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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

 

Why are Women Sports Important?

Historically, women are often depicted as damsels in distress. They are in need of a knight in shinning armour to captivate them, to save them from dreadful boredom and to take care of them. Today, a little of that is still in us. However, we can empower ourselves to break the stereotype. One way is through competitive and non-competitive sports.

Sports can be classified in two ways, team sports and individual sports. Team sports such as, basketball, volleyball and soccer are in need of people to play. These are the typical numbers; five on a basketball team, two or six on a volleyball team and a soccer team needs eleven players. Team sports instills many positive character traits in individuals. These traits can be good sportsmanship, getting along with others, dependency on others to do their part or play their position, trust building and group dynamics just to name a few. Individual sports is just you. You have to be the one to go the distance. A few good individual sports are; jogging, bicycling, swimming, golf, dance and weight training. They instill self-motivation, self-sacrifice, self-determination to stay active and to continue.

Being active in any sport is good. The benefits are many.

Ill list a few: better oxygen volume, toned muscles, maintenance or a better ideal weight, induce sleep, release of feel good hormones, prevention of disease, better focus and vision. So what ever you decide make play apart of your day.

Karen Sargent is the creator and designer of a web site for women's sport apparel. She's a physical educator and health teacher in a public school system in Illinois. http://www.womensportapparel.com


 

Emperor Penguins

The Emperor Penguin is most noted for its size, reaching up to four feet in height, making it the tallest penguin of its species. Its stomach is white and its wings and back are black, lending its trademark "tuxedo look." Although penguins have wings they do not fly, but swim through the water at an average speed of four to six miles per hour, with possible bursts of up to twelve miles per hour. Although water mixed with cold temperatures causes humans to experience hypothermia and even death, penguins have a preen gland which secretes an oil that they use to coat their feathers with so water will run off of them.

Emperor Penguins live in the coldest region of any other penguin on earth. They not only survive, but reproduce and thrive where other penguins cannot. Adult Emperor Penguins travel about sixty miles into Antarctica for breeding season. Although cold temperatures are a threat to the survival of other penguins and their eggs, the Emperor Penguin has characteristics that allow them to keep warm, notwithstanding below freezing temperatures and high winds.

After searching for a mate, the female lays a single egg in the months of May or June. After laying the egg, the female will carefully pass the egg to the male to incubate until it hatches. This process is carefully executed so the egg does not have any contact with the ice where it would immediately die voiding the couple's attempt at reproduction that year. When the male successfully receives the egg he incubates it above his feet in a flap of skin called a brood pouch. In order to stay warm in the extreme temperatures, Emperor Penguins form large groups and huddle together. They instinctively know when to move from the center of this huddle toward the outer edges to give each penguin the warmth of the middle. This process allows for them to survive the brutal temperatures in the Antarctic.

After the male has the egg, the female is free to travel to get food. She returns after about two months. After her arrival she is able to regurgitate the food for the young chick when it hatches. If the chick is born before the female returns, the male is able to produce a milky substance from his esophagus to keep his young alive. When the female returns to care for her young, the male is then free to go in search of food.

While it may seem unnatural for a species to reproduce in such extreme weather conditions, in actuality winter is the ideal season for reproduction because there is less competition for food. Emperor Penguin chicks are larger than other penguin species and an adequate diet is essential for their survival. Only in the harsh days of winter is there enough food for them. Emperor Penguins diet consists mainly of cephlapods, such as octopus and squid, but they also eat krill and fish. Their threat for survival is not only freezing in the cold temperatures, but also natural predators such as sea lions, Orca Whales and sharks. Although global warming has raised concerns for Emperor Penguins, there is thought to be an estimated 350,000 of them in the world.

Survival in Antarctica seems impossible, yet the Emperor Penguin continues to thrive in these freezing temperatures. Their physical characteristics, instincts and socialization allow for them to continue to reproduce and thrive in a climate that would otherwise be deadly.

Emma Snow has always adored wild animals. Emma provides content for Wildlife Animals http://www.wildlife-animals.com and Riding Stable http://www.riding-stable.com.


 

Perk Up With Bawls Energy Drink

If you are looking for an energy drink that gives you that surge of extra energy with a punch, then it is only right that you get yourself Bawls energy drink.

What makes Bawls different from any other energy drink?

The manufacturers of Bawls distinguished themselves from its competitors in the energy drink industry by putting caffeine into their ingredients. Caffeine is the primary ingredient in Bawls energy drink.

Caffeine is said to be the ingredient that is making people more active and energetic. This same ingredient are found mostly in soft drinks and coffee. The thing with Bawls energy drink is that their caffeine is way stronger than those you find from any other drinks.

The delicious and refreshing taste of Bawls energy drink should not fool you into drinking more than the necessary amount. Take note of its caffeine content. And take note that one bottle of Bawls energy drink is enough to keep your energy pumping for hours on end.

Is Bawls energy drink for everybody?

Considering the ingredient that is in Bawls energy drink, it can be said that those students who need to stay up late for studying purposes, persons on an all-night trip and party lovers who want to have fun all night long are the best possible consumers.

If you are into an activity that needs you to be perked up and active for along period of time, then Bawls energy drink is what you should take. Keep in mind that this drink is not meant for those who are involved in physical activities. It is not meant to boost your energy like other energy drinks can but it will surely keep you awake when you have to.

Bawls does not have the needed nutrients that are available in other energy drinks. So if you are one of those who are way too sensitive to caffeine, Bawls energy drink is definitely not what you should take.

Why you should consider Bawls energy drink?

1. The price.

Bawls energy drink cost somewhere between an energy drink and a soda. This simply means that it does not cost as much as the price of energy drinks that you have taken or seen from the grocery.

Considering the effect that this drink will give to you, it would not be hard for you to decide some of Bawls energy drink over the others which are more familiar and are more commercialized already.

2. The nutrients.

Bawls energy drink will not make you more fatter compared to the usual soda that you normally take. A bottle of Bawls contain more or less 120 calories so those who are watching out their weights need not worry about putting on additional pounds.

Furthermore, it is far more efficient when it comes to calorie content as opposed to other energy drinks who have a lot more in them.

3. The effect.

What energy drinks can do for you should be one of the consideration before you let yourself enticed by what the ads are presenting.

The caffeine that is in Bawls energy drinks should be taken seriously. Those who do not aversion to this ingredient can definitely benefit from the effects that Bawls energy drink can give them. This is especially if you want to keep alert and active during the times when you have to be.

This is one of the best thing that Bawls energy drink can give you.

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