Quick guide for choosing the right modest sports top

Going clothes shopping can be difficult and confusing. Sometimes you head to a department store with an idea in mind, but once you get there you have no idea where to start. There are so many different styles, cuts, sizes, colors and brands that you may feel overwhelmed. Having an idea of what looks good on you will make choosing good clothes much easier. At Nashata, we have a variety of options for you to get the right sportswear according to your preferences.

Pick the Right Sports Top for You :

LONG & LOOSE

1. Riada Pesaque

Length : Thigh level
Suitable for : Indoor and Outdoor Activities
Colors : Grey | Blue
Fabric : Polyester Microfiber & Spandex
Weight : 205 grams

 

2. Riada Jinz

Length : Thigh level
Suitable for : Indoor and Outdoor Activities
Colors : Grey | Blue
Fabric : Polyester Microfiber & Spandex
Weight : 205 grams

 

 

 

 

 

Runners, These Are Some Important Stretches to Include In Your Routine

Salam Sisters,

I pray that your Ramadan and your Eid was full of blessings, family time and prayers.
InshAllah all of your prayers will be answered and your wishes will be granted.

Now that Eid is done, it is time to go back on track with our exercise routine.
Nashata has a great runners community. I wanted to share this quick video to help you with your stretching routine to keep you injury free and keep your legs running pain free inshAllah.

Let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to see a specific video.

Keep it Healthy,
Nura

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUsbESlS1mUp-2veiEc1iew

Legs/Hips stretch – Good for Acheiving Splits

Salam Sisters,

This is a quick 9 min stretch for the legs and hips.
Take advantage during Ramadan and do it when you can. It will help kick away any stagnant feelings in your muscles.
If you want better results, try to hold each pose for 30 sec to one minute. 

Let me know if you have any questions or if you want any specific workout videos.

Peace and Love
Nura

Use Code “Nura” for a 10% discount on any Nashata products <3 

FullBody Workout – 4 Sets – NO Equipment Needed

Salam Sisters,

Here is a new video in the NO Equipment Series.
Today it No Equipment FULLBODY Workout.
All you need is your energy and some space.

How to use this video?
I have 4 sets of full body workout out. Pick which ones you want to do and repeat each move 10-15 times. Then repeat them 3 times.

Workout Outfits Details: 

Sports Hijab:
– Hooda Ellipse in Black

Modest Sports Tops: 
– Ultra Top II in Pink
– Ultra Hoodie Gen in Gold and White
– Zipper Hoodie in Grey

Leggings: 
– Riada Training Pants II
– Riada Sweat Pants II

Use Code “NURA’ for 10% discount from Nashata.com 

Keep It Healthy,
Nura

Women and Weights Part 3: Strength Training for the Runner

Many people consider weight training and cardio as two separate entities; cardio is for burning calories while strength training is for gaining weight, right? Well, not necessarily. If you’ve been following this series of “Women and Weights” you’ve learned that strength training may in fact be an altogether superior method of fat burning (I’d like to point out that when I refer to weights I am using it as a general term to describe any type of resistance training, including free-weights, machines, resistance bands, or bodyweight). This is not to say that running, or any other type of steady-state cardio is ‘bad,’ but it certainly isn’t the only way of reaching your fitness goals. In fact, hitting the weights can actually improve running and other athletic performance significantly. Here’s how:

 

IMPROVED SPEED

Strength training has been shown to help improve speed in both short and long distance runners.  As you build and grow your muscles they become better able to exert more runner-546896_640force in quicker time periods. Strong legs help with that extra push, a strong core aids in balance and stability, and upper body strength helps maintain that speed. This was proven in a study done that tested the correlation between explosive strength training and 5-km running time in endurance athletes. In the experiment, 18 endurance athletes trained for 9 weeks. While both groups kept the same training volume, 10 of these subjects trained with simultaneous explosive strength training and endurance training, while the other 8 subjects participated in endurance training only. 5K time was improved in the well-trained endurance athletes who participated in simultaneous explosive strength training and endurance training due to improved neuromuscular characteristics.

 

IMPROVED CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE

Cardiovascular endurance is the ability of your heart, lungs and blood vessels to efficiently deliver oxygen to your body tissues for use as energy. Believe it or not, resistance training actually increases the body’s ability to use oxygen. In one study that tested the effects of concurrent endurance and strength training on running economy, endurance athletes who incorporated both running and strength training into their routine improved their performance whereas endurance athletes who did not incorporate strength training had no change in performance. These results are congruent with many other previous studies of the same nature.

 

DECREASE BODY FAT WHILE MAINTAINING MUSCLE

Lifting weights isphysiotherapy-595529_640 a great way to burn body fat. Now, cardio certainly does burn a significant amount of calories, however, those calories stop burning off as soon as that hour or so of cardio is finished. With strength training, lean muscle mass is built, which aides in the body not only burning calories during periods of exercise, but also while that person is at rest! Clearly, a body with more lean muscle and less fat is going to be lighter, aiding in speed and also in better body composition.

It is well known that many runners, especially elite runners who engage in intense bouts of physical activity, burn off a lot of muscle due to the extreme forms of cardio. Strength training can help to counter this problem, but won’t result in a significant amount of muscle gain because the continued endurance training will hinder muscle hypertrophy. So for those distance athletes who do not want gains to slow them down, no worries, strength training won’t add on significant size!

 

INJURY PREVENTION

Engaging in resistance training not only helps to strengthen and build the muscles, but it also helps to equalize them. Many times people are weaker on their left (or non-dominant) side which can cause a runners stride to be off key, or they have muscle imbalances somewhere in the body. Lifting weights helps to equalize strength and power within the legs and the rest of the body, which helps prevent future injuries. The benefits of strength training on injury prevention was shown in a study testing hamstring injury occurrence in elite soccer players after preseason strength training with eccentric overload. The study revealed that preseason strength training for the hamstrings would have positive impacts on the player’s performance and injury prevention.

 

Strength training is one of the most beneficial workouts to engage in, especially when combined with other forms of working out such as endurance running, sprinting, and other types of cardio. It helps to improve many aspects of performance including speed, cardiovascular fitness, proportion of lean muscle to body fat, and to decrease likelihood of injury. To all of my runners out there, take even just 3 days per week and add some resistance training to your fitness regiment and see how you can benefit!

 

 

 

 

 

References

Askling, Carl, Jon Karlsson, and Alf Thorstensson. “Hamstring injury occurrence in elite soccer players after preseason strength training with eccentric overload.” Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 13.4 (2003): 244-250.

 

Millet, G. P., Jaouen, B. E. R. N. A. R. D., Borrani, F. A. B. I. O., & Candau, R. O. B. I. N. (2002). Effects of concurrent endurance and strength training on running economy and VO~ 2 kinetics. Medicine and science in sports and exercise34(8), 1351-1359.

 

Paavolainen, L., Häkkinen, K., Hämäläinen, I., Nummela, A., & Rusko, H. (1999). Explosive-strength training improves 5-km running time by improving running economy and muscle power. Journal of applied physiology86(5), 1527-1533.

Apakah warna pilihan anda untuk pakaian sukan?

 

Warna apa nak pakai ni

1. Tidak pasti apakah warna yang sesuai untuk pakaian sukan?

Inilah jenis warna yang menjadi pilihan orang ramai :

1) COLOR BLOCK

2) WARNA PASTEL

3) WARNA NEON

4) WARNA GELAP

5) WARNA KRAYON

6) Entah laaaa….

2. Apakah warna pilihan anda?

Sebenarnya kesemuanya CANTIK untuk dipakai tetapi adakah anda tahu jika pakai pakaian yang CERAH, ianya boleh membuatkan anda kelihatan sangat berbeza. Lihat gambar-gambar di bawah :

Effect Warna1

Penggunaan warna yang cerah dan ceria dapat menambahkan keyakinan diri semasa bersukan. Warna yang terang dapat menyerlahkan keceriaan dan semangat anda ketika bersukan.

