iPhone SMS Due September 25

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If you remember way back to the iPhone 3Gs launch and the release of iPhone firmware 3.0, you will remember the announcement of tethering and SMS messaging. There were some carriers that had the technology already, some that had it coming soon, and then there was AT&T. They had announced SMS messaging would happen by the end of the Summer, and tethering would happen soon. Well AT&T, guess what.... you lied.

In an official announcement this week, AT&T has announced SMS texting plans would be available on September 25th. That is decidedly three-days after summer. Here is the kicker, they have announced that tethering would appear "eventually." So, if SMS text messaging was supposed to be by the end of Summer, and it is late, then Tethering should be released when? What is later than "eventually"? I am not a temporal expert, but three days after eventually might just be never.

I love my iPhone, but I really hate AT&T and their support for the device. Ultimately, they are just shooting themselves in the foot. As soon as the millions of iPhone users can switch carriers, they will. At&T will have no one to blame but themselves. They could have kept me forever if they had just did what they said they would do.

The evolution of mobile phone

If you agree with the line of thinking that a picture can replace a thousand words, you would surely agree with the extension - that a model can replace a zillion pictures. So assuming that it would be boring to look at a chart, however well-done, to visualize the evolution of a device, give your eyes a treat by looking at this creation by UK-based designer Kyle Bean to demonstrate the evolution of the mobile phone.

The design captures the evolution of the mobile phone in Russian Babushka doll style - starting from the earliest Motorola DynaTAC 8000X to the current Apple iPhone. A lesson or two for schools to make history more interesting.

Via Design Milk.

Smartphone app monitors power consumption

A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors at the University of Michigan.

Battery-powered cell phones serve as hand-held computers and more these days. We run power-hungry applications while we depend on the phones to be available in emergencies.

"Today, we expect our phones to realize more and more functions, and we also expect their batteries to last," said Lide Zhang, a doctoral student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and one of the application's developers. "PowerTutor will help make that possible".

PowerTutor will enable software developers to build more efficient products, said Birjodh Tiwana, a doctoral student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and another of the program's developers. Tiwana said PowerTutor will allow users to compare the power consumption of different applications and select the leanest version that performs the desired task. Users can also watch how their actions affect the phone's battery life.

PowerTutor shows in real time how four different phone components use power: the screen, the network interface, the processor, and the global positioning system receiver.........

Nokia X5 Square Slider launched in Singapore

Nokia has recently launched a smart looking device known as the X5 in the Singaporean market. It features a unique & attractive square shaped sliding form factor just like the Nokia X3 slider. It is a music, IM and social networking oriented phone targeted towards users who are not interested in high-end Smartphone features. The accelerometer on the X5 allows users to shake the device to reveal unread messages or spin the phone to randomly play tunes.

Here are the details known so far:

OS: Symbian S60 3rd Edition
Camera: 5 MP camera with 4X digital zoom and an LED flash
Memory: 200MB with microSD slotup to 32GB
Keyboard: QWERTY keyboard perfect for email, IM and social networking
Social Networking: Pre-installed Facebook, Twitter, MySpace & Hi5
Colors: Blue, Pink, Green, purple and Black

It will be available in Singapore and Indonesia in Q3 of 2010 for 165 Euros.

Best of the River Thames

Sometimes it’s easy to forget just how much there is to do in London. I lived there for a year and visit regularly, but it took a trip on the London Eye to make me realise just how much I haven’t done. This started to strike before I’d even got on it. Within a couple of hundred metres’ walk, there’s so much – the London Aquarium, the London Film Museum and the Florence Nightingale Museum are within spitting distance. And then, of course, there are the Houses of Parliament staring at you from the other side of the River Thames.

On Top of the London Eye

The London Eye

Before you get on the London Eye, you go through the ‘4D experience’. It’s a fairly cheesy video screening that sees you wear silly glasses, simulate a bird’s flight over some of London’s most recognisable icons and get spat at by various water and bubble-flinging contraptions that are hidden in the room.

Charing Cross Station from the London Eye

It’s fun, but it’s merely a taster. The Eye itself is, for me, a surprisingly fascinating experience. Despite its claims to be the tallest observation wheel in the world, this isn’t true. The Singapore Flyer has an extra 30 metres on it. But the Eye is arguably more impressive – it sticks out more prominently on the skyline, and because the surrounding buildings aren’t as high as they are in Singapore, the views are more arresting.
As you go round, you get a great perspective on London. Everything seems to be in a slightly different place to where I thought it was, while the ring of green around Hyde Park and Green Park to the west is in stark contrast to the dreary sprawl to the south.
It’s the odd things you notice that stick with you. For me it is number of cranes and flagpoles dotted around the city, the uniformity of some of the architecture between the Victoria Embankment and The Strand and the number of buses that plough towards Trafalgar Square at once.
I’m particularly struck by Charing Cross Station. From up high, I get a view that I’ve never seen before – largely because I usually approach it by train. The railway entrance really is striking – it must be one of London’s most underrated buildings.

