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The basic motion of an elliptical trainer is a smooth, flowing…well…elliptical motion. The low impact nature of these machines greatly reduces stress on the joints of the lower body (ankles, knees, and hips).

Since it is a weight-bearing exercise, elliptical training promotes cell growth in the bones of the lower body and spine thus helping ward off the debilitating effects of osteoporosis. This is a distinct advantage that elliptical trainers have over other exercise devices that are not weight-bearing such as rowing machines and stationary bikes.

The other great advantage that elliptical trainers have over other exercise machines is that most models work the muscles of both the upper and lower body. This results in a cardiovascular efficiency that produces an equivalent training effect as other forms of exercise, but over a shorter period of time.

Joggers for example, will sometimes swing small dumbbells while jogging in order to achieve this training efficiency. This was popular during the height of the jogging craze during the 1980s, but is now rarely observed in the wild. Perhaps joggers decided it wasn’t worth the hassle. Maybe they also finally realized how goofy they looked in the process. Remember, no one ever looks goofy while gracefully striding away on an elliptical trainer!

Cross Training with Elliptical Trainers

Cross training has come to mean several different things over the years. The original definition of cross training was the use of exercise movements that benefited an athlete’s performance in a given sport. Lately, the definition has expanded to mean doing a variety of cardio exercises, which also may include working out with weights.

If you’re looking to maintain your conditioning for a sport, then elliptical trainers can get your heart rate up quickly and keep you in good cardiovascular condition. For non-athletes that just want to stay fit and lose a few pounds, then alternating training days between lifting weights and 20 minute sessions on an elliptical trainer will get you to your goal.

Whatever definition of cross training you go with, you can be sure that cross training with an elliptical trainer will fit your definition!

Rich Rojas
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How to start your aerobic training program:

Consider first setting your goals for sometime in the future; make sure they are realistic. Start easy, be kind to yourself. Many of us start out joining a gym and telling ourselves that now we will train every day! Six out of ten people going to gyms drop out in the first month. That’s a staggering 60% of the people. The numbers are just as high for those that buy exercise equipment and don’t use it. So you need several ingredients, not necessarily in order of importance, but because you want to be successful in your training.

1. Desire or motivation that is from who you are, not to get something.

2. Energy: This means you need to start thinking about eating better. No matter
where you are with nutrition you can always improve (see nutrition for details). You
need nutrients as well. Vitamins, power foods, high technology nutrition is available;
you just need to make the effort. Without good fuel it’s hard to get the energy to
train.

3. Set your goals within yourself and make them realistic. Remember, there is no
cause and effect so you can’t cause health; you can only live it.

4. Make the time, create a loose schedule with alternatives, if need be.

5. Stick to it. Remember, consistency is more important than intensity.

6. Understand the basics of bio-mechanics, even for walking (posture, the
muscles, the stretching, the meditation and imagery) to get the most from your
efforts.

7. If you are in a family or a relationship, you need support and encouragement,
not grief for leaving them alone so often. Get them to start with you (that’s really
tough sometimes). It’s always easier if your partner is doing a similar program with
you.

8. If you smoke, start making an effort to cut down, if that’s really what you want
to do. If not, it will not make a huge difference so much as your attitude towards it
will. Use coltsfoot, an herb you can buy in health food stores and smoke it. It will
cleanse your lungs, and help you to get off tobacco. You will find the desire will
slowly fade away as you get healthier. We don’t need to harp about it. JUST DO IT!
QUIT.

9. If you eat more than a plate at a sitting, just start eating less, and limit snacks
to fruit.

10. Maybe it’s some of the food you eat. Cut down on fats, sugar, liquor, canned
food, and packaged food full of hidden fats and sugars. I’m sure you already know
the stuff that doesn’t really help your body.

11. Eat more of the good stuff: fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, whole foods, grains,
etc.

12. Drink more water, read more books, and have more fun in your life. Why not?

Of course there is more, but this would be a great start. Remember that when you
work holistically you have a better chance at success. You will be working on several
levels of health at the same time.

A few days you make it, then you miss one, and eventually another. I know, and I’m
a professional trainer, it happens to me. Life is always changing, that’s the beauty of
it. That does not mean we give up; just go with the flow. Set some realistic goals,
and know that you will miss some days. Make it up again, and don’t beat yourself
up about it.

