Health/Fitness Thread

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by TigerEz
im not cheap bro.....

true but then again i would've.

[TigerEz]

so what trying to say? u want me to hang out in McDonalds all day?

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by TigerEz
so what trying to say? u want me to hang out in McDonalds all day?

You live 10 steps away from Maccas so you could just you their wifi from your house. If i had Maccas that close i wouldnt bother buying wifi. Just use theirs

[TigerEz]

their wifi range aint that big.....and i dont pay for wifi...its free since i have ATT UVERSE! (best internet ever)

[M.H.Rubel]

Originally Posted by TigerEz
ok i go first. What does it mean when you have a lot of headaches? like in school or at home just sitting there.

There are various types of headache.Most common is tension headache which normaly feels like band around the head specially in fore head.Unilateral headache is mainly due to migraine.
As there are various types of headache with cause u should visit your doctor.

[M.H.Rubel]

Originally Posted by Antora
I am under weight without exercising, I wonder what would happen if I did! Although I'm planning on taking up yoga.

Exercise will help you to build up good health.

[TigerEz]

isn't Migraines for old ppl only? My teacher told us that she has migraines and she is really old. She also told us that when the migraines come, she sees like colors flying all over the place or something.

[Antora]

Bro, who told you migraines are for old people? lol!A lot of my friends have migraines and at the most, they are 19 yrs old .

Originally Posted by TigerEz
isn't Migraines for old ppl only? My teacher told us that she has migraines and she is really old. She also told us that when the migraines come, she sees like colors flying all over the place or something.

[Antora]

Originally Posted by M.H.Rubel
Exercise will help you to build up good health.

Hmm... I probably should look into exercising, only problem is...I lack motivation

[TigerEz]

motivation? theres kids in africa who cant get food and u want motivation? hayre :facepam:

[Antora]

^how is thinking about hungry kids going to motivate me to exercise? :S It will motivate me to do charity work...but exercise? :S :S

[nadim 98]

Lol

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[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Antora
^how is thinking about hungry kids going to motivate me to exercise? :S It will motivate me to do charity work...but exercise? :S :S

Hahahahaha.

Post of the week at minimum.

[simon]

lol, TigerEdge

[TigerEz]

I mean when I think of those kids, I get motivated to everything! Including eat what i dont want to eat.....you guys should get inspired by that too

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by TigerEz
I mean when I think of those kids, I get motivated to everything! Including eat what i dont want to eat.....you guys should get inspired by that too

So you see those hungry kids in Africa and get motivated and instead of helping them out, you eat it all including things you don't want to eat.

Am I missing something?

[TigerEz]

heres a gift for me to myself:

no what i meant was to respect food and not waste it and also to enjoy/live life to fullest

[HereWeGo]

Does Aspartame in diet sodas reduce metabolism??
I need to know because i drink a lot of diet soda, and there are articles spread across the net both supporting and opposing this theory....
Does anyone know?

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by TigerEz
heres a gift for me to myself:

no what i meant was to respect food and not waste it and also to enjoy/live life to fullest

So it's what you do for yourself. What do you do for the hungry kids?

[TigerEz]

Well what can i do but donate and keep them in my head to remind me how lucky of a person i am.

[Ahsan]

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52. Buy a pedometer and accumulate at least 10,000 steps each day.

53. When possible, walk or bike to do your errands.

54. Don't buy in bulk. The more that is there, the more that you'll eat.

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59. Put yourself first. Many people (women in particular) put everyone else ahead of themselves and let their health fall by the side.

60. Remember: It's not all or nothing. If you fall off the bandwagon, jump right back on. Don't let yourself continue to fall until all progress has been lost.

61. Wake up early to exercise. You're more likely to get it done if you don’t wait until after work.

[TigerEz]

^^^ my parents can really use that....thnx

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by TigerEz
^^^ my parents can really use that....thnx

That I'm quiet sure. They just need to read those 61 each day and the scare of doing those will reduce them for sure....

"Burn what you eat..." No restrictions in eating ...that's the simple theory of good health... Keep it simple man...

How to burn?? ... Walk/run/play/gym/swim...anything that sounds interesting to you...so simple...

[TigerEz]

I Walk/run/play/gym/swim but all my parents do is eat and go to work! and they complain all day for being fat

[Ajfar]

I like how as this thread started getting more frequent posts, whats cooking thread started to move down the page.