Knowing your muscles will help you understand each function for you to know if you are targeting the appropriate muscle for each specific exercise.
Chest
Your chest muscles are made up of 2 muscle groups: the pectoralis major (commonly known as “pecs”), and the pectoralis minor. The pectoralis major is your largest chest muscle. It originates from your breastbone, that flat bone at the center of your chest. It then attaches to the humerus, just near the shoulder joint. The function of the pectoralis major is to …

Some people under a great amount of stress began to eat everything they can find, I’m the opposite, stress for me is better than diets for quick weight loss.
When I’m under stress I tend to lose my appetite and during the last years I had a very stressful environment in my working place so I never gained weight, although I took vitamins. Now, 4 months after I quit my job I gained 12 pounds so I’m almost with my ideal weight.
Being under stress can be really bad for us and …

I never put clothes in the garbage unless they are completely ruined and can’t be used anymore. Some neighbors and friends give me a lot of clothes for my kids and I’m so thankful for that. When the clothes don’t fit anymore I pass them along to other people. But, it’s crisis time and I’m thinking about selling instead of giving away.
I still don’t know how I’m going to do it but I would prefer to sell it to a second hand store instead of advertising on the net. People …

This is a guest post by www.allergybegone.com
There is a tremendous amount of research proving that the water we drink is actually unhealthy. With substances ranging from chemical toxins to pharmaceutical pollution, we are now at a point where what we drink, eat, and the air we breath can be detrimental to our health.
According to an article at Mercola.com, residues of pharmaceuticals such as antidepressants, painkillers and even birth control pills have been found in the streams, lakes, rivers . . . all the waterways of the United States. It …

The name of my blog reflects what I am searching for: a Better Life. I worked full time for 22 years and this last couple years were a nightmare. I wrote about this in the past weeks so I’m not going to write again.
I’m jobless, I have no income but I’m happy. I already increased some weight (I was underweight), people say I look great, I’m calm, no stress and I’m happier. However, I’m taking some medication on my journey to cure my depression.
Getting rid of my job and abusive …

This Monday my daughter went to her 6 years old check up. She was weighted, measured and did the vision test. In one year she gained 6 kilos (13,2 pounds) and the nurse said it was too much weight gain in one year. She really scared me by telling me that my daughter’s diet had to be supervised because she could be obese in a near future. I was really scared with the idea and told the nurse that I would follow her instruction.
Usually, this routine check ups are followed …

Having a 11 years old at home is bringing us some issues, behavior, health, grow-up ones.
Behavior issues:

He’s talking back a lot
He doesn’t obey us although he knows he might be punished
His grades dropped
He is becoming very shy to show us his body specially “those” parts

Health issues:

He is starting to have blackheads on his nose so I have to look for the best acne treatment for his age

Grow-up issues:

The clothes from one week to another don’t fit
2 pair of tennis shoes per month

What are your kids …