Korean chop-chop (fantastic doubles rallies)

Activities Calendar March 2013

Please check out the activities calendar for March 2013 Drop-In Programs at the menu bar beneath the header.

Dim Sum Gathering March 5 at Golden Court Restaurant 黃金閣酒樓

Our dim sum gathering for March would be held at Golden Court Restaurant ( HWY 7 / West Beaver Creek Road ) on March 05 Tuesday 11:45 am.

Look forward to see you there.

Regards, 

Richard Chi

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Incredible Speed Painting in 90 Seconds

一個人年老後

老朋友們切記！我們注定是孝順父母的最後一代，被兒女拋棄的第ㄧ代，千萬不要“人在天堂，錢在銀行”，什麼「一個人很寂寞」、「老了沒人照顧」等種種負面訊息，早已是過時的說法。認清：財富只是數字問題，名利只是短暫虛榮， 生活才是人生的全部，當個「樂天自在而輕鬆寫意地享受單身暮年」的人，人生就有如再度染上春天的色彩，條件是：身體強健、有錢、有閒、有朋友、並且有自己專屬的空間。

 （一）作者上野千鶴子 1948年生，富山縣人，京都大學研究所博士課程修畢，現任東京大學研究所人文社會學系研究所教授，曾任芝加哥大學人類學系客座研究員，波昂大學客座教授，哥倫比亞大學客 座教授和墨西哥大學研究所客座教授。

 （二）主要研究領域為女性學、性別學。1994年以『近代家族的成立與凋零』『岩波書店』榮獲三多利學藝賞。代表著作有 上野千鶴子的社會學式文學，差 異的政治學，當事者主權，與中西正司合著，為晚年作好準備等書，近年來對高齡者問題十分關注。

本書共分六章

第一章『歡迎加入單身一族』

作者以『結婚也好，不結婚也罷，無論是誰，最後都是一個人』， 一針見血道出人生真實結局作為開場白，並以統計數字來說明， 最後的人生終究是一個人。

第二章『如何選擇生活住所？』

作者認為不用再為家人和工作而煩惱，能好好享受人生的基本條件，就是『有一處專屬自己的住所』。許多入住照護設施的年長者『想回家生活』的願望，甚至是指『想回到一處專屬於自己的家』，而不是『和子女同住的家』。

第三章『如何維繫人際交往？』

老年後別只依賴職場上的友情，也應該在其他領域拓展關係，並提到高科技如網路與手機，也是行動不便老者之低廉的交友方式，也建議老人能夠交一些可以『一起吃飯』的朋友。

第四章『如何做好理財規劃？』

這章的內容多屬耳熟能詳的基本理財生態，不過倒是有一個比較值得大家去遵循的建議：那就是『不要輕言退休』，作者鼓勵銀髮族積極去從事『第二春』， 或是『第三春』的小事業， 老年生活當中有個『專業小舞台』讓自己的能力繼續發揮並賺點小錢，不論在實質與精神面上都值得銀髮族去嘗試。

第五章『如何面對醫療照護？』

作者認為人一旦步入暮年生活，的確得面臨『誰來照顧自己』的問題。雖說現實社會的照護系統日漸完善，但接受照護仍需無比的勇氣與智 慧。此時仔細傾聽自己的聲音，誠實面對自己的身體，一旦成為受照護者也可以坦然以對。作者依據自己研究成果整理出受照護者，享受良好照護服務應具備的素養。

      

第六章『如何劃下人生句點？』

人生的句點，這裡指的當然是死亡，面對這個每個人必定要面臨的人生課題， 作者以一個人離開這個世界後， 還能留下什麼？自己又想以什麼方法離開人世？提出她的見解－－單身者可以做的四項準備：

1. 平常多與人接觸，建立良好人際關係，以利有病痛時及早被發現。

2. 盡早處理掉不能留下的物品。

3. 關於遺體遺骨的處理，最好選擇不會讓生者感到困擾的處理方式，並 且讓生者充分瞭解自己的意思。

4. 準備好一切身後事的費用及謝禮，千萬別認為別人的幫助是出於義務或理所當然。『連身後事都顧得面面俱到』， 作者認為單身者若能抱著這種想法享受人生，便能安心的走完人生最後一程。

