Fitness

What to do if the pressure drops sharply

What pressure is considered normal in a person

 

  • normal pressure is 120/80, but the indicator depends on many individual factors, so doctors allow deviations in a certain range;
  • low (hypotension) – 90/60;
  • increased (hypertension) – higher than 140/90.

Causes of low blood pressure

  • low blood volume, often due to fasting or not drinking enough water;
  • heart disease;
  • hormonal imbalance;
  • dysfunction of the thyroid gland;
  • decreased hemoglobin levels;
  • anemia;
  • taking medications.

Signs of hypotension:

  • dizziness;
  • weakness, loss of strength, drowsiness;
  • aching pain in the back of the head;
  • weak heartbeat;
  • pale cold skin;
  • nausea and vomiting.

Prevention of low blood pressure:

  • drink more water;
  • training, physical activity;
  • exclusion of a sedentary lifestyle;
  • quitting alcohol or reducing consumption to a minimum;
  • do not jump off the floor, chair, bed: do it calmly;
  • do not sit cross-legged.

Rapidly increase blood pressure: ways

There is no pill or medicine that can instantly increase blood pressure. Treatment is individually tailored to the cause of the hypotension. If necessary, it is better to increase the pressure in the first half of the day and dosed, otherwise, it can lead to insomnia, tachycardia, increased nervous excitability.

  • drink a strong cup of coffee;
  • Lie on a hard surface and raise your legs to allow blood flow to your brain and heart.
  • brew tincture of ginseng, lemongrass, Eleutherococcus extract;
  • eat something salty: feta cheese, pickled vegetables, cucumbers, or fish;
  • you can also eat a few pieces of dark chocolate;
  • drink water;
  • put on compression stockings
  • use a wrist expander and do the exercise for 15-20 seconds on each hand.
 

16 Oct 2021

How to do push-ups to get beautiful and toned arms: exercises

Push-ups are one of the main exercises among a group or personal programs in the gym. And at the same time one of the simplest. But many people forget that the body gets used to performing the same actions, which does not bring results if you do not change and increase the load.

Push-ups: what they give for health

During push-ups, functional strength increases through the activation of all muscles in the body. When you lower your body to the floor with your hands, you feel the tension envelop all the muscles in the body. At this time, the last thing you think about is how much muscle is currently being used. However, this is one of the main benefits of push-ups. When you exercise, every major muscle in your body is called upon to participate in this movement. Major muscle groups like biceps, triceps, anterior deltoids and lower body muscle groups are activated to support the body and stabilize movement. These movements use the strength of many muscle groups, and push-ups are classified as multidirectional exercise. With its help, the muscles of the whole body are trained.

Push-ups from the floor: technique

Push-ups should be performed in three sets of fifteen repetitions, on average, three times a week. Once the body gives a sign that you can easily get that many repetitions, you can increase the number.

The classic push-up from the floor is performed from the starting position, lying down, after which you should lower yourself slowly and in a controlled manner, bending your arms at the elbow joint. The arms are at an angle of 45 degrees relative to the body. Lower yourself until your chest touches the floor and return to the starting position just as slowly and in a controlled manner. If the exercise is difficult, it should be performed from a position with the knees resting on the floor, keeping all the above requirements. When performed correctly, the exercise turns on the pectoralis major and minor, as well as the triceps and core muscles, which are in good shape.

What are the most effective push-ups

1. Push-ups from the floor with a dumbbell . Push-ups are alternated with classic repetitions and a dumbbell pull to the belt. Place the dumbbells along your body under your shoulders. Grasp them and take a lying position. A natural deflection should form in the lower back, keep your back straight. Bend your elbows and touch the floor with your chest. As you exhale, push up from the floor. Body weight on arms. Perform a dumbbell row to the waist with one hand and return to the starting position. After the next push-up, perform a deadlift with the other hand.

2. Push-ups plus the climber . Perform classic push-ups: take a lying position and place your arms along the body under the shoulders. A natural deflection should form in the lower back, keep your back straight. Bend your elbows and touch the floor with your chest. As you exhale, push up from the floor. Body weight on arms. After doing push-ups, move the knees of the left and right legs forward alternately and again perform push-ups. Part of the climber can be done at a slow or fast pace.

3. Push-ups based on fitball. A type of push-up, when one hand is on the ball and the other on the floor. Alternately, on each push-up, we change the position of the hands relative to the support. This exercise also trains the stabilizing muscles.

