Do You Excercise on a Machine or Do You Run or Walk?

Many years ago, I used all kinds of equipments and machines to excercise in the morning. I had through the years, 3 or 4 machines, until I got smart!

It wasn't until I read about how you, not only have to excercise but also have to use your mind or brain! That's right... So, after finding out about this, I got rid of my machines and started to walk! I was never a runner, so I chose to brisk walk.

You might think... What's the difference? Well there is a difference, because when you walk or run outdoors, you not only excercise, but you also look around and you are more aware. Going for a walk or run OUTDOORS, is the best way to keep your mind sharp. You might ask why?

For one thing, exercising outdoors makes you be aware of your surroundings. You need to watch for cars, go up and down sidewalks, look around your neighborhood... Well you get the idea! Basically you are not a Zombie that just looks straight at a wall and peddle, like a Guinea Pig that just goes around in the same circle all the time!

Don't just only excersise, use your brain, look around your  neighborhood, look out for cars or bikes... This way, you will also use your brain and not simply go around in circles, like a Guinea Pig does!

Summer Is Around The Corner And The Outdoors Is Where You Want To Be!

The month of June is getting closer and that means college will be out and the weather is perfect for being outdoors!

Many people are outdoors during the summer and more active. Some ride bikes, take long walks, or run, among other activities. With all the energy taking place, sometimes it gets ruined. Either because someone picks your pocket, steals your iPhone or pushes you...

But most of the time summer is FUN! It's the time of the year were people become more active and with all the activities, come some essentials, like the perfect Exercise Sports Package! It includes 3 items that are essential for the outdoors: Mace, Bicycle Headlight and Personal Alarm.

Mace Jogger Pepper Spray - Perfect for running, jogging, hiking, biking, more.
Bicycle Headlight - Very convenient for night time trips or errands.
Mini Personal Panic Alarm - Let's others know that you are in trouble.

Check out more details regarding this Exercise Sports Package for the outdoors and let others know about it!

Valentine's Day Gift: Survival Gear for Outdoor Lovers!

Who doesn't like to be outdoors and breath fresh air? WomenOnGuard.com has many products for enjoying the outdoors. Perfect Valentine's Day Gift for the adventurist souls in your life.

If you go to our Survival Gear category, you will find many items that nature lovers can't do without! From an innovative car jump starter, to emergency disaster radios, knives, hiking canes... There's even a portable water filter straw that allows you to drink water from streams, rivers, lakes and even puddles!

These Valentine's Day Gifts for Survival Gear enthusiasts, are perfect for outdoor lovers. Plus, you will feel great knowing that your loved ones will have the essentials they need to go camping or hiking! This newest section of our website has 53 items that you can choose from!

Warmer Weather Means It’s Time For Outdoor Escapades!

Nothing makes you feel more invigorated than exploring the outdoors. Whether you like to go camping, hiking or simply taking long walks, surrounded by nature and all it’s beauty.

If you enjoy the outdoors and like to camp, you wouldn’t want to be without the presence of some small controlled warm camp fire. This is why we want you to know about the Flint Striker Fire Starter with Compass!

The Flint Striker Fire Starter with Compass is made to start camping fires. In fact, it can be used to start a fire 8,000 times! It also includes dry tinder in a spare compartment, to help start the process of having a camp fire. Plus, as mentioned before, it includes a compass! This unit also has an attached, adjustable nylon cord and a built in emergency whistle!

But that’s not all it includes! When you buy the Flint Striker Fire Starter with Compass it also includes instructions on how to perform SOS signals in morse code, alpine signals and even hand signals. It’s important to know SOS signals when you’re out in the wilderness and encounter a dangerous situation. Needless to say, it's perfect for the outdoors, such as camping, hiking or simply taking long walks outside!

Survival Gear For Outdoor Wilderness Lovers!

In case you haven't noticed, our website added a new category for customers that like to enjoy the outdoors. It's still warm enough to enjoy beautiful parks and go camping on the weekend.

For all you adventurous camping or hiking souls, this is your headquarters for getting the essentials when you plan to go camping and roughing it out in the wilderness! Our Survival Gear Category, is not the biggest yet for outdoor utensils, but we are adding more products as we find interesting and safe ones for hiking or camping outdoors.

