Walking has always been the easiest way to stay active and keep in shape, but now the latest fitness crazes have turned walking into a workout that will rival your gum routine.

The new Nordic walking system

Maybe a few of you have heard about “Nordic walking”. It comes from Finland where it has completely transformed the nation’s health. The “Nordic walking” system uses specially designed poles to help you work your upper body while you are walking. It uses around 85% of the body’s skeletal muscles, burns more calories than normal walking.

Many people who are practising it say that it feels much bouncier than normal walking and doesn’t seem like such a hard work, even though it’s a tough workout.
The only kits that you need are the specific Nordic walking poles and a pair of good trainers, suitable for walking and that’s it – once you have your poles you are ready to go. (more…)

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Accounting for 22 % of female deaths from cancer in the USA, more than 87 000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in USA each year.

Unfortunately the breast cancer rates are slowly, but gradually rising. According to the Cancer Research Center based in the United Kingdom 75% of women recover from the disease.

Aside from genetic predisposition, breast cancer is a disease of our modern lifestyle. Many cases are related to over-exposure of breast tissue to estrogen. Scientists have discovered that the contraceptive pills also raise estrogen level sand may slightly increase breast cancer risk. Scientists also found that breast cancer risk is 18% higher for obese women compared to those with a healthy weight. Other factors that may cause breast cancer are the environmental pollutants, diets, bereavement and stress. (more…)

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1. Breast cancer only affects older women.

No, that’s not true

While it’s true that the risk of breast cancer increases as we grow older, breast cancer can occur at any age. There are registered cases when a 13 year old girl was diagnosed with breast cancer.

2. If you have a risk factor for breast cancer, you’re likely to get the disease.

No, that’s not true

Getting breast cancer is not a certainty, even if you have one of the stronger risk factors, like a breast cancer gene abnormality. Of women with a inherited genetic abnormality, 40–80% will develop breast cancer over their lifetime, 20–60% won’t. All other risk factors are associated with a much lower probability of being diagnosed with breast cancer.

3. If breast cancer doesn’t run in your family, you won’t get it. (more…)

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