London Eye

Eat at the oldest restaurant in the world

In terms of shameless box-ticking, this one is right up there. But it’s undoubtedly a cool thing to say you’ve done. According to Guinness World Records, La Casa Botín on Calle de los Cuchilleros has been dishing up food for longer than any other restaurant on earth, and has been in operation since 1725. It’s a little bit of a tourist trap, but it’s undoubtedly packed with charm. The big, antique wooden doors lead upstairs to a wooden-beamed roof, blue-and-white tiled walls, rickety chairs and lots of paintings.

Madrid's Casa Botin, the oldest restaurant in the world!

The waiters are dressed up in an almost comically smart manner, with white tuxedos and black bow ties, while the hand painted ceramic sangria jugs are just gorgeous.
But what about the food? Well there’s a reason that Casa Botín has been around for so long – its cochinillo (suckling pig) is legendary. There’s no attempt to spare the heart strings as it comes out – the little piglet’s tail is still on – but you’ll struggle to find more tender, juicy meat. For literature lovers, Casa Botín also features at the end of Ernest Hemingway’s novel, The Sun Also Rises.

Go on a tapas crawl

Of course, Madrid’s other great dining option is to keep consuming little bits over the course of an evening. Well, I say evening, but when done the Madrid way, it inevitably stretches long into the night as well. Madrid is a sensational city for nightlife – it’s a city with thousands of small bars rather than the big barn-like joints that can be found elsewhere. Each has its own distinct vibe, and crawling around them is tremendous fun.
As is the Spanish way, a lot of the bars will serve small tapas portions to people buying a drink. Most of the time, these will be free of charge but where they’re not, the raciones are rarely expensive.
The Chueca area is arguably the best place to go for a tapas bar crawl. It’s just off Gran Via in central Madrid, and there’s an incredible array of bars. Some are aimed at the gay community, some are more upmarket wine bars, some are packed with foreign backpackers and some are the Spanish equivalent of old men pubs.
The variety is awesome, and by the end of the crawl, you’ll almost certainly be turning away the free food. (You can book a tapas tour in Madrid over on the Viator website, a great Madrid night activity.)

[Contest] Win a 5-Day Nile Cruise!

Experience the wonders of ancient Egypt on a 5-day Nile River journey. Cruise down Egypt’s famous river as you learn and discover the mysteries behind this ancient civilization. Viator is giving away one pair of tickets for a 5-Day Nile River Cruise from Luxor to Aswan.

View of Cairo along the Nile River

With all meals, accommodation and sightseeing expenses included, your M/Y Mirage cruise on the Nile River makes your journey into ancient Egypt as relaxed and enjoyable as possible. Included in your trip are guided tours to:

• The Valley of the Kings, the resting place of numerous New Kingdom pharaohs whose remains were interred in tombs burrowed into rock. The 60-odd tombs which have been discovered may represent only half of the total tombs in the area.
• The Luxor Temples, including the Temple of Karnak, which is the largest of Luxor’s temples and is one of the most sacred sites in ancient Egypt.
• The Temple of Edfu, located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu. It is the second largest temple in Egypt after Karnak and one of the best preserved.
• Kom Ombo, an agricultural town in Egypt famous for the Temple of Kom Ombo.
• The Philae Temple in Aswan, built to the goddess Isis, known as the Mother of God, giver of life, protector and healer of kings and her temple.

Tokyo in 2 (Perfect) Days

Tokyo is a wonderful place. It used to be very expensive, but 20 years of economic slowness has made it quite affordable. You can indulge yourself in history, modern culture, consumerism and lots of food. I’ve been to Tokyo many times and when people ask “what should I do in Tokyo” I can finally stop repeating myself and tell them to read this blog.
Here’s what I’d consider to be 2 perfect days in Tokyo.

Day 1: Modern Culture - let’s have some consumerism fun!

Kick the day off with a cheap brekkie - you can get a Japanese curry for less than $5 at one of a million different eateries. Just head towards your local JR or subway station and you’ll find something. Try for less than 400Y.

Shibuya

Now let’s head over to my favourite suburb, Shibuya. You can get there via Subway (or JR) so it’s easy to access. Our goal here is to absorb the main pedestrian crossing where seemingly millions of people cross the street at once. It has to be seen to be believed. Once you’ve absorbed this spectacle from street level a couple times, head up to Starbucks and enjoy a latte while you marvel from above. You might need two coffees as most shops don’t open until 10 or 11 am, so take your time.

Guitars, mate! Shibuya has it all.

Once you are caffeinated and have given the shopkeepers time to awake it’s time to dive into the surrounding streets to take in the consumerism-gone-mad experience.
Some of my favourites include Bic Camera (many stories of electronics, cameras, computers, etc), Tokyo Hands (a massive multi story craft and hobby shop - everything from doll houses to sheet metal) not to mention all the shoe, music, fashion (go to Shibuya 109), and everything else you could ever dream of shops.

Harajuku

From here we will walk to the wonderful weirdness of Harajuku. You might pass some cheap ramen shops on the way, so if you’re starving, grab some lunch on the way. Harajuku has been a hangout for alternative dressers for many years.
You’ll see lots of youngish (teens and twenties) guys and gals wearing everything from lacy maid outfits to anime character costumes. It’s best in the evenings and Sunday afternoons, but there’s always something to see. Must-sees include the costume and fashion shops where the displays pour out into the lane. Fashion accessories, cheap jewellery, crepes and Häagen-Dazs - what else could you want?

2 days in Tokyo? Yes, just 2. Street scene in Harajuku

Ueno

Ok - we’ve seen enough fashion - let’s head off to the markets of Ueno for some bargains and a great feed. Ueno is famous for three things - shopping, a big park and eating. It can be reached easily on the JR line or by subway.
This is where the locals come to get stuff cheap - clothes, bags, shoes, seaweed, snakes, fresh seafood and lots more! Merchants range from tiny market stalls to massive department stores. When you get off the train, simply walk across the major road and lose yourself in the alleys of Ueno.
As for dinner - the backstreets of Ueno provide a multitude of choice and fortunately most restaurants display their offerings in the window or a glass display case out front.
Recommendations? Try Izakaya for a wide selection of “bar foods” to enjoy with a beer or some sake. Yakiniku is the Japanese take on Korean BBQ - great fun in Ueno with many offering all you can eat and drink packages and you’ll even get a bib to keep the BBQ flavour off your clothes!

I 10 ristoranti più strani d'Inghilterra

Volete concedervi una cena tutta speciale o un pranzo memorabile in terra inglese? Ecco allora una decina di indirizzi dove trovare locali e sistemazione del tutto originali.

L’Alnwick Treehouse è un ristorante sull’albero costruito interamente in legno, con i rami e le fronde che crescono attraverso il pavimento. Al Dans le Noir di Londra invece potrete provare l’emozione di mangiare nella più completa oscurità, sperando di non trovare un cuoco burlone… Rimaniamo nella capitale con il RootMaster, un bistrot vegano (quindi non andate a ordinare costolette d’agnello) realizzato all’interno di un caratteristico bus a due piani.

Atmosfera allegra al Hellfire Club di Manchester, luogo gotico con tanto di teste mozzate (finte) e zuppa mortale nel menù. Spostiamoci a Edimburgo per l’atmosfera seicentesca del The Witchery, proprio sotto il castello. The Daffodil è stato realizzato all’interno di un cinema degli anni ‘20, di cui conserva poster e mosaici mentre De la Warr Pavilion regala dalle sue vetrate una visione unica dell’oceano.

Il Consiglio dei Ministri vara il codice del turismo

Il Consiglio dei Ministri ha varato il Codice del Turismo, 74 articoli di legge che normano il settore turistico. Ottima iniziativa, perchè con un codice che “colleziona” tutte le norme del settore si riordina e si semplifica il quadro di riferimento legislativo (Avete mai provato a “leggere le leggi”? A volte sembra che lo facciano a posta a renderle incomprensibili, inserendo rimandi ad altre norme, abrogando articoli, se non commi di legge, facendo ricorso a tecnicismi …). Ottima iniziativa perchè si riconosce che il settore turistico è un settore economico importante, che produce ricchezza e lavoro per il Paese.

Ma ci sono dei ma e dei vediamo. Vediamo come saranno ripartite le competenze tra Stato e Regioni visto che, in un momento storico dove si parla e si sta realizzando il federalismo, lo Stato accentra alcune competenze, che saranno gestite a livello di competenza esclusiva. Vediamo cosa prevede il Codice per le “case vacanza”, visto che sembra sia prevista una legislazione specifica distinta da quella ordinaria per le locazioni “normali”.

Il ma è quello che investe il metodo con cui si è proceduto nel redigere il Codice. Nel caso in cui non si tratta di una e pura semplice riordino dell’esistente, ma il codice presenti elementi di novità, c’è da chiedersi chi sia stato sentito (o se qualcuno è stato sentito) tra gli operatori del settore, cioè gli esperti e diretti interessati, come possono esserlo gli imprenditori alberghieri, piuttosto che le agenzie viaggio o i vettori aerei per fare qualche esempio. Di sicuro non sono stati sentiti quelli della Fiavet, la Federazione Italiana Associazioni Imprese Viaggi e Turismo, che sul metodo e sul contenuto del Codice qualcosa da dire ce l’ha.

Novembre 2010 di mistero in Veneto

In occasione del ponte di Ognissanti avrà inizio in Veneto “Spettacoli di Mistero 2010”, festival dedicato ai luoghi leggendari e misteriosi della regione che si svolgerà per tutto il mese di novembre.
Come si legge sulla home del sito dedicato all’evento:

L’edizione 2010 di “Veneto: spettacoli di Mistero” vedrà in oltre cento località - nelle piazze, nelle ville, le aie, i teatri, i castelli, i giardini, gli scorci naturali - la rivisitazione delle antiche leggende del territorio, spesso provenienti direttamente dalla tradizione orale, in una infinita teoria di fascinazione e di scoperta.

Saranno oltre duecentocinquanta gli eventi, per la maggior parte gratuiti, su storie di streghe e di demoni, di folletti dispettosi e di fate generose, di antichi tiranni che prenderanno vita grazie a spettacoli teatrali, serate di racconto, visite guidate, rievocazioni in costume e cene a tema, mostre di fotografie o di disegno, proiezioni e presentazioni di libri, passeggiate in mezzo alla natura o tra i borghi, performance artistiche, concerti, musical, ricostruzioni storiche e giochi per i più piccoli.
Una descrizione di tutti gli eventi della manifestazione è disponibile sul sito, dove trovate tutte le informazioni sull’evento e a breve anche proposte di offerte turistiche.

I woke up this morning at the usual time and, just like

I woke up this morning at the usual time and, just like every other day, set out for the Plaza España to catch the bus that would transport me across the city and to the school where I work. After a few minutes at the bus stop, I began to realize that I was having to wait for the bus for a lot more time than usual.  At first I thought my “number six” bus line was just running a little late… but then it dawned on me: the civil servant strike.

You see, city bus drivers are civil servants in Spain.  As civil servants, they are included in the 5% average pay cut that Zapatero recently announced to help reduce Spain’s deficit and thus “save” the country from the financial crisis.  Of course, this announced pay cut didn’t exactly go over very well with the civil servants (surprising, right?) and today they all went on a one-day strike to speak out against the change.
Spain seems to have become the “hot topic” in Europe right now with respect to the financial crisis and everyone is wondering if it will become the “next Greece.”  Personally, I don’t think that things in Spain will reach the level they did in Greece; but, I’m no economic expert.  In any case, if you’d like to read more about Spain and the financial crisis, you can check out this very good New York Times Blog article that explains the situation much better than I can.

I don’t really know how “worried” I should be about the crisis.  In fact, I sometimes think that people here are blowing the whole thing a bit out of proportion and hoarding money unnecessarily.  I suppose it’s understandable to an extent: nobody wants to be without a job or loose money that they have spent a lifetime saving.  Still, I can’t help but feel as if Spaniards are overreacting.  Who knows?  Maybe I’m wrong.
In the end, thanks to the civil servant strike, I had to take a taxi to get to school today.  Let’s hope they don’t strike again anytime soon… taxis are much less convenient (and more expensive) than city buses.
Please, leave your thoughts about the crisis in Spain in the comments below.  I’d like to know what others think about all this — expats and Spaniards alike.

Right now as I’m writing this, the Queen song “We are the Champions”

A large screen was put up in the Plaza Mayor of Burgos this afternoon so that soccer fans could watch the final match of the World Cup.

Right now as I’m writing this, the Queen song “We are the Champions” is blasting from speakers on the street below my house.  No, Spaniards don’t just really like Queen — the song is being played over and over again because Spain won the World Cup this evening.  It goes without saying that, since the win, there has been some massive celebrating going on here in Burgos.  It’s safe to say that these Spaniards really know the meaning of the phrase ”party hearty.”
The afternoon started peacefully enough with almost everyone in the city heading to the Plaza Mayor to watch the final match of the World Cup on a large screen that had been set up just for today.  As you can see from the picture above, there was a big turnout of red-clad, Spain-supporting, Burgos-dwelling people.  The afternoon turned out to be a tense one: it was a really close game.  Still, Spain won in the end.
When Spain won, what did those watching the game in the Plaza Mayor do?  They went to the Plaza España, of course.  Why?  To jump in the fountain and celebrate the victory.  Now, I’m no soccer expert and I could be missing something, but I don’t really see the connection between “victory” and “jumping in a city fountain full of cold water to celebrate.”  Of course, that’s just me.  In any event, the celebration started about two hours ago and it’s now 1:00 a.m. and still going strong.  I have a feeling it will last well into the night.

In any case, I send my congrats to Spain’s team.  This is the first World Cup that Spain has won and it deserves the victory.  ¡Enhorabuena España!

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz ML AMG snapped with less disguise

Mercedes-Benz is in the process of updating the AMG side of the family, including the replacement of its 6.2-liter engines with the more efficient 5.5-liter, twin-turbocharged V8. One of the models set to receive the new mill is the 2012 M-Class, and photogs posted outside the Nürburgring have caught the revised SUV getting ready to push its prodigious weight around the circuit.

The current generation ML63 AMG churns out 503 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque, but with the twin-turbo 5.5-liter mill bolted in, the reworked high-po ML could see at least 544 hp and close to 600 lb-ft of twist. In addition to the upgraded engine, the camo-clad mule also benefits from a more aggressive lower-front fascia, a new character line running across the side and an assortment of other revised body mods, all of which should make their way to the new model when it goes on sale early next year.

Suzuki quietly updates 2011 GSX-R600 and GSX-R750

You'd be forgiven if you forgot all about the brand spankin' new motorcycles brought into the States by Suzuki last year... because there weren't any. Purse strings were pulled so tightly during the global economic collapse that the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer decided not to bring in any new models for 2010.

However, all of that is set to change for 2011, and the first major announcement from Suzuki are updates to its GSX-R600 and GSX-R750. Interestingly enough, the engines are all new but there isn't actually any more horsepower than before – 123 horses from the 600 and 148 from the 750.

Instead of more peak power, Suzuki focused all of its efforts on reducing weight, lopping off four pounds from the motor, three pounds from the exhaust and another three pounds from the aluminum frame. Add it all up and Suzuki has cut about 20 pounds from each model, with the 600 coming in at 413 pounds wet and the 750 tipping the scales at 416 pounds.

Another notable feature new for 2011 are the brakes: 310mm fully-floating front brake discs and radial-mount, four-piston Brembo monoblock calipers. Styling closely mimics that of the range-topping GSX-R1000, featuring new vertically stacked headlamps; see for yourself in our high-res image gallery below. Pricing comes in at $11,599 for the 600 and $11,999 for the 750, and full details can be found after the break.

Galatea thinks Hyundai Tiburon is perfect platform for coachbuilt styling

Examples of high-end coachwork usually draw long, wistful stares and high levels of admiration, with skilled craftsmen taking something beautiful and creating something stunning. An Aston Martin DB4 is a wonderful machine, but a 1960 DB4 GT Zagato looks so good it'll melt your face clean off. Same with the James Glickenhaus-owned Ferrari Enzo that evolved into the P4/5. The examples of high style and peerless engineering are as numerous as they are arresting. And then this showed up in our inbox.

This is the Galatea (pronounced: Gal-ah-tay-ah) Revision, a custom coupe built upon none other than the – you guessed it – Hyundai Tiburon. Says Galatea:

"Unlike many kit cars that are based on a fairly old donor car, the Galatea is a comparatively modern car with modern features...The kit is available for $5,180 in fiberglass and includes all lights, hardware, emblems, and a detailed instruction book to make installation easier. The parts included are a new hood, fenders, front bumper, headlights, rear bumper, and taillights."

While it's certainly not the worst custom Tiburon we've ever seen (you'll see far, far worse at any HIN show), it doesn't quite evoke the spirit of true coachbuilt styling. It's a body kit. An elaborate, ambitious and oddly proportioned body kit, but a body kit nonetheless. It seems strangely appropriate that Galatea has chosen this particular Hyundai coupe as a basis for the project, as the Tiburon itself was both widely criticised and lauded for deriving its styling from a much more exotic automobile – the Ferrari 456 GT.

If you own a last-gen Tibby or just want to see it in person for yourself, the Revision will be making its debut at the Alpine Invitational Car Show and Concorso d'Eleganza on October 10 in Palisades, NY.

Video: Watch the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 flogged on the 'Ring

We've seen the Camaro Z28 from nearly every angle, but we haven't seen it driven in anger. That's rectified today with the release of a new spy video showing Chevrolet's 500+ horsepower pony car being flogged at the Nürburgring in preparation for its debut within the next few months. More impressive than the supercharger whine emanating from the 6.2-liter LSA V8, is the surprising lack of squat, dive and body roll as the Z28 launches out of the starting gate, tackles a few high speed turns and comes flying out of the Carousel. See for yourself in the video after the jump.

Mas sobre el Ayuno Intermitente

Ya vimos los beneficios que nos puede traer el ayuno intermitente si lo aplicamos con cuidado y de manera responsable. Aún así puede ser que sea demasiado brusco dejar de comer durante un período tan prolongado de tiempo, por lo que ofrecemos algunos consejos:



Primer semana: Elimina los tentempiés luego de la cena.
Semana 2: Elimina comer entre comidas. Sólo come las tres comidas principales en tu día de ayuno, y ten cuidado con las porciones.
Hacia la tercer semana ya estarás en condiciones de eliminar el almuerzo y el golpe no será tan duro.
Flexibilidad: Tampoco es necesario que hagas de la cena tu única comida del día. Las comidas del día de ayuno no necesitan ser fijas. La clave es sencillamente evitar consumir calorías de 12 a 24 horas, y considerando que al menos 8 de esas horas las pasarás durmiendo, el shock al sistema no debería ser tan grande.
Si notas que después del ayuno comes una cantidad mucho mayor de alimento del que hubieras consumido de otro modo, entonces definitivamente este acercamiento no es para ti, y deberás intentar otra forma de bajar de peso. Además, utiliza el sentido común. Si no estás notando resultados, abandona el Ayuno Intermitente.
Lo bueno de este acercamiento es que te permite consumir el alimento que elijas una o dos veces a la semana, siendo uno el número ideal para esto. Así, no se estresará demasiado la voluntad y la disciplina, ya que sabemos que tenemos días de “permitidos”.

Errores que cometemos en el gimnasio

Hay muchos errores comunes que todos cometemos y que nos hacen perder tiempo. Si bien no es necesario pertenecer a un gimnasio para estar en forma, hacerlo siempre es algo bueno, pero a su vez, aumenta el riesgo de que cometamos alguno de estos errores:



No tener un plan de ataque: Si no sabemos qué objetivos estamos persiguiendo, caeremos en las temidas “mesetas”, ya que haremos siempre la misma rutina y jamás veremos algún  tipo de resultado. Una rutina cualquiera, como correr un poco en la cinta y luego usar algunos aparatos elegidos al azar no traerán resultados apreciables. Tienes que saber si quieres perder peso, aumentar la masa muscular, etcétera. Siempre as bueno tener un entrenador que nos asesore.
Utilizar sólo el gimnasio como modo de entrenamiento: Guardas tus rutinas sólo para el gimnasio puede ralentizar el progreso. Es muy sencillo posponer el ejercicio porque no tenemos tiempo de ir al gimnasio ese día. No es necesario un gimnasio para entrenar, podemos entrenar en casa o donde estemos en ese momento.
Usar todas las máquinas: Las máquinas para hacer ejercicio son geniales, pero no hace falta usar todas y cada una de ellas cuando se entrena. Esto se relaciona con no tener un plan de ataque. Una vez que comprendemos lo que queremos hacer, nos daremos cuenta de que sólo algunas herramientas son realmente necesarias. De hecho, puede que no necesites utilizar la mayor parte de los aparatos en una rutina dada, y los pesos libres son una mucho mejor opción la mayoría de las veces.

Convierte ejercicios basicos en rutinas divertidas

Ejercitarse no tiene que ser aburrido. Incluso ejercicios básicos como las lagartijas pueden ser divertidas si se les agrega algo de desafío. Date algo que lograr en cada rutina y no sólo mejorarás cada vez más, sino que además estarás más entretenido y el tiempo volará.



Desafío 5-50: Haz los siguientes ejercicios: sentadilla, lagartijas, salto en tijera (foto), abdominales oblicuos y crunchs, en cualquier orden. 50 repeticiones para cada ejercicio, completándolos correctamente y lo más rápidos que puedas sin perder la postura. Mide tu tiempo y trata de mejorarlo cada vez que hagas esta rutina.
3 Ejercicios, 21 minutos, 7 rounds: los ejercicios son: vuelos con mancuernas, burpee y sentadillas con mancuernas con brazos al frente. Necesitarás algo con que contar el tiempo de los intervalos. Tendrás 40 segundos de ejercicio y 20 de descanso. Anota el número de repeticiones que haces en cada intervalo de ejercicio, y súmalos todos al final. Trata de mejorar esa puntuación la próxima vez que hagas la rutina.
15-10-5: El ejercicios incluyen sentadillas sin peso, lagartijas y dominadas. Harás 15 sentadillas, 10 lagartijas y 5 dominadas. Repetirás esto la mayor cantidad de veces que puedas en 20 minutos. Puede tomarte todos los descansos que quieras, pero el objetivo es conseguir la mayor cantidad de series posibles. Lleva algún registro de cuántas repeticiones haces para intentar mejorar la vez siguiente.
Escaleras: Elije ejercicios de los que puedas completar una cantidad dada de repeticiones. Digamos que ese número es 8. Haz el conteo regresivo y cuando llegues a cero, comienza inmediatamente de nuevo desde 7, luego desde 6 y así sucesivamente.

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Practicar ejercicios de manera habitual es muy beneficioso para la salud, pero a veces por el esfuerzo físico surgen problemas. Lesiones, calambres, contracturas. Consultar a un médico especialista es fundamental. Si estás entrenando y sientes molestias que no son pasajeras puedes tener alguna lesión. Ahora si necesitas averiguar algún médico especialista cerca de tu cada, o del cuadro de tu seguro médico o de cualquier especialidad lo tienes en medicos.org.

• Si tienes dolor o luxación en el hombro y has de consultar al traumatólogo
• Problemas de hernias abdominales son muy frecuentes con la práctica del ejercicio
• Los desgarros musculares, el traumatólogo te informará, analizará y te dará el tratamiento más idóneo a tu lesión.

