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Anytime fitness

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Is anytime fitness your goal? Anytime fitness is not hard to achieve if you
use the right exercise program for your age and personality.

When we think of exercise, it involves activity. Whether it may be physical or mental activity depends on what we want to achieve with it.
You can train your brain with mental activity by solving a cross-word puzzle or trying to solve a mathematics problem. However, the type of exercise I like to discuss will be physical activity.

Physical activity is one of the four aspects of lifestyle, which have a major influence on our health and well being. The other three are: nutrition, stress, and synthetic chemicals. Nevertheless, half the Australian population doesn’t have adequate exercise and one in eight adult is totally sedentary.

Anytime fitness does wonders for the working of our bodies and minds, for our attitudes and moods and for the prevention of degenerative diseases and early aging. The evidence for benefits in relation to heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure are overwhelming. More recent evidence confirms that there are benefits also for the prevention of adult-onset diabetes, osteoporosis, colon cancer, anxiety and depression.

In contrast to these benefits, sedentary living may be responsible for as much as one-third of the fatal cases of heart disease, colon cancer and diabetes.
When we analyze the large number of benefits which are responsible for being fit, it’s easy to get motivated to get started with activity, or to keep it up, whatever the case may be.

We have to keep in mind that it is important for any physical activity that it should be enjoyable, otherwise there is a big change that we discontinue sooner or later. It is important to think of fitness as part of normal health and part of our normal life, not just an eccentric hobby. It may surprise you that only a small amount of regular physical activity can make the difference between a body which is sluggish, lethargic, lacks tone and is overweight and one which is energetic, fit, trim and good looking.

Walking is the best exercise you can have, because it’s natural. Good long brisk walks give a lot of benefits- the whole body begins to respond. You breath properly, your circulation and heart benefits, and it’s good for the mind and positive thinking.
It’s only in recent years that fitness gurus have recognized the supremacy of brisk walking. In contrary to jogging, brisk walking provides a lot of benefits without any problems. Walking is almost as important as the right food. You need to eat and exercise properly,
the two together gives you the best results to achieve anytime fitness.

The internal organs of the body need tone and for this most of them depend almost entirely on physical activity. As we breathe deeply, the diaphragm – which separates the chest from the abdomen – rises and falls repeatedly, massaging all the internal organs, particularly the stomach, small intestine, bowel, lungs and liver. The stretching and relaxing of the intestines is vital in preventing that wide spread form of ‘self poisoning’ : constipation. Exercise does keep you regular!

Physical activity has many health benefits. I’m not going into details about the health benefits of exercise, you can read all about it in my article: “Exercise for good health”.
Sufferers from rheumatism and arthritis, also those who are overweight, are prone to take too little exercise. When people are troubled with rheumatic twinges it is usually a sign that more exercise is needed and that their diet contains too many acid-forming foods.

Forms of exercise
Forms of exercise is a matter of personal preference.
While exercise programs often vary from person to person based on fitness levels and goals, each one should include aerobic exercise, resistance – and flexibility training.
Those components will help you improve your fitness level and help you overcome obstacles that challenge your agility, balance, coordination, endurance and strength in everyday life to give you anytime fitness .

Skipping is an effective form of exercise, and one of the best exercises
for keeping fit and is very suitable for wet days, as it can be done indoors.
The skipping rope should be just long enough to clear the head, when standing erect.
Five minutes skipping every day is adequate for the first week, increasing gradually to ten, fifteen and finally twenty minutes.
During bad weather it is best to skip at an open window, or better still, under a veranda.

Generally speaking, when we grow older we should take less strenuous exercise than when we were younger. Walking and gardening are safe exercises for almost all ages. Tennis could perhaps better be left to younger people, although here and there one finds elderly people playing tennis with all the vim and gusto of youth. These people have usually ‘grown up’ with the game and accustomed themselves to what is normally a strenuous form of sport.
Swimming, like walking, is very suitable for older people, although they are advised to keep to the slower back and breast strokes, rather than the more tiring modern strokes.
Swimming has the advantage that the body’s weight is partly supported by the water, which makes it possible to exercise without straining oneself or damaging a muscle.

We don’t recommend exercise as a method of reducing weight
for this is most disappointing. Exercise will reduce weight temporarily, but the appetite thus acquired will rapidly put weight back again.

The physical beauty of a man or a woman is due largely to the quality and shapeliness of the muscles. Properly developed muscles which in repose do not bulge, but are smooth in contour and firm in appearance, giving a pleasing and attractive outline, which was obviously part of nature’s plan! Only anytime fitness and good health can achieve and maintain the body beautiful!

I like to mention that I have developed an exercise program that can benefit young and old people, busy people and retired folks.
It’s just a matter of choosing which exercise fits you best.
I have included in my program how to exercise, warming-up exercises,
aerobics, weight-bearing exercises and nutrition for athletes, which is also important to give you anytime fitness. You can get it here!

    Health & Fitness

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    When we think of exercise, it involves activity. Whether it may be physical or mental activity depends on what we want to achieve with it.
    You can train your brain with mental activity by solving a cross-word puzzle or trying to solve a mathematics problem. However, the type of exercise I like to discuss will be physical activity.