結語：

俗語說的好「有妥善理財就不窮、有周詳計劃就不亂、有充足準備就不忙」，身為老人預備軍的我們，是否做好準備了？只要事先做好準備，日後就無須憂心老後生活。

要準備第一件事就是能老健，平時就要注重三養：吃得營養、注重保養、要有修養。

第二是老居：與其過度恐懼孤獨、ㄧ定要和兒孫同住、過著忍氣吞聲的生活，不如獨自享受單身之樂，無論是在都會或郊區，住最適合自己的地方。

第三是老本，既然養兒已無法養老，為人父母的也只能自立自強了，老本ㄧ定要保得好，不進棺材前ㄧ定不分家產。

第四是老友：有個好朋友、好飯友和伴侶ㄧ樣重要，平時要廣結善緣，多            認識各類朋友，是單身貴族享受生活的一項祕訣。

總 之：

 不管你是長壽的歐吉桑或歐巴桑，到最後都是ㄧ個人，這句話ㄧ點也不悲涼，但並不可怕，全看你如何安排生活，全看你有沒有成熟的心理。喜歡的， 首先衡量有沒有危害老體、或大傷老本、或傷風敗德，若是正面， 亦是無傷大雅者（即虽有影响但对主要方面没有妨碍），就值得去做，別忘了，這輩子就只這ㄧ次，遇到好健康的或是幸福的事，可別總是期待留給下ㄧ代。

老朋友們切記！我們注定是孝順父母的最後一代，被兒女拋棄的第ㄧ代，千萬不要“人在天堂，錢在銀行”，什麼「一個人很寂寞」、「老了沒人照顧」等種種負面訊息，早已是過時的說法。認清：財富只是數字問題，名利只是短暫虛榮， 生活才是人生的全部，當個「樂天自在而輕鬆寫意地享受單身暮年」的人，人生就有如再度染上春天的色彩，條件是：身體強健、有錢、有閒、有朋友、並且有自己專屬的空間。

  

祝福我們大家都有～彩色的老年快樂幸福生活！

 Google Translation

 At Old Age

 (A) Ueno Chizuko, born 1948 the Toyama County Institute of Kyoto University, Dr. courses completed, current University of Tokyo Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor, former Visiting Fellow of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago, a visiting professor at the University of Bonn , a visiting professor at Columbia University and the University of Mexico Institute visiting professor.

 (B) the main research areas as women's studies and gender studies. "Modern Family establishment dying" Iwanami Shoten in 1994 was awarded the the Suntory Arts reward. The representative works Ueno Chizuko sociological literature, differences in political science, the sovereignty of the parties concerned, together with Chinese and Western is Secretary, ready to prepare for old age, and other books, in recent years, is very concerned about the elderly. This book is divided into six chapters 

The first chapter, "Welcome to the single familyAuthor to marry or not to marry worth mentioning, whoever, and finally a "hit the nail on the head tells the true ending of life as prologue, and statistics to illustrate the last life eventually. 

Second chapter "How to choose living residence? 'The authors do not have to worry about the family and work, you can enjoy the basic conditions of life, is an exclusive residence. Many older people to stay in care facilities "home life," the desire to even want to go back to the one designed their own home ", rather than" family and child (ren) '. 

Chapter III "How to maintain interpersonal relationships? 'Workplace friendship do not only rely on the old age, relationship should also expanded in other areas, and referred to the high-tech, such as the Internet and mobile phones, but also the mobility-old man of low way to make friends, but also suggest that the elderly can cross some "dinner" friends. 

Chapter IV "how to do financial planning? 'Chapter mostly the basic financial eco familiar, but I have a more deserving of everyone to follow the recommendations: that is, "Do not give retirement" of seniors are encouraged to take active steps to engage in a "second spring" or " Miharu "cause" Professional Stage elderly living their ability to continue to play and earn a little money, both in the physical and spiritual plane worth Seniors try. 

Chapter V, "How the face of health care? 'The authors believe that the people entered the twilight years of life, "Who will take care of themselves," was indeed facing. Although the reality of the social care system is increasingly improved, but receiving care need tremendous courage and wisdom. Listen carefully to your own voice, to be honest with their own body, becomes subject caregivers can also frankly to. Author sorted out according to their own research by caregivers, enjoy a well-care services should have literacy.      

