Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Try Yoga DVDs

Most people realize the importance of being active and having a healthy lifestyle. Doing simple things can add years to someone's life. One of the best things that anyone can do for their body is yoga. Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years and is still gaining in popularity. There is a tremendous amount of benefits associated with the practice of yoga. One great benefit of yoga is that it increases flexibility. It causes the joints to become looser and more mobile. People who practice yoga are able to move more freely. Yoga is the only form of exercise that is known to massage all organs of the body. This helps to keep harmful diseases away and keep people healthy. Another added benefit of yoga is the ability to meditate. Everyone has various things that occur each day in their lives; however, it is great to be able to take some time just to breathe. The list of benefits of yoga is incredibly long. Everyone should be doing yoga; however, most people feel like they do not have enough time to add yoga to their already busy day. They feel like they do not have time to jump in the car and go to a gym to take a class. Well they no longer have to do that to receive the benefits of a yoga class. There are Yoga DVDs available for people to do a yoga workout in the comfort of their homes.There are Yoga DVDs available that will fit any fitness level. "Basic Yoga Workout" is one of the best-selling workouts for beginners. This DVD is perfect for those that are just starting with yoga because it is very detailed on each move. This DVD is easy to follow and it allows people to skip through the DVD if they want to see something again for any reason. This DVD is perfect for beginners;however,it may not be ideal for someone who already has a grasp of yoga.Yoga DVDs for abs is one of the hottest trends now. A great yoga DVD that focuses on abs is the 20 Minute Yoga Makeover: Flat Abs DVD. The instructor of the DVD is highly encouraging and gives examples of how to do a variation of different moves if needed. The instructor takes into account that everyone may not be on the same fitness level. The setback to this DVD is that it truly only focuses on abs. Some people would expect more of an overall workout from the DVD.

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

What Are The Best Travel Bottle Warmers?

Travelling is one great time to bond with your child. And every time you do, you have to make sure that all the things your baby would need are packed. Diapers, bottles, bottle warmers, wipe warmers, toys - these are just few of the things your baby might need for the trip. You just have to carefully choose them so that travelling will be convenient for both you and your child.Bottle warmers are very helpful, especially since we don't want to give our child cold milk or any other drinks during the trip. When choosing for bottle warmers, you have to make sure that it is suitable for travelling. And not only that, you also have to consider its reviews and ratings so that you won't have to regret in buying it. There are few warmers on the market that pass through the tastes and needs of other mothers like you. You might want to consider only the best, so below is a list of the best travel bottle warmers you might want to consider!1.) DEX Products Automobile - This bottle warmer can heat up your baby's bottle very quickly! And it can even fit into any type of car, SUV and RV. You won't have a problem on overheating since it has an automated shut-off system. It also warms the bottle at the right temperature. It can fit any type of bottle such as Avent. This one is also very handy and saves a lot of space.2.) The First Years - This model very convenient since it can be used for newborn babies and up. It can also heat up all types of bottles in all sizes. Its safety feature is also great because it prevents overheating. It also comes with a car charger so that you won't have to use batteries.3.) DEX Bottle Warmer Grab n' Go - This warmer is great because it contains no batteries and it can heat bottles automatically! It is non-toxic and contains an insulation bottle bag. This can also be used by newborn babies and up!From all the travel bottle warmers out on the market, it can be confusing on which product to choose. But when you want the best for your baby, try considering the ones above and you'll be satisfied with the result! Not only that it will satisfy the needs of your baby, it is also worth the money you invest on the product!

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Friday, December 6, 2013

US Road Trip in a Mini: The Only Way to Travel

I booked the trip through a reputable travel agent (I don't normally use a third party, but figured with such an important holiday it was silly to entrust it to my less than perfect organisational skills. I was the person who had booked my boss onto a flight two later, and he only found out at the airport.)So on 20th September 2011 we headed to Heathrow to catch a flight all the way to Scottsdale, Arizona. The flight was good - no problems apart from armrest issues with the Danish biker beside me.We got to the car rental desk - a guy with sandals and white socks actually ran to the desk to get there before me. I let him go, although it was tempting to race him just for the hell of it. They'd run out of mid-size family saloons so we're given a Mini Cooper as a free upgrade as that's all that's left. We were gobsmacked. Travelling the US in a Mini - what could be better? As a friend said, "Mustang soft top? No? Mini? Yes. Brilliant"I have to own up to navigational difficulties that first night straight off the plane. The map-reading by street name/number flummoxed me and we had to stop at a gas station. This was our first experience of a US citizen going out of their way to help out. The attendant spent a good five minutes telling us exactly how to get to our hotel when all we had asked was how to get to a particular highway. We were completely bowled over by the helpfulness and it was to serve as an indicator of how the holiday was going to develop.Our Scottsdale resort hotel was plush and comfortable and had a golf course to look onto if you like that sort of thing. We enjoyed our stay and spent a bit of time by the pool as well as visiting Scottsdale's center and its fascinating yet homely historical museum but were happy to move on.Next stop was Sedona. I'll never forget that drive in, passing by Bell and Cathedral Rocks, with an eternity of red landscape stretching in front of us. My partner doesn't remember this as well, as he was again driving (I don't drive. I have tried. Many times. But I don't drive.)Sedona wasn't what I expected. I had read stories of vortices and hippies and was expecting to see all sorts of European crusty types with dogs, but instead it seemed to be popular with very respectable, middle-aged Americans. We were glad to see it though, and did a morning hike round Bell Rock and had milkshakes in the Red Planet Diner while admiring the alien-inspired dcor and wishing we could see it at night in its red-lit splendor.Flagstaff came next, and we were scheduled to go on a day hike down the Grand Canyon with Angels Gate Tours. One of their "mild to moderate" ones. I'm glad we picked that one. I have nightmares even thinking about what one of the "difficult" ones entails. (We do walk quite a bit but it does tend to be on flat ground...)Yours truly had mucked up again. I'd given the tour company a hotel pick-up name which had subsequently been changed,but I hadn't thought to tell them. After panicked ringing and emailing all was sorted and Karen our tour guide arrived only half an hour after she was supposed to pick us up. Could've been worse.After the panic engendered by the sight of the rucksacks and five bottles of water and snacks we were to carry, we hiked part way down the stupendous Grand Canyon and back up again. The only obstacle to a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding day was an Australian bore called William who wasn't able to utter a sentence without the words "me" or "I" in it. He was going home with an incredible number of photographs of Arizona which featured him in every single one. To our great delight we managed to climb back out of the Canyon without the aid of a helicopter, a mule, or strong man.Our next port of call was Death Valley. I was very interested to see what sort of temperature we would get here, and wasn't disappointed. We were in excess of 100 degrees and neither of us had felt a hot wind quite like the one that met us there. This was late September so I can only imagine the heat that builds up in that sub-sea desert in the summer. Apart from a slight frustration at the check-in at our hotel (not till after 4pm, when everyone and his granny turned up to check in and the poor woman behind the counter looked as if she was going to have a breakdown dealing with the enormous queue) we got our free ice from the general store and got to grips with our less than quiet air conditioning. Death Valley was hillier than I'd expected, and we were utterly impressed with the weird undulations of Zabriskie Point and thoroughly enjoyed romping through the Mesquite sand dunes. Fun in a giant sand pit for all the family.We were there for just one night, and after a star gazing session where I managed to knock over my only bottle of beer in the pitch black while getting enthusiastic about the Milky Way and two shooting stars (incredible - in Britain the only place you can see the Milky Way is in the North of Scotland and it's too cold up there to sit out in my opinion) we headed off to Las Vegas.I had done a ton of research on Las Vegas as I wasn't entirely convinced I would be happy there. Every instinct in my body tells me not to gamble and the thought of an adult Disneyland turned my stomach, to be honest. But after reading "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and some other decent literature my head was in the right place. We stayed at the MGM, which was lovely in that we walked past a picture of Cary Grant on our way to the elevators every morning and evening. This almost made up for the lack of coffee-making facilities in the room, which I guess symbolized the new attitude in Vegas. Why provide anything free when you can get people to pay for it? The town was as over the top and ludicrous as expected but we were pleasantly surprised with downtown Las Vegas around Fremont Street. A tour round the Neon Boneyard and a visit to the Peppermint Lounge (featured in the film "Casino") gave us a nice sense of the history of the place. Something that's hard to come by in a town that's constantly being rebuilt.The best was to come. Yosemite National Park. We weren't prepared for just how breathtaking this place would be. I've read elsewhere that September is when Yosemite is at its most tired, after the summer crowds have left, and I can only imagine how even more glorious it must be in winter and spring if that's it looking tired. The views of Half Dome and its accompanying clouds were for me the ultimate. "Purple mountains majesty" popped into my head even though they're not purple. It's the "majesty" that clinches it, I guess.We were heading home shortly, with only San Francisco to go. It was foggy and a bit chilly there, as I believe it often is, and we didn't really do it justice with just a two night stay. But after the astonishing views we'd seen on our trip, I have to say it brought us back to earth a bit and reminded us that unfortunately we'd be back to the bad old city of London for work shortly after.We witnessed such sites and had such a thoroughly good time wizzing around in our little mini, but you know what one of the best memories of that trip was? One very tired night in Yosemite when we'd brought pizza back to our room and found a Jimmy Stewart and Ginger Rogers film on TCM ("Vivacious Lady" I've since found out), and watched it with the sound of the Merced river flowing outside our room. Bliss.

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

What's the Best E-Book Reader?

I have been on the eBook reader bandwagon since they came out. My first was the Sony eReader, then I moved onto the Amazon Kindle and finally, Apple's iPad. Which is more like a flat computer than an eBook Reader, but it does do a very good job at being both. With each step up in technology my reading became more frequent and the enjoyment I got out of reading increased.The first Sony eReader was terrible. The batteries had issues, where they would die after a few days, even without use. I sent it in to Sony and they said everything was fine. It was hard to read also. The dark, almost brown screen behind the black letters made it nearly impossible. However, I did like that you could put your music collection on your eReader and listen to music while you read. Something the Amazon Kindle didn't have when I upgraded.The Kindle blew me away. I loved the way it felt in my hand and the ease of use. Purchasing and downloading books was a breeze through WiFi or their own dedicated 3G network. It also had a built-in Oxford English Dictionary, which I used all the time. However, I wasn't able to listen to music, so when I traveled I had to bring along my iPod.Then came Apple's iPad and totally stole the show. Not only could I read my books on a bright LED screen, but I could look up words using only my finger, using the touch screen. I could highlight and add notes as well, using nothing more than my finger. Listening to music while I read was also a great feature. When I am not reading on my iPad, I use it to watch movies, surf the web, or reply to emails. It's the perfect travel companion.I no longer have any other eReader. The Apple iPad is all I use. I also don't travel with my laptop anymore. Nope, I just bring the iPad with me and I never need anything else.But there have to be some cons to all these pros right? Yes! It's expensive. At $499 for the base model, you can buy 4 Kindles for the same price. And it's heavy. Much heavier than the Sony eReader, or the Amazon Kindle. And you're tied into iTunes for all of your books, music and movies. That's a little annoying.However, if you're like me and are an Apple fanatic, you don't mind. I have all of my music, movies, etc. already in iTunes and it was a no brainer.What if you just want an eReader to be able to read books? I would suggest the Amazon Kindle. It's, in my mind, miles ahead of the Sony eReader and costs less too.

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