The majority of people drop out of their health programs primarily because it is very
hard to get motivated. There are a few myths about motivation for working out —
that knowledge will do it, or maybe we feel guilty because we are overweight — but
the key is if you don’t have the energy none of that will matter. It’s really about
metabolism. Once you get older if you don’t exercise, your own body will start to
think you don’t need the hormones and energy. Basically, it starts to shut down.
When you do exercise, it’s hard and your body feels like it’s really stressed. It’s not
very pleasant, in fact, it hurts many times when you start to train.

To really increase the energy level and have your body and brain work with you, you
need to take the nutrients to get your body working again. The food you eat needs
to be better quality with more servings of natural fruits and vegetables. If you are
eating junky food there is no way your body will be able to have more energy.

You need to consider antioxidants, vitamins, and some form of growth hormone like
DHEA or Deer antler extract which is natural (IGF1 which is a pre-curser to HGH).
Take care with Human Growth Hormon always consult your doctor. I personally
don’t recomend HGH, because if you take it your body stops producing it, there are
alternatives. You can’t take very much of this as it turns to testosterone and so you
need to consult a doctor for medical advice. (see my web page for more information
about this along with other nutrients). Most doctors don’t recommend very high
doses of either of these nutrients, so get professional advice. A small amount can
do wonders for the human body. These nutrients increase metabolism, build
muscle, and help the body to become anabolic (for building and repair of tissue).
This is important: to not be catabolic (destructive down cycle) any longer. If you can
use these health products, they are the best.

The research necessary to take the vitamin and nutrient business to its highest level
is being done with these products. Your success in a fitness program is dependent
on your nutrition program.

The minimum goal for an aerobic activity is five times a week for over thirty minutes
each session, and even up to sixty minutes if you are only going to walk. Five times
a week, not three times as we have heard. That doesn’t mean it has to be all running
or all walking. You can play tennis, golf, and walk briskly, or take a nice walk with
the family. Families that train together, stay together. Play ball with the kids, for this
to be effective and considered an aerobic activity, you need to do it over a half hour
and get your heart rate up about 60 to 70% of your max. By then you start to burn
some fat. As you increase this ability to burn some fat your brain says “Hey! This
person is active. Let’s improve the metabolism.”

As you exercise you also decrease your appetite so you eat less. This is when your
body will start to create more hormones, endorphins, and pain-reducing substances
called antefolins, which will help you to feel better. Remember, you have to get over
the hump before you feel good from exercise. Then weight is not a big problem and
you will slowly and naturally level off to your natural weight. This all helps to reduce
your stress as well as helping you to feel more successful and some enhanced self-
esteem. Balancing your body this way also helps reduce the risk of heart disease as
well as diabetes. It helps you create more of HDL, which is the good cholesterol, and
reduces the LDL & VLDL, the bad cholesterol.

A moderate exercise program always helps you sleep better. It enhances the
digestion and the lymphatic systems (the cleanser of the body tissues). All this helps
your body to work at the ultimate level. Remember, this is going to take time. Diets
or any fast way will not last. We know now that when you diet or change anything
too drastically your body goes into shock. Then the next time you eat, it holds on to
it. You gain all the weight back, your body just needs to know you are not a couch
patato.

So it’s best to not focus on the weight. When your body is operating at its optimal
level, you will be at your correct weight eventually. It all depends on your body type,
anyway. You could still be heavy and be incredibly fit and healthy. Isn’t that the
purpose of all this?

A sample schedule for the beginner fitness enthusiast:
Note you can replace walk for run- if you have been a runner, if not don’t start
running unless you are prepared to find all your sore, and injured places coming to
the surface.

Day One.

Take an easy twenty-minute walk at a nice brisk pace. (Walk ten minutes from your
starting point and turn around.) Find a nice place to walk, away from lots of cars. If
your neighborhood is good place well, great. If not, take the extra time to drive to a
park, beach, pasture or the country. No sense huffing and puffing more carbon
monoxide. (Living in Los Angeles is like smoking ten cigarettes every hour.
Cherniscki). You need to be able to keep up a conversation. If you are in oxygen
debt you won’t burn calories as well so take it easy at first. Upon returning, spend
about ten or fifteen minutes stretching.

Consistency is more important than intensity. If you don’t do it regularly the brain
thinks “well, this body doesn’t need much energy so we can store all these extra
calories in the thighs or butt.” But if you start with some regular activity, just
everyday stuff can contribute the message to the brain saying “hey we need more
energy.” The brain begins to think this body is active and needs to increase the
metabolism. Every two hours do something for at least ten minutes is another
technique. Then your brain will take you to a higher metabolic level. As you increase
your exercise program you will have more byproducts called free radicals. This is
more reason for us to work with nutrition as well, because you need to increase the
antioxidants to keep the body healthy from the free radicals.