Warna yang terang amatlah penting untuk sukan jenis berpasukan. Jika anda dan rakan kumpulan anda bertanding dengan pakaian yang menonjolkan tenaga kumpulan anda, ianya secara tidak langsung memberi kesan psikologi kepada pihak lawan. Pihak lawan akan rasa gentar akan warna pasukan anda yang terang dan bersemangat.

Bagaimana pula warna neon yang sangat terang? Ianya sangat sesuai untuk sukan individu dan aktiviti dalam gelap. Warna yang sangat terang dapat membantu anda untuk dilihat pada waktu malam atau di dalam keadaan yang gelap.

3. Penampilan ketika bersukan

Cuba anda lihat perbezaan yang ketara oleh model marathon kami di bawah ini, Intan Suraya setelah mencuba dan menggunakan pakaian NASHATA berbanding cara fesyen pakaian sukannya sebelum ini.  TAK! Ini bukanlah sebab solekan, kerana Intan sememangnya semulajadi cantik tanpa solekan. Tetapi, pilihan warna dan fesyen sukan yang sesuai dapat memberi penampilan yang berbeza untuk menampakkan imej anda.

Intan kelihatan lebih muda, ceria, bertenaga dan lebih berkeyakinan kini berbanding dahulu.

Intan transformation3

Warna kegemaran pelanggan NASHATA ialah warna-warni dan cerah kerana para atlet Muslimah amatnya ceria. Antara warna-warna yang menjadi pilihan ialah color block iaitu :

BIRU TURQUOISE, HIJAU, UNGU, OREN, FUSCHIA, KELABU, PINK, MERAH dan HITAM

Warna yang tidak terang seperti Kelabu dan Hitam juga cantik dan digemari ramai. Ianya dapat menampilkan sifat kesederhanaan pemakai dan ianya juga dapat dipadankan dengan warna-warna yang lain.

4. Apakah Warna trend kini untuk pakaian sukan?

Trend terkini termasuklah warna ‘heather’, atau berbelang-belang. Ianya sangatlah menarik dan menyeronokkan

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Pilihlah warna pakaian sukan yang dapat memberi keyakinan yang tinggi dan penampilan yang baik ketika bersukan. Ianya dapat membantu meningkatkan prestasi anda dan pasukan anda.

 

4 Perkara Yang Boleh DILAKUKAN Untuk Menguatkan Tahap Fizikal dan Mental

Eh? Apa bezanya kekuatan fizikal dan kekuatan mental?

Terdapat banyak aspek tertentu yang boleh dikaji mengenai kekuatan mental dan fizikal yang merupakan faktor penentu sama ada anda akan mempunyai kehidupan yang baik, sihat dan bahagia. Kekuatan mental sangat berkait rapat dengan kekuatan emosi.

intan_2Intan copy

 

Tanpa emosi, kita tiada sebab untuk bertindak atau melakukan apa-apa perkara. Emosi juga memainkan peranan penting sebagai pemangkin semangat untuk bersukan. Apa yang buruknya, dengan emosi juga jika kita boleh terjurus kepada perkara negatif. Terdapat banyak situasi yang dapat dilakukan untuk mengawal dan menguatkan tahap fizikal dan mental antaranya :

 

1) Sentiasa melakukan apa yang disukai

Lakukanlah sukan yang anda suka. Elakkan melakukan aktiviti atau sukan dalam keadaan terpaksa atau kerana orang lain. Cubalah melakukan aktiviti yang anda suka kerana jika anda tidak ikhlas, ia tidak dapat member kesan positif kepada diri anda. Jadi lakukanlah sukan atau aktiviti yang anda gemari supaya anda gembira dan konsisten untuk melakukan senaman tersebut.

Mereka  yang mempunyai fizikal dan mental yang stabil kebiasaannya lebih fokus dengan apa yang paling suka dilakukan. Aktiviti sukan yang susah akan menjadi senang jika kita suka lakukannya. Kekuatan mental mempunyai pengaruh yang kuat ke atas kekuatan fizikal. Jika minda kita kata sesuatu itu menyeronokkan, ia akan mendorong prestasi fizikal.

