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		<title>Autumn Trends for Women: the Polo Shirt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fall is only a few weeks away. This means you should take a few minutes to go and evaluate your wardrobe in order to see what you ought to add to your current wardrobe so that you can bring it into the 2010 style. Casual is the word for this coming fall season. That being [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fall is only a few weeks away. This means you should take a few minutes to go and evaluate your wardrobe in order to see what you ought to add to your current wardrobe so that you can bring it into the 2010 style. Casual is the word for this coming fall season. That being the case, you should be certain to stock up on signature items such as women&#8217;s polo shirts because they promise to become a desirable clothing staple in the coming cooler months. Why the polo you ask? The answer is very basic in fact. Ladies adore the polo shirt simply because it&#8217;s simple. Having a polo shirt, you can appear very fashionable with little effort simply because they go with just about any bottom you select. For any casual weekend, pair a polo shirt having a pair of shorts. If you are heading to brunch with your girlfriends then you can slip one on with a stylish miniskirt. For a movie night with that special someone, add some fun accessories and a pair of jeans; you will be ready to curl up next to him throughout those scary scenes. Polo shirts are also well-loved because they are low maintenance. There&#8217;s no need to remember to take them to the dry cleaner or to pick them up because they can be washed and worn. If you&#8217;ve a change of plans with a last minute outfit, you&#8217;ll not have to get the iron out so that you can press out the creases in a polo shirt. It is usually prepared to be worn. Polo shirts could be discovered in every kind of cost variety imaginable. You can find finer polo shirts which are made with cotton or you are able to discover the basic polo. Depending on what your price range is, you will certainly be able to discover the polo which will suit your budget. Finally, and probably most important, women love polo shirts simply because they are flattering for any figure. The looser-fitted polos appear great on bigger figures, while polos having a stretch fit look good on smaller figures. You can even find polos with capped sleeves in order to show off those toned arms that you have been working on. With fashion this easy, you ought to be sure to stock up now. Why not choose a number of colors? You do not wish to discover yourself empty handed when it is time to debut your fall style. The coming autumn months are calling for any much more casual style. It has been forecasted that polos will reign within the fashion world simply because of their ease and comfort. It&#8217;s time to stock up on this season staple while the selection is still good. See a wide range of <a href="http://www.crewclothing.co.uk/Womens-Polos-and-Tops-DEPTW_TOPSTEES/">ladies polo shirts</a> on the internet at Crew Clothing</p>
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		<title>Find the Ultimate Present for New Borns: Designer Baby Outfits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did someone close to you just have a child? Do you wish to shower the new baby with the very best presents, however aren&#8217;t sure what to get? You should check out the designers to support you in finding the ideal baby gift that will make the baby&#8217;s mother just as delighted as it will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did someone close to you just have a child? Do you wish to shower the new baby with the very best presents, however aren&#8217;t sure what to get? You should check out the designers to support you in finding the ideal baby gift that will make the baby&#8217;s mother just as delighted as it will help make the infant. </p>
<p>Designer baby clothes are an ideal gift for new parents as it is not often something that they can get for themselves. Even though many new parents long to have their baby dressed from head to toe in designer garments, they can&#8217;t often permit themselves to splurge on every child clothes item; all things considered, they just exhausted their account on the nursery, diapers and bottles. She will like opening a gift to find a special Dolce Bebe dress to help to increase her little collection of designer outfits. </p>
<p>New parents love to doll their infants up in just the very best. Do not squander your time or money buying a few little products; get that new child something that she or he will actually wear by purchasing some designer newborn garments. A fantastic idea is to get that child girl a quilted Burberry jacket just like her mummy&#8217;s. </p>