4. Push-ups from the floor with cotton. This option requires good physical fitness. It is best for beginners to refrain from doing it until the body is ready. Classic movements should be performed: plank position, support on hands. A natural deflection should form in the lower back, keep your back straight. Bend your elbows and touch the floor with your chest. As you exhale, push up from the floor. Bodyweight on arms. After that, take a sharp break and clap with your hands. Then again push-ups.

 

04 Oct 2021

What vitamins you need to drink in the fall

Even in gloomy autumn weather, few people like to stay at home, especially with a cough, stuffy nose, fever and nausea. Therefore, you need to carefully take care of immunity and provide the body with nutrients that will help avoid infections.

Vitamin D

One of the most important for strong immunity. The immune cells have receptors for the “sun” vitamin, and when it enters the body in sufficient quantities, the cells begin to work more actively. It is also critical for healthy metabolism, sleep and hormonal balance.

What does vitamin D contain?

The leaders in vitamin D content: fish of the cold seas (salmon, herring, mackerel, sardines, tuna, trout), seafood, eggs. A little less of it in beef liver, cheese and cottage cheese, mushrooms.

But even fish is often not enough to replenish the daily requirement of the vitamin. For example, 100 grams of farm-raised salmon contains 100–250 IU of vitamin D, while the prophylactic dosage is 400–1000 IU per day. It is difficult to fill the deficit with such fish. Therefore, if you find yourself deficient in vitamin or sea fish is rarely on the table, it is convenient to use, for example, liquid vitamin D3. ChildLife Drops, for example, are designed for children, but also for adults. One drop of 500 IU – it is convenient to adjust the dosage.

Vitamin C

Ascorbic acid is a powerful antioxidant that protects cells throughout the body from damage. With a deficiency, the overall resistance to infections decreases. It also participates in the production of collagen and accelerates wound healing, strengthens the first barrier against viruses – the skin.

What does vitamin C contain?

Most of all vitamin C is found in fruits and vegetables: rose hips, kiwi, apples, red and green bell peppers, broccoli. The difficulty is that this vitamin is especially fragile. It degrades very quickly when exposed to temperature and light. Therefore, it is advisable to eat fruits and vegetables fresh.

But in autumn and winter, our menu contains less and less fresh and more and more boiled, fried, baked – the body requires hot food. Vitamin C in it is much less, so in cold weather you can take it additionally. The main thing is not to overdo the dosage. The daily allowance for adults is 90-100 mg, but only a doctor can specify the required amount to fill the deficit.

Zinc

Although zinc is a mineral, it is no less important for strong immunity than vitamins D and C. When zinc is deficient, the activity of immune T cells, the rate of wound healing, and overall resistance to infections are reduced. Zinc helps block inflammation and protects the upper respiratory tract from it, which is especially vulnerable to pathogens.

What is zinc in it?

Nuts contain the most zinc. True, it is difficult to get the daily rate of this mineral from them. If you eat 100 grams of walnuts, you get 3 mg of zinc – a quarter of the daily value. But at the same time, you will also get 650 calories, which is not suitable for those who follow the figure. Therefore, it is convenient to drink zinc as part of vitamin complexes or mono-supplements. 10-12 mg of this substance is enough for an adult per day.

Omega-3

Omega-3 is not considered a vitamin, but polyunsaturated fatty acids are just as important for the body during the cold season. Without them, nutrition will be inadequate and fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamin D, will be much less absorbed.

In addition, in autumn and winter, the air gradually becomes drier, and with it our skin, nails and hair lose moisture faster. Omega-3 acids support the healthy functioning of the sebaceous glands and maintain the hydrolipidic balance of the skin, keeping it hydrated during the cold season.

What does Omega-3 contain?

Omega-3 is found in sea fish, nuts, vegetable oils, avocados, eggs. However, from food, like vitamin D, the body often does not receive in the required amount, therefore, for greater confidence, you can take healthy fats in capsules or in the form of odorless and tasteless liquid oil.

 

How to take vitamins and supplements correctly?

Before buying jars of nutrients, it is recommended to be tested for the level of essential vitamins and minerals. This can be done in any clinical diagnostic laboratory.

With the test results, you can go to the doctor. Only he will select the exact dosage and form of the drug. For prevention, you can use vitamins in complexes. But make sure that the content of each necessary substance corresponds to the daily rate. With a serious shortage, most likely, you will need mono preparations – individually, vitamins will be absorbed better and will fill the deficit faster.