    Physical activity is one of the four aspects of lifestyle, which have a major influence on our health and well being. The other three are: nutrition, stress, and synthetic chemicals. Nevertheless, half the Australian population doesn’t have adequate exercise and one in eight adult is totally sedentary.

    Being fit does wonders for the working of our bodies and minds, for our attitudes and moods and for the prevention of degenerative diseases and early aging. The evidence for benefits in relation to heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure are overwhelming. More recent evidence confirms that there are benefits also for the prevention of adult-onset diabetes, osteoporosis, colon cancer, anxiety and depression.

    In contrast to these benefits, sedentary living may be responsible for as much as one-third of the fatal cases of heart disease, colon cancer and diabetes.

    When we analyze the large number of benefits which are responsible for being fit, it’s easy to get motivated to get started with activity, or to keep it up, whatever the case may be.

    We have to keep in mind that it is important for any physical activity that it
    should be enjoyable, otherwise there is a big change that we discontinue sooner or later. It is important to think of fitness as part of normal health and part of our normal life, not just an eccentric hobby. It may surprise you that only a small amount of regular physical activity can make the difference between a body which is sluggish, lethargic, lacks tone and is overweight and one which is energetic, fit, trim and good looking.

    Walking is the best exercise you can have, because it’s natural. Good long brisk walks give a lot of benefits- the whole body begins to respond. You breath properly, your circulation and heart benefits, and it’s good for the mind and positive thinking.
    It’s only in recent years that fitness gurus have recognized the supremacy of brisk walking. In contrary to jogging, brisk walking provides a lot of benefits without any problems. Walking is almost as important as the right food. You need to eat properly and exercise properly, the two together gives you the best results.

    The internal organs of the body need tone and for this most of them depend almost entirely on physical activity. As we breathe deeply, the diaphragm – which separates the chest from the abdomen – rises and falls repeatedly, massaging all the internal organs, particularly the stomach, small intestine, bowel, lungs and liver. The stretching and relaxing of the intestines is vital in preventing that wide spread form of ‘self poisoning’ : constipation. Exercise does keep you regular!

    Physical activity has many health benefits. I’m not going into details about
    the health benefits of exercise, you can read all about it in my article: “Fitness”.

    Sufferers from rheumatism and arthritis, also those who are overweight,
    are prone to take too little exercise. When people are troubled with
    rheumatic twinges it is usually a sign that more exercise is needed and
    that their diet contains too many acid-forming foods.

    Forms of exercise
    Forms of exercise is a matter of personal preference.
    While exercise programs often vary from person to person based on fitness levels and goals, each one should include aerobic exercise, resistance – and flexibility training.
    Those components will help you improve your fitness level and help you overcome obstacles that challenge your agility, balance, coordination, endurance and strength
    in everyday life.

    Skipping is an effective form of exercise, and one of the best exercises
    for keeping fit and is very suitable for wet days, as it can be done indoors.
    The skipping rope should be just long enough to clear the head, when standing erect. Five minutes skipping every day is
    adequate for the first week, increasing gradually to ten, fifteen and finally twenty minutes.
    During bad weather it is best to skip at an open window, or better still, under a veranda.

    Generally speaking, when we grow older we should take less strenuous exercise than when we were younger. Walking and gardening are safe exercises for almost all ages. Tennis could perhaps better be left to younger people, although here and there one finds elderly people playing tennis with all the vim and gusto of youth. These people have usually ‘grown up’ with the game and accustomed themselves to what is normally a strenuous form of sport.

    Swimming, like walking, is very suitable for older people, although they are advised to keep to the slower back and breast strokes, rather than the
    more tiring modern strokes. Swimming has the advantage that the body’s weight is partly supported by the water, which makes it possible to exercise without straining oneself or damaging a muscle.
    We do not recommend exercise as a method of reducing weight, for this is
    most disappointing.
    Exercise will reduce weight temporarily, but the appetite thus acquired will rapidly put weight back again.

    The physical beauty of a man or a woman is due largely to the quality and
    shapeliness of the muscles. Properly developed muscles which in repose do not bulge, but are smooth in contour and firm in appearance, giving a pleasing and attractive outline, which was obviously part of nature’s plan! Only fitness and good health can achieve and maintain the body beautiful!

    I like to mention that I have developed an exercise program that can benefit
    young and old people, busy people and retired folks.
    It’s just a matter of choosing which exercise fits you best.

    I have included in my program how to exercise, warming-up exercises,
    aerobics, weight-bearing exercises and nutrition for athletes, which is also important.

    Physical Activity makes you feel great!

    Health & Nutrition, , , ,

    Physical activity is one of the four aspects of lifestyle, which have a major influence
    on our health and well being. The other three are: nutrition, stress, and synthetic chemicals.
    Nevertheless, half the Australian population doesn’t have adequate exercise and one in eight adult is totally sedentary. I refer to my article: Benefits of Exercise

    Being fit does wonders for the working of our bodies and minds, for our attitudes and moods and for the prevention of degenerative diseases and early aging.
    The evidence for benefits in relation to heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure are
    overwhelming. More recent evidence confirms that there are benefits also for the prevention of adult-onset diabetes, osteoporosis, colon cancer, anxiety and depression.

    In contrast to these benefits, sedentary living may be responsