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chasefear: Side stitches! There is nothing worse than feeling...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:01:08 -0400

Side stitches!

There is nothing worse than feeling the runner’s high and all of a sudden, you have to stop dead in your tracks. This happened to me in a 5K race…one where I was to get a new personal record. I felt a really sharp pain in my side that only got worse the more I ran. Walking allowed me to feel some relief, but as soon as I started running again, the pain was back within seconds. It turns out that this pain was a side stitch, a muscle spasm of the diaphragm. Has this ever happened to you? If so, here are some tips on how to alleviate pain and prevent future side stitches.

Okay, so you have a side stitch, but how do you get rid of it? Here are a few suggestions that you could try for relief.

1.) When you first feel a side stitch coming on, stop running and breathe deeply. While breathing in deeply, apply pressure with your fingers to the area of discomfort.

2.) Try stretching out your side. If your side stitch is on the right, raise your right arm and lean towards the left.

Nobody wants a side stitch. And you’re definitely going to want to prevent them in the future after knowing how awful they feel. Here are a few suggestions that you could try for prevention.

1.) Avoid eating 1-2 hours before running.

2.) Increase your water intake throughout the day.

3.) Warm up before running fast and hard.

4.) Strength your diaphragm.

This is a great post, although just a note, it is impossible to move or feel your diaphragm, as you would your ab muscles. So, you can’t really do exercises specifically to strengthen it (believe me, singers have tried for years!).

Oh my gosh I do this ALL the time!

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:19:22 -0400

Oh my gosh I do this ALL the time!

musicmajorproblems: (Submitted By: colleenity) YES.

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:17:25 -0400

musicmajorproblems:

(Submitted By: colleenity)

YES.

I did this just the other day…

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:24:12 -0400

I did this just the other day…

The Lovers of Judas

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:24:58 -0400

Lady Gaga came out with her new single “Judas” this past week, just a week before Easter Sunday. Christians everywhere have been in uproar concerning the message of this song, and rightly so. However, I would like to nickname this song “The Anthem of the Lost.” Listening to the lyrics, it displays the lost, unrepentant heart so truly and clearly. Before we are saved, we all wash the feet of our Lord’s betrayer. We love our sin, we deny the beauty of the Gospel, and we fall for the very thing that is death to us. “The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Thanks to the blessing of general revelation, every man knows there is a God. Even Lady Gaga states this in her song: “I wanna love [Judas], but something’s pulling me away from you, Jesus is my virtue, Judas is the demon I cling to.”

Friends, we live in a nation “still in love with Judas, baby.” People will be driving along the road singing this song with the radio at the top of their lungs this week. It grieves my heart that hundreds of thousands of people will blast this without a second thought during the time in which we remember Christ’s betrayal. 3,500,000 people have listened to this song on YouTube SINCE YESTERDAY. We have all been in love with Judas. Christians, let us proclaim Christ to a world that does not yet see the glory and majesty of our God!

If you haven’t yet heard “The Anthem of the Lost,” here’s a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAWpkZSCMXU

I love the Command key pendant! larkcrafts: Upcycled Jewelry!

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:39:13 -0400

I love the Command key pendant!

larkcrafts:

Upcycled Jewelry!

Photo

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:01:50 -0400

Spotlight: Apple's Genius Idea: Donating Your Old iPad to Teach For America Classrooms

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:37:12 -0400

Spotlight: Apple's Genius Idea: Donating Your Old iPad to Teach For America Classrooms:

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Published: 2011-03-17

By Liz Dwyer

Good news for all you iPad owners who want an excuse to upgrade to the iPad 2. Apple has teamed up with Teach For America, the nonprofit education organization that places mostly recent college grads in low performing, low income schools, to help funnel…

I am convinced that Sweet Tarts Jelly Beans are the best non-chocolate candy on the face of the...

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:39:47 -0400

I am convinced that Sweet Tarts Jelly Beans are the best non-chocolate candy on the face of the earth.

: If I was a multi-millionaire...