Chapter VI "how to draw the life period? 'Period of life, and here of course referring to the death, in the face of life issues that everyone must be faced, of a person to leave this world, but also to leave behind? Want to own what died? Four presented her views - a single person can do to prepare: Usual contact with the people, to establish good interpersonal relationships, was found early Lee sick.2. Dispose of items that can not be left as soon as possible.About the remains of the remains of the treatment, the best choice will not feel troubled approach the living and the living to fully understand their meaning.4 ready for all funeral expenses and honoraria, do not think that with the help of others out of obligation or taken for granted. "Coveralls funeral care exhaustive", the authors believe that if a single person With this in mind and enjoy life, and the race of life last trip will be able to feel at ease. 

Conclusion: Saying goes "good financial management is not poor, and well-planned not chaos, adequate preparation is not busy, we reserve army of the elderly, whether ready? Prepared in advance, in the future you need not worry about the old life after. 

To prepare the first thing old kin, usually need to pay attention to Miyaki: eat nutritiously, pay attention to maintenance, have accomplishment. 

Old ranking: its excessive fear and loneliness, ㄧ given to children and grandchildren to live the live swallow the living, not as good as alone to enjoy the joy of singles, whether in the city or suburbs, lived most suited to their own place. 

Third, savings, since raising a child has been unable to pension, parents can only self-sufficiency, the stakes ㄧ insured well into the coffin ㄧ fixed, regardless of the family property. The fourth is an old friend: a good friend, Friends of a good meal and partner ㄧ of kind of important, usually to many friends, to learn more about the various types of friends, singles to enjoy life a secret.  To sum up: You longevity Old Man or the old lady, to last are ㄧ personal, words ㄧ point is not sad, but not terrible, it all depends on how you arrange life, it all depends on you have a mature psychological. Like, the first measure have not harm old or major injuries stakes or colds Immoral, if positive, be harmless (ie, although the impact but did not prevent the main aspects), it is worth doing, do not forget this life only PROLINK experience good health or happiness thing, do not always look forward to leaving lower ㄧ-generation. 

Old friends remember! We are destined to be the last generation of filial piety, children abandoned, Paragraph generation, do not "in heaven, money in the bank", "a very lonely man", "old no one to take care of all the negative messages, already is Obsolete say. Clearly understand: wealth just numbers problem, fame and fortune is short-lived vanity, life is life, "Lotte comfortable and relaxing to enjoy single twilight" of life there, such as re-infected with the colors of spring, is: body strong, money, leisure, friends, and have your own space.  

Bless us everyone has to color elderly happy happy life!

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Boomers Healthy Salad Recipes

Vegetarian Salad - Spring mix  or Romain 

with add-on choices of:

• chick beans
• kidney beans
• cherry tomatoes
• black/green olives
• red/green peppers
• sliced radish
• broccolis
• cauliflowers
• sliced red unions
• shredded carrots
• sliced almonds
• sunflower seeds
• banana chips

Choices of Salad Dressings : (1 - 2 scoops)

• seseme Thai
• balsamic
• French
• Ranch
• Greek
• Italian light
• red wine vinegar
• olive oil

• More salad recipes

• Cooking in my kitchen

I am the salad man at IBM 3600 Steele Avenue East, Ontario Canada.  My nickname is salad man David   People can Google me by typing in the Google search box my nickname.  Yes, that is true.  You can try this and come back to continue reading this article later on.  Today I am going to tell you buddies my own salad story and stories  I heard at my salad station.

Let me start my salad story.  Before I took up the job in the salad station,  I did not eat any salad.  I ate very little vegetables and I ate them only when my wife requested me to do so.  She always says, "People needs vegetables and you have to eat some".  I did not like the taste; they are not as tasty as beef, pork and chicken, not to mention fish and shrimp.  You know this is very common especially among men and children.  

My health is ok.  I don't have any serious illness.  I can walk and do exercise.  There is nothing wrong with my body.  I have my annual medical check up.  The family doctor told me my ECG was fine, physical check-up was good, blood test was normal.   So for past 18 years, everything was fine until two years ago my family told me to watch out my diet telling me my cholesterol was on the borderline.  I should avoid those fast food, deep fried food, etc.  Otherwise, my cholesterol would go higher and medication would be necessary.  For two years in a roll, my blood test showed that my cholesterol was in the grey area.    My family doctor in his firm tone reminded me to change my eating habit.  

It was around that time I was assigned to the new job as the salad man.  To know my salads and to promote them with confidence,  there is no better way than to eat the salads daily myself.  In this way, I started eating salad.    During the weekdays from Monday to Thursday, my lunch is nothing but salad.  Now, I have my salad even at home.    

