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Sometimes known as the "Big easy", New orleans is the largest city in Louisiana, and one of the oldest cities in the united States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 484,674.

In 2005, hurricane Katrina caused the city's evacuation. Parts of the city were flooded and there was extensive damage from both flooding and the winds. New orleans has been recovering since then, with people gradually returning - as of october 2006, the population was estimated as 187,525, although this figure is disputed by some.

There are many reasons to visit New orleans: The city is known for its rich history and French heritage, its unique culture, excellent food, jazz music, and most especially for the Mardi Gras celebrations.

Some of the attractions of New orleans include:

- Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

- Audubon Zoo

- Bourbon Street in the French Quarter

- Entergy IMAX Theatre

- French Quarter

- Jackson Square in the French Quarter

- Mardi Gras in the French Quarter, especially Bourbon Street,

- national world war II Museum

- New orleans Museum of Art

- St. louis Cathedral in Jackson Square in the French Quarter

Here is some more information about the area:

- The principal airport serving New orleans is louis Armstrong New orleans international airport.

- Perhaps the best known educational institution in New orleans is Xavier University of Louisiana. Xavier University of Louisiana which is a private coeducational liberal arts college..

- Professional sports franchises in New orleans include the NBA basketball team, the New orleans Hornets, and the NFL American football team, the New orleans Saints.

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Should you do cardio before or after your weight workout? Many prefer to do their cardio before lifting to get it out of the way and as a general warm-up. I do endorse a 5 minute pre-workout general warm-up for safety' sake, but for maximum fat loss, post weight training aerobics should be the mainstay of your program.

The funny thing about being on the cutting edge of weight loss science is that people are reluctant to believe you until someone with a M.D. says it is so. Well, wonder of all wonders, it just so happens that a recent study suggests that the best time to do cardio is after a weight workout and that how long you rest between the two can make a difference in both hormone release and fat burning.

This is not new information to bodybuilders who specialize in rapid fat loss year in and year out. My experience as a competitive bodybuilder is what prompted me to use this style of training for fat loss in my clients.

The study was presented at the 2006 ACSM meeting and featured 10 healthy men who did three types of exercise routines on different days: 1) Endurance exercises only 2) Endurance exercise after weight training and a 20 minute rest 3) Endurance exercises after weight training and 120 minutes rest

The weight training workout consisted of six exercises each done for three to four sets of 10 reps. Pretty standard fair and similar to the second phase of the Fat to Fit Program. The cardio exercises consisted of stationary cycling for an hour at low intensity (50 percent of maximum heart rate.

For maximum fat loss I would suggest a higher intensity level and a more High Intensity Interval Training style as opposed to the low intensity approach used in the study.

Doing the weight workout before aerobics led to marked increases in lactate, norepinephrine and growth hormone levels. These are all great things when it comes to maximum fat loss. before the endurance exercise started those in the 120 minute rest group showed the highest levels of free fatty acids in the blood, while those in the 20 minute rest group showed higher levels of norepinephrine and growth hormone.

During the endurance and weight training exercises, blood levels of free fatty acids and glycerol were higher in both weight training groups than in the endurance only group. The bottom line is that those in both weight training groups were burning more fat during the aerobic exercise than the aerobics only group.

You can compound the case for post workout aerobics further by adding in the fact that not only did the group that did weight training first burn more fat during their cardio but also burned more calories in total by virtue of an increased overall daily metabolism increase and calories expended through the actual resistance training itself.

The study clearly shows that doing a weight workout before aerobics leads to hormonal changes that increased fat oxidation (read weight loss or fat burning) during the following aerobic workout.

Here is another angle to the story. Imagine yourself doing 30 minutes to an hour of aerobics and then going on to do your weight training. How much energy do you really have left to do justice to your weight training? after all that cardio, you have burnt through your glycogen stores (which are the muscle preferred source of fuel) and will not have the energy to stimulate the most outrageous fat burning method available to you. An all day long, increased metabolism, because you stimulated your muscles.

It kind of makes you smile when you find out information like this doesn't it?

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People who are not able to walk because of an accident or old age need special requirements to move around. Some malls and schools have installed ramps making it easy for the person to go in or out.

Because these is a need for these lifts in homes and in vehicles, some companies have decided to make these commercially available.

Commercial lifts operate using different mechanisms. Some can be operated electronically while others require hydraulics.

The trick when using electronic lifts is that the battery has to be recharged or replaced after a certain period of time. This can be fitted to phone hacks and mechanical door openers which makes these very reasonably priced.

The nice thing about hydraulics is that it can still work even without any power. The person will just make sure there is fluid always to keep the lift in good condition.

The most popular is the platform wheelchair lifts. This is because the model can be folded and lifted or lowered with a flip of the switch. These are very quiet and often installed in vans because of the wide space that cars unfortunately do not have.

Those who need one installed should go to a shop so that a particular model can be selected and a technician can get the right measurements. The work will be done in less than two weeks. This will give the shop time to make the parts then just put everything together when it is ready.

A lot of shops have a warranty when this is purchased. This is because some technical glitches still happen even if this has undergone rigorous testing.

Wheelchair lift companies can easily be found in the telephone directory. If the models are a bit expensive, perhaps it is best to try looking for a more affordable on in the internet.

The price of a commercial wheelchair lift can cost more than $10,000 to make. Given that this is quite expensive, it is best to check if the model is compliant with the American Disabilities Act. This will guarantee that this machine is safe and easy to use by the disabled individual and the family members.

If the manufacturer is not compliant, it is best to find someone else who is because this machine is supposed to make life more convenient for those have to live life on a wheelchair regardless if this is caused by old age or an accident.

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