Tai chi is one of the many activities that can be done while watching TV. In Mandarin, Tai Chi or Tai Chi Chuan refers to “supreme fighting”. It is mainly a form of martial arts originated in China around the 16th century. During the 1970s, it was introduced in the United States, and has been growing in popularity ever since.
A stepper is an electrical machine exerciser. It is almost resembles to the treadmill or in fact it is a member of the tread mill family. Te only difference is that the steppers are more portable and smaller in size. They are mainly used for aerobic exercises at home. Steppers are a perfect way to work out the thighs and the leg and the lower parts...
Spinning exercise that is also known by the name of studio cycling has become a popular form of exercise these days and is an excellent form of fitness. Spinning exercises helps in the strengthening of the over all body and especially the heart. It also tones the glutes, calves and the thighs in addition. Spinning is also a great exercise to slim t...
Qi-gong means Energy Cultivation. It is a part of Chinese medicine. Qi means breath in Mandarin Chinese and gong means work or technique. It involves the coordination of various breathing patterns with some physical motions of the body. Qi-gong is carried out mostly for health maintenance but some use it as a therapeutic intervention. There are abo...
Push ups also known as press ups is one of the most common form of free hand exercises. It is basically a strength training exercise that is performed in a prone position, where the performer while lying in the horizontal and face down, raising and lowering the body using the arms. Push ups are very effective in developing the pectoral muscles and ...
While watching television the viewer is in a very light and relaxed mood. He is totally removed from the situation around him and absolutely engrossed with the scenes on the television. During this time if he works out some pull-ups then it would be very useful for him. Consequently, he would be attaining dual benefit of entertainment and exercise ...
Pregnant women often take rest at home. For passing the time they are glued to the television. It would be very beneficial that these women perform some exercises. These would be helpful for them for a myriad of reasons. Some of exercises, which can be performed while watching television, are listed below.
Research shows that playing with the pets will help the person to remain healthy at the later years of life. These research shows that if elder person or children play with the pets then they less likely to become allergic to them as their immune system will become strong. The body of kids will learn to fight with the germs that they can catch whil...
It is not necessary to warm up only before participating in sports or exercising, even though they are traditionally done like that. The sole purpose of warm up is to gradually increase the intensity in the physical activity. Likewise before running or playing an intense sport a slow jog to warm the muscles and increase the heart rate. However the ...
While watching television your mind is very occupied with the show in progress. So, this makes up for a very good atmosphere to play some indoor games. The mind always switches between the television show and the games. The result is that the ambience becomes very joyous and it is a total relief from the daily stresses of life. The players become s...