Live Well, Drink Well

Stress Buster Juice ingredients(the ingredients below are enough for a large cup or a tall glass. You can adjust the amount or alter the amounts of individual ingredients).Carrots are a good source of Vitamin A and Beta Carotenes, providing anti-ageing and cancer-fighting antioxidants.

3 whole carrots
4 sticks celery
1/2 a beet
2 cloves of raw garlic (If you prefer, you can omit the garlic, but it does have many health benefits)
1/4-1/4+ Cup lemon juice 100%

Binge eating during Festive Season?

Dear blog readers,

Holidays are here! This means holiday shopping, gifts exchanging, catching up with old pals, and of course this also means eating more! Why is it that we tend to eat excessively during the holiday season? Well, maybe simply because we are all in the spirit of eating, that’s why!

Image taken from www.britainonview.com

So instead of chowing down all the roasted turkeys, Christmas cookies, candy canes and pecan pies of the world, lets try to have a healthier eating lifestyle this holiday season!

You can start by following these simple tips to prevent yourself from eating excessively:

• By drinking more water before a meal, we will tend to eat lesser, thus this helps us to eat sensibly
• Try eating in small portions. Having holiday food in front of you can be tempting. But try to eat them in small portions every 3 to 4 hours!
• Use a smaller plate. This way, you are able to control the food you put on your plate!
• Eat more greens this holiday season! By adding in more salad and fruits to your menu, they will give you the essential minerals and vitamins needed to stay healthy

So this holiday season, eat light and sensibly! And with that, we can ring in the New Year healthily!

Having Neck, Shoulders & Back Aches?

 Dear blog readers,

It has been awhile! Hope everyone is doing fine!

Amidst the hectic daily grind, most of us would experience neck, shoulders & back aches occasionally. With a busy lifestyle, it is only normal that these common pain-points occur! Most of these aches arise because of our daily lifestyle habits, such as facing the computer for long hours or having the need to lift heavy objects, etc.

Thus, it is important to maintain a healthy upper body at all times!  

Here are some useful and simple tips for you to follow:

• Practice good posture when lifting heavy objects
  • Bend your knees & keep the load close to your body.
• Don’t slouch
  • Maintain a good posture by rolling your shoulders back and down & elongating your neck
• Take time-outs
  • Loosen and relax your back muscles by avoiding prolonged sitting positions
• Have a massage
  • Massages are a relief to most city dwellers, as they help you to relax & rejuvenate. Choose OSIM uMama Warm for you and your family, as it gives a complete 360º upper body massage experience covering the neck, shoulders, back and tummy

 

Chen Mei Feng with uMama Warm!

For more information on uMama Warm, visit www.OSIM.com today!

How You Can Improve Your Walking Routine In 3 Easy Ways

We all know that walking has many benefits for one’s health and is also a fun and easy way to exercise. But how do we know how much to walk to burn enough calories and fat?

Experts recommend that walking 10,000 steps in a day will burn 500 calories, and doing that five days a week will burn 3,500 calories – enough to lose 500g (1lb) of body fat. (Source: National Health Service, UK )

With this, we should aim to walk as much as we can! This means more staircase-climbing instead of using the lift! Or you could try walking (if the distance is walkable) instead of driving / taking the public transport to your destination. Small steps like these are actually big steps toward a better & healthier lifestyle!

(Photo credit: http://www.mentalhelp.net)

But first, you need to bear in mind some items needed to make your walk a pleasant and fun one!

• You would need proper shoes & attire – make sure your shoes are proper, sturdy shoes for walking. Your attire should be comfortable &  loose-fitting!
• Get enough water to stay hydrated. Keep a water bottle close to you while walking!
• Have a pedometer with you to keep track on the number of steps, calories, fat burnt, distance walked, exercise time and average speed that you have clocked!

For pedometers, choose OSIM uWalk – Tri Axis Pocket Pedometer to fit into your daily walking routine.

OSIM uWalk uses multi-directional 3D motion sensor technology to measure more accurately than conventional pedometers. Its smart-detection feature automatically determines if you are walking, giving you an accurate step count.