Our Survival category includes emergency supplies for hiking or the outdoors, such as: survival knifes with accessories, folding knife, paracord compass bracelets, flint striker fire starter, portable water bottle w/ built in filter and more! We even offer a portable solar panel charger and Mace Bear Spray, in case you come across one of them ferocious animals!

Never go hiking into the woods without bear spray. These animals rule our forests and an inland male grizzly can weigh up to 600 pounds or more! Yes, bear spray is a must for outdoor hikers or adventurer's, like you!

NEW: Portable Water Bottle w/ Built-in Filter

This handy water bottle is a must if you like to be outdoors in the wilderness, and need clean H2O. It's also convenient for when traveling to a foreign country that has poor sanitation issues!

Under our Survival Gear category, you will find a few items of interest and one of them is the Portable Water Bottle w/ Built-in Filter. We all know what an ordeal it is to carry large H2O containers with us when we want to enjoy the outdoors. Not only are they bulky, but they weigh a ton and camping is already tedious, as it is!

This Portable Water Bottle w/ Built-in Filter, will allow you to breeze through your outdoor adventures. Whether you go hiking or camping outdoors, you won't have to waste time boiling rain, river or lake water along with the extra weight of carrying it, to keep you hydrated! It measures 10.5 inches tall x 3 inches wide and it filter's water fast and efficiently.

Besides enjoying the outdoors, it's perfect for traveling too! No worries about H2O conditions while you are in a foreign country, either! Sometimes people become allergic or can't tolerate drinking water from foreign countries and spend a lot of extra money for just purchasing it!

The Portable Water Bottle w/ Built-in Filter, turns rain, lake or river water into drinkable water immediately, while you are hiking or camping. Plus, it also helps you stay healthy when drinking water from other countries while traveling!

Mace Jogger Pepper Spray, For Exercising Outdoors!

New research has proven that exercising outdoors, instead of on machines, is more beneficial for your brain and may help prevent dementia, as well as making your body more fit.

How, you might ask? Because when you exercise outdoors, you have to be more aware of your surroundings, such as watching for cars on the road, stepping up or down sidewalks, waving at people you know... Walking, jogging or running outdoors, makes you more alert and you use your brain more. Exercising indoors is more like being in a guinea pig cage. You don't use your brain much!

Of course, when you exercise outdoors, you need some personal protection and that's when the Mace Jogger Pepper Spray, comes into play! It's the only unit in the market that has a velcro band, which you can attache around your hand, therefore freeing it to hold other items, such as a water bottle! This unit can shoot an 8 to 12 foot stream of unbearable hot devastation! It's called "pepper  spray", but it actually shoots a stream. Shooting a stream instead of a cone shaped aerosol spray, helps prevent the liquid from flying back at you, in windy conditions!

The slightly larger Mace Jogger Pepper Spray unit with 18 grams for outdoor exercise, includes up to 20 short bursts, against an attacker. Of course, it also has an Invisible UV Marking Dye, that facilitates police in capturing and identifying an attacker! Plus, this Mace Jogger Pepper Spray includes a safety cap which is easy to use, and a convenient keychain.

If You Love The Outdoors And Like To Go Camping Or Hiking, You Need This!

Many of us love to experience the outdoors, but with it comes the heat, sweat and your thirst for water. Below is a product that will fix this predicament!  

Many of us love the experience of being in the wilderness. We go camping and hiking outdoors and unfortunately take many essentials, one of which is a water container of some sort. But sometimes it’s difficult to haul all our stuff, especially those heavy water containers…

The Portable Mini Water Filter Pump is a great solution for drinking water when hiking or camping. You see, it’s not necessary to carry a huge water container, when you have this Portable Mini Water Filter Pump! You can drink H2O from a lake, river, pond or any other source, after you filter it with this unit.

It consists of a portable mini water filter pump, 2 hoses (one inlet and one outlet) and a carrying case! Perfect for your adventures while camping or hiking outdoors… This unit only measures: 6 1/2" x 3" x 2”. Curious for more info? Go to our WomenOnGuard website link above!