<p>Believe it or not, sturdiness is an even more important element to consider when purchasing newborn items as compared to style. Cheaply made child clothes will tear and fray when they are washed often. We all know that infants can go through four to five outfits a day. This means there shall be plenty of laundry being washed in his or her house. That being the case, get the new child something that she can wear more than once or twice by purchasing higher quality designer baby garments. </p>
<p>Finally, by purchasing designer baby garments for that newborn there is something in it for you also. Shopping for designer baby clothes is so much fun. Who does not melt when they see little bitty infant True Religion jeans or a pair of mini Tod&#8217;s shoes? If you are not careful, you will end up shelling out your entire savings on the lucky new child. After all, it is really tough to choose between the Juicy Couture velour tracksuit set and the Ralph Lauren girls&#8217; hook-up tracksuit, so why not purchase both? </p>
<p>Give her something to be excited about rather than yet another boring onesie. Save her the hassle of having to do a quick change just before you appear at her house in order to slip the newborn into that terrible dress that you gave her at her shower. Do your best friend a favour by buying her new little bundle of joy a few designer items that she will love looking at as much as she will love wearing. </p>
<p>View a wide selection of ideal gift ideas and <a href="http://www.eliasandgrace.com">Designer Baby Clothes</a> online.</p>
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		<title>Contract Mobile Phones for Blackberry Mobiles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Touchscreen pda mobiles, contract mobile phones for Blackberry mobiles, looking for such mobile products via specialist websites can often end up being pretty exhausting. For anyone looking for the most appropriate advice it would be wise to make use of the reviews provided by a specialized telecom website that offers facts on items such as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Touchscreen pda mobiles, contract mobile phones for Blackberry mobiles, looking for such mobile products via specialist websites can often end up being pretty exhausting. For anyone looking for the most appropriate advice it would be wise to make use of the reviews provided by a specialized telecom website that offers facts on items such as Palm qwerty keyboard phones and similar phone related areas.</p>
<p>Obtaining information that is provided by someone with expert knowledge will assist you to buy the best Telecommunication item that suits your needs, Should you be a person that does not make full use of the specialist information that is offered by an expert could lose both time and funds when looking into a mobile phone product like <a href="http://www.mobilephonecontracts.co.uk/">contract mobile phones</a> or free 02 qwerty pd smartphones.</p>
<p>Regardless of if you are searching for cheap qwerty smartphones or online comparisons for touch screen mobile phones you should strive to visit as many phone review websites as you can in order to get as much useful information in order to obtain the best possible price. On top of that the lowest pay as you go touch screen mobile tariffs could turn out to be 5 percent lesser in cost with one online store compared with another.</p>
<p>Mobile phone stores that are retailing items like the best price plans for touch screen mobile payg phones are desperate to get your custom that internet prices are better than ever, if it turns out you are smart and shop around getting a mobile item may not actually be a tedious task and on top of that you will almost certainly secure yourself a far cheaper price.</p>
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		<title>Junior Garments</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Children&#8217;s Apparel</p>
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<p>Familiebutikken.no chose merely the greatest class branded outerwear and garments intended to remain children and teens warm and dry along with trendy. Merely a few of the brands we put on the market contain <a href="http://www.familiebutikken.no/brands/troll/">Troll</a> winter clothes (coat, trousers, gs fits, hats and gloves), Lego Wear ski outfits (Hello Kitty fleece jackets and Nuptse downhill ski coat, ski pants, hats and mittens), Levis kid&#8217;s wintry weather clothes, Burton (snowboard and snowboard jackets, trousers, gloves), Troll underwear, Kamik snow boots, and Boeri ski helmets.</p>
<p>The processing of the wool as soon as it leaves the sheep farm will too be by way of a licensed organic and natural processing factory. The wool is carded and then spun into fiber. Again, no dangerous chemical substances are used in this process. Any doling out agents used must be licensed ecological. The mills that procedure Merino wool are also certified natural and ensure that the wool is never stored or housed near any additional wool. Whenever you  obtain  Merino wool goods, you can be proud that youre a element of a world where no damage has been done in the doling out or making of the wool. </p>