Several days after eating salad daily my body felt much better than before, the feeling of more energized,   body is light, feet movements are crispy and fast, the whole body feels good.     These are good signs and they are encouraging.    I continued my salad eating habit for over half year when I did my most recent medical check up and my blood test.  The results were perfect.   The blood test revealed my cholesterols are perfect. My family doctor was surprised and asked me what I had done to my body.   I told him I have not done anything special except I have a new eating habit that is salad eating for every lunch.      He told me the salads I ate are good for my body.  As  I treat my body well,  my body is nice to me now. 


Some people came to my salad station and I asked them why they like my salad.  Most people said they want to eat healthy.  It is the New Year resolution.  Some said they want to reduce weight.  Some said they are vegetarians and they have been eating like that since birth.  Today, people are more knowledgeable about eating healthy.  More and more people begin eating vegetables and fruits.   

Before I let you go, here is my veggie salad recipe:

Main Ingredient are Romaine Lettuce and Iceberg Lettuce
(wash lettuce clean, repeat washing for couple of times to ensure they are clean.  Then cut them into small bite sizes for easy eating)
Now, you can add the following choices of:

• sliced tomatoes   
• sliced cucumbers
• sliced red peppers
• sliced green peppers

Now, for the salad dressings:

• Red wine vinegar
• olive oil

Mix all ingredients in a big bowl with the dressing.  It is now ready to serve.  By the way,  try to skip the regular dressings they contain too much calories.

Links:

• Spring Mix salad
• Cheese salad
• Protein salad

P.S.

People don't actually realize a lot of antioxidant foods are from vegetables.  e.g. broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, and peppers are all excellent choices with great benefits for your body.  For vegetables go for those that are rich in color. They have lot of phytonutrients. They are nutrients found in the skins of several fruits and vegetables.  They give the food colors as well as flavors and scent.


The advantage of raw salads over cooked vegetables is the content of nutrients.  There are more nutrients and vitamins in the raw salads whereas in the cooked vegetables the cooking process destroys some of the nutrients especially the enzymes which are essential for people's vitality.  That is the reason why after taking fresh salad say for one week you feel good in your body.  You feel you are energized and your body movements are light and swift.     

陪伴一生的 是心情

      人生的得失成敗，繁華落寞，不過是過眼煙雲。而與我們如影隨形、不棄不離、陪伴相守的卻是我們的心情；正如我們的呼吸，伴你一生的心情是你唯一的、不會被剝奪的財富。一位作家說：“人，活一輩子不容易，憂傷是活，開心也是活，既然都是活，為什麼不開開心心地生活呢？” 生命再長，不過百年，為什麼要讓幽怨、愁苦、頹廢、嘆息纏繞這大好年華呢？

      父母給予我們生命和愛，可他們會先於我們老去；孩子給了我們喜悅和希望，可他們終究要長大，他們有各自的事業；金錢是水中的浮萍，時聚時散；花般的容貌也會無奈地凋謝；健康是魔術師，能變晴也能變陰；榮華更像一場夢，曲終人散，觥籌交錯的熱鬧猶如水中影鏡中花。原來，能伴隨我們一生的是自己的心情啊！所以，擁有好心情便是人生最大樂事、最幸福的事。當你擁有一份好心情時，天是藍的、雲是白的，山是青的，人是善良的，世界是絢麗多彩的，你的前程和周圍的一切，都會被好心情照亮；幫你結交良師益友，獲得知識，把握機遇，締造和諧，成就事業，健康生活……

  要使我們天天擁有一份好心情，必須心胸開闊，寬以待人。朱徳元帥曾有詩云：“開心常見膽，破腹任人鑽，腹中天地寛，常有渡人船。” 一個人有瞭如此寬廣、豁達的心境，遇事就能“拿得起，放得下”，就能驅散憂慮、恐懼、煩惱、苦悶等縈繞心頭的烏雲，沒有什麼“想不開” 的事，精神自然會輕鬆而愉快，心境自然會美好而寬廣，就能大度處事，平和待人，營造一個融洽和諧的人際關係。

     千萬莫小看心情，處於不同的心情和心境中，它能讓天地為之動容，萬物為之變色。同樣走進大觀園，劉姥姥開心，林妹妹傷心；同樣的一江水，李後主低吟：問君能有幾多愁，恰似一江春水向東流；蘇東坡則豪唱：大江東去，浪淘盡、千古風流人物。湛藍夜空，一輪明月，有人舉杯邀月，對影淺酌；有人黯然淚下，一縷鄉愁情濃，總是故鄉月最明。景無異，心情各異。

