Employee Home School
Jan0
Continuing education for employees can be costly. So, too, can employing undereducated staff members. To keep employees current and save money on staff training, the AlliedSignal Employee Health & Fitness Center uses its own employees as a resource in its Internal Cross Training program. Staff members hold monthly seminars, workshops, choreography sessions and personal training classes, and teach peers in areas of their expertise. Employees also bring in current literature (articles, studies, books, etc.) to weekly staff meetings to share with the group. Internalizing education keeps money in the company and keeps the staff mentally fit.
Armand Tecco’s Evaluation and Plan for Jennifer. Part 2
Jan0
Do the following exercises in the order given:
1. Dumbbell One Arm Row
Targeted muscles: upper back and upper arms
Grasp a dumbbell in your left hand, palm down.
Bend over so that your right hand and knee rest on an exercise bench or coffee table. Keep your left knee bent slightly.
Armand Tecco’s Evaluation and Plan for Jennifer. Part 1
Jan0
Welcome aboard the 4 Get Fit program at drkoop.com! I am looking forward to providing you with support and guidance as you embark on an exercise program. I am confident that you can accomplish your goal of developing lifetime fitness habits that fit your schedule and help enhance your overall health status.
Players ready! Go!
Dec0
In addition to riding the elephant that farts, Brian and Clay get excellent Thai food and drink. Prior to this, we saw this season’s first product placement plug as Jeff handed his Visa to Brian. Personally, I like product placement plugs. I’d much rather see the Survivors rewarded with a Snickers and a Mountain Dew than have to watch 2-3 minutes of commercials. In other words, give them Doritos to take back to their camp and give us more show time.
Exercising your Options
Dec0
Industry sales figures and user-preference surveys indicate that three of the most popular indoor machine-based exercise options are exercise cycles, treadmills and stair climbers. Each type of machine tends to appeal to individuals looking for a particular exercise “experience.”
Exercise cycles. Statistics show that the stationary exercise cycle remains one of the most popular pieces of exercise equipment in the United States. In general, exercise cycles can be categorized into two basic groups: standard stationary bikes and ergometers. The primary difference between the two is that ergometers have a feature that stationary bikes do not — a mechanism for calculating (and showing an exerciser) how much work is being done while the individual is exercising. This feedback enables individuals to better evaluate the effectiveness of their training efforts, and serves as a yardstick for monitoring progress and setting goals.
Ayurveda Isn’t What It Used to Be Views of an Indian Surgeon. Part 4
Dec0
Ancient Ayurvedists postulated that each bhuta in ingested foods and drugs augmented matching bhutas in bodily structures. They maintained that each part of one’s body is best nourished by substances whose qualities are similar to those of the part – for example, flesh by flesh, blood by blood, bones by cartilage, semen by semen, and fetuses by eggs.
Ayurveda Isn’t What It Used to Be Views of an Indian Surgeon. Part 3
Dec0
In a paper published in the Dec. 18, 1999, issue of The British Medical Journal, Leonard Leiboici correctly observed:
The deep model of alternative medicine is anthropocentric magic.
Ayurveda Isn’t What It Used to Be Views of an Indian Surgeon. Part 2
Dec0
The Vedas
It is curious that in most modern English-language trade books and articles on Ayurveda, the original Sanskrit name for this class of practices — “Ayurveda” — is the predominant collective denotation; whereas the ancient medical ways of China and Greece are collectively referred to with nonforeign words in such writings.
Ayurveda Isn’t What It Used to Be Views of an Indian Surgeon. Part 1
Dec0
The distinguished 19th-century British biologist Thomas Henry Huxley, who staunchly advocated Darwinism and coined the word “agnostic” to describe his view on religion, wrote: “It is easy to sneer at our ancestors .
Racqetball for Profit and Retention, Part 2
Dec0
Programming
Varied programming keeps members involved. Following are some programming ideas:
New member workshops. This is an important program for all new members. It should be led by an instructor who will make the workshop fun and lively, as well as informative. It runs best when participants are matched according to skill level, desire to advance and competitiveness. All new players should be given the most personalized introduction as possible.