2) Sentiasa mempercayai diri sendiri

Pahamilah diri anda sepanjang masa dan sayangi diri anda melebihi dari orang lain. Anda perlulah percaya pada kemampuan dan kebolehan pada diri sendiri. Anda juga perlu dapat memberi dorongan kepada diri sendiri tanpa bantuan orang lain. Salah satu langkah untuk memguatkan kepercayaan diri, anda boleh tetapkan matlamat anda sendiri dan disiplinkan diri untuk mencapai matlamat tersebut. Jika anda tiada pelan untuk menetapkan matlamat dan pelan sukan anda, anda boleh gunakan calendar gaya hidup aktif ini.

3)  Mengambil Masa untuk Menghayati Sesuatu

Orang yang mempunyai fizikal dan mental yang kuat tidak ghairah untuk mencari keseronokan atau mengikuti trend semata. Mereka menghargai setiap saat yang berlalu dengan menikmati kehidupan yang sihat, tenang dan aman damai. Mereka lebih suka berjalan-jalan sambil menikmati udara segar dari duduk bersahaja tanpa sebarang aktiviti riadah.

 

4) Sentiasa Berkata YA, SAYA BOLEH!

Jika anda ingin sihat dan kekal kelihatan muda, anda tidak perlu memberikan sebarang alasan dan mengatakan TIDAK untuk bersukan. Perkataan TIDAK melambangkan perkataan negatif yang akan membawa banyak perkara tertangguh dan mendatangkan kesan buruk pada diri anda. Oleh itu, selalukan katakan ‘YA, Saya Boleh!’ kepada diri sendiri, kerana ianya pasti akan memberi kesan positif kepada fizikal dan mental anda.

Menguatkan tahap mental dan fizikal adalah penting untuk wanita yang perlu mengharungi kehidupan harian yang mencabar.

EXCITING running events in this JANUARY!

School holiday and New Year holiday was past, and its time to boost back your energy to the limit and keep healthy in 2014. Below are some Exciting running events list to be join!

 

05: MPIB Run | Padang Merbuk, Kuala Lumpur | 5km, 8km, 12km |

12: Penang Run Series 4 | Teluk Bahang, Pulau Pinang | HM |

12: SkyHawk Nature Run | Jalan Tasik, Ayer Keroh, Melaka | HM |

19: Fun-D Bazaar Charity Run | SS2 Mall, Petaling Jaya, Selangor | 5km, 10km |

26: The Burden Run | Sport Science Stadium, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur | 10.2km |

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Apa kata Nana tentang PINK ARMSLEEVE kami!

nana

Farhana Nabilah Binti Zakaria atau lebih di kenali sebagai Nana. Beliau kini berada pada tahun akhir pengajian Ijazah Sarjana Muda Komunikasi & Pengajian Media (kepujian) (kewartawanan) di UiTM Shah Alam dan juga part-time model. Beliau juga aktif dalam bidang sukan dan memegang jawatan committee tertinggi dalam Tae-kwan-do dan juga Bola Tampar.

Nana memakai sarung tangan mampatan Nashata

armsleeve

 

 

Nana telah mencuba salah satu produk dari kami iaitu Sarung Tangan Mampatan yang berwarna pink dan sangat teruja memakainya,

“Nana rasa lebih selesa dan bersemangat untuk buat aktiviti-aktiviti yang melibatkan fizikal contohnya berjogging, bermain bola jaring dan berkayak. Sangat sesuai Armsleeves comel ni di pakai oleh gadis-gadis Muslimah yang sentiasa aktif”

 

 

 

Anda teringin untuk memakainya juga, dapatkannya di NASHATA.COM atau WhatsApp sahaja untuk menempah 012-311 2489. Kami masih lagi membuat promosi untuk jualan akhir tahun dengan harga HANYA RM 44.50/sepasang. Penghantaran adalah percuma. Promosi akan berakhir 5 Januari 2014. BELILAH SEKARANG!