PNF Streching...

What is PNF Stretching?

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) is a more advanced form of flexibility training that involves both the stretching and contraction of the muscle group being targeted.

PNF stretching was originally developed as a form of rehabilitation, and to that effect it is very effective. It is also excellent for targeting specific muscle groups, and as well as increasing flexibility, (and range of movement) it also improves muscular strength.

Warning!

Certain precautions need to be taken when performing PNF stretches as they can put added stress on the targeted muscle group, which can increase the risk of soft tissue injury. To help reduce this risk, it is important to include a conditioning phase before a maximum, or intense effort is used.

Also, before undertaking any form of stretching it is vitally important that a thorough warm up be completed. Warming up prior to stretching does a number of beneficial things, but primarily its purpose is to prepare the body and mind for more strenuous activity. One of the ways it achieves this is by helping to increase the body's core temperature while also increasing the body's muscle temperature. This is essential to ensure the maximum benefit is gained from your stretching.

How to perform a PNF stretch

The process of performing a PNF stretch involves the following. The muscle group to be stretched is positioned so that the muscles are stretched and under tension. The individual then contracts the stretched muscle group for 5 - 6 seconds while a partner, or immovable object, applies sufficient resistance to inhibit movement. Please note; the effort of contraction should be relevant to the level of conditioning.

The contracted muscle group is then relaxed and a controlled stretch is applied for about 30 seconds. The muscle group is then allowed 30 seconds to recover and the process is repeated 2 - 4 times. Refer to the diagrams below for a visual example.

	The athlete and partner assume the position for the stretch, and then the partner extends the body limb until the muscle is stretched and tension is felt.
	The athlete then contracts the stretched muscle for 5 - 6 seconds and the partner must inhibit all movement. (The force of the contraction should be relevant to the condition of the muscle. For example, if the muscle has been injured, do not apply a maximum contraction).
	The muscle group is relaxed, then immediately and cautiously pushed past its normal range of movement for about 30 seconds. Allow 30 seconds recovery before repeating the procedure 2 - 4 times.

Information differs slightly about timing recommendations for PNF stretching depending on who you are talking to. Although there are conflicting responses to the question of how long should I contract the muscle group for and how long should I rest for between each stretch, I believe (through a study of research literature and personal experience) that the above timing recommendations provide the maximum benefits from PNF stretching.

Stretching is one of the most under-utilized techniques for improving athletic performance and getting rid of those annoying sports injuries. Don't make the mistake of thinking that something as simple as stretching won't be effective.

p/s: PNF streching ni juga sesuai untuk rehab for injury, sesuai gak untuk orang tua2 dan lepas penat kerja seharian, next step will continue....

INFO SAINS

FAKTA-FAKTA MENARIK

1. Mao Tse tsung tidak pernah memberus gigi sepanjang hayatnya.

FAKTA-FAKTA MENARIK

1. Mao Tse tsung tidak pernah memberus gigi sepanjang hayatnya. Beliau mengunakan air teh utk berkumur dan akan mengunyah daun teh mentah utk membersihkan giginya.

2. Purata sebatang pensel boleh melakar garisan lurus sepanjang 56 km atau menulis 50,000 perkataan.

America menghasilkan dua bilion batang pensel setiap tahun. Jika kesemua pensel itu digunakan utk membuat garisan lurus ia boleh membuat bulatan mengelilingi bumi sebanyak 9 kali

3. Bunyi yang dikeluarkan apabila anda mematahkan-matahkan sendi tangan, jari atau kaki adalah disebabkan oleh letupan buih di dalam sendi itu.

4. Planet Pluto mengambil masa 248 tahun utk mengelilingi matahari. Setiap 20 tahun ia mengubah orbitnya bagi mengelak dari berlanggar denga planet Neptune .