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:20:24 -0500

: If I was a multi-millionaire...:

emilyjb:

I would give millions to public school music departments.

Being biased, I would start with my own district… I hate seeing kids’ educations fall flat because of something as worldly as money.

The poor Elementary kids… with their grimey violins with broken bridges and cracked bows… using sponges…

Love this song. “Surrender” by Flame, featuring...

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:36:29 -0500

Love this song. “Surrender” by Flame, featuring V.Rose

Song of the Week: “Equally Skilled” by the great Jon...

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:15:10 -0400

Song of the Week: “Equally Skilled” by the great Jon Foreman.

Sorry about the video format. If anyone can tell me how to upload songs from my iTunes Library to Tumblr, that’d be great. Every time I try to, it says the song isn’t an mp3.

Toodledo

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:55:05 -0400

Toodledo is an online to-do list that I highly recommend. You can create a list that states the name of the item, and you can put it into a particular folder, like “School Assignments.” You can set a due date, make it a repeat task if it’s something you want to do every day, and list how much of a priority the task is. Once you create your to-do list, the items with the nearest due date and the highest priority level show up on top. Once you complete the item, you just check it off, hit refresh, and it disappears from your to-do list. If you ever want to look at all the items you’ve completed, Toodledo saves every item you’ve checked off under another tab.

Along with a to-do list, Toodledo allows you to set short-term, long-term, and lifetime goals for yourself. It categorizes these goals under the respective labels. Another neat feature is the ability to upload up to 1 MB of notes (.doc files, etc).

The absolute best part of Toodledo? It’s free! www.toodledo.com

Merry Christmas Eve. This is a beautiful depiction of...

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:34:10 -0500

Merry Christmas Eve. This is a beautiful depiction of Christ’s full plan for coming to earth. This is “Glory Be,” by Sojourn.

Finally, probably my favorite ever this season, “What...

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:49:00 -0500

Finally, probably my favorite ever this season, “What Child is This?” by Sojourn. I love the intro and transitions. The electric really makes this song. The lady’s very unique voice adds a lot as well. (Sorry, another corny picture on the video.)

This third one is “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” by...

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:47:00 -0500

This third one is “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” by MercyMe. I’ve always preferred the more hardcore versions of this song. It keeps it from sounding like an 1800s “street-caroler’s” song, and more like the awesome, rock song it should. The Carol of the Bells bridge background is nice as well. (Btw, please excuse the super cheesy video. Just like, go to a new tab while you’re listening or something.)

This second one is “Joy to the World,” by Sojourn. I...

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:44:50 -0500

This second one is “Joy to the World,” by Sojourn. I absolutely love the new melody they wrote for this one.

I’m posting my four favorite Christmas songs of this...

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:42:51 -0500

I’m posting my four favorite Christmas songs of this season. This first one is “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” by Casting Crowns.

I thought I’d add one of my favorite songs from Hello...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:14:00 -0500

I thought I’d add one of my favorite songs from Hello Hurricane. This is “Your Love is a Song.”

Album Review: Hello Hurricane

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:11:00 -0500

I’ve been really excited about Switchfoot’s new album, Hello Hurricane, for a while. Switchfoot is my favorite band, and this album only added to that. This album is a true work of art. Jon Foreman, probably one of the top 5 best songwriters of the 21st century, really showed his talent in this album. As you listen to this album, it takes you through all the joys and pains of life. The first song, “Needle and Haystack Life,” talks about the beauty of finding that one “needle in a haystack” person amidst the craziness of life. Other songs about pain in life, messing up, having a “bullet soul” and going for crazy dreams, and overcoming the storms in your life. This album is not obscure or specific, like Oh! Gravity was in some ways, but it’s very poetically applicable to pretty much everyone. Not to mention, the fantastic musicianship shown is breathtaking. I would highly, highly recommend that you purchase this album as soon as possible. Or, at least, go to www.myspace.com/switchfoot and here all the songs. I guarantee that you will be impressed.