ULTIMATE! cakera terbang

ULTIMATE menggabungkan ciri-ciri terbaik gerakan tanpa henti dan ketahanan kecergasan sukan seperti ragbi, bola sepak, bola keranjang, bola sepak Amerika dan bola jaring ke dalam permainan ini namun menarik dan mencabar. Walaupun menggabungkan banyak jenis sukan, tetapi kesederhanaan peraturan-peraturan membuatkan ia mudah dan menyeronokkan untuk pendatang baru untuk bermain.

Ultimate dimainkan di lebih daripada 42 buah negara dengan beratus-ratus ribu lelaki dan wanita termasuk kanak-kanak perempuan dan lelaki. Sukan ini telah berkembang di Malaysia terutamanya di Semenanjung.

Permainan Ultimate yang dimainkan oleh dua pasukan tujuh pemain dengan satu cakera yang berteknologi tinggi plastik di padang yang lebih kurang sama dengan bola sepak Amerika. Objektif permainan adalah untuk mendapat dan menangkap hantaran/pas dalam zon akhir lawan. 
Pemain perlu berhenti berlari semasa memegang atau memiliki cakera, tetapi dibenarkan untuk melakukan pivot dan hantaran/pas kepada mana-mana rakan sepasukan/penerima yang lain di dalam padang. Ultimate adalah permainan peralihan di mana pemain bergerak dengan pantas dari menyerang kepada bertahan pada setiap turnovers yang berlaku seperti hantaran/pas yang gagal, interception, hantaran/pas jatuh di luar padang, atau apabila seorang pemain memegang cakera lebih daripada sepuluh saat.

Yang paling menyeronokkan sukan Ultimate ini ialah tiada pengadil. Semua keputusan adalah terletak pada Spirit of the Game(SOTG) setiap pemain,iaitu tradisi kesukanan yang meletakkan tanggungjawab untuk bermain secara saksama,adil dan semangat kesukanan yang tinggi pada pemain dan bukannya pengadil.

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Fight OBESITY NOW! Malaysia was ranked FIRST

The adult obesity rate in ASEAN 

is on the rise. 

In 2010, Malaysia was ranked sixth 

by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The Ministry of Health reported that 

60% of Malaysian aged 18 and above had a body mass index (BMI) of over 23. 

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of weight divided by height squared. BMI value of 23 to 24.9 indicates overweight, while a reading above 25 means obese.

However, in 2011, Malaysia has the highest obesity rate 

among Southeast Asian countries and ranked sixth in Asia-Pacific region, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said as reported in Borneo Post online.

Obesity is a growing problem

in our country. It could lead to numerous serious health consequences such as 

diabetes, heart attack, kidney disease, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. 

To date, 14.9% and 43% of Malaysians aged above 30 suffer from diabetes and hypertension respectively. 20.7% of adults over 18 suffer from high cholesterol. This is indeed an alarming figure. Added to that, obesity in the younger generation which includes children is also increasing.(Farah Abu Bakar, Natrah Mohd Emran and Priscilla Annabel, 2011)

Realizing the seriousness of this issue, the 

Ministry  of Health will employ 300 nutritionists

to serve at government clinics nationwide to help tackle the  growing obesity problems. Their job is mainly to create more awareness on the dangers of unhealthy eating. On top of that, the Malaysian Council for Obesity Prevention (MCOM) was launched in April  2010. This comprises 

13 professional bodies and NGOs 

and was set up to help the government counter the problem of obesity in the country. Besides that,  there are other aggressive health campaigns that had been launched by the Government and NGOs nationwide in order to address this concern. (Farah Abu Bakar, Natrah Mohd Emran and Priscilla Annabel, 2011)

Government of  Malaysia is trying their best to
decrease and prevent further consequences.

Are you also contribute to these statistics? 

If NO, have you take steps to ensure that you will continue to be 

outside of that percentage? 

If YES, are you maintaining it and ensure to the 

optimum level of health?