• ¿Qué haces si tienes arritmias, si notas latidos del corazón irregulares si te falta el aliento?. Si notas esta sensación, consultar al médico especialista, al cardiólogo coméntale  tus síntomas, lo que te preocupa, el cardiólogo te informará o te hará las pruebas necesarias para diagnosticar si tienes algún problema. Es por tu salud no lo olvides.
• ¿Qué hacer con las sobrecargas musculares?, si tienes la tensión alta qué tipo de deporte puedes practicar, ¿es necesario consultar al médico si vas a iniciar algún deporte y eres hipertenso?. El médico especialista en medicina deportiva o el cardiólogo te pueden resolver dudas al respecto.
• Las tendinitis, cómo evitarlas, y qué tratamientos son los más efectivos.

Cinco ejercicios que debes hacer para perder peso

Estos ejercicios sirven tanto para hombres como para mujeres. Además, no sólo son eficaces si quieres perder peso, sino que además son extremadamente útiles si deseas aumentar tu masa muscular. Además, ni siquiera necesitas de un gimnasio para llevarlos a cabo; estos ejercicios se pueden realizar en casa, sólo con un par de mancuernas y algo de imaginación.



Los ejercicios son: sentadillas, peso muerto, dominadas, press de banca y levantamiento de pesas “limpio” (foto).
Las sentadillas cuentan con un increíble número de beneficios, pero por nombrar algunos se puede señalar la gran cantidad de calorías que éste ejercicio quema, además de tonificar los glúteos y muslos. Las sentadillas de movimiento completo también aumentan la flexibilidad en la parte inferior del cuerpo. Por otra parte, fortalecen la espalda baja y la sección media del cuerpo, aumentan el poder y la capacidad de los pulmones y el corazón y aumentan la masa muscular.
Por otra parte, el levantamiento de peso muerto es increíblemente efectivo, ya que implica un desarrollo de los músculos de todo el cuerpo, ya que los trabaja todos, particularmente los músculos del core, los encargados del balance. Esto último hace que los problema de espalda baja como dolores y mala postura se vean reducidos significativamente. Y, como si todo esto fuera poco, al comprometer tantos músculos al ejercicio, el levantamiento de peso muerto acaba por aumentar significativamente el metabolismo del cuerpo, ya que pone en modo de quema de grasas a prácticamente todas y cada una de las fibras musculares del cuerpo.

Entrenamiento para personas mayores a 40 años

Ejercitarse es una forma de retrasar el reloj en materia de envejecimiento. Nunca es tarde para comenzar a entrenar, pero las personas de mediana edad y mayores deberán tener ciertas precauciones.



Aquellos que tengan más de 40 años de edad y no hayan realizado ejercicio físico en varios años deberán tener cuidado al comenzar a entrenar. Los programas más suaves son los mejores para comenzar, como lo puede ser una caminada a buen ritmo de 20 minutos 3 ó 4 veces a la semana. Lo ideal es tener un buen entrenador personal que sea de ayuda para armar un programa que se concentre en entrenar la fuerza y que podamos realizar 2 ó 3 veces a la semana.
Además, el entrenamiento debe estar enfocado en algo distinto a cómo entrena la gente más joven. En este caso, debemos focalizarnos básicamente en minimizar la pérdida muscular, además de tratar de aumentar la flexibilidad.
Por último, la motivación puede ser un tema clave cuando ya se alcanza cierta edad. Es importante tener en cuenta que no todas las personas de mediana edad se ejercitan como deberían, así que puede ser beneficioso pensar en uno mismo como un modelo a seguir, y demostrarle a los demás que se puede estar tonificado y firme, independiente de la edad que se tenga. Además, debemos tener siempre presente que todo lo que implique actividad física, aún si sólo es salir a hacer las comprar, nos resultará mucho más fácil si entrenamos regularmente, ya que podremos aprovechar de todos los beneficios a nivel salud que el ejercicio nos brinda.

Entrenamiento para personas mayores

Continuando con el tema del artículo anterior, sabemos que nunca es tarde para comenzar a hacer ejercicio, pero aquellas personas mayores de 40 años deberán tomar ciertas precauciones al momento de entrenar.



El ejercicio ayuda a retrasar el envejecimiento un una multitud de formas, por un lado nos mantiene elásticos y fuertes, además de mantener el cuerpo tonificado y firme. Por otra parte, entrenar nos ayuda minimizar la pérdida de masa muscular y ayuda a reducir drásticamente el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas como puede ser la diabetes, enfermedades vasculares y algunos tipo de cáncer.
Además, el ejercicio nos mantiene con mayor cantidad de energía a lo largo del día, nos ayuda a dormir mejor y mejora el estado de ánimo.
Sabemos bien que la nutrición es una parte de mucha importancia para estar en forma y tener buena salud. En materia de nutrición, lo que la gente de mediana y mayor edad debe hacer no escapa los principios básicos, que son el balance y la moderación. Encontrar una fuente de proteína magra que nos guste, un carbohidrato complejo y una fuente de grasas insaturadas en cada comida.
Por último, cabe destacar que incluso las mujeres pueden realizar entrenamiento de fuerza sin terminar con músculos superdesarrollados, ni abultadas ni infladas. Las mujeres no poseen las hormonas necesarias para obtener de forma natural ese tipo de masa muscular, así que no hace falta preocuparse, ya que levantar pesas sólo llevará a las mujeres a tener músculos firmes y tonificados, además de perder mucho peso.