<p>We deal exclusively with children&#8217;s clothes and we&#8217;ve searched the nation looking for the finest achievable offers. We locate  wholesalers and makers throughout the countryside  We then acquire gigantic lots of  for kids clothes from them. This provides them a quantity of much wanted cash, and it provides us supreme savings that  we can pass away directly to you. That means you get quality, designer, name make clothes at a fraction of the regular value! These  are not bad quality, they are class products in manufacturing unit sealed order.</p>
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		<title>Replica IWC Portofino Chronograph Asian 7750 Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have worn my  replica IWC Portuguese watchfor a season. And I find I love it more when the time passes by. Before bought this rep, I was actually on the market for a good pilot and a good Portuguese but I changed my mind when I saw this Portofino. Well, here comes my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have worn my <a href="http://www.idolreplicas.com/replica-watches-405.html"> replica IWC Portuguese watch</a>for a season. And I find I love it more when the time passes by. Before bought this rep, I was actually on the market for a good pilot and a good Portuguese but I changed my mind when I saw this Portofino. Well, here comes my mini review about it.</p>
<p>At first sight, its compact barrel shape, featuring short lugs, gives me a petty good quality feeling.Sized at 40mm, it wears a bit smaller on the wrist.And the second word comes to my mind is elegance. As a all-black watch, it comes with thin markets, sleek hands and cool checkered subdials. The surface is nicely polished, while the case back is brushed. And I think a brushed case back is good to avoid scratches. </p>
<p>Beating inside this replica Portofino is a high-beat Asian7750. I remains a dressy look despite it is a chronograph. Three subdial are quite well balanced, presenting class aesthetics that you can find on a Portuguese. And I am very happy to see that this day and date is nicely aligned. The crown is push-in and very well embossed, And the IWC&#8217;s motto on also spelled without mistake it is  and the case back is firmed fixed by 7 screws. As the dealer stated, the rotor is nicely finished but has no markings.</p>
<p>Like most <a href="http://www.ebuy4cheaps.com/replica-watches.html">replica watches</a>, this Portofino does not come with a decent strap that can match its elegance. So I replaced the strap with a a matte alligator grain strap.Then the watch looks much nicer. By the way, though the strap is of poor quality, the deployment clasp is not bad all all. </p>
<p>The crystal is a slightly doomed sapphire crystal. It has certain anti-reflective coating, but it is a bit too blueish for me. I think I will recoat this crystal when time allows. </p>
<p>Of course this replica Portofino has some other differences from the genuine pictures. Firstly, it is 1mm smaller and 0.5mm thinner than the gen. Secondly, the weight is slightly different. Thirdly, the subdials on the rep are less recessed. Lastly, the engraving on the caseback is not as thin as that on the gen.</p>
<p>Overall, this Portofino is a good <a href="http://www.watcheslux.com">replica watch</a> for the price, though it has some flaws. I love to keep it as one of my dressy watches. </p>
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		<title>Free Samsung Qwerty Pda Touchscreen Mobiles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[02 qwerty keyboard phones, free Palm qwerty pda touchscreen mobiles, looking for these specific mobile items via the internet can sometimes turn out to be terribly hard. If you want the most reliable advice you would be wise to find a specialist telecom site that will offer you information on products including PC keyboard style [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>02 qwerty keyboard phones, free Palm qwerty pda touchscreen mobiles, looking for these specific mobile items via the internet can sometimes turn out to be terribly hard. If you want the most reliable advice you would be wise to find a specialist telecom site that will offer you information on products including PC keyboard style Motorola mobile phones and similar mobile related topics.</p>
<p>Getting information which is provided by a credible expert will almost certainly help you to obtain the best phone product that meets with your needs, If you are a consumer who does not take full advantage of the articles or advice that are given by a specialist it could be that you lose both time and money when obtaining a communications item like <a href="http://www.qwertyphones.co.uk/">Samsung</a> qwerty phones or even free Motorola qwerty keyboard smartphones.</p>
<p>So no matter if you are hunting for black pda phones or free Palm qwerty pda mobiles your aim should be to visit as many phone websites as you can in order to find as much useful advise to help you in your purchase. Also Orange qwerty mobiles could end up being 2 % lower in price with one firm compared with a further retailer.</p>
<p>Telecom shops who are selling items like free LG qwerty pda smartphones are so eager to get your custom that prices prices have never been cheaper, if you are clever and shop around purchasing a telecom item may not actually turn out to be a tiresome task and on top of that you will almost certainly secure a far better price.</p>
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		<title>The Degradation of Fitness Science</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world and our selves evolve and exist in a cyclic
fashion; good times and bad&#8230; ups and downs&#8230; we
experience changes that seem to repeat, including everyday
cycles of sleep-wake and cell regeneration.  History is a
broad example of cycles, whereby we enter the &#8220;dark ages&#8221;
followed by an &#8220;age of enlightenment.&#8221;  We now are in an
irrational [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The world and our selves evolve and exist in a cyclic<br />
fashion; good times and bad&#8230; ups and downs&#8230; we<br />
experience changes that seem to repeat, including everyday<br />
cycles of sleep-wake and cell regeneration.  History is a<br />
broad example of cycles, whereby we enter the &#8220;dark ages&#8221;<br />
followed by an &#8220;age of enlightenment.&#8221;  We now are in an<br />
irrational dark age of fitness.  Irrational is an ideal term to<br />
describe a method of exercise considered dangerous,<br />
impractical, unproved (yet implemented when other proven<br />
methods exist) and irrelevant (i.e., claiming to do something<br />
that cannot be achieved).  Below is such an example.</p>
<p>FUNCTIONAL CORE EXERCISE</p>
<p>In an article by a well known &#8220;functional/core exercise&#8221;<br />
proponent, there is an attempt to affiliate the concepts of<br />
microscopic life of the amoeba with human cellular<br />
processes, and &#8220;functional training&#8221; when the author claims:<br />
&#8220;Movement, survival and the optimal functioning of the<br />
organism all go hand in hand.&#8221;  This statement opens a<br />
door for the author as he links &#8220;movement&#8221; with &#8220;function,&#8221;<br />
together with the concept of &#8220;optimal.&#8221;  He then claims that<br />
there is a link between functional exercise and survival, as<br />
confirmed historically by the &#8220;fact&#8221; that when exercise needs<br />
are not met (too much, too little, an absence or the wrong<br />
kind), then &#8220;disease lurks!&#8221; (exclamation his).  Certainly lack<br />
of activity or too much activity (excess strain) can pose<br />
negative results, but here he links &#8220;the wrong kind&#8221; of<br />
exercise to that of disease or ill health.</p>
<p>After addressing how natives achieved functional fitness<br />
through hunting practices, the author then discussed<br />
ancient methods of yoga, Tai-Chi, and then martial arts,<br />
connecting the concept of &#8220;functional exercise&#8221; with<br />
improving health and vitality of the mind and body, to<br />
improve &#8220;man&#8217;s relationship with both external and internal<br />
nature.&#8221;  This concept has now opened a second door for<br />
the author&#8217;s &#8220;brand&#8221; of functional training and to denounce<br />
methods that are different.</p>
<p>Apparently, according to the author, today&#8217;s concept of<br />
exercise (particularly bodybuilding) is wrong, since many<br />
methods confirm to Newtonian thinking to produce an<br />
&#8220;isolationists&#8217;/reductionists&#8217; point of view,&#8221; in that we think of<br />
only single muscles and not the body as a whole.  Rather,<br />
what we need is &#8220;system integration.&#8221;  This would mean<br />
whole-body movement/participation of some kind.  However,<br />
bodybuilders do consider the look of the body as a whole,<br />
and many exercises performed take into account body<br />
coordination (or, at least, the coordination of several<br />
muscles). Even the use of a single-joint exercise machine<br />
causes its user to contract many muscles in an attempt to<br />
brace the body and to generate greater body coordination as<br />
muscular fatigue is reached.  Further ignored is the fact that<br />
it may be necessary to focus one&#8217;s attention on a single<br />
muscle (for reasons of balancing development or function).<br />
And, by doing so, this improves the system as a whole as<br />
muscles are able to work and integrate better in more<br />
dynamic activities, i.e., by strengthening the weakest link.</p>
<p>The author claims that the exercise machine industry also is<br />
at fault, as it breaks the body into separate parts or muscle<br />
groups to be worked in isolation, &#8220;building on people&#8217;s<br />
aesthetic desires rather than functional needs.&#8221;  It is well<br />
known that no muscle can work in complete isolation, as<br />
stated in the paragraph above.  Nonetheless, exaggeration<br />
is obvious in that many machines do train multiple muscles,<br />
such as pulldowns, machine deadlifts and squats, leg<br />
presses, chest presses, and shoulder presses, or that a<br />