5. Di Albania, menggelengkan kepala bermaksud 'ya' dan

menggangguk bermaksud tidak,

6. Kebanyakkan debu yang berterbangan di dalam rumah datangnya dari sel-sel kulit kita yang mati.

7. Perut akan menghasilkan satu lapisan mucus yang baru setiap 2 minggu untuk melancarkan proses penghadaman.

8. kandungan emas di laut adalah 200 kali ganda lebih banyak berbanding di daratan

9. Jika semua salur darah dalam tubuh manusia dicantumkan ia boleh meliputi jalan raya sepanjang 96,000 Km

10. Jika usus kecil manusia dibelah dan dicantum-cantumkan, ia boleh memenuhi kawasan seluas 9.2 meter persegi.

11. Manusia bernafas kira-kira 23,000 kali dalam tempoh 24 jam.

12. Orang lelaki mudah mendapat buta warna,10 kali ganda berbanding wanita.

13. Setiap langkah ke hadapan, anda terpaksa menggerakkan 54 otot dalam tubuh badan

14. Matahari memiliki tenaga yang cukup utk menerangi bumi bagi tempoh lebih daripada 5 juta tahun lagi.

15. Tekanan jantung manusia semasa mengepam darah adalah cukup kuat sehinggakan setiap pancutan

boleh memancutkan darah sejauh 9 meter.

16. Purata setiap manusia manusia memiliki 100,000 helai rambut dan tumbuh lebih cepat pada waktu malam.Sementara itu, hidung pula dikatakan dapat mengenal pasti 10,000 jenis bau yang berbeza-beza.

17. Setiap hari darah beredar sejauh 180,000 Km dalam tubuh manusia.

18. Ikan emas adalah satu-satunya haiwan yang dapat melihat cahaya inframerah dan ultraungu

19. Setiap 1 cm persegi kulit manusia, didapati mengandungi 7 meter pembulu darah

20.

Terdapat banyak spesies labah-labah yang sanggup mengorbankan tangan dan kaki utk dimakan anak-anaknya yang baru menetas. Langkah ini adalah utk mengelakkan anak-anaknya itu daripada memakan sesama sendiri.

Jom Buat Eksperimen... Kicap, Air & Hati...(KAH)

Bahan-bahan yang diperlukan adalah gelas kaca, air masak, kicap, dan sehelai wang kertas.

Langkah 1:

Tuangkan air masak ke dalam gelas kaca sehingga lebih daripada separuh.

Langkah 2:

Ambil wang kertas dan lihat siri nombornya menerusi gelas berisi air tadi.

Caranya ialah dengan meletakkan wang kertas di bahagian belakang gelas, dan lihat menerusi gelas berisi air dari bahagian hadapan.

Langkah 3:

Sekiranya anda dapat melihat siri nombor wang kertas tersebut, catatkannya dan semak semula.

Langkah 4:

Fikirkan beberapa perbuatan dosa tidak kira dosa kecil atau pun dosa besar yang kerap atau pernah anda lakukan.

Langkah 5:

Sebutkan perbuatan dosa tersebut sambil titiskan kicap ke dalam gelas berisi air tadi.

Untuk setiap dosa kecil, titiskan kicap sekali sahaja, manakala untuk setiap dosa besar, titiskan sebanyak tiga kali. Untuk dosa kecil yang anda lakukan berulang kali, titiskan kicap sebanyak tiga kali sahaja.

Langkah 6:

Ulang langkah 2 dan 3 dengan menggunakan air yang telah dititiskan kicap tadi.

Bagi memastikan saudara saudari menjalankan eksperimen ini di rumah, keputusan eksperimen tidak akan disertakan di sini, tetapi saudara saudari sekalian perlu menyatakan keputusan eksperimen yang saudara saudari buat di bahagian komen untuk dikongsi bersama.

Selain keputusan, saudara saudari juga boleh nyatakan jenis-jenis dosa yang biasa kita buat serta nilai dan pengajaran yang boleh diambil daripada eksperimen tersebut.

Let's Do It...!!!

Science Fails to Explain God

At an educational institution: Professing to be wise, they became fools ....

"LET ME EXPLAIN THE problem science has with God."

The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

"You're a Muslim, aren't you, son?"
"Yes, sir."
"So you believe in God?"
"Absolutely."
"Is God good?"
"Sure! God's good."
"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"
"Yes."

The professor grins knowingly and considers for a moment.

"Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help them? Would you try?"
"Yes sir, I would."
"So you're good...!"
"I wouldn't say that."
"Why not say that? You would help a sick and maimed person if you could in fact most of us would if we could... God doesn't."

[No answer]

"He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Muslim who died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. How is this God good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"

[No answer]

The elderly man is sympathetic.
"No, you can't, can you?" He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax. In philosophy, you have to go easy with the new ones. Let's start again, young fella."
"Is God good?"
"Er... Yes."
"Is Satan good?"
"No."
"Where does Satan come from?" The student falters.
"From... God..."
"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he?"

