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The Benefits Of Jogging

April 3rd, 2010



I remember as a kid when jogging first came into vogue. It was the thing to do. And of course, the more popular it became, the more gadgets that people had to have for their jogging routine, including the outfits, the walkmans, you name it. Even advertising latched onto the jogging craze. Just about every commercial you saw had a jogger in it. Well, jogging isn’t the big craze that it once was, but the benefits of this great form of exercise are still there. That much hasn’t changed. In this article, we’re going to cover just some of the benefits of jogging. Hopefully, after reading this, you’ll be digging into your hope chest and getting out your old walkman once again.

There are actually so many benefits to jogging that it would be impossible to list them all. At the top of the list would have to be how great jogging is for losing weight. Now, let me say right off, if you are obese, jogging is something that you want to do slowly as it can be very taxing on an extremely overweight person. But there is no better way, over time, to lose those pounds than with a good two mile jog in the park. If you’re first starting out, try a mile or even a half mile. Start slow, but get started.

Another benefit to jogging is that is tones the muscles and bones. This is critical in preventing muscle and bone loss. You will find very few joggers who end up suffering from osteoporosis later on in life.

Then of course there are the cardiovascular benefits from jogging. A good jog really gets the heart pumping and the blood flowing. You won’t find too many people who jog dying from heart disease or stroke. The circulatory systems are usually in tip-top shape.

But the one benefit of jogging that most people are totally unaware of is the mental benefit. Studies have shown conclusively that people who jog simply have a better outlook on life and are generally a lot happier. A lot of it has to do with the great feeling you get from getting out there and running a couple of miles. It’s the sense of accomplishment that makes people feel good. I personally know that after I’m done with my morning jog (1 mile everyday) I feel like a new person. And when I can’t jog outside due to the weather, I hit the treadmill downstairs and really ramp it up.

There is no question that jogging works wonders for your body and mind. Of course, before starting a jogging routine, please check with your doctor to make sure that he agrees with it.

Not that I put all that much stock in doctors.

To YOUR Health,

Steve Wagner

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Sony Ericsson W580i Review

March 6th, 2010



As a mobile phone, the Sony Ericsson W580i is a testament not to discount just how important the ‘cool factor’ of a mobile phone could be. Never mind the extra features or goodies, and strip away all the inner software, the cool factor relates, quite simply, to how stylishly awesome a mobile phone is. In the case of Sony Ericsson’s W580i, this could not be more clear, as, there are many other mobile phones that offer much better features, and yet, few that really just look anywhere near as cool.

Features of a Sony Ericsson W580i

For the purposes of this review, it should be assumed that coolness is an actual feature. Why shouldn’t it be? After all, it is part of the phone, albeit the superfluous exterior, that most defines how cool or how stylish a phone is.

In terms of the W580i, it is really tough to decide where to begin. As a slidephone, it is definitely very accessible, with buttons that are easy to click on the keypad, and exterior buttons that offer direct access to the Walkman functions. Even in this simple slider, some of the urban style that is hallmarked by the W580i is apparent, with a hot orange colour backing on the slider itself.

Truly, the rest of the phone pretty much follows suit, all of it engineered to exude the urban style that it is targeted at. Essentially, it looks sporty yet hip, and has many gimmicks that further accentuate that. First of these is the ‘shake control’ feature, where simply shaking the phone can cause it to switch and shuffle tracks. Next is the pedometer, that is bound to be nice for anyone that likes a brisk walk or jog. After all, with mobile phones slowly incorporating absolutely everything, why not a pedometer?

In addition, there is the Walkman music player that never fails to impress, as well as a 2.0 megapixel camera, and support for a memory stick that can go up to 1GB. Particularly, this memory stick support may be crucial as, with only 12 MB internal memory, if any decent amounts of songs are to be stored on the mobile phone, more memory is a necessity.

A Cool Music Player Phone

Blatantly, the Sony Ericsson W580i is designed for those who aren’t too bothered as to whether or not their camera is a 5.0 megapixel high definition one, or simply a 2.0 megapixel one. Instead, the W580i focuses on mobile phone deals with customers that want that something different, something special, and something cool.

After all, as things stand the W580i pretty much has the market for urban style designs pretty much to itself, and certainly seems to be benefiting from having the W580i as a mobile phone to appeal to non-techies.

Perhaps at some point other mobile phones with just as interesting styles will come out, although it does stand to reason that the vast majority of styles should tend to remain in the elegant and professional type category. Still, for those who would feel like having a mobile phone worth showing off with its distinct style, then the Sony Ericsson W580i is best of the mobile phone deals out there in this regard.

By: Caroline Telford

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