person can train for aesthetics as well as function.  If a<br />
person&#8217;s biceps can produce 50% more force as a result of<br />
machine or dumbbell biceps curls that served to increase<br />
both mass and strength, certainly that person&#8217;s biceps&#8217;<br />
function has improved, and this has an influence on full<br />
body functional ability.</p>
<p>The author then claims that those who succumb to modern<br />
isolationist exercise methods and influence suffer higher<br />
incidence of injury.  What proof does he offer?  None.<br />
Conversely, the author does not reference activities that<br />
produce the highest forces (and greatest potential for injury),<br />
such as explosive lifting, Olympic lifts, and plyometrics.  In<br />
fact, he does endorse Olympic lifting and plyometrics (within<br />
reason) since they apparently mimic &#8220;natural&#8221; movement<br />
better.  He also recommends the higher risk of Swiss ball<br />
exercises, with an attempt to balance and control weights in<br />
an unstable environment.  I do not recall the last time a<br />
person needed to clean and jerk an object, jump multiple<br />
times off boxes (sometimes with loads on the shoulders),<br />
or to balance one&#8217;s self on a ball in activities of daily living.<br />
Consequently, how do those activities mimic the &#8220;natural&#8221;<br />
movements of walking, lifting items off the ground<br />
(carefully), climbing stairs, or the unique and specific<br />
mechanics of various sporting activities (outside Olympic<br />
lifting)?</p>
<p>The author continues by stating that there is limited value in<br />
isolationist exercise approaches, which is why there is such<br />
a divergence toward Tai-Chi and other &#8220;integrated&#8221; systems.<br />
It should be obvious that any approach is limited in value<br />
(since everything in the Universe is finite), and that includes<br />
Tai-Chi, which does a poor job of optimizing muscular<br />
strength and muscle development, two key aspects that<br />
support &#8220;function&#8221; as we age.  From my perspective, people<br />
tend to diverge toward Tai-Chi because it is an easy means<br />
of activity, and is more of a means of meditation and<br />
relaxation than exercise.  In any event, it has been<br />
established that greater muscular loading and functional<br />
improvement can be had with stable exercises as opposed<br />
to unstable Swiss ball exercises.  This only makes sense<br />
since so much more effort is directed toward balance (and<br />
paranoia of falling) during unstable exercises, together with<br />
less weight and effort on the target muscles.  However,<br />
those aspects are ignored by the author.</p>
<p>The author became more mystically vague when he stated:<br />
&#8220;Historical analysis of the biological basis of movement<br />
shows that even the ancient systems of exercise were<br />
based on cosmic relationships, Mother Nature and our<br />
relationship with her.&#8221;  He clarifies his stance by suggesting<br />
that modern systems of functional exercise &#8220;see the body as<br />
an integrated system, a synergy of the<br />
physical-emotional-mental-spiritual energies and aspects<br />
of realities.&#8221;  (I am aware of only one &#8220;reality&#8221;; that in which I<br />
live.)  I am uncertain how this differs from systems not<br />
considered a &#8220;modern system of functional exercise.&#8221;  The<br />
manner, method and intensity of my training, for example, is<br />
governed by my emotions and mental outlook/motivations,<br />
which affect my performance and any results that can be<br />
achieved physically.  My philosophy of life and how I view<br />
fitness affects the spiritual aspect of that discipline.  This is<br />
true of any individual, no matter the method of exercise,<br />
including the use of machines.  The author sees it differently<br />
and, apparently, we need to be lunging, balancing, and<br />
rolling about on a ball for this<br />
physical-emotional-mental-spiritual synergy to take place.</p>
<p>Now, for an exercise system to be &#8220;functional,&#8221; it should<br />
meet the author&#8217;s criteria:</p>
<p>1. It must support and improve life.  Chronic (regular?)<br />
exposure to &#8220;training to failure&#8221; is not a good thing in the<br />
author&#8217;s eyes and serves only to &#8220;extinguish vitality.&#8221;  It is<br />
ironic that many individuals (including yours truly) has<br />
trained in this manner for many years, are strong, physically<br />
developed and feel a great deal of vitality.  It is not training to<br />
muscular fatigue that is the problem, but the overall<br />
demands that one is exposed to, including too much<br />
volume and frequency.  Nonetheless, training to failure and<br />
believing in &#8220;no pain, no gain,&#8221; according to the author,<br />
&#8220;results in dysfunctional exercise and less functional<br />
people.&#8221;  The idea of &#8220;no pain, no gain&#8221; is exaggerated,<br />
although well meaning at one point in the history of exercise<br />