The elderly man runs his bony fingers through his thinning hair and turns to the smirking, student audience.

"I think we're going to have a lot of fun this semester, ladies and gentlemen."

He turns back to the Muslim.

"Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"
"Yes, sir."
"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? Did God make everything?"
"Yes."
"Who created evil?"
[No answer]
"Is there sickness in this world? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All the terrible things - do they exist in this world?"

The student squirms on his feet.

"Yes."
"Who created them? "
[No answer]

The professor suddenly shouts at his student.

"WHO CREATED THEM? TELL ME, PLEASE!"

The professor closes in for the kill and climbs into the Muslim's face. In a still small voice:
"God created all evil, didn't He, son?"
[No answer]

The student tries to hold the steady, experienced gaze and fails.Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace the front of the classroom like an aging panther.The class is mesmerised.

"Tell me," he continues,"How is it that this God is good if He created all evil throughout all time?"

The professor swishes his arms around to encompass the wickedness of the world.

"All the hatred, the brutality, all the pain, all the torture,all the death and ugliness and all the suffering created by this good God is all over the world, isn't it, young man?"
[No answer]
"Don't you see it all over the place? Huh?"

Pause.

"Don't you?"
The professor leans into the student's face again and whispers, Is God good?"
[No answer]
"Do you believe in God, son?"

The student's voice betrays him and cracks.

"Yes, professor. I do."

The old man shakes his head sadly.

"Science says you have five sensesyou use to identify and observe the world around you. You have never seen God, Have you?
"No, sir. I've never seen Him."
"Then tell us if you've ever heard your God?"
"No, sir. I have not."
"Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God or smelt your God...in fact,do you have any sensory perception of your God whatsoever?"
[No answer]
"Answer me, please."
"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."
"You're AFRAID... you haven't?"
"No, sir."
"Yet you still believe in him?"
"...yes..."
"That takes FAITH!" The professor smiles sagely at the underling.According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol,science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son? Where is your God now?"
[The student doesn't answer]
"Sit down, please."

The Muslim sits...Defeated. Another Muslim raises his hand.

"Professor, may I address the class?"

The professor turns and smiles.
"Ah, another Muslim in the vanguard!Come,come, young man. Speak some proper wisdom to the gathering."

The Muslim looks around the room.

"Some interesting points you are making, sir. Now I've got a question for you.
"Is there such thing as heat?"
"Yes," the professor replies.
"There's heat."
"Is there such a thing as cold?"
"Yes, son, there's cold too."
"No, sir, there isn't."

The professor's grin freezes. The room suddenly goes very cold. The second Muslim continues.

"You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat,white heat, a little heat or no heat but we don't have anything called 'cold'.We can hit 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold,otherwise we would be able to go colder than 458 - - You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold."
"Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy.Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."

Silence. A pin drops somewhere in the classroom.

"Is there such a thing as darkness, professor?"
"That's a dumb question, son. What is night if it isn't darkness?What are you getting at...?
"So you say there is such a thing as darkness?"
"Yes..."
"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something, it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, Darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker and give me a jar of it. Can you...give me a jar of darker darkness,professor?"

Despite himself, the professor smiles at the young effrontery before him.This will indeed be a good semester.

"Would you mind telling us what your point is, young man?"
"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with and so your conclusion must be in error...."
"The professor goes toxic. "Flawed...? How dare you...!"
"Sir, may I explain what I mean?"

The class is all ears.

"Explain... oh, explain..."

The professor makes an admirable effort to regain control. Suddenly he is affability itself.He waves his hand to silence the class, for the student to continue.

"You are working on the premise of duality," the Muslim explains."That for example there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science cannot even explain a thought.It uses electricity and magnetism but has never seen, much less fullyunderstood them. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, merely the absence of it."

The young man holds up a newspaper he takes from the desk of a neighbour who has been reading it.

"Here is one of the most disgusting tabloids this country hosts,professor. Is there such a thing as immorality?"
"Of course there is, now look..."
"Wrong again, sir. You see, immorality is merely the absence of morality. Is there such thing as injustice? No. Injustice is the absence of justice. Is there such a thing as evil?"

The Muslim pauses.

"Isn't evil the absence of good?"

The professor's face has turned an alarming colour. He is so angry he is temporarily speechless.

The Muslim continues.