Day Two

Just stretch for ten to fifteen minutes. If you are near water, maybe swim for ten to
fifteen minutes. Or do a more easy walk if you are sore.

Day Three

Walk briskly for twenty-five minutes. Stretch for fifteen, or if you have it down, it
could only take ten minutes to get a good stretch.

Day Four

Swim and stretch for at least twenty minutes and ten, respectively.

Day Five

You might miss one. . .Or walk maybe longer and easy or hard depending on how
you feel.

Day Six

Walk a good deal faster for thirty minutes. If you feel tight walking, stop after you
break into a light sweat and stretch for a few minutes. Regarding the legs and
gluteus muscles. Then continue, finishing up with a good ten minute stretch.

Day Seven

If you didn’t miss one day, take an easy walk, swim or stretch, maybe do something
with family or friends. If you got sore at all during the week, then rest and just
stretch or swim. Note: I like to add crunchies to all my workouts, strengthen the
abdominals is a good way to trim the belly.

Continue this program until you can walk thirty minutes without losing your breath
at all. This can take two weeks for most people and up to four weeks for others. If it
takes you longer, stay with twenty-five minutes for two months, and then move into
the next level. If within two weeks your body serves you well, you can proceed with
the next level.

We will have an easy day and then a hard day for the rest of the training. If you miss
an easy day, don’t worry about it.

Continue on the following day with a brisk walk for thirty minutes. Now we will start
to burn some fat. From now on, you workouts should last about forty-five minutes.
So give yourself an hour to work it into your daily routine, if you don’t feel like
training don’t know that you can do something easy.

As you get stronger, your easy days become more like your hard days when you first
started. Walking can increase to five times per week within the first few months,
depending on your body. You have to listen to it and pay attention. If you can get
the advice from a certified personal trainer, please do. It never hurts to have more
information. At this level it’s not as critical as it will be when we start the
strengthening program using weights, running or strengthening exercises.

Six to Eight Weeks

Most bodies will start to enjoy working out from here on out. After six or eight
weeks, start your strength-training program. Once again, listen to your body. If you
don’t feel quite ready at six weeks, take eight. What’s the rush? You have your whole
life ahead of you. At this point is when I recommend the use of a certified personal
trainer.

You can go in either of two directions with this addition to your program, with
various levels of intensity depending on your body and your abilities.

If you are able and willing to run for your particular goals, you may now start to run.
Start with easy jogging for twenty minutes every other day, and weight training
every other day. Running at this time should be at least three days a week, the same
for weight training. There is some evidence, however, that we could get by with two
days of weight training (solid whole body sessions) and still do okay. Include one
day of rest. The day you rest could be a very easy workout, either stretching,
swimming or family fun.

For weight training we need to start just as easy. Many of us think that weight
training will build large muscles. We see all these big bodybuilders, and although
some of us admire the dedication it takes to build that kind of body, it is not
necessarily true that weight training builds large muscles. It all depends on how you
train, how much you train, and your age as well as the system of training. We know
that by stressing any muscle naturally (exercises) or unnaturally (weights) we work
with the law of irritation and adaptability to produce the result we want.

Basically, this means the body will adapt to irritation. Adapting can mean for size of
muscle as well as for the functioning of the muscle. Adapting also can mean the
heart and lungs adapting to more stress and improving the functioning of this
system (aerobic conditioning). The irritation could be considered the stress exerted
on the body (heart and lungs) by running or walking more and increasing time and
duration. Then we consider strength in the muscles by more and more progressive
exertion (making the body work progressively harder). This can be achieved by
doing more and more pushups or other exercises. Using weight training for
increasing strength, as well as burning more calories, we would have to build by
lifting more times and more weight.

There is another way to use weight training to develop strength as well as
endurance. This system works on the premise that using progressively more weight
builds size and strength. Starting with more weight and then progressively reducing
the weight with longer repetitions, we build endurance in the muscle instead of
bulk. This is a good way to shape the body without building mass.

It’s widely known now that for older women weight or resistance training is
beneficial to stave off osteoporosis.