NEW PRODUCT: Flint Striker Fire Starter with Compass

If you are planning to go camping in the wilderness, hiking or simply like to be outdoors, this is a must have for you!

This unit has many emergency features that you can’t go without, while in the outdoors camping and especially if you encounter a dangerous situation. Below, are the details of this handy little unit called the Flint Striker Fire Starter with Compass. Not only does it include a fire starter, tinder and a compass, but several other essentials needed to stay safe, too!

Flint Striker Fire Starter Features:
- Includes 8,000 strikes to start a fire
- Small spare compartment to store dry tinder
- Convenient built-in compass
- How to signal SOS, in case you need help
- How to signal MORSE code, for alpine rescue
- Information on other hand signals
- Handy nylon cord that’s adjustable
- Cord includes a built-in emergency whistle

Go ahead, enjoy camping outdoors! Take advantage of the warmer weather, with this handy emergency unit that includes the, "never to be without" tinder!

NEW PRODUCT: Survival Knife with Emergency Supplies

It’s that time of the year when many of us like to join the outdoors and go camping, mountain climbing or simply hiking through wooded trails.

It’s invigorating to be with nature and enjoy our forest parks, rivers, caves… Our country is blessed to have such diverse and wonderful parks to enjoy the wilderness. But of course, with all the nature freedom, comes risks, as well…

This is why we added to our website, the Survival Knife With Emergency Supplies.
Just looking at this knife kind of scares you! It measures 14.24” and is definitely sharp! The stainless steel blade measures 9” long and has a double reverse Saw Back. The handle is made of solid metal and measures 5” long. This weapon comes with a sharpening stone and nylon sheath, too!

But unlike other knifes, the unit also includes a small storage area inside the handle for emergency supplies! This Emergency Supplies Handle includes: 2 matches, 1 match flint strip, 2 band aids, 2 sewing needles, 2 small fishing hooks, fishing line, 1 lead fishing shot and 1 small safety pin!

So, go enjoy the outdoors, and don’t forget to take your Survival Knife with it’s Survival Kit!

It's A No Brainer To Still Go To A Gym And Exercise!

This blog information has been collected from various articles. It is not to imply that  following the statements below, will prevent or cure Alzheimer’s.

Many women and men go to gyms for workouts. Probably because of all the commercials and ads you see from fitness centers.

Let’s open our minds here, for a few minutes... Unless you are planning to lift over a hundred pounds on a daily basis, all you really need is to just have some nice muscle tone. Just enough strength to pick up a baby, laundry basket, clean your home or wash your car! You get the idea…

But there is also another aspect to consider; having a sharp mind… That’s right, a sharp mind. Many people now a days also worry about their brains as well. Especially as you get older and the Alzheimer’s epidemic! Doing pushups or lifting weights, over and over again, is not going to give men or women a sharp mind. The brain needs to be stimulated.

The best way to exercise is to use your muscles AND stimulate your brain. Therefore, an activity such as walking or running outdoors or in a mall if the weather outside is bad, seems to be more helpful for your body and mind. Think about it… You have to watch your step, keep an eye out for cars, watch for sidewalk bumps, pass and wave to new people, breath fresh air from the trees outdoors… In order to not fall over, you have to be alert of your surroundings and that involves using your brain. You see new things, not just a pair of handles on your elliptical all the time. It's good for your mind! The more you engage your brain and see or notice different things while you are walking or running, the better. Plus, you can exercise in different places, like parks, beaches or any other place you might want to explore! Reading a book or magazine, wouldn’t hurt either…

Doing the exact same thing over and over is like being a hamster on a wheel. We are not saying that walking or running outdoors will prevent women or men from getting Alzheimer’s, but it will stimulate you mentally! Exercise and explore the neighborhood, a change of scenery is good. It’s better for your body and your brain...

New Suggestions For Alzheimer's Prevention In Our Society

Alzheimer's is a huge problem in today's society. Many people have a relative or a friend that suffers from this dreaded disease.

My father died from complications due to Alzheimer's, a few years back and so did his brothers. I am very conscientious of the fact that it can be hereditary. Many of us worry about this and it literally can be a ticking time bomb. Below is a personal suggestion that I want to pass on to our readers. In no way am I stating that it is a cure for this dreaded disease!

