From that's fitMedicine Ball Magic!
10 cool exercises
By Fitz K.
The medicine ball is a fantastic piece of equipment; it's versatile, compact, and lots of fun. Available in a wide variety of sizes, colors, styles and quite inexpensive, it's the perfect tool for anyone with a little bit of space and a lot of desire. I use them all the time for strength and stability training. Here are some ideas on how to train with yours. (Look for more medicine ball magic when I begin the That's Fit video podcast "Move of the Week.")
1. Do push-ups with one hand on the ball.
2. Do push-ups with both hands on the ball.
3. Do a push-up with one hand on the ball. In the 'up' position, roll the ball to your other hand and do another push-up like that. Repeat.
4. Hold the ball in your hands above your head and reach back while doing crunches.
5. Put the ball between your knees or under your knees, and lift them up toward the ceiling while doing crunches. (Picture shown.)
6. Stand on a BOSU and throw the ball back and forth with a friend.
7. Put the ball between your elbows, at chest height in front of you and squeeze it out in front of your chest. Hold for at 30 seconds or more.
8. Stand on BOSU. With both hands, hold the ball in the air high above your head and slam it as hard as you can on the ground in front of you. Have a partner throw it back at you and do it again.
9. Hold the ball with both hands down by your legs and bring your hands to your chest. Biceps curls!
10. Hold the ball with both hands down by your legs and bring the ball up to shoulder height while keeping your arms straight.
To check out some styles and prices on high quality medicine balls visit Power-Systems.com.
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Why men get skin cancer more often than women
By Bethany Sanders
Attention women! When you smooth on your SPF 15 moisturizer in the morning, you might just want to dab a little on your man; a recent study found that men's skin is more sensitive to the sun's rays than women's.
The fact that men develop skin cancer more frequently than women has been a well known fact in the medical community for a while. What experts aren't sure about is why men are more prone to the disease. Are they out in the sun more? Are they less likely to apply sunscreen? Or is their skin just different?
During this particular study, male mice who were exposed to ultraviolet light were more likely to get skin cancer sooner, have more tumors, and more severe tumors than female mice. This seems to solidify the theory that men just have skin that is more sensitive to sun damage than women. When researchers investigated further they were surprised to find that the male mice skin had fewer antioxidants in the cells than the female mice skin. Dermatologists agree that male skin differs from female skin, but that this study doesn't tell the whole story. Men do get more exposure to ultraviolet light, says Marianne Berwick, PhD. Further studies should explain what exactly is happening and how men (and hopefully women, too!) can protect themselves from the disease.
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10 cool exercises
By Fitz K.
The medicine ball is a fantastic piece of equipment; it's versatile, compact, and lots of fun. Available in a wide variety of sizes, colors, styles and quite inexpensive, it's the perfect tool for anyone with a little bit of space and a lot of desire. I use them all the time for strength and stability training. Here are some ideas on how to train with yours. (Look for more medicine ball magic when I begin the That's Fit video podcast "Move of the Week.")
1. Do push-ups with one hand on the ball.
2. Do push-ups with both hands on the ball.
3. Do a push-up with one hand on the ball. In the 'up' position, roll the ball to your other hand and do another push-up like that. Repeat.
4. Hold the ball in your hands above your head and reach back while doing crunches.
5. Put the ball between your knees or under your knees, and lift them up toward the ceiling while doing crunches. (Picture shown.)
6. Stand on a BOSU and throw the ball back and forth with a friend.
7. Put the ball between your elbows, at chest height in front of you and squeeze it out in front of your chest. Hold for at 30 seconds or more.
8. Stand on BOSU. With both hands, hold the ball in the air high above your head and slam it as hard as you can on the ground in front of you. Have a partner throw it back at you and do it again.
9. Hold the ball with both hands down by your legs and bring your hands to your chest. Biceps curls!
10. Hold the ball with both hands down by your legs and bring the ball up to shoulder height while keeping your arms straight.
To check out some styles and prices on high quality medicine balls visit Power-Systems.com.
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Why men get skin cancer more often than women
By Bethany Sanders
Attention women! When you smooth on your SPF 15 moisturizer in the morning, you might just want to dab a little on your man; a recent study found that men's skin is more sensitive to the sun's rays than women's.
The fact that men develop skin cancer more frequently than women has been a well known fact in the medical community for a while. What experts aren't sure about is why men are more prone to the disease. Are they out in the sun more? Are they less likely to apply sunscreen? Or is their skin just different?
During this particular study, male mice who were exposed to ultraviolet light were more likely to get skin cancer sooner, have more tumors, and more severe tumors than female mice. This seems to solidify the theory that men just have skin that is more sensitive to sun damage than women. When researchers investigated further they were surprised to find that the male mice skin had fewer antioxidants in the cells than the female mice skin. Dermatologists agree that male skin differs from female skin, but that this study doesn't tell the whole story. Men do get more exposure to ultraviolet light, says Marianne Berwick, PhD. Further studies should explain what exactly is happening and how men (and hopefully women, too!) can protect themselves from the disease.
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