(to get people to exercise harder).  However, if a person can<br />
increase strength and muscle to a greater degree (or even<br />
to the same degree) by training to failure (without abusing<br />
exercise in general), how would that result in less functional<br />
people?  How does greater/improved function = less<br />
function?</p>
<p>The author concludes by stating: &#8220;the by-product of modern<br />
bodybuilding and these types of training mottos is a new<br />
culture of fitness without health.&#8221;  Suffice it to say that a<br />
person can be healthy without partaking in a regular fitness<br />
program.  &#8220;Healthy&#8221; generally means free from disease.<br />
And needless to say that an intense exercise program that<br />
improves blood cholesterol, blood pressure, resting heart<br />
rate, cardiovascular endurance, heart resilience, strength,<br />
muscle, and ADL function certainly is &#8220;fitness with health.&#8221;<br />
Moreover, the term &#8220;fitness&#8221; means &#8220;the quality or state of<br />
being fit,&#8221; and &#8220;fit&#8221; means &#8220;to be well adapted or suitable for&#8221;<br />
(Oxford&#8217;s English Dictionary).  Partaking in a fitness<br />
program, to become &#8220;fit&#8221; (although some are better than<br />
others) will result in positive health changes, even if a<br />
method happens to be one of aesthetics primarily, i.e.,<br />
bodybuilding.</p>
<p>2. Functional exercise is always a means to an end (with<br />
examples of gathering wood to stay warm, lifting stones,<br />
and doing calisthenics in the army to stay &#8220;strong enough&#8221;<br />
to fulfill duties).  In other words, perform movement patterns<br />
that are essential to your work or sports environment.  I work<br />
at a computer for the most part, and so perhaps I should<br />
perform some keyboard typing overload exercises.<br />
Sarcasm aside, most of us have enough strength to<br />
complete daily activities, and to mimic those activities with<br />
resistance often does us worse than good.  An example in<br />
sports would be sprinting with heavy weights attached to the<br />
body with the notion that our sprinting will improve, although<br />
sprinting mechanics obviously would alter under such<br />
circumstances.  Moreover, consider elbow flexion that<br />
occurs when we lift an object, and the elbow flexion that<br />
occurs during dumbbell or machine arm curls.  Would the<br />
latter not have a positive bearing on the former?  Certainly it<br />
would, but since it is not &#8220;exact&#8221; to everyday movements, the<br />
author condemns such actions, and without realizing that<br />
any &#8220;functional exercise&#8221; also is not exact to daily activities<br />
(unless the same resistance and movement patterns exist,<br />
and if so, it no longer would be exercise but activities of daily<br />
living).</p>
<p>The author talks around the issue of isolation training to<br />
improve function by stating the following: &#8220;Training muscles<br />
with isolation methods to achieve increased mass in<br />
specific muscle is only functional if your goal is to compete<br />
in bodybuilding competitions, or specific rehabilitation<br />
procedures or as part of a well-designed<br />
isolation-to-integration program.&#8221;   Certainly &#8220;isolation to<br />
integration&#8221; could mean performing daily tasks and activities<br />
better as a result of larger and stronger muscles that were<br />
produced as a result of using machines or free-weights, as<br />
has been done for several decades.</p>
<p>He continues: &#8220;There must be a goal motivating the<br />
selection of exercises or one cannot ascertain whether the<br />
outcome is functional or dysfunctional.&#8221;  In the previous<br />
paragraph he clearly acknowledges that a weak chain can<br />
be made stronger by (greater) isolation, yet ignores its value<br />
unless it can be proven that the outcome improves function<br />
(in the individual&#8217;s best interests to achieve another goal).  If<br />
that goal is to feel better, look better, and function better,<br />
then any exercise in any medium (free weight, machine,<br />
rubber band, calisthenics, etc.) has that potential.  The<br />
extent to which that happens varies, thus depending on the<br />
quality of movement and effort far more than how dynamic<br />
(the use of several muscles in an unfixed environment) or<br />
unstable an exercise happens to be.</p>
<p>Moreover, a few things are wrong with the author&#8217;s<br />
statement above.  One, the ultimate goal may be aesthetics,<br />
and there is nothing wrong with that, but pointless according<br />
to the author since that aspect of a fitness program means<br />
nothing to him.  Two, injuries are the result of weak links,<br />
and there is no better way of addressing this issue than<br />
through means of specific exercise that is as isolated as<br />
possible, whether through single-joint movements or not.  It<br />
is like working on an entire house when you know the<br />
