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How to improve Indoor Air Quality and prevent Covid from spreading

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NZ Government relaxes Covid restrictions March 26,2022

That is welcome news but how does that make life safer in New Zealand?

When you think about it, protections that were in place didn’t actually protect anyone, it was mainly a way of tracking the effects of the virus and reducing physical contact to minimise spread. The best protection is to remove and eliminate the pathogen. This did not happen in most cases.

So now they say we should be learning how to live with the Virus. WHY? Because we know that Omicron is not going to be the last variant. No one knows what the next variant will be nor its affects.

Case numbers are still high, meaning Coronavirus is still active in the community and can walk in your door at any time.

Despite several scientists around the world concluding that improving ventilation and using HEPA Filters will provide protection, it just doesn’t make sense scientifically. Fresh air may dilute the virus and HEPA Filters may trap virus in the air that reaches a HEPA Filter, but neither will neutralise the virus. If someone is in the path of a viral load, these measures will not work and may make transmission worse.

Despite the Victoria Department of Education and Training Victoria selecting and installing Samsung Consumer model HEPA Air purifiers in school classrooms, Covid has dramatically increased in those schools. The Guardian Australia reports on 25 March 2022, that “Rising Covid Cases force some schools in NSW and Victoria to return to remote learning.” The NZ Ministry of Education purchased 5000 of the same units under emergency procedures for New Zealand Schools.  No doubt that we will see similar results.

If you are opening your business for, hopefully full capacity, what can you do to make it as safe as possible?

Its time to do something different.

Look for an air purification system that uses Dielectric Barrier Discharge BiPolar (DBD BPI) ionisation. These systems can be installed in any indoor air space that removes up to 99.9% of COVID-19 virus from circulating air and surfaces. An all-natural solution with no harmful chemicals, radiations, or by-products. One of the advantages of the Dielectric Barrier Discharge Bipolar ionization process is that it allows air purification to occur within the desired space, treating a larger volume of air, instead of relying on contaminants passing through the air handler unit or filter to be cleaned.

Adapted from Morawska et al

This technology will future proof any indoor space and be effective against any variant.

Solutions can be standalone non-ducted systems, floor, wall or ceiling mounted or if you have an HVAC system can be installed into your existing ducted system.

Dielectric Barrier Discharge Bi-Polar technology (DBD BPI) has been around for over 70 years with proven results, peer reviewed studies and laboratory certifications. This technology should not be confused with any other type of Bipolar Ionisation products on the market that are “emerging” technologies and are questioned by experts around the world for safety and efficacy.

Many business people and institutions have chosen to install DBD BPI to provide the best possible Indoor Air Quality. For example:

Office Buildings

  • Google
  • Deloitte
  • Empire State Realty Trust
  • Cosentini Associates
  • Ford

Travel and Cruise Ship Lines including

  • Celestial Cruises
  • Virgin Cruise lines
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings  (28 Ships in Fleet)
  • Antartica21
  • LAX and La Guardia airports

Stadiums such as:

  • DCI Events Centre
  • Staples Centre and more

Multiple Schools and Universities in the USA

Major Hospitals in the USA.

These Companies have made an educated decision to use DBD BPI technology to provide the safest Indoor Air Quality for their people. This is available in New Zealand and Australia to suit any size space for a modest investment. Let’s make our indoor spaces as safe as possible.

DBD BPI technology has been tested to show improvements to indoor air quality when increasing ambient ion output levels between 800 and 1,500 ions per cm3. At these ion saturation levels, the technology has shown an 85.8% reduction to 0.3 micron particles as tested by Intertek to ANSI / AHAM AC 1 method, an average 90% reduction in VOC compounds as tested by Syracuse University to ANSI / AHAM AC 2 and ATL testing which shows a 99% reduction in aerosolized MS2 Staph and Ecoli within the air, method all standardised protocols. 

Using a high-quality Laboratory Ion Testing unit the Ion count in a space can be measured and will normally be 2 to 3 times the amount considered as capable of neutralising Coronavirus.

The impact of other purification measures can not be tested in this way.

In summary, to reduce the risk of transmission indoors HEPA Filtration and increasing fresh air ventilation do not neutralise viral load. DBD BPI has been tested to remove up to 99.9% of COVID-19 virus from circulating air and surfaces.

Written by Greg Doherty CEO and Director of HQH Fitness.

How Effective is the Total Gym ELEVATE Row?

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Originally posted on Aug 22, 2018 by Total Gym

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This ACE-sponsored study, “The Acute and Chronic Physiological Responses to Exercise with the Total Gym® Row Trainer™ in Adults,” was originally published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Exercise Physiology Online.

The Total Gym family of products is ubiquitous, as well known among insomniacs as it is among fitness enthusiasts. I guess that’s what a late-night infomercial starring Chuck Norris and Christie Brinkley can do for a brand. Importantly, however, Total Gym sits at that rare confluence of popularity and effectiveness, so it’s no surprise that the introduction of the Total Gym ELEVATE Row (previously called Row Trainer) was met with enthusiasm.

The indoor rowing machine, a staple of fitness facilities around the world, provides a challenging workout, while sparing the joints the high-impact ground reaction forces associated with running and jogging. That said, what makes the ELEVATE Row different?