Please note: This section is not to take the place of medical advice. I recommend
that you speak to your doctor before undertaking any kind of exercise program,
especially weight training. See a professional; it will be a good investment in your
body.

see web pages http://www.molinamassage.com or http://www.betterbacksystems.com

Othon Molina Ph.d. c LMT has been involved in the health field as a manual therapist
and personal trainer for over thirty five years. He has studied with some of the top
doctors and healers of our times. His specialty is treating sports injuries, back
problems, and teaching others how to improve their health or athletic competition
using nutrition and fitness technologies.

One of his specialties is Kinesiology. He has been a runner all
his life, and competed in many triathlons, 5k’s, 10k’s and marathons. Competing at
an elite level gave him the experience to help train others. Recently he coached and
worked with the female champion of the German team of triathletes.

Some of his clients include: Bob Hope, Jane Seymor, Essam Kashoggy, Jim Nabors,
Tony Robbins, Mark Victor Hansen, Carol Burnett, San Francisco Ballet, Allvin Alley
Dance troupe, some of the top Olympic and international elite athletes, team doc
and new trainer for the German professional triathletes. He also trains massage
teams worldwide, as well as health professionals in Hawaii.

Regardless the fact that PropertyIndex.com is only a new kid on the block establishment, doing business since March 2007, they have quick become experts. In point of fact a extremely simple establishment specialized in offering experienced guidance to every customer who is determined to rent, buy, sell or let real estate across the globe. They guarantee help you out unearth precisely what’s called for very swiftly not to mention without hassle.

Real estate can be bought in most popular areas of the world today, one of the hippest areas being property on the market in France. It should really be a no brainer to list some of the great realty you can purchase in France, the argument for investigating estate here is a combination of the houses and apartments on the market and the option of living amongst such a bouncing people. It’s one of the most fashionable regions today, and considering the scenic splendor and sunshine surrounding you here, how could you say no! Real estate in France is steeped in history, art and culture, this area of the world is and has always been home to numerous nations.

If you are looking to buy property abroad try Property Index, specialists in overseas property.

Around 25 or 30 years ago there was just a small number of British people looking for realty in France. Ask any one person who has chosen to relocate to France and they’ll certainly back this up. Some people would tend to see it as a fad and others tend to see it as a close to a fixation… Shoppers looking to move here range from young working couples keen on a new challenge to elderly patrons who want to have fun. There could be bugbears when purchasing realty abroad; there are hundreds of differentiated, incredibly complex, steps whether plotting, paying a visit or buying. If you only miss a single minute step this can well provoke overwhelming bugbears plus, of course, preeminently, a financial hammering.

As everybody will presume with this trendy region, realty could be high-priced in this region and this, of course, is just on account of the increasing market demand. In spite of this the patron is spoilt for choice in a place so rich in cheery scenery. Doubtlessly it can boast all a customer may crave, and plenty more.

Have you ever wondered exactly how contact lenses help you see better? How did they begin and what changes have been made?

HOW DO CONTACTS CORRECT VISION?

Your vision depends on light beams hitting the retina (the back of your eyeball) at the same point. When the light does not meet at the same point, vision becomes blurred.

To correct this vision problem a lens needs to be placed in front of the eye to compensate. The lens then becomes a ‘perfect’ eye and light beams converge together at the retina.

While eye glasses have long provided the needed correction for vision problems, contact lenses were a marvel of science allowing individuals the freedom to forgo the hassle of slipping, fogging and distracting eye glasses. The inside surface of the contact lens is fitted to the shape of your eye so it stays in place. The outer surface is shaped to the corrected curve (as in eye glasses).

HOW HAVE CONTACTS CHANGED?

Originally these contacts were made of hard plastic that required saline solution drops on a regular basis to keep moist. They were also prone to ‘popping’ out and causing discomfort when blinking.

Thankfully contact lenses have come a long way from the original ones available years ago. Newer contacts are made from a soft plastic that allows the eye to ‘breathe’. They are much more comfortable to wear and because of the high water content of the material they require less maintenance during use. Soft contacts cling to the layer of tears covering the cornea and move slightly with each blink. This ensures that the eye stays moist and foreign materials can be safely washed out.

Contact lenses used to only correct common vision problems like short-sightedness (myopia - when a person can focus on objects close to them but not far away) and far-sightedness (hyperopia - where the individual can see well at a distance but has trouble focusing clearly on print and other close objects). Now even individuals with astigmatism (where the shape of the cornea is elongated) or presbyopia (an age related condition that used to require bi-focals) can find contact lenses to suit their unique needs.

NEW CONVENIENCE CONTACTS AND COLOR CONTACTS

There is an endless supply of new products on the market so every contact lens wearer can find the perfect solution.

Contacts are now available in a disposable variety that means no cleaning is required. There are also contacts that can be worn for a week or even a month without being removed and cleaned - great for those who hate the daily hassle.

Many contact lens wearers are experimenting with changing the color of their eyes. While older versions produced harsh colors, new versions of color contacts (which can even be worn by individuals who have no vision problems) can be found in subtle shades and can even change dark eyes to light.

More advances are sure to be made to contacts; there is even talk of contacts created to prevent conditions like myopia from developing in children. Whatever happens, those with vision problems can count on new solutions being added to the currently available options all the time.

Does your company have a plan to insure that you will have the supplies you need to maintain business operations in the case of a Bird Flu Pandemic? What if your vendors and suppliers are unable to perform of fail to deliver the needed supplies? The best time to find out is before such an event. When did Noah build the Arch? Before the Great Flood remember?

There fore you need to send out a letter asking your suppliers and vendors who they are going to continue to deliver you supplies during mandatory Bird Flu Pandemic disruptions. Here is a sample letter you may wish to use:

Subject: Bird Flu Pandemic Supplier Readiness

Over the next few months, our company name will be evaluating the readiness of our suppliers to handle our companies needs during a potential Bird Flu Pandemic. It is critically important to us to assure that you are ready so we can avoid any resulting disruptions to our business and our customers.

You are an important supplier to our company and we are asking for your cooperation in this matter. Our goal is to identify and resolve any problem areas arising from a Bird Flu Pandemic issue that will impact our business with you. Your willingness to share this information and to discuss mutual action plans that may result is vital to our ongoing business relationship.

We will be scheduling a meeting with you to discuss your company’s plans and status for handling a potential Bird Flu Pandemic issue. In advance of that meeting, we would like you to answer attached Bird Flu Pandemic Supplier Readiness Questionnaire, designed to provide us with a view of your Bird Flu Pandemic readiness. This initial survey should not require extensive time to complete. Please return the completed questionnaire to (your name here) by (date).

I look forward to hearing from you.

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This should help you evaluate if your suppliers can continue to serve your business needs or if they will cause you to shut down your business in the potential eventuality of a Bird Flu Pandemic. I hope you humans will consider all this in 2006.

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On-line bingo is now becoming increasingly fashionable in the English speaking world. Since the ban on smoking in most public places, many if not most brick and mortar bingo meeting places put up the shutters; this has initiated many if not most companies providing net bingo as by way of an alternative. ‘Net Bingo World

Superstars’ approval from the likes of Sharon and Jordan Osbourne and many others have also contributed by developing the image of ‘net bingo; comprising roughly three million plus adults going for an occasional game at the computer.

Currently we’re able to select from numerous net bingo Web sites, one and all proposing to their enthusiasts truly ripping cash prizes and other high-class rewards for instance the latest cars, concert tickets and luxury holidays.

What’s sensational about net bingo is that all people can have a go at it around the clock if there’s a ‘Net account. With games starting steadily you are able to fit bingo to synch it with habitual everyday life. To begin with people supposed that the group quality of playing bingo would be impaired on account of the decline of the brick and mortar bingo meeting places — though in fact bingo patrons in Great Britain have really refuted the critics. An expanding number have started to register at the chatrooms offered by a raft of net bingo companies.

At such a place everyone can meet numerous new friends, get access to very special games and get fully immersed in a bingo group. Surveys have also upheld that one is more likely to achieve mega bucks by playing bingo compared to alternate forms of laying bets for instance raffles and sports bets. And should you become a little uninterested in bingo, numerous net bingo Web sites will offer numerous other games. These may be anything from number games and slots all the way through caption competitions and fun exercises.

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Gaming laptops were once only for the rich and not for the masses. The systems were sold in insignificant quantities but each unit had a significant profit margin. Everyone desired this type of portable, but it was too overpriced. Perhaps they were not the most practical but I still believe they were the best laptops. Having mentioned that the vast number of us most likely didn’t buy laptops of this type because of the price. Lately all that has appeared to have transformed as the big brands have found the opportunities in laptops for gaming.