problem to be the support beams.  If you need to strengthen<br />
the support beams, then forget about the shingles or<br />
windows.  Three, function required in specific activity<br />
requires practice of the specific activity to improve that ability,<br />
whereas exercise provides general conditioning and<br />
strength improvements that then support the specific<br />
sporting movements.  Hence, truly functional training<br />
involves the specific motor skills of a particular activity, and<br />
not movement patterns that &#8220;sort of&#8221; resemble an activity but<br />
which uses different loads, different velocities, different<br />
movement patterns, different balancing requirements, etc.</p>
<p>3. Selection of an exercise or exercise regimen must<br />
consider the desired outcome on all primary physiological<br />
systems of the body (including hormonal, musculoskeletal,<br />
circulatory, immune, thermoregulatory, visceral and<br />
neurological).  And &#8220;every intent and attempt should be to<br />
improve the exerciser&#8217;s physiology through exercise, or the<br />
exercise regimen can&#8217;t be considered functional.&#8221;  Please<br />
explain how stabilizing on a Swiss ball while performing<br />
dumbbell presses can account for all the primary<br />
physiological systems, whereas working the muscles with<br />
heavier resistance and with greater physical/mental effort in<br />
a stable environment cannot.</p>
<p>Moreover, it takes little effort to improve all these systems<br />
even on the worst program (whether stable or unstable),<br />
and so it goes without saying that improvement will occur in<br />
all aspects to some extent.  To what extent improvement will<br />
occur depends on many factors more important than trying<br />
to maintain balance while moving weights in the hopes that<br />
you will not fall off a ball or wobble board as opposed to<br />
using a machine, factors such as the quality and effort of the<br />
program overall.  Differences in results become obvious if<br />
one were to compare a person who (purposely) puts forth<br />
little effort while following the author&#8217;s &#8220;functional&#8221; workout<br />
with rubber cables and Swiss balls as opposed to a person<br />
who tries very hard with an Author Jones intense workout on<br />
Nautilus or MedX machines.  In this example it should be<br />
obvious who will make the best changes, and the opposite<br />
also would be true of a person who tries very hard on any<br />
so-called &#8220;functional&#8221; program as opposed to a person<br />
whose performance is lackluster while using exercise<br />
machines.</p>
<p>4. Selection of an exercise or exercise regimen must take<br />
into account a person&#8217;s emotional, mental and spiritual<br />
components.  This statement is obvious, in that a properly<br />
prescribed program takes into account the individual, but<br />
the author suggests that &#8220;the expenditure of the life-force<br />
energy on a leg press is not bringing exercisers closer to<br />
complete well-being!&#8221; (exclamation his).  Why should this be<br />
the case with the leg press, or why should it not be the<br />
case?  There is no explanation behind his statement, but he<br />
does disclose the following: &#8220;when an exercise program is<br />
functional, it supports the collective needs of the living<br />
organism and the body becomes progressively healthier,<br />
which positively influences the emotions and the mind and<br />
affording the spirit greater freedom of expression.&#8221;   What a<br />
load! (exclamation mine).  How is it that a person can<br />
become one with the Universe by balancing on a ball or<br />
wobble board, or by moving about while yanking on some<br />
rubber bands or cable system, yet this cannot be achieved<br />
on a leg press?  What is the scientific evidence?</p>
<p>The author concludes by stating: &#8220;The keystone of functional<br />
exercise is that it improves the health and vitality of the<br />
participant.&#8221;  Apparently, however, this is impossible with<br />
machines or exercise modalities the author does not<br />
consider &#8220;functional.&#8221;  Yet, if a person were to train only with<br />
machines, and improve many aspects of health, such as<br />
cholesterol levels, strength, muscle, heart health and overall<br />
function, then that person&#8217;s health and vitality has<br />
improved&#8230; and, the exercises must be functional.</p>
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<p>Brian D. Johnston is the Director of Education and President<br />
of the I.A.R.T. fitness certification institute.  He has written<br />
over 12 books and is a contributor author to the Merck<br />
Medical Manual.  An international lecturer, Mr. Johnston<br />
wears many hats in the fitness and health industries.  You<br />
can visit his site at <a href="http://www.ExerciseCertification.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ExerciseCertification.com</a> for<br />
more free articles.</p>
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