Sunday, August 15, 2010

[Peckers_Pics] Model Wars; Aug 16, 2010; Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated G



Model Wars; Aug 16, 2010
Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated  G
 
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    Today's Health/Excercise Tip:
    Getting fit in midlife: better late than never

    NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Exercising in your 40's, 50's and 60's is like saving for your retirement, experts say.

    Starting early is money in the bank, but even late bloomers can reap astonishing benefits.

    "The game isn't over, even if you haven't been active," said Dr. Angela Smith, past president of the American College of Sports Medicine. "Aerobic fitness, bone health, agility, you may be able to catch up. It's remarkable to see the things people can actually do."

    Smith, a physician at Philadelphia Children's Hospital, said studies have shown that even octogenarians can double their strength with weight training.

    "There's good evidence that among people who have arthritis, the stronger have less pain, and that getting fit decreases the chance of having cancer," she said.

    But if you're a former high school athlete who became sedentary as your temples grayed, don't expect your history to save you.

    "Some of the benefits you built up aren't going to maintain themselves if you become a couch potato," Smith said. "That wonderful bone strength you built in your 20's will melt away a lot faster if you don't stay active."

    Smith said logic dictates that 40-, 50- and 60-year olds need to pay attention to all components of fitness.

    "Make certain to do flexibility, strength and aerobic training, even if you have to decrease the amount of impact. A jumping sport may be difficult. But many of the non-sport activities, swimming, weight training, yoga, people can do just fine in 40's, 50's, 60's."

    Andrea Metcalf, a fitness expert and personal trainer for over 20 years, recommends bite-sized portions for the late beginners.

    "People who have never exercised don't have a good sense of body awareness or body movement, so we need to focus on simple patterns, on strengthening those stabilizing muscles," said Metcalf, whose forthcoming DVD, Keeping Fit: Strength, Cardio, Pilates, targets the midlife exerciser.

    "We know that 10-minute segments will have a cardiovascular effect. So if you do a couple, in the next week you can bring that up," she said.

    Metcalf agrees it's never too late to start. "You'll feel the benefits within the first two weeks of doing any new program. In six weeks you'll see body changes. If you touch your arm it's going to feel stronger."

    Dr. Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko of the University of Illinois and leader of the Active Aging Blueprint, an umbrella group that develops strategies to help people 50 and older increase physical activity, thinks people should revisit their routines just as they do their retirement investments.

    "The 25-year-old kid that goes for a run without a warm-up will need to adjust that in middle age, when he's more prone to injuries," Chodzko-Zajko said. "The choice of most 40-year olds is not going to be same as most 60-year olds."

    He said studies in nursing homes have shown that strength-training residents increase their mobility. Some even get out of wheelchairs. "Even modest improvement is associated with huge differences in the quality of life."

    Chodzko-Zajko urges people to find the activity that makes sense to them. "Even walking the dog or spending time outside. Adopt active choices. Be active in your own way."

    Metcalf says people who live to be 100 all have a fitness component.

    "Exercise is the fountain of youth. If you want to live to 100 you have to exercise," she explained.

    So what's the best workout?

    "The one you'll do," she said. "All the rest is just marketing."

    And Now, Model Wars!

    This group is called "Peckers PICS."  The English -  slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health, Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues.  In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!"  Whereas, who is the model that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit?"  Warning: This may stoke you!
     
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    Gay Marriage in California Legal - Will Weddings Resume Wednesday?
    Sunday, August 15, 2010 / Politics and World News
     
    Gay marriage in California is now legal, thanks to a ruling by judge Vaughn Walker.  Now that the stay on the ruling against Proposition 8, calling the voter-enacted legislation "unconstitutional", same-sex weddings may begin as early as Wednesday in California.
     
    The judge lifted the stay, but delayed the effects until Wednesday, giving the chance for an appeal.  It's expected that the ruling will be appealed, but same-sex couples are still making their plans to head to city hall Wednesday after 5:00 PM.
     
    In addition, municipalities are getting ready for the sudden onslaught of marriage certificate applications, as many couples want to take advantage of the current law as soon as possible.
     
    There are some that say that marriage is an institution between one man and one woman - and that same sex marriages are something different.  Allowing two men or two women to marry goes against tradition and history.
     
    On the other hand, there are many - Glenn Beck included that believe that the government doesn't have the right to dictate who does and does not get married.
    "Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."

     

    ....Jake

    Remember:  Boycott Target and Best Buy for donating money towards anti-gay political candidates/organizations and to Proposition 8 (California) to prevent gay marriage. The Formal Boycott began this weekend. I already stopped shopping these stores - een though I want a new washer/dryer and new clothes for the fall.  Goodbye to Target and Best Buy!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     
     

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