatment usually takes place in a sealed room with wooden benches, similar to a sauna, which is kept at an even temperature and filled with mist.

· Sometimes Steam Bath is called as Sauna Bath also. But I suppose both are different. As far as I know Steam Bath means it is like a closed room where only one person can sit and Sauna Bath is the one where there is a room filled with mist.

· In any GYM you join, there will be additional facility of Steam Bath. The availability of Steam Bath is considerably high in the City.

Benefits:

· The benefit of Steam bath is numerous.

· The concept of Steam Bath is not new. I am sure most of us exposed to Steam whenever we caught cold (called Aavi pidikarathu (catching Steam) in Tamil). It is very obvious that the steam knocks out the cold and clears the chest congestion. It helps in expanding the lungs.

· The sweating due to Steam clears the pores in the skin and removes toxins from the body.

· It also relaxes the stiff muscles and relives a person from tension.

· A Steam bath makes you feel fresh since the pores in your skin is opened up and all the

· For Women, this treatment is highly beneficial since there are many parlors, Spas , Fitness centers having dedicated Steam Bath for Women (including our Infy Gym) and they can undertake this treatment without inhibition.

Cautions

· It is very important that you take steam bath lesser than 20 minutes. Over exposure of steam can result in dehydration of the body

· As I already mentioned in previous article when the body is dehydrated, it immediately takes the water from Brain. So it is essential to take shower before taking Steam and drink a glass of water before entering into the Steam Room.

· Wearing a tight dress will prevent the body from Sweating. So it is always good to wear a minimal dress. So that the skin is exposed to Steam and gets benefitted.

· People suffering from high blood pressure / heart diseases are advised not to take this treatment since it increases the blood pressure level as well as heart beat rate.

· Women are not advised to take Swimming during their Pregnancy / Menstruation time.

· Do not go for Steam Bath after having a large meal.

· Usually people tend to become tired after Steam bath. So don’t plan to do any hard work after Steam bath.

WET PACK TO ABDOMEN

· Take a piece of cloth, cotton preferably and soak it in water.

· Lie down in bed in a comfortable position. Place the cloth on the abdomen directly. It must be something like a Belt applied on your stomach.

· Make sure that the cloth is big enough to cover your entire abdomen. Even a simple cotton towel will do.

· Keep the cloth for 20 minutes.

· You can read books or listen to music while you do this.

· This Wet pack increases the blood circulation and helps in weight reduction.

· If you ask how many kg’s will be reduced by doing this, I don’t have an answer. Because this is just a simple step that will aid in reducing weight. Our body, just like our mind is very complex. Simple steps like this can align the body towards the right direction. However try this out and you can feel the difference.

Treatment with ICE

· I am not sure if this is scientifically true. But I have experienced this.

· Suppose you are in high stress or blood pressure, take few cubes of ICE from fridge and rub over your head and hair. Just like how you apply hair oil. Rub the ice cubes until it gets melted.

· You will feel much relaxed than before.

· We took measurements of blood pressure (for my mom) before and after this and found that the pressure reduced considerably. However people suffering from Sinus, Cold, Fever and other illness can refrain from doing this treatment.

This Article is not over. Since it is already big enough, I will continue the remaining in the next post. As always comments are always welcome.