The Trio Challenge: Week 3, Day 1

Monday, June 13, 2011

Week 3, Day 1

More P90X to start off the week. The Kempo work out which is a series of kicking and punching moves at a rapid pace for about 50 minutes. It doesn't seem that intense while you are doing it but I was sweating and I knew I burned some calories. One thing I love about P90X workouts is the stretching. Most of them are pretty common but I learned one today that stretched my lower back out very well.

Yesterday I played more tennis with Andy, probably 20 or so games. Saturday I played 2 kickball games which got me outside and active for a bit.

I am noticing more that my ankle is becoming increasingly sore as the weeks go on. I have always had weak ankles but I haven't sprained it in a while. Hopefully as time passes it will get better, but for now I am going to look into a compression brace for it while doing physical activity.

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Negative Effects of Sleepiness

According to WebMed, the effects that the lack of proper sleep can have a huge impact on your body. Such an impact that many problems that we treat by other means can be cured by a solid sleep regiment. Below are the Top 10 negative effects that lack of sleep can have on your body.

1. Sleepines can cause accidents- Not just related to vehicles, simple things like spilling your drink, dropping a knife. Eye & hand coordination suffer.

2. Sleepiness dumbs you down- Its amazing the amount of impact that sleepiness can have on your cognitive responses. Your ability to concerntrate, problem solve, comprehend are all effected.

3. Sleepiness attacks the body- Routine lack of sleep can dramtically increase your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, & irregular heart beats

4. Sleepiness kills your sex drive- self explanatory

5. Sleepiness is depressing- Consistent periods of time without proper sleep contribute to anger issues, stress and mental exhaustion. All of these can casuse the feeling of depression.

6. Sleepiness ages your skin- With improper sleep you body can release more stress hormone cortisol. Excess cortisol can break down skin collagen a protein that keeps skin smooth and elastic.

7. Sleepiness makes you forgetful-Can affect the part of the brian responsible for consolidating memory.

8. Sleepiness can contribute to weight gain- Lack of sleep actually increases your appetite and as result you will eat more. One of the best ways to combat weight gain, is proper sleep and hydration. Those who do not sleep properly have a 30% more chance of being obese.

9. Lack of sleep may increase risk of death- British researchers found in a study of over 10,000 civil servants who cut their sleep to fewer than 7 hours of sleep nearly doubled their risk of death from all causes.

10. Sleep loss impairs judgment, especially about sleep-Lack of sleep can affect your ability to make sound judgements. In critical situations or quick thinking opportunities, a person who gets 6 or less hours of sleep a night loose their ability to make good judgement calls. In fact most believe they have "gotten used to sleep deprivation" however their abilty for accessing situations, problem solving, organizing tasks quickly and thinking outside the box are greatly impacted in a negative way.