Azka's Writeups

Progress doesn't always come in the form of visible muscle, especially for women.  The first and most important sign of progress is muscular endurance; the ability of your muscles to work continuously without getting tired.  A year ago playing badminton for as little as 20 minutes meant my forearm would ache for at least 2 days. Over the last few months, I added weights to my workout, this wasn't very often nor were the weights too heavy. But as everyone will, I too was looking for progress in the form of visible muscle.  Returning to badminton about a week ago, I realized that I could play for an hour without my forearm giving me a tough time later. And as a person invested in workouts of all sorts, it didn't take me long to label this as progress. Endurance.  So guys... and girls, if you're able to do even a few more reps of that exercise than before, you've made progress! Keep it up.

Life was normal, and then suddenly one day it was announced that markets, schools, cinemas and all other ‘normal’ activities would be shut down for an undetermined amount of time. We could certainly not survive that way right? Yet here we are. Things are going back to normal, but the thing is, is normal really good? Let’s look into what this quarantine taught us.  It identified for us our needs and wants Reflect, what places were closed and which were open? Cinemas? Shopping Malls? Jewelry stores? Supermarkets? No. The only places open were medical stores and general stores which offered food and water – at least for a month of strict lockdown. You could find clothes and slippers as well but they were not branded. Does it not make it clear what we pursued as our need and which of our common activities are wants? The importance of family and healthy relationships You know who found this quarantine most depressing? People living alone, or people living with their family but not havin...

The bat struck the road with a loud thud, missing me by only a couple of micrometers. I had only two more hours of my precious life remaining, if only I could come into contact with any of these boys. The bat struck the ground once again. This time it managed to fling me up onto the player's shoulder. Close, I was very close to surviving, if only I could reach his nose... I sat on his shoulder...waiting. I could see the long stretch of road in front of him, all empty except for some joyful faces bouncing around each other. They were happy, which was weird, considering how close they were to infection. I felt sad for them, we did not want to do this, make someone fatally ill in order to survive. Alas! it was our only chance, it was the only way we could sustain our population. A shout of salutation made me snap out of my thoughts and I watched as a boy ran to hug the one about to bowl. Infected. 100%. He seemed perfectly healthy, but there were friends of mine all over him. Anot...

Hi guys! so we've been hearing that sleep is necessary for quite a matter of time now. The question that arises is how does sleep help, what is the scientific theory for this? Being young we need explanations, or else we get bored of the adults scolding us on seemingly petty issues, so I searched for an answer to this question and this is what I found out. When we are awake and our conscious is working, small metabolic toxins develop in the spaces between are brain cells. This does not allow our brain to function properly. This also makes it harder for us to learn or study something. But there is a way to get rid of these toxins which do not let you think. The way is sleep. When you sleep the size of your neural cells automatically decreases, hence increasing the space in between them. This allows a fluid to pass through your brain from the very back of your head. This fluid cleanses your mind so that you wake up refreshed and also so that you are able to think clearly. Withou...