OSIM uWalk in White, Purple and Green

OSIM uWalk is only available on OSIM Webshop. Please visit www.OSIM.com for more details.

To learn more about OSIM uWalk, visit: http://www.osim.com/SG/product/uwalk.aspx

How to enjoy your OSIM uSoffa Family Set

With the OSIM uSoffa Family Set, you are able to enjoy the simple pleasures of life differently! Be it listening to music or enjoying your favourite hobby, you are able to do so with the OSIM uSoffa Family Set.

Here, we tell you how to enjoy your OSIM uSoffa Family Set in 6 different ways!

Music + Massage

Music + Massage

If you love music, then OSIM uSoffa would be a good choice! Sit in and relax with your tunes, while you enjoy the soothing full body massage of the OSIM uSoffa.

Hobby + Massage

Hobby + Massage

Are you looking for your personal space just to engage in your favourite activities? With the OSIM uSoffa Petit, not only can you spend more private time doing the things you like, you can also indulge in its comforting lower body massage!

Entertainment + Massage

Entertainment + Massage

How about watching your favourite TV programmes or movies on the comfortable OSIM uSoffa? It sure sounds good to me! Imagine relaxing while you let OSIM uSoffa do the massage for you!

Make up + Massage

Make-up + Massage

For all ladies out there, this one’s for you! How about allowing OSIM uSoffa Petit to soothe your tired calves & massage your lower body while you put on your make-up? This makes putting on make-up much relaxing & fun!

Chat + Massage

Chat + Massage

Chatting with your friends or loved ones could be great, but wouldn’t it be better when you can get a full body massage while engaging in a deep conversation on the phone?

Doing your favourite activity + Massage

Doing your favourite activity + Massage

Indulging yourself in your favourite activity with a friend is always fun. Share your joy with your friend by using the OSIM uSoffa Family Set with her!

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Visit here to see the OSIM uSoffa Family Set!

To know more about OSIM uSoffa, visit: http://www.osim.com/SG/product/usoffa.aspx

For OSIM uSoffa Petit, visit: http://www.osim.com/SG/product/usoffa_petit.aspx

For more, visit any of our OSIM outlets or roadshows today!

Good Sitting Posture for You!

There are many reasons why everyday people, like you and me would suffer from body aches. Yes yes, the main reason would be your stress coming from the daily grind, the long man-hours you clock at work. Not forgetting coming back home to another round of housework chores (especially for all hardworking Mums out there).

Along the way while we are doing these tasks, we tend not to remember certain important things, like protecting our health and wellness.  Thus in long-term, making ourselves vulnerable to illnesses and unhealthy lifestyles.

For many of us who face the computers on a daily basis, we tend to have bad sitting postures even without being aware of it. Having bad sitting posture at work all day may seem to be minor, but do beware of the long-term effects it may cause!

Here are some tips to prevent you from bad sitting postures:

1. Raise the computer screen up to your eye-level. You can put some books or empty small boxes below your screen to raise it up!
2. Make sure you are sitting comfortably with your back leaning towards your chair
3. Support your back with a small cushion
4. Make sure your chair and table are not too high or low for you. They have to be at a comfortable level, where it’s right for you

So instead of suffering silently, why not be pro-active and take up these healthy tips to make your sitting posture right!

uSoffa Petit – Lucky colours & Palmistry

Dear blog readers,

Do you know how your lucky colours could bring in beneficial energies into your life?

In our Birthday Celebration event earlier last month, Feng Shui Master Khor talked about palmistry tips on the seven different types of hands and shapes of your fingers & palms.

Click below to enlarge the image:

To know more about uSoffa Petit visit:

http://www.osim.com/SG/product/usoffa_petit.aspx

and

http://www.osim.com/SG/uSoffaPetit/

Tips on Sports Massage – Pre-Event Massage

With OSIM Singapore International Triathlon 2010 coming up, engaging sports massage (pre-event massage) could greatly aid in your training process.

The aim of pre-event massage is to:
- Help the body to respond well to the demands brought about by increased activity
- Facilitate maximum performance

When muscles are working, an increased supply of oxygen and nutrients are required as muscular activity requires a great deal of energy. It is essential that warm-up and stretching exercises are performed prior to any form of exercise as the body systems are slowly brought up to a peak level and therefore maximum performance can be obtained. Massage will help to obtain these effects, but under no account must it be used as a substitute for exercise. Massage improves the flexibility and extensibility of muscles, increases blood and nutrient supply to the muscles and help to maintain and increase joint mobility.

