Pregnancy and Excercising - 6 Reasons to Excercise During Pregnancy

Everyone knows that exercise is good for your health. Exercising during pregnancy can have additional benefits. Generally, exercise should be light, especially during the first few weeks of pregnancy while your body adjusts to the changes. Heavy exercise can divert blood flow from crucial areas and most women that exercise regularly should tone down their workouts during pregnancy.

Walking, swimming, and yoga are two popular exercise activities suitable for pregnant women. Other forms of exercise like weight lifting are okay too as long as it is not too strenuous. Most experts recommend exercising 3-4 times a week, unless a medical condition prevents it. If in doubt, always consult a physician first. Listed below are some of the top reasons for exercising during pregnancy.

1. exercise can reduce the length of labor and reduce recovery times. The right exercise routines will increase stamina needed for delivery.
2. Improve emotional health - exercise lowers stress and improves emotional health and can make it easier for the new mother to get through the experience of pregnancy.
3. exercise can help with weight management after the child is born. A common concern with most mothers is losing weight after pregnancy. Exercising during pregnancy can make postpartum weight loss easier.
4. exercise is good for your unborn baby. By keeping your body healthy, you are also helping out your baby.
5. Reduced pregnancy side effects - Symptoms like headaches, fatigue, swelling, and constipation are common in pregnant women. Exercising has been shown to reduce the occurence of these symptoms.
6. Decrease risk of premature birth - exercise has been shown in studies to decrease the risk of premature birth by about 50%.

Make sure to drink plenty of fluids before exercising, have a nutritious diet, and avoid over exertion. Also, listen to your body - if you start feeling sick or nauseous, then you should stop and rest.

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Fun Golf Tournament Planning Ideas

Fun golf tournament planning can be accomplished as long as you try to keep in mind that you want it to be fun and that you can all agree on which not-too-serious golf tournament ideas to use. There are many different formats for teams of nearly all sizes and I will discuss some of them in this article. Some fun golf tournament format ideas include '123 best Ball', 'Air Presses', 'Aces And Deuces' and 'Honest John'. There are too many popular games to try to explain in such a brief article, but many can be found in golfing magazines and on-line.

When playing '1-2-3 best ball' you should have four person teams, and it is played by simply all golfers playing the entire game. When the first hole is done; the lowest score goes on the card, when the second hole is done the two lowest scores go on the card, and when the third hole is done the three lowest scores all go on the card. After three holes you start back at one.

When playing 'Aces And Deuces' the basic idea is that the lowest score is the ace, and the highest score is the deuce, who ever is the ace wins a preset amount of money from the rest of the players. The deuce on the other hand owes each of the other players a preset amount (usually half the ace) also. this is a game where even the second and third place players still get some money back in their hands, and is usually played by four people. It is a good idea to consider when planning a fun golf tournament.

In 'Air Presses' the bets are of a predetermined amount and bets are placed by the golfer who has not swung yet as it gives both the turn to up the ante. If the second golfer bets while the first golfer's drive is in the air then he would shout' air Press' and the bet would be automatically agreed on. If the first golfer shouts air press while the second golfer's drive is in the air then the bet is automatically doubled. this game is also suited for fun golf tournament planning.

'Honest John' is also a very fun way to make things a little more interesting during a nice friendly game of golf. When playing 'Honest John' each player pays an equal amount in to a pot. Each player then writes down the score he thinks he will make on the round. At the end if the round the golfer with the closest score to what he wrote down is the winner.

These are only a few examples of some fun golf tournament format ideas. You should discuss a few ideas to your group and see what the general consensus is about each idea. Remember that a fun golf tournament is no fun with a driver sticking out of your head.

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Golf Shoes - Do I Really Need Them?

It seems like everybody and their brother wants to play golf these days. Stemming from the 1920s when walter Hagen became the first person to actually make a living by playing golf, to the 1960s when arguably the greatest player ever, Jack Nicklaus, made $33 with his first paycheck as a pro, golf has quickly become a multi-billion dollar industry, with players routinely making million dollar checks for a win, not to mention these ridiculous endorsement deals. Tiger woods makes grabbing a check for $100 million from Nike look like child's play.

Now you're saying, Hm, I want a piece of that. I'd better get some golf balls and clubs and hit the course. Ah, such a common mistake. What did you forget? Shoes!!

Now, wait a minute you say. They're just shoes, right? Wrong! Would a basketball player hit the hardwood wearing tennis shoes? Nope. He would risk spraining his ankle and couldn't move as effectively. Would a bowler hit the lanes wearing football cleats? Nope, he'd be on his butt in no time and well, the owner's may not think too kindly of cleats indoors. The case is the same in golf, but even more dramatic.

Not only do proper shoes keep your feet dry during play, but they will keep a very important tool of your golf swing rooted; your feet! Although it doesn't stand out as much clubs that fit properly, proper golf shoes are a key to developing a good swing. Why? Think about how much torque a golf swing puts on your legs and feet throughout the golf swing. Watch the pros when they blast their drives 330+ yards. As a they turn away from the ball, their feet fight to stay in place, rooted like two tree trunks to the ground by their cleats, and their cleats only. The same happens on the way down. They'll swing through with the torque on their feet almost ripping the ground below them, but their cleats keep them rooted throughout. Imagine how ugly this would be with no traction. They couldn't swing as hard without slipping, thus creating a lesser potential for distance.

A common mistake new golfers make is to hit the links in an old pair of tennis shoes, thinking golf shoes aren't important. Well I have news for you. If you go out in tennis shoes, it's going to be like swinging in socks on a tile floor. It doesn't exactly grip very well, especially when it's wet.

What this can lead to is a bad weight shift from the start, because your body's natural balancing mechanisms are doing everything they can to keep you on your feet. I see it all the time on the driving range. people are out to have some harmless fun whacking some golf balls, which is all in good fun of course. But then I see them twisting, slipping, and sliding all over the place from the massive amount of torque, all while ingraining bad swing habits.

So if you are serious about learning how to play golf, even just for recreation, do yourself a favor and pick up a good pair of golf shoes. Make sure the pair you decide to buy fit well. If your feet slide around in them, your balance can be thrown off as well. Make sure your toes are in the proper spots. And guys, golf shoes aren't masculine anyway, so check your ego at the door on this one fellas; and ladies, don't try to squeeze into a size smaller. You're gonna be on your feet a lot, so you'll want them to be comfortable. Tie them tight all the way down and you'll have the best chance of being balanced. But of course, be comfortable too.

If you're on a tight budget, you can get a pair of brand new FJ GreenJoys for $50, or an off brand for even less. I promise you, they will make a much bigger difference than that $80 dollar lob wedge you think you need.

Make sure your shoes fit right, have a good set of spikes in them, and you'll be well on your way to a stable base for golf and probably more distance as well.

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