Como recuperarse despues de entrenar

La recuperación es tan importante como el entrenamiento en sí. Es en este momento en el que el músculo y el tejido se reparan, y aún así mucha gente no toma este tiempo en serio. Si no comprendemos la importancia de recuperarse luego de entrenar podemos terminar ejercitando los músculos antes de que éstos estén en condiciones, lo que puede llevar a mayores lesiones de tejidos más que recuperación del mismo.



La reparación del músculo ocurre en las 24/48 horas luego de una rutina intensa, por eso no es buena idea entrenar los mismos músculos dos días seguidos, ya que el cuerpo necesita tiempo para curarse.
Algunas formas de recuperar el músculo roto son:
Dormir – Durante el sueño, nuestros cuerpos se reparan a sí mismos, así que obtener las horas suficientes de sueño es fundamental. Además, es durante este período que se produce la hormona del crecimiento, que promueve el crecimiento de la masa muscular.
Baños fríos – Muchos atletas admiten tomar baños de hielo o de agua fría luego de una sesión intensa de entrenamiento. La crioterapia contrae las venas y arterias y disminuye la actividad metabólica, lo que reduce la hinchazón del músculo y la ruptura de las fibras de tejido.
Estirar – Se obtienen muchos beneficios por estirar los músculos luego de una rutina. Es una excelente forma de agregar elasticidad a nuestros músculos, además de aumentar el rango de movimiento de nuestras extremidades y promover el flujo sanguíneo a la zona, lo que acelera el proceso de recuperación.

Rutinas para los dias en los que no queremos ejercitar

Por más dedicados que seamos al ejercicio, muchas veces simplemente no tenemos ganas de hacer nuestra rutina o siquiera pasar por el gimnasio. Para esos días, he aquí algunos consejos:



Conseguir un perro – Comprar un perro como única forma de ponerse en forma si queremos perder peso no es buena idea. Si no encontramos motivación para bajar de peso antes, un perro no hará maravillas. Pero muchas veces, saber que un animalito depende de nosotros y es nuestra responsabilidad que sea él quien esté en forma puede ayudar para, al menos, sacarlo a pasear todos los días. Además, un perro que no obtiene ejercicio suficiente tiende a comportarse mal y romper cosas.
Jugar a las cartas – Todo lo que necesitas para esta rutina es un mazo de cartas y media hora (o cuarenta y cinco minutos si quieres contar el tiempo de la ducha posterior). Busca una superficie plana y piensa en cuatro partes del cuerpo, y asigna un ejercicio para cada una de estas partes a un palo del mazo. Mezcla las cartas y retira una. Realiza tantas repeticiones como el número que te haya salido, y del ejercicio que hayas asignado a ese palo y luego saca otra carta rápidamente. La idea es no tomar descansos. Cambia los ejercicios asignados a cada palo a medida que pasan los días, pero no hagas esta rutina todos los días, ya que ejercitar todos los grupos musculares a diario nos es buena idea porque los músculos necesitan recuperarse y descansar.

Errores en ejercicios de barra a evitar

Sólo hacer los ejercicios “fáciles” o “divertidos”: Muchos preferimos un ejercicio a otro en todas las áreas de cuerpo. E incluso preferimos ejercitar una parte del cuerpo a las demás, por simple preferencia al ejercicio o el motivo que sea, y muchos otros ejercicios nos cuestan. Es entendible querer evitar ejercicios dentro de la rutina como puede ser la sentadilla y sólo hacer ejercicios más sencillos, como el curl con barra. Tu meta debe ser aprender a hacer todos los ejercicios con barra que puedas, y luego no repetirlos más de lo estrictamente necesario.



No prestar atención: Una mala postura o mala forma al trabajar con barra puede terminar en una lesión. Mala postura en entrenamiento con barra puede ser peligroso. Puedes lastimar tanto la espalda como los hombros, e incluso existe el riesgo de que sueltes la barra sobre ti mismo o sobre otras personas circundantes, lo que puede resultar en fracturas y demás.
Tratar de levantar demasiado peso: Mucha gente toma por costumbre preguntar a otros cuánto pueden levantar en press de banca. Levantar mucho peso puede sonar impresionante, pero también puede ser muy peligroso, si simplemente no tienes la capacidad física para hacerlo. Lo ideal es avanzar lenta y progresivamente, y no acelerar sólo para impresionar otra gente.
Dependiendo de a quién le preguntes o qué fuente leas, la barra puede ser una genial herramienta de entrenamiento, o una muy peligrosa. Es bueno que todos tengamos nuestra propia opinión al respecto, formada en base a nuestra propia experiencia con el asunto.