     作家畢淑敏說過：“人可能沒有愛情，可能沒有自由，沒有健康，沒有金錢，但我們必須有心情。”如果你渴望擁有健康和美麗，如果你想珍惜生命中每一寸光陰，如果你願意為這個世界增添歡樂與晴朗，如果你即使跌倒也要面向太陽，就請塑造心情，讓我們用沉穩、平靜、寬廣、透明的心，覆蓋生命的每一個黎明和夜晚。是的，上蒼給予我們一樣的生命，我們卻選擇了不盡一樣的生活方式。我們可能活得不高貴，但我們完全可以活得高尚；我們可能無法逃避厄運或人生包含的既有的棘手問題，但，我們可以從容豁達。

      心情，是一種情感狀態，是一個人對外界各種因素作用於內心的一種感覺、感知和反應。人只要活著，這種狀態就是必然的，不會沒有。心情的歷練，是一種自我的超越；心情的鍛造，是一種追求完美的自覺與主動。但好的心情不是與生俱來，不會從天而降，更不會一蹴而就。它是一個人品質，人格，道德修養，才能才智綜合素質的鑄造；世間百態，物慾橫流，不為誘惑所動，不為攀比所累，就會保持一個較好的心情。讓好心情相伴你我一生，這真的是人生一大財富！

    擁有了一個好心情，也就會擁有了自信，繼而擁有了年輕和健康。對未來的生活充滿嚮往、充滿期待，讓我們擁有一份好心情吧，讓世界對你微笑；給別人一份好心情，讓生活對我們微笑！

     要經常保持一個好心情，它通常是由漸悟而頓悟，由領悟到覺悟，它需要不斷地呵護、調理、滋潤、豐盈自己的認知和情感，以至終成'正果'。

     不在活得長久,而在活得富有,富有即開心,開心是福,讓好心情與我們時時相伴！

Drill Your Skills with China National Team - Part 2

Emergency Preparedness Workshop

• Cost: Free to Older Adult 55+ Members
• Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
• Time: 1 - 3p.m.
• Location: Oak Ridges C.C.12895 Bayview Avenue, Richmond Hill

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感謝有心人的整理

這不知花了多少時間和心血,真的精彩!能夠分享是一種福氣!... 在緊急情況下﹐這些常識說不定幫你救了您或你的家人、親戚、朋友、同事的一命。以下彙集是有識人仕所提供的資料﹐以助參考。