"If there is evil in the world, professor, and we all agree there is, then God, if he exists, must be accomplishing a work through the agency of evil. What is that work, God is
accomplishing? Islam tells us it is to see if each one of us will,choose good over evil."

The professor bridles.

"As a philosophical scientist, I don't vie this matter as having anything to do with any choice; as a realist, I absolutely do not recognize the concept of God or any other theological factor as being part of the world equation because God is not observable."
"I would have thought that the absence of God's moral code in this world is probably one of the most observable phenomena going," the Muslim replies.
"Newspapers make billions of dollars reporting it every week! Tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolvedfrom a monkey?"
"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process,youngman, yes,of course I do."
"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"

The professor makes a sucking sound with his teeth and gives his student a silent, stony stare.

"Professor. Since no-one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour,are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist,but a priest?"
"I will overlook your impudence in the light of our philosophical discussion. Now, have you quite finished?" the professor hisses.
"So you don't accept God's moral code to do what is righteous?"
"I believe in what is - that's science!"
"Ahh! SCIENCE!" the student's face splits into a grin.
"Sir, you rightly state that science is the study of observed phenomena. Science too is a premise which is flawed..."
"SCIENCE IS FLAWED..?" the professor splutters.

The class is in uproar.The Muslim remains standing until the commotion has subsided.

"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, may I give you an example of what I mean?"

The professor wisely keeps silent. The Muslim looks around the room.

"Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen air, Oxygen,molecules, atoms, the professor's brain?"

The class breaks out in laughter. The Muslim points towards his elderly, crumbling tutor.

"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain...felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain?"

No one appears to have done so. The Muslim shakes his head sadly.

"It appears no-one here has had any sensory perception of the professor's brain whatsoever. Well, according to the rules of empirical, stable,demonstrable protocol, science, I DECLARE that the professor has no brain! As we can't feel it, we can't touch it, we can't ever smell it using our sense.

NOW IT IS EVERYONE'S CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ISLAM, ABOUT GOD, ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF EXISTENCE OF CREATION AND LIFE, ABOUT THE MESSENGERS OF GOD, & ABOUT HIS HOLY BOOKS, ESPECIALLY THE HOLY QUR'AAN. THEN IT IS YOUR CHOICE TO BECOME A MUSLIM, OR NOT.

Allah says in the His Holy Book:
There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error; And he who rejects false deities and believes in Allaah(The God) has grasped a firm handhold which will never break. and Allaah is ALL-Hearing, All-Knowing 2:256

Allah is the Protecting Guardian of those who believe. He brings them out of the darkness into the light; As for those who disbelieve,their guardians are false deities. They bring them out of light into darkness...(257)"


The Muslim sits... Because that is what a chair is for!!!

Renung Sejenak...("_) ....

Kita menempiaskan 99% kemarahan walau kepada orang yang paling kita cintai. Dan akibatnya adalah penyesalan. Seringkali penyesalan itu datang di kemudiannya, akibatnya setelah kita menyedari kesalahan kita, semua sudah terlambat.Kerana itu, jagalah dan sayangilah orang yang dicintai dengan sepenuh hati.Sebelum mengucapkan sesuatu berfikirlah dahulu, apakah kata-kata yang kau ucapkan akan menyakiti orang yang dicintai? Kira merasakan akan menyakitinya, sebaiknya jangan pernah dilafazkan. Kerana semakin besar risiko untuk kehilangan orang yang dicintai.

Jadi berfikirlah, apakah kata-kata yang akan dilafazkan
sebanding
dengan akibat yang akan diterima?

Protein Energy Malnutrition

Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a potentially fatal body-depletion disorder. It is the leading cause of death in children in developing countries.

PEM is also referred to as protein-calorie malnutrition. It develops in children and adults whose consumption of protein and energy (measured by calories)is insufficient to satisfy the body's nutritional needs. While pure proteindeficiency can occur when a person's diet provides enough energy but lacks the protein minimum, in most cases the deficiency will be dual. PEM may also occur in persons who are unable to absorb vital nutrients or convert them to energy essential for healthy tissue formation and organ function.

Primary PEM results from a diet that lacks sufficient sources of protein and/or energy. Secondary PEM is more common in the United States, where it usually occurs as a complication of AIDS, cancer, chronic kidney failure, inflammatory bowel disease, and other illnesses that impair the body's ability to absorb or use nutrients or to compensate for nutrient losses. PEM can develop gradually in a patient who has a chronic illness or experiences chronic semi-starvation. It may appear suddenly in a patient who has an acute illness.

