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1). Benefits of Weight Training for Female Baby Boomers
With the onset or conclusion of menopause, women will experience changes in their body shape, size and overall energy level. Women may not be able to avoid menopause, but with the right exercise program, they can avoid some of the physical changes that go along with it.
Exercise for Weight Loss
Regular weight training can help take off some excess body fat, increase muscle mass and increase the metabolic rate.
2). 10 Healthy Tips for Fitness Success
Many people are not consistent and fail in the first three months of an exercise program. But if it becomes a habit and they stick to it, something magical happens after four months. Here a 10 simple tips to help you with your fitness success…
3). What Can We Learn From Long-Term Exercisers?
How is your exercise program going? Having trouble staying on course? Maybe you knew you wouldn’t be able to adhere to a routine and are now worried about how you are going to stay motivated. What can we learn from those who stick to an exercise program? What are their motivators?
We have learned from exercise research that the number one reason a long-term exerciser continues with an active lifestyle is to achieve fitness and maintain health.
4). Don’t Wait for Your Doctor to Tell You to Exercise
Exercise education is all around us. We can either choose to ignore these messages or take action and get up and exercise. I believe many people don’t exercise because they don’t know how or are intimidated by the large health club scenes.
5). No More Excuses for Being Overweight
Success in any endeavor, including health and fitness, begins with the thoughts that you want to attain something. Your desire needs to be strong enough and clearly defined before you will begin to take action. Before you begin to successfully lose weight you need to make the necessary changes, and seek out the ways and means to reach your desired goal.
6). How to Exercise and Enjoy it
There are three key elements that are important to make any exercise program successful…safety, effectiveness and enjoyment. Here are a few quick tips on how you can make your exercising program safe, effective and still keep it fun.
7). The Importance of Strength Training for Older Adults
Fitness is more important for seniors than any other age group. Think of fitness as the fountain of youth. Fitness offers any one at any age the benefits of being stronger, greater flexibility, and self reliance.
8). Raising a Healthy and Fit Child
The rise in childhood obesity has increased the incidence of medical conditions in children that in the past were rare diseases. Cases of obesity related diseases such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension are being treated in children.
9). Not Enough Time to Exercise
The benefits of an exercise program include looking trimmer and more youthful as one ages; increased metabolism; reduced stress and depression; prevention of the onset of diseases such as arthritis, osteoporosis and diabetes. When you make your health a p
10). Your Weight in Muscle
Many people notice a small weight gain when they begin lifting weights. Don’t be alarmed at the extra pounds of weight from weight training because…if you lift weight 2 to 3 times a week, you can gain 1 pound of muscle per month...
11). Exercise for Low-Back Pain
Research estimates weak muscles, as opposed to structural disorders cause more than 80 percent of low-back pain cases. Individuals with a high level of fitness are 10 times less likely to develop back pain than those with a low fitness level.
12). Osteoporosis and Exercise
Osteoporosis is a silent disease. In the bone loss process, you may not see any signs, but eventually it can lead to broken bones, loss of height and back pain. Weight bearing exercise will help decrease your chance of getting osteoporosis.
13). Fitness in Your Fabulous Forties
As we age the exercises we did in our 20’s and 30’s are not as easy or as much fun. It’s time to find new ways to make fitness work for us, not against us. We know regular exercise can and keep us strong and need to find activities that fit our age.
14). The Foods You Eat Determine Your Health
Somewhere caught up in your busy lifestyle, between your Palm Pilot or Blackberry, day planner, lap top, the kids sports, piano lessons, traffic, and household duties, being healthy got deleted from your agenda. Instead of planning and taking time to sit down to eat, you’re on the go, driving through fast food franchises eating combo meals, forgetting to eat lean protein, fruits and vegetables.
15). Create Your Own Metabolism
Slow metabolism is frequently blamed for excess weight. You can actually be the creator of your own metabolism. Knowing how your body works to achieve your health and fitness goals will get you results sooner. My goal is to help you get the most from yo
16). The Healthiest Choice for Older Adults
Regular exercise and physical activity are critical to the health and independence of older people. Not exercising is a risky alternative.
17). Fitness Can Save Your Life
Being physically active can literally save your life! Being fit can affect every aspect of your life – your physical health, emotional and mental well being, too. Moderate-intensity physical activity for 30 minutes, 5 days per week...
18). Learn From Centenarians About Longevity
I attended a health conference by a retired physician, Jerome Kornfeld, M.D. from California. It’s so refreshing to hear the medical community endorsing how critical exercise and good nutrition is to health and longevity. More importantly, was the confirmation of how the mind and positive thoughts control health and longevity.
Dr. Kornfeld was speaking at a lecture where nine centenarians were in attendance.
19). Balance and Stability
Balance and stability is important exercise training and should be incorporated in workouts. Balance and stability is typically used in sport’s condition. Older adults need to incorporate balance and stability to help prevent falls.
20). Osteoporosis and Exercise
Osteoporosis is a silent disease. In the bone loss process, you may not see any signs, but eventually it can lead to broken bones, loss of height and back pain. Weight bearing exercise will help decrease your chance of getting osteoporosis.
21). Motivation is Consistency in Action
We all exercise for the results. Different results or outcomes vary from weight loss, athletic performance, endurance, strength, toning, to more flexibility. Here are 10 tips for motivation and consistency to get results and achieve your goals.
22). Core Muscles Effect Posture
We spend most of our lives doing three things: sitting, standing or sleeping which involves three different postures, 1) on our feet 2) on our butts 3) lying down. Many new clients over 40 years old complain of lower back pain and weak back muscles.
23). Benefits of Weight Training
The major benefits of a strength program include: looking trimmer and more youthful as one ages; increased metabolism and weight management; reduced stress and depression; prevention of the onset of diseases such as arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, hype
24). Core Training
Core training is an important focus in any workout program. You don’t build the walls and roof of your house before the foundation. Your body’s source of strength is your core, like the foundation of a house. The benefits of core conditioning are …
25). Don’t Let Your Exercise Get Stale
Have you been exercising with machine circuit training and are frustrated with the lack of results? If you keep repeating the same things and have done so over time, you have done a good job at maintaining.
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