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YOGA Sun Salutation

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Yoga Sun Salutation in 12 Easy Steps From  YOU: The Owner’s Manual , by RealAge experts Michael F. Roizen, MD, and Mehmet C. Oz, MD We see yoga as having two major advantages in terms of making your RealAge younger: One, it increases your flexibility. Your muscles aren’t static tissues. They move, they expand, they contract. The more flexible they are, the better range of motion you have and the less stress you’ll put on your joints doing normal activities. Two, yoga increases your strength. No, you’re not holding any weights in yoga, and yes, yoga looks more tranquil than a Pacific Ocean sunset. But some of these poses are as taxing as they are relaxing. They force your muscles to lift and hold your body weight, which counts as resistance training. Doing the Sun Salutation every day works most of your muscle groups in one flowing routine. 1. Stand with both feet touching. Bring your hands together, palm to palm, at the heart. Make sure your weight is evenly distributed. Exhale. 2. Rai

Noisy Neighbors

If it is true that sudden loud noises increases hypertension, then tonight's a'la Olympic display of fireworks by our insensitive neighbors just gave me something to drink voluminous amounts tea about hopefully letting me use the bathroom 2 hours from now.  I'm not at all humoured by it. Whatever occasion you may be celebrating, I obviously have nothing to do with it.