Sources from Adele O’Keefe – The Official Guide to Body Massage

OSIM uSqueez Warm

Using Warm Therapy, uSqueez Warm increases the flow of blood, oxygen and nutrients to keep your legs flexible and energised during your triathlon training. With Squeezing and Kneading functions, it is able to stimulate vital acupressure points for enhanced well-being.

OSIM uRobic

This innovative exerciser is designed to enhance your cardiovasular fitness by strengthening your heart and lungs. It also trains core muscles to enable a more flexible body which reduces the risk of injuries.

OSIM uKimono

Combining OSIM’s signature Twin Power Osimotion and Double Kneading in the patent-pending Duo+ Techonology, uKimono is able to tone and tighten muscles in 3 different areas: tummy, butt and thighs!

Kindly visit www.OSIM.com for more details on uSqueez Warm, uRobic and uKimono!

Dealing with Stress and Headaches

Can’t fight away your stressfulness and tired mind? This means that your hectic lifestyle may be too much to handle! By lightening your load, it would do you good! Follow these 5 simple steps and you’ll be on your way to a more comfortable and stress-free lifestyle.

• Learn to be organised – Try starting each day with a To-Do List. Start by highlighting those tasks that are urgent. Strike each task off the list and feel satisfied after doing so!
• Manage your time wisely – Everyone has 24 hours a day. Why some people could live each day to the fullest and why some struggle to get by? Time management is the key to a successful life. I find this quote by Michael Althsuler very useful, keep it in mind: “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”
• Sleep sufficiently – Sleep replenishes your energy, skin and body! So make sure your sleep is plentiful each day! The best time to sleep is definitely before midnight and get between 7 to 8 hours of sleep!
• Learn to delegate – If your workload is really over-flowing, one good way is to delegate some of your work to your team mates. This way, more work could be done at a quicker pace!
• Let the music heal your mind and body – Who can live without music? Well, definitely not me! Music helps to calm one’s mind and reduces your stress level. Try listening to soothing music for 15 to 20 minutes during your free time, and it would do wonders!

Besides these steps, it is also important to target at specific acupressure points on your head and neck to effectively relieve tension caused by stress and fatigue. Choose OSIM uCrown 2* to give you a better head massage for relaxation and better well-being.

Benefits of OSIM uCrown 2 :

• Wider head massage coverage for maximum relaxation.
• Better stimulation at key acupressure points to relieve tension.
• Quicker recovery from stress and headache.

*Get a free OSIM uVision with every purchase of OSIM uCrown 2. Offer vaild till 31 Mar 2010. Other Terms & Conditons apply.

Find out more on OSIM uCrown 2 at http://www.osim.com/SG/product/ucrown2.aspx

Protect your Heart

Dear Blog readers,

Do you know that the size of a clenched fist is the size of a average human heart? Our heart is one of the most hardworking organ around. It is at the centre of the human cardiovascular system and acts like a pump to circulate blood all over the body!

We need to take good care of our heart to prevent any cardiovascular diseases. Many, like heart disease and stroke could be prevented.

We could take steps to make sure that we progress our lives with a healthy heart. Quitting cigarettes, lowering your cholesterol & blood pressure and exercising to lose weight could be small but essential steps to improve your health quality. If you think high cholesterol and high blood pressure are only for the old, think again! Young people in their 20s and 30s are also at risk. So what’s best for all of us, is to eat well, exercise well and monitor your health regularly!

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To help monitor your family and your health, choose OSIM iCheck 500 to measure blood pressure and body fat percentage. With the same oscillometric techniques used by doctors, you are assured of accurate readings on which to base your health management programme. Each memory bank can store 10 measurements of blood pressure and body fat percentage, for you to chart your progress accurately over time.

It is both useful and convenient for your family and yourself!

To find out more on iCheck 500, visit http://www.osim.com/SG/product/icheck_500.aspx today.