In contrast to the smaller system builders these companies know they can make even more margin. As the profit margins on mid range laptop computers have gotten so small, making specialized gaming notebook computers is one strategy to render a higher gross margin. Convincing buyers to buy laptops is pretty simple for bigger manufacturers. If I was a smaller retailer I would definitely be thinking of strategies to react to this form of competition. The top notch technology will quickly forge its way into the view of the average customers. Littler manufacturers cannot really employ a brand name like the bigger manufacturers could.

In my point of view these manufacturers are rolling out the best laptops at this minute. I believe this would still be the encouraging factor for smaller manufacturers though. The customizations factor is a massive plus to the customer. These prospects have the technical knowledge and will decide which laptops are best. For a couple of buyers specifications and statistics are more meaningful than style.

All buyers agree that its a favourable situation. In the near future premium kit for your cash will be the outcome for this niche. I think even industry analysts will have a tough time seeing where the market is headed. Technology is constantly getting better and the new units will usually be high priced on release. The global companies have already entered the gaming laptops division so we will have to look and see what the outcome is I reckon.

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If you are the boss and you think your job is to run the business, you are dead wrong. Your job, the most important job in any business, is to market the business.

Peter Drucker, way back in 1956, said, “Since the purpose of a business is to find and keep a customer, then the only two things that matter are marketing and innovation…everything else is a cost.”

I love it when I get a business card from a small business owner and the title on the card says something like President or CEO. Think about it, how much time do you really spend each day doing the strategic work that name implies. Fat chance.

You can’t really be the President because you’re too busy making it, fixing it, and shipping it…as my friend Michael Gerber loves to say.

So why not make a bold move for the good of your company and just go ahead and fire the President or CEO of your outfit.

That’s right, starting tomorrow morning fire yourself as the so-called President and rehire yourself as the Director of Marketing, because that’s what will make your business come to life. That’s what your firm desperately needs.

From this day forward you should think of yourself as the CMO or Chief Marketing Officer of your business. (And get some business cards with that title too.)

So how do you do that? You must become a marketing evangelist for your firm. You must preach to your customers, your suppliers, your bankers, and (perhaps most importantly) your employees.

And the gospel is this.

• Here’s who makes a great client (Your Target Market)

• Here’s what you do that makes a difference in their life (Your Unique Positioning)

• and…Here’s how they can help you get to where you are going (Referrals and Strategic Partnerships)

Create a short statement for each of the above, plaster it on the walls, and teach it word-for-word to everyone who works for you.

That’s it…that’s your new job description. The difference this point of view can make for your business is staggering.

Now, just make sure you do a proper exit interview for the CEO in you so you don’t get in any hot water with the folks down in HR.

Copyright 2004 John Jantsch

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John Jantsch is a marketing consultant and creator of http://www.DuctTapeMarketing.com, a small business marketing system. You can reach him at John@DuctTapeMarketing.com or by visiting http://www.JohnJantsch.com

The envelope is an essential part of home and business communication. It is basically a receptacle for transporting letters, booklets, catalogs, coins, mailers, and invitations, CDs, photos, artwork, magazines and much more.

Envelopes can be divided into two major categories, for business and for personal use. They are found in abundant and attractive shapes, sizes, colors, materials and designs. Shapes are generally square and rectangle, and sometimes triangular. Sizes can range from 3 inches to 36 inches for special items. Sizes are also commonly known by a terminology, such as A2, which indicates 4 3/8 x 5 3/4 sized envelope. Similarly there are #10, A6, 2PAY and other names by which envelopes are categorized.

Colors exist from pale, transparent types to bright, metallic. The texture could be plain or with patterns. Generally envelopes are made from paper. But some are foil, corrugated sheets, plastic, paperboard and bubbled material. Again they could be lined with linen cloth from the inside for extra strength.

For sending CD’s, magnetic cards, medical imaging products and coins, special envelopes are available with regular, pointed, curved or hexed flap, open ended, with clasp, with window, button and string, gummed or with a peel and seal feature. For the environment conscious, envelopes are available in recycled paper with colors like natural tan, manila, white or unbleached.

Addressing and dispatching envelopes has become big business. Often the job is outsourced to companies and individuals. Although automatic insertion machines are also available, they can accommodate only few specific sizes and types of envelopes. Special software is used for printing addresses.

Until 1840 all envelopes were made by hand. But now this worldwide industry of over 400 billion envelopes manufactured by machines.

Envelopes provides detailed information about envelopes, envelope businesses, envelope stuffing, envelope stuffing at home and more. Envelopes is the sister site of Email Stationery.