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10 Best At-Home Workout Routines from beginner to advanced

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  You can exercise at home without any equipment by practicing yoga poses and strength training exercises that use your body weight for resistance. Bridge Activate your core and posterior chain (a fancy term for the backside of your body) with a bridge. This is a great exercise to use as a warmup. Directions: Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor, and your arms extended by your sides. Pushing through your feet and bracing your core, raise your bottom off the ground until your hips are fully extended, squeezing your glutes at the top. Slowly return to the starting position and repeat.   Chair squat Squats can help strengthen your legs and core, which could make everyday movements easier. Starting with a chair underneath will help you master proper form. Directions: 1.    Stand in front of the chair with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointed slightly out. 2.    Hinging at your hips and bending your knees,...

About Food and Nutrition

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  Nutrition is the process to consume food for health and growth of body. In this body maintain itself by transforming food into energy and body tissues. Food provides essential substance which is called nutrients. Body utilizes these nutrients for repair and maintenance of tissues and to keep its different systems working smoothly. Foods are the nourishing materials consisting of protein, carbohydrate and fat used for the body of an organism. It also provides mental nourishment. These are organic materials formed by plants which are used for growth and activities. Nutrition is process through which living organisms obtain food for their growth and development. The stages include ingestion, digestion, absorption, transport, assimilation and excretion. It is the process of nourishing by utilizing food materials. It is the nourishment of an organism for supporting its function with nutrients and best way to promote good health. It is also helpful for identifying the problems caused d...