Like other Total Gym machines, the ELEVATE Row uses… Read More

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It’s Not About the Weight

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By Josh Smith.

It’s not about the weight. It never has been.

And frankly, I’m sick and tired of the poor education that gets peddled in the media, in the stores, and by other so-called ‘health professionals’ (Yes thats YOU – dieticians, nutritionists, personal trainers, exercise physiologists, doctors, physiotherapists and anybody else peddling ‘weight loss’). It’s not about the weight.

Yes, some people must lose ‘a percentage of their body mass’ and sometimes a LOT of their body mass, before we can consider them healthy. But lets take a look at this for a second…

What are these people actually doing?

If they are doing things correctly, achieving ‘health’ how health should be achieved – they are bringing their body back towards homeostasis*.

They are taking their body from a toxic, stressed state to a size and shape that is normal for them, through the application of correct nutrition, training and lifestyle modifications.

This ‘normal size‘ is different for each and every person.

It is geneticially imprinted into each of your cells upon birth, and is innately linked to the ‘primal being’ inside you, and not some misinformed, misguided and mistaken pseudo-YOU that you develop through other people’s perceptions and beliefs.

Sometimes you must gain ‘weight’ to be healthy, but this does not mean you are fat. Quite the opposite.

If you are healthy, your muscles are dense. Your blood flows correctly. Your body is quite literally a fat burning machine, using that fat as fuel to feed your ever-thirsty, lean muscle mass.

So what is it we should be focusing on?

  • Body fat loss
  • Energy levels
  • Digestive ability
  • Taste sensation
  • Lean muscle mass
  • Bone density

All of these things can be measured, whether qualitatively or quantitatively, and give us a much better definition of whether we are ‘healthy’ than weight loss alone could ever give us.

So what is a healthy look?

In my own personal opinion, health looks like muscle mass. Health looks like clean skin. Health means sparkling eyes, reduced body odour, and a positively energised aura.

This doesn’t come with ‘weight loss’. This comes with a complete transition of your thinking, and comes from an understanding that a fading person is not necessarily a healthy person.

Healthy people can lift things.

Healthy people can move in all three planes of motion, under unstable loading parameters (gravity, instability), WITHOUT restriction.

Healthy people have ENERGY. They GLOW. They can digest GOOD FOOD.

Healthy people don’t look for energy drinks, protein supplements, schmancy machines or substandard training regimes.

Healthy people understand their BODY, know what their body WANTS, and then GIVE IN TO IT.

So don’t think ‘weight loss’. Think ENERGY. Think MINIMISE BODY FAT. Think FUNCTION.

Think HEALTH.

And for goodness sake – DON’T sit around moping when your Lite ‘n’ Easy diet, machine-based training regime and energy drink consuming lifestyle makes you THIN and SICK.

*Homeostasis is a state whereby the bodies’ systems are working in synergy, Yin and Yang, and that the balance of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the nervous system are functioning optimally. What this means is that body fat loss is maximised, circadian rhythms flow naturally, and all muscles, organs and body systems are supplied with the right amounts of blood at the right times for repair and function, amongst other things.

It is within you.

Josh Smith
Josh is the Director of Mitise Health & Fitness, offering Personal Training, Nutritional Guidance, Lifestyle Coaching, Personal Development, Corporate Seminars, BootCamps and Boxing Groups. Josh is a qualified CHEK Exercise Coach, CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 1 and GRAVITYPersonalTrainer, along with various other qualifications and trainings, and is a very inspirational individual. Mitise (pronounced my-ties) is a word invented by Josh and actually stands for “It is within/in Me“. Check out the spelling of Mitise and you’ll see the connection. Clever huh!

www.mitisehealth.com
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Autumn Immune Booster Salad

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Triple A Salad

This week’s recipe is brought to you by our Nutrition Specialist, Jo Rushton

Triple “A” is such a great Autumn salad to boost the immune system and metabolism, full of good fats and much more!

Avocado is rich in Vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant, helps to lower cholesterol, helps to protect the liver and does wonders to support your skin.

Asparagus is bursting with goodness such as Iron, Magnesium and Zinc, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Vitamin K, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folate, Phosphorus, Potassium, Copper, Manganese and Selenium.

Artichokes are a good source of Vitamin C, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Potassium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Folate and Manganese.

The Recipe:

  • 2 bunches of Asparagus
  • 1 large Avocado – diced
  • 2 medium sized fresh Artichokes – prepared by peeling back the outer leaves and boiling until tender. Refresh with ice cold water and put to one side.
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 tsp Organic Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper

Method:

  1. Steam and refresh asparagus and cut on an angle in half.
  2. Prepare, cook and quarter artichoke if using fresh.
  3. Combine the olive oil lemon juice and seasoning together.
  4. Combine asparagus, avocado and artichokes together in a bowl and fold in the dressing
  5. Serve on a platter.

Jo Rushton
Jo Rushton is a professional chef, CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3 and CHEK Exercise Coach. She offers a multidimensional approach to health, fitness and wellbeing, combining her skills and knowledge from the CHEK Program, and combining it with her own wisdom and truth that has evolved over a decade of searching for health, empowerment and inner peace.

www.6wisdoms.com