2.自己CPR的方法(The beat goes on)*****self-administered CPR

3.心臟病發?中風前兆(Heart attack, stroke warning signs)******
4.中風辨認常識 (Stroke identification)*****5.聖心減肥良方(S.H.M. Diet program)
6.十大營養食品(Top 10 Nutritious Food)
7.治口臭食療方 (Bad Breath Remedy)
9.清心養血之良食 (Healthy Food for Heart & Blo! od )
10.珩記祖傳祕方鹹檸檬 
12.果菜療能一覽表 (What's Good For You)
13.療能食物對照表(Cross-reference List)
14.肉桂之天然食療 (Cinnamon's Health Benefits)
15.小紅苺防尿道膀胱炎(Cranberry's Health Benefits)
16.欥風筒的妙用 (The Amazing Hair Dryer)
17.蜂蜜加肉桂粉的神奇 (Honey plus Cinnamon)
18.沒事多喝檸檬水 (Ice Lemonade)
19.人過中年不悲哀 (Live after Middle Age)
20.醫生之食療介紹 (Food values from doctors)
21.心肌梗塞急救法 (Heart attack emergency treatment)*****22.枸杞消!(Chinese wolfberries for relaxation)
23.紅棗保肝補氣 (Jujubes-Chinese red dates)
24.遠離糖尿病不難 (Diabetes Mellitus)
25健康身心之最佳時間 (Right Ti ming )26.世衛評選的最佳食品 ( The Healthy Food)
27.十大垃圾食物(The Junk Food)
28.蒜頭蒸飯,老薑蜜糖(Garlic, ginger, honey on rice)
29.沒有阿茲海默的世界(Alzheimer Prevention)
30.練太極可抗疫 (Tai Chi stops shingles)
31.飯後熱飲 (Drink warm after meals)******32.食物防春季過敏 (Ready for the allergy season)
33.香蕉的神奇 (a)熟香蕉抗癌 (The Amazing Bananas)
34.癌症新知 (Cancer updat! e - by a MD hospital)
35.十大助排毒之食品 (Toxin Excretion Assistants)
36.腸道照顧好﹐百病不來找 (Intestines Health)
37.腸道簡易運動 (The Exercise for Intestines)
38.延年益壽十則 (The Recipes for Living Longer)
39排汗和排尿的差別 (Sweat, no sweat)
40.補健清湯(排毒,通血)(Soup to lower cholesterol)
a) 美國心臟協會 American Heart Association
b) 哈弗醫學院 Harvard School of Public Healthc)?偭矇T醇療方二例
42.林燕妮治老花妙方 (The Eyesight Enhancing Juice)
43.治失眠良方 (How To Sleep Fast)
44.五大防癌水果 (Fruits Prevent/Fight Cancers)
45.慎食非季節性水果(Beware of off season fruits)
46.清洗蔬果勿用鹽(Washing Fruits With Salt)
47.少林十巧手[手部運動](Hand Exercise for Health)
48.食療 歌(Healthy Food Poem)
49.羅漢果的食療功效(Grosvenor Momordica Fruit)
50.游離基是什麼﹖(Free Radicals)
51.金雞獨立養生法(Stand on one leg)
52.氣功按摩十八法(Body Massaging Qigong)
52.多吃疏果能防癌嗎﹖(Fruits/veggies Effect! Cancers?)
53.中風急救.黃金一小時(東華三院MaBelle合辦節目)******54.簡易膝蓋保健(The simple knee maintenance)
55.十四個徵兆預示長壽(The signs that predict longevity)
56.心血管淤塞救命良方(Blood Vessels Plumbing)58.抗新流感漢方蔬果汁(Herbalist's Juices for Influenza)
59.馬鈴薯鮮汁療法 (The Amazing Potato Juice)
60.打嗝放屁去濁氣 (Hiccup/Farting Is Healthy)
61.每天大笑不會老(Laugh to slow down aging)
62.生活常識小秘密(Trivial for your daily life)
63.靈芝治「未病」(Lingzhi's[Ganoderma]effects)
64.素食不正確更糟(Vegetarian's Mistakes)
65.增強記憶力食物(The Memory Boosters)
66.栗子是[腎之果](Chestnuts good for elders)
67.糖尿病飲食和食療(Diabetes helpful diets)

Table Tennis Products Websites

Attached please find some links for TT product:

www.ttnpp.com

www.tabletenniskingdom.com

www.stores.ebay.ca/Prince-of-table-tennis

www.stores.ebay.ca/ping-pong-gears
http://ppgear-table-tennis.ca/

Take time to browse over them, some of them offer free shipping.

Richard

Safe Practices For Table Tennis

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=T_Turner]T Turner

One look at a ping-pong paddle and a lightweight table tennis ball may have you wondering just how anyone could sustain an injury while playing table tennis. Believe it or not, table tennis is a pretty intense game that requires a great deal of movement and coordination. It is not unheard of for people to experience strained muscles, or even impact injuries. You should fully understand all of the safety requirements before you attempt to play a full game of table tennis, and there are books and ping pong DVDs that can introduce you to several tips that will prepare you.

First of all, you should warm up. As with any sport, you should stretch your muscles a bit to prepare for the movement that is ahead of you. It is also important that you get our heart rate elevated a bit and get the blood flowing, because an immediate jump into a fast-paced game could shock your system just a bit. There is not any contact, and the sport is low impact, so your warm up may seem minimal when compared to that of other sports, but you should never disregard the importance.

If you find that you must sit out a game or two after your warm up, then it is important that you wear clothes that will keep you warm. If you have ever seen a cold rubber band snap when stretched, then you can better understand the things that can happen to your muscles if you allow them to become cold between periods of exertion. Ping pong DVDs can outline the muscles that you will use and the best way to keep them warm.

Once you have discovered the best ways to prepare, then you must consider the other elements of the game. However lightweight you think the ping-pong ball is, getting hit with one can still sting. It is a good idea to avoid walking through areas where games are in play. Keep your eyes on the arms holding paddles, too, because a smack in the face can leave a nasty bruise. Other safety measures, such as avoiding the corners of tables, leaving your water bottles safely away from the courts, and keeping an eye on your double partner, may seem like common sense. There are other things that you should always keep at the forefront of your mind, though, and ping pong DVDs will outline all of them, from rules for beginners all the way to the safest practices for tournament play.

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