 

28 Sep 2021

How to build abs at home: exercises to get cubes on your stomach

Functional and strong abdominal muscles are not only aesthetic value in appearance, but also are the key to health. The abs are part of the core muscles, thanks to which the load is correctly distributed throughout the body, and also a healthy position of the pelvis and back is maintained. 

What is a press

The press is a body stabilizer, which consists of four muscles: straight, internal oblique, external oblique, and transverse. Different exercises involve abdominal muscles in different ways and help maintain posture and a healthy spine.

The choice of exercises for the abdominal muscles depends on the goals and the condition of the subcutaneous fat and muscles. The relief is drawn when the thickness of the fat fold on the abdomen is less than 1.5 – 1 cm. But it is important to remember that the abdominal exercises pump exactly the muscles, they do not help to lose weight in the abdomen. There is a general rule that the stomach is cleaned only in the kitchen: you need to control what you eat, exclude junk food, and eat a sufficient amount of protein.

The most affordable option for everyone is to go in for sports after waking up and do abdominal exercises at home. The lack of available tools will not affect the effectiveness of the training. At home, exercises are suitable: classic plank, side plank, bicycle, twisting, scissors.

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How to quickly build abs at home

The abs can be pumped up as quickly as you are motivated to train, and what the body is capable of. With proper clean nutrition and regular training, the result appears within a few weeks.

Exercise as often as you can: It’s better to do a five-minute workout than nothing. Do each exercise 3-5 sets, repeating as many times as you can. Work until your muscles burn.

Exercises for the press at home

Bench / step exercises.

Raising your legs while lying on a bench with a pelvic lift: lie on the bench on your back. As you exhale, raise your legs 90 degrees. At the top point, contract the abdominal muscles as much as possible and make a powerful push, tearing the pelvis off the bench, lifting your legs straight up. While inhaling, first lower your pelvis down, then your legs to their original position, without touching the floor. Keep your lower back firmly pressed against the bench.

Dead bug (“dead bug”): lying on your back, legs in weight, knee angle 90 degrees. Provide good floor pressure with the center of the sacrum. 1 album sheet should fit in the space between the floor and the lower back. Press on your knees with your palms, and with your knees on your palms, imagining that there is an object between them that needs to be burst. As you exhale, simultaneously straighten your right leg forward and your left arm behind your head, keeping your abdomen tense. While inhaling, return to the starting position and repeat on the left side. Do 3 sets of 20 reps.

Exercises for the press with dumbbells and rubber bands

Russian Twist: Sitting on your sit bones, keep your loin round and your knees at a 90-degree angle. Hold a dumbbell (select the weight as you see fit) in front of you on bent elbows. As you exhale, unfold the body, while simultaneously taking the projectile to the side (behind the thigh). Maintain axial extension behind the crown of the head.

Twisting to the toes: lying on your back, arms straight in front of you, palms together, socks facing you. You can work without equipment, with dumbbells, or using an elastic band. When working with an elastic band, place it on your feet. Keeping the elastic band stretched, as you exhale, twist upward, with each lift, touch your socks with your palms, lifting your shoulder blades off the floor. When working with dumbbells, grab one in your hands and continue twisting towards your toes, making it difficult to lift with additional weights. Exercise at maximum speed for 3 sets of 20 reps.

Exercises for the press for girls

Many girls are interested in how to keep the waist and tighten the lower abdomen. It is the transverse muscle that is responsible for the slender waist. To connect it to work, you need to do the exercises consciously and under control. To do this, do not allow the “house” effect. During the exercise, your abdomen should remain compact and contract (“pulled” by the transverse muscle) as you exhale. The above “dead beetle” exercise is perfect for the female audience.

Exercises for the press for men

Guys have more developed muscles of the back and upper limbs. We recommend that men use more weight and resistance. Exercises such as leg raise in a suspended position on a horizontal bar are perfect. In this position, the abdominal muscles are constantly tense and forced to cope with the weight of the legs. It will stretch and strengthen your back and arm muscles. For more effect, you can add weight to your legs.

If you want to, you can go in for sports during working hours and perform simple abdominal exercises while standing.

