Walking your Way to Good Health » Skin Care

Tips to avoid injuries while exercising

Walker — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:23:33 +0000

Injuries are a part of daily life for sportsmen and other heavy workers. But when it became a regular problem in the life of people doing exercises, they have gained proper attention. There are simple steps that can be taken care of to avoid these injuries.

Try warming up your body regularly before starting exercises. This can be a simpler version of the exercise you are going to do. Never increase the intensity of doing the exercise at a faster pace than ten percent. Progressive improvement is what that is recommended. If you are feeling that your body is getting tired, never continue with it. Take a short break from doing exercise. Resume only after you get proper energy. Never do exercise in a wrong way, rather practice proper methods of exercise. Practice stretching to make your body more flexible.

Rough elbows can be smoothened

Walker — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:12:20 +0000

Imagine getting into that figure highlighting gown and revealing really ugly elbows! Did you know that the elbows are also the most weathered parts of our limbs? Well, give your posture through the course of each day a thought and you will see how and why our elbows turn the color and texture that they do in time.

In order to save yourself the ordeal, you need to look into remedies available at home and at hand easily to help you to identify a solution to the problem, one that can be applied daily. Rub the elbows with lime, or take the juice of 1 lime, add salt and rub the elbows. Wash and moisturize. Another remedy is to mix honey, lime juice and olive oil in a bowl. Apply on the elbows. Leave on for 15 minutes. Wash and moisturize. If the skin is very dry, replace olive oil with shea butter.

Deal with skin problems

Walker — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:38:57 +0000

Pollutants have a harmful effect on our skin. The sudden appearance of red blotches, rash or even the development of dry skin in and around the chin area, elbows and knees are all the result of this exposure. The problem can be temporarily dealt with, with the help of chemical concoctions available in cosmetic and pill forms.

However, these topical and oral applications address the problem only superficially. If you want to root out a skin problem it pays good dividend to look for a long term solution – a natural herbal solution that could come out of your own kitchen!

Skin problems arise due to either dry skin, or oily skin. The causes are air pollution, exposure to sunlight, infections from microorganisms, insect bites, and change in weather, detergents and poor quality cosmetics. Ensure that your diet contains all the nutrients in the right proportions including enough roughage. Once a week go in for a detox.