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Sources:

MyForesigt TM (myfutures.my)

Borneo Post Online, 2011

Berita Harian, 2011

Exercise Benefits

Physical Benefits Of Exercise

	Increases weight loss, fat reduction		Fitness level improvements
	Increases muscle toning, muscle shaping		Health level improvements
	Increases body shaping, body sculpting		Increases muscle strength / muscular strength
	Increases energy levels, peak performance		Increases aerobic strength / cardio strength
	Improves posture, bearing, stance		Improves skill and agility
	Tends to delay aging, delays aging process		Daily chores more easily performed
	Increases protection from injuries		Improves flexibility
	Increases stamina and endurance		Improves inner core strength
	Improves muscle balance		Enhances body power and speed
	Proper body weight / body composition		Stronger skeletal system
	Neuromuscular coordination and balance		Look better / look healthier / youthful look
	Increases physical productivity		Conditions digestive, excretory systems
	Stronger resistance to disease		Alleviates many diseases and conditions
	Heart disease risk reduction		Increases HDL cholesterol / good cholesterol
	High blood pressure reduction		Possibility of certain cancers reduced

Mental Benefits Of Exercise

	Mental stress reduction		Induces mental relaxation
	Improves confidence		Improves mental productivity
	Improves concentration		Improves mental sharpness
	Calms a bad temper		Promotes better sleep

Emotional Benefits Of Exercise

	Anxiety reduction		Helps you manage stress better
	Enhances self-image		Improves quality of life
	Enhances a feeling of well being		Enhances more positive focus
	Enhances higher quality of life		Increases outlook on life
	Increases social rewards		Helps you feel better about yourself and life

Often, an important incentive to exercise, when performed correctly, is LOOKING GOOD AND FEELING GOOD!

A very important, often overlooked benefit, is that after a while on an exercise program, many people increase their attention to more healthly activities, including a better diet and decrease their attention to health hindering activities, such as poor diet, smoking, negative thinking. Exercise definitely leads to a healthier, happier lifestyle.

Benefits Of Strength Training

According the American Council On Exercise, strength training benefits include the following:
                  Increases bone strength
                  Increases ligament tensile strength
                  Increases muscle fiber size
                  Increases capillary density increase
                  Increases strength of the muscle contractions
                  Increases tendon tensile strength

Benefits Of Cardiovascular Exercise

According to the ACSM, The American College Of Sports Medicine, the benefits of cardio respiratory exercise include the following*:

                  Adaptive physiologic responses increases
                  Aerobic work capacity increases
                  All-cause mortality reduction
                  Anxiety and depression decreases
                  Blood pressure decreases
                  Body fat stores decreases
                  Capillary density and blood flow to active muscles increases
                  Clinical symptoms of anxiety, tension and depression reduced
                  Decreases resting heart rate
                  HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) increases
                  Health benefits increases
                  Heart volume increases
                  Incidence of some cancers decreases
                  Increase in heart function
                  Lactate threshold increases
                  Lung diffusion capacity increases
                  Maximal ventilation increases
                  Maximum cardiac output increase
                  Maximum oxygen consumption increases
                  Mobilization and utilization of fat increases
                  Mortality in post myocardial infarction patients decreases
                  Reduction in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion
                  Resting and maximum stroke volume increases
                  Total blood volume increases
                  Total cholesterol decreases

Obesity in Malaysia

National Health Morbidity Survey showed that the prevalence of obesity among Malaysians rose from 20.6% to 43.1% in a ten-year period from 1996 to 2006.

6 500 000 of Malaysian adult and 35% (9 648 037) of Malaysian  children were obese.

Along with this, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer has also increased.“In fact, Malaysia ranks sixth in Asia and top in South-East Asia for obesity. We certainly have the ‘Malaysia Boleh’ quality when it comes to obesity,” said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin.

Let's face it, let's start it, let's do it and it's not all that difficult to start a fitness routine. After all, most of us have done it more than once.

The trouble, of course, comes with sticking with it. All too often, our initial enthusiasm and energy wanes, we get distracted by other things going on in our lives, or we don't think we're seeing results quickly enough -- and we throw in the towel.

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