Plié bends wide leg stance, toes looking to the sides, knees looking and moving in the direction behind the toes. The back is straight (imagine that you will make a movement along the wall), palms on the back of the head, elbows looking from the side. Tilt to the right while maintaining axial extension (always reach up with the crown of the head). While bending over, try not to fold your right side (for this, imagine that you are going around the ball with your ribs). As you exhale, return to the starting position by contracting the left side. Do 3 sets of 15-20 reps on each side.

Twisting the body in a jump: stand up straight, arms crossed at chest level, lower back slightly rounded back. As you exhale in a jump, turn the lower part of the body (from the toes to the pelvis) to the left, and the upper part to the right (leave your gaze in the center). With each jump, change sides, accompanying the movement with an exhalation. Land on your toes and soft knees. Do 4 sets of 30 seconds each.

The abdominal muscles recover quickly, you can train them at least every day and without equipment. The main thing is desire, regularity and correct technique. A healthy and fit body is only in your hands.

 

27 Sep 2021

Blood clots: invisible and dangerous to health and life. How to minimize risks

Why do blood clots form in blood vessels?

A blood clot is a blood clot that appears in the lumen of a blood vessel or heart cavity. The danger is that it can grow, block a vessel or “break off”, this is called a thromboembolism.

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18 Sep 2021

Morning workout charges you with vivacity and energy: a complex for adults and children

Morning workouts are a cool and important way to start the day with a healthy body, awaken your body, and tune in for the day. Even in a big city, many lead a sedentary lifestyle, which affects the general vitality, or rather its absence. Lack of strength, fatigue, drowsiness are a small part of the conditions that manifest themselves in people living without sports (more…)

 

17 Sep 2021

How to feed your child before school. 10 quick and healthy breakfast recipes

Breakfast is the main and most important meal for a growing body. It is he who launches all vital processes in the body. The first meal provides the student with the so-called “fuel” for work – that is, energy for the entire school day. That is why it is very important not to skip the first meal, but also to make it balanced and healthy. (more…)

 

04 Sep 2021

Why does the neck hurt after exercises on the press: we analyze common mistakes

Lovers of shaking the press at least once encountered a feeling of a tense neck during exercise. This is to be expected: a minimal violation of the execution technique or distraction affects the entire process, including the muscles of the neck. We will tell you why this happens and how to avoid mistakes during training.

Why does the neck hurt during abdominal exercises

The spine is an integral structure: during the lifting of the trunk, the spine and muscles work synchronously, and only the neck is involved separately. And therefore, she can get sick at once for several reasons. For example, many abdominal exercises are performed while lying on your back with your head elevated. This is called curling. The most common mistake is when, during exercise, the athlete does not strain the abdominal part of the body, but rises at the expense of the upper body. It turns out that it is not the press that is straining, but the neck, although it should be the other way around due to the contraction of the abdominal muscles.

Also among the reasons are weak abdominal muscles and improper execution technique. Due to the lack of strong abdominal muscles, tension goes to the muscles of the neck, which are trying to hold the head. It is a matter of time and steady training: for this you do sports and strengthen your core. Concentration is also important: during each exercise, direct the focus of attention specifically to the stomach and control so that it does not relax and remains tense.

If you think your technique is struggling or are recently practicing, take a personal lesson with a trainer or ask questions after the group session. It’s better to understand the basic principles of exercise and understand how specific muscles work. This will help you train more efficiently and achieve the desired result faster.

How to pump abs without straining your neck

  • keep your chin close to your chest and do not press your elbows to your ears: they should be spread wide, remaining in line;
  • do not press on your head with your palms: touch lightly;
  • press the lower back to the floor, do not bend;
  • direct the focus of attention to the press, constantly keep it in tension, feel each rise and fall precisely due to the abdominal muscles. Move your ribs forward towards the pelvis gradually, without jerking.
 

25 Aug 2021

Effective exercise for slender legs: “chair” against the wall

Especially for those who do not have enough money or time to go to the gym, we have prepared “Stool”. Static exercise helps to work and feel the muscles of the legs, front of the thigh, buttocks, back of the thigh, back and abdominal muscles. No more excuses: you just need a minute at home, in the park, or even in the office. (more…)

 

08 Aug 2021

Steep stretching helps relieve muscle and improve your figure: what is MPF

Many people are familiar with the sensation of discomfort in the muscles. It seems to compress everything from the inside and does not allow the body to function normally. Just in case, it is better to keep a roller at home to get rid of all pain points. It will help you work out all trigger points, get rid of blocks and clamps, roll out and lengthen muscles that affect a toned body. 

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04 Aug 2021