Kwashiorkor, also called wet protein-energy malnutrition, is a form of PEM characterized primarily by protein deficiency. This condition usually appears at the age of about 12 months when breastfeeding is discontinued, but it can develop at any time during a child's formative years. It causes fluid retention (edema); dry, peeling skin; and hair discoloration.

Primarily caused by energy deficiency, marasmus is characterized by stunted growth and wasting of muscle and tissue. Marasmus usually develops between theages of six months and one year in children who have been weaned from breastmilk or who suffer from weakening conditions like chronic diarrhea.

Secondary PEM symptoms range from mild to severe, and can alter the form or function of almost every organ in the body. The type and intensity of symptomsdepends on the patient's prior nutritional status and on the nature of the underlying disease and the speed at which it is progressing.

Mild, moderate, and severe classifications have not been precisely defined, but patients who lose 10-20% of their body weight without trying are usually said to have moderate PEM. This condition is also characterized by a weakenedgrip and inability to perform high-energy tasks.

Losing 20% of body weight or more is generally classified as severe PEM. People with this condition can't eat normal-sized meals. They have slow heart rates and low blood pressure and body temperatures. Other symptoms of severe secondary PEM include baggy, wrinkled skin; constipation; dry, thin, brittle hair; lethargy; pressure sores and other skin lesions.

People who have kwashiorkor often have extremely thin arms and legs, but liver enlargement and ascites (abnormal accumulation of fluid) can distend the abdomen and disguise weight loss. Hair may turn red or yellow. Anemia, diarrhea, and fluid and electrolyte disorders are common. The body's immune system isoften weakened, behavioral development is slow, and mental retardation may occur. Children may grow to normal height but are abnormally thin.

RaHsIa SeBiJi BaWaNg

Mata Halimah berair-air dan pedih. Seketika kemudian dia sudah seperti orang yg menangis lalu dia mengesat matanya dengan baju kurung yang diapakinya. Tetapi matanya tetap pedih dan sukar untuk dicelikkan. Dia mula meletakkan pisau dan bawang yg sedang dikupasnya sebentar bagi meredakan matanya yg pedih itu.

Wahai kaum Wanita, tahukah anda RAHSIA kelebihan orang yang mengupas bawang? Orang yg pedih matanya hingga mengalir air mata ketika mengupas bawang sama ganjarannya seperti org menangis di waktu malam kerana takut kepada Allah SWT.

Sebenarnya ramai kaum Wanita yang tidak tahu akan nikmat kejadian tersebut dan ganjaran yg Allah SWT sediakan. Akibat daripada itu ramai yang tidak gemar untuk membuat kerja-kerja di dapur. Maka tugas-tugas di dapur dianggap rendah dan hanya layak untuk dibuat oleh tukang masak atau diserahkan kepada orang gaji sahaja.

Bagi mereka yang tidak tahu hikmahnya, tugas-tugas seperti ini diperlecehkan. Kadangkala isteri lebih suka suami membeli makanan yang telah siap dimasak di kedai, dengan alasan untuk menjimatkan masa dan belanja. Cuba tanya pada diri kita, mudahkah kita menangis kerana takut kepada Allah SWT semata-mata? Ternyata tidak ramai di antara kita yang boleh berbuat demikian. Allah lebih mengetahui akan kelemahan hambaNya tetapi dengan Rahmat dan Kasih sayangNya, Dia tetap menyediakan pahala daripada jalan yang lebih mudah untuk kita lakukan. Betapa Allah muliakan kerja-kerja Wanita itu hingga meletakkan darjat mereka sama seperti orang yang menangis kerana takutkan- Nya.

Pernah suatu ketika Rasulullah berkata kepada anaknya Saydatina Fatimah: " Wahai Fatimah, setiap Wanita yang berair matanya kerana pedih memotong bawang umtuk dimasak kepada ahli rumahnya, maka Allah SWT akan mencatitkan pahala sebanyak yang diberikan-Nya kepada orang yang menangis kerana takutkan Allah."

Demikianlah gambaran kelebihan darjat kaum Wanita dan betapa mudahnya jalan yang disediakan oleh Allah SWT untuk mereka ke syurga. Hanya satu sudut kecil sahaj yang dilakukan dan nampaknya remeh tetapi sudah pun mendapat pahala yang besar.