Hitting the gym is not enough. These 5 things are also necessary to keep fit

While it's a good idea to stop being lazy and start working out, there are certain rules you need to follow to ensure you only reap the benefits of your hopefully regular fitness regime. Being careless about seemingly small and simple things can deteriorate your health instead of helping you achieve your fitness goal. Experts in the city compile a list of things you should do and some you shouldn't while opting to work out.
ALCOHOL HARMS
Alcohol, not being a nutrient, is stored as fat in the muscle, instead as energy. Even a sip of beer or wine can stay in the body for about two hours. Dr Pooja Chaudhary, wellness consultant, Healthians, says, "The liver, which is the powerhouse, breaks down the alcohol into acetic acid, which causes a shortage of oxygen, which then interferes with the production of ATP - the direct energy source for muscles. This also causes the liver to not produce enough glucose, which wears down your body much quicker."
Alcohol, being a diuretic, also dehydrates you as it makes your kidneys produce more

Infrastructure Alert Why Accra-Tema motorway must be expanded Critical observation shows it is rapidly deteriorating as sealant, steel reinforcement damage and cracks are plainly visible.

The Accra-Tema motorway is fast deteriorating, becoming a death trap, with high traffic growth and encroachment of right-of-way.

Unless serious efforts are made by the government to save this vital national asset, traffic build-up and inconveniences to commuters will soon dwarf what exists on other heavily trafficked streets in Accra.

Poor land-use development, excessive axle loading, and substandard maintenance practices are pushing the motorway into an irreversible destructive spiral, posing major threats to productivity and national security.

Ghana built its first and only motorway linking Tema and Accra in 1964 as part of the country's program of transforming Tema into an industrial hub of the newly-independent nation.

Like all motorways, the Accra -Tema motorway was designed prohibiting pedestrian movement, parking areas or U-turns.

At 54 years old, the 19km Motorway is the oldest paved road in the country. Being a concrete pavement, it is more expensive to construct than asphalt or other bituminous surface roads, but it is more economical to operate over the long term.

Critical observation shows it is rapidly deteriorating as

Asamoah Gyan faces uncertain Black Stars future after latest Ghana snub

In Kwesi Appiah‘s first spell as Black Stars coach, he was nicknamed the Silent Assassin by the players for his ruthlessness. In this second spell as Ghana boss he seems to have lost none of those instincts
Appiah’s latest squad for a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya suggested he has not lost the ball for big calls.
It’s also a squad that could signal the beginning of the end for national legend Asamoah Gyan and throws the future of a famous pair, the Ayew brothers, in further doubt, at least with Appiah in charge.
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Kwadwo Asamoah’s return after a four-year absence will please many Ghanaian football fans but it is Appiah’s decision to drop long-standing captain Gyan that has larger significance.
Appiah in his usual understated manner has suggested this is no big deal, that this is routine, and he’s attempted to shut down any discussion about the implication of his latest decision for the country’s record goalscorer.
“We don’t have a new captain,” Appiah told journalists ahead of the squad announcement. “Gyan remains the captain of the Black Stars.
“Until we announce that

How trade resulted in rivalry between Ashantis and Akyems – Historian explains

Head of History Department at the University of Cape Coast, Professor Kwame Osei Kwarteng, has named trade as a factor for the long-standing rivalry between the Ashanti Kingdom and Ofori Panin Fie.

According to Professor Kwame Osei Kwarteng, the historic visit by Otumfuo Osei Tutu of the Ashanti Kingdom to the Ofori Panin Fie is a step in the right direction because

I am not a feminist; I will court men to be successful – Gender Minister-designate

Gender, Children and Social Protection minister-designate, Cynthia Morrison, has indicated she is not a feminist, hence will ensure that issues of men are not relegated to the background during her tenure.
She assured that the Ministry, which has been viewed as championing mainly issues of women and children, will focus on issues of men in order to succeed.
“When you want to get things right for women, we have to bring the

Deputy Sports Minister sets the record straight on ‘Twi journalists’ comment

The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide has moved quickly to clarify reports that seem to suggest he has denigrated Twi-speaking sports journalists in the country.

The Minister in an interview with GhanaWeb made an argument to the effect that some of the over 40 Ghanaians who were deported from Australia during the Commonwealth Games were actually journalists who failed to meet the requirements for gaining entry into the country.

The Minister in advancing his argument amidst praise and commendations for Twi-speaking sports journalists in the country guessed that

Janet Amponsah grabs Ghana’s first individual track medal since 2010

When Janet Amponsah clinched a silver medal with a 11.54s clocking in the women’s 100m final at the CAA Senior Championships at Asaba 2018 on Thursday, she achieved two important feats:

first this was her first individual senior medal and
secondly this was Ghana’s first individual track medal since the 2010 CAA Senior Championships where Aziz Zakari won silver in the men’s 100m final.

Significantly, Janet’s individual achievement came at the fifth time of asking having made her debut appearance at the African show piece athletics championships at the 2008 CAA Addis Ababa championships.

Her feat was made all the more remarkable following