There are many medicines for it, but for now, they only postpone the inevitable. Scientists have admitted that there still is no magic pill for curing Alzheimer's. Best they can suggest is to read more, drink more coffee (this may increase blood pressure), do puzzles, interact with others, learn another language and exercise more, by adding more oxygen to your brain.

Photo by Sarah B Brooks

Exercise more is what I picked to fight this disease. Actually I have exercised for the last 30 years, on a regular basis. Started with a Health Rider, remember them? After that I got a treadmill and up to just a couple of months ago, I worked out on an elliptical. But, after reading some new information, I started to fast walk outdoors.

I donated my elliptical to charity and started to walk around my neighborhood. I chose the fresh outdoors oxygen method! The reason for my routine change, is that I came across some information on the internet. The info made sense, and I'm glad I read it. Basically it stated that while you use machines to exercise, it doesn't help your brain much… Sure, it helps your muscles and heart but it doesn't make you think! When you walk outdoors, your brain is very busy and alert. Think about it… You have to watch where you step, steady your balance, be aware of cars, you have to turn corners, cross streets… You see many things around you as you pass by; birds, puddles, trees, different buildings or homes. Your mind is nonstop and involved in every step you take! You might not realize it but, taking your body for a walk is a lot of work for your brain. Besides adding more oxygen into your brain, you also get to meet new people, interact with them and even acquire new friendships while you explore your surroundings.

This is what I'm planning to do for the rest of my life, to help in the prevention of the disease and stay fit. The natural way, for which we don't need any money or machines and we can enjoy the outdoors and the people around us. We shouldn't work out like hamsters and go around in circles on a machine… Plus, even if fast walking isn't the cure, at least we enjoyed the trip!

Please consider donating to the Alzheimer's Organization.

Self Defense Just Got Easier and Faster!

For those of you who purchased one of our Tornado pepper sprays, there's a new accessory you might want to consider. For those of you who haven't heard of this amazing self defense item, take a peek. You will be impressed!

The new accessory we are talking about is the Tornado Arm Band with Light! This is an accessory for the actual Tornado Pepper Spray unit which already has a 125db personal alarm, strobe light, speed release holster and can reach up to 15 feet away! Great for women who exercise regularly.

This Tornado Arm Band accessory is great for women who exercise outdoors because it frees our hands for a water bottle or something else. Whether you are a runner, jogger, fast walker, hiker or biker, this item is convenient to have. Some people will think it's a radio or something… Plus, the best part about it is, that you can shoot your pepper spray, set off the alarm and strobe light, all in about one second! The faster you react in self defense, the less likely you will get hurt.

Tornado Pepper Spray

The arm band also has a directional light that illuminates the surrounding area at night and lets others know that you are there. This is besides the strobe that the pepper spray unit has… This light is convenient to have if women exercise when it's dark and on the street or sidewalk. The unit requires 2 AAA batteries, that are not included.

So, if you already have the actual pepper spray product, consider accessorizing and free your hands!

Spring is Here… It's Time for Us Women to Go Outdoors and Enjoy the Fresh Air!

It's that time of the year when flowers bloom and trees get their green leaves. Although some of us have allergies, a little medication, takes care of all that!

When was the last time you went out to enjoy a walk in the park alone, in the Spring? What about going to an art festival? Have you been reading a book lately out in the fresh air by yourself? Why not just lay on a park bench and listen to music? If you enjoy all the above, but are adamant about hanging out alone in public parks or for that matter, exercising outdoors… There is a solution for us women.

A non lethal, Self Defense Weapon, will empower us women to go wherever we want to chill or hang out in the Spring. Women can get their confidence back and feel free to go anywhere they wish, just like guys do. Even if you just want to go around your block, to walk off your dinner! Empower yourself with a pepper spray, stun gun, personal alarm or even a Taser C2! A self defense weapon such as a pepper spray, can be as inexpensive as only $6! Why not enjoy more quality time when the weather is so nice outdoors?

Women by nature, don't like violence and a non lethal personal defense weapon is empowering yet won't kill anyone and won't land you in jail. Now, get outdoors and enjoy this beautiful Spring weather!