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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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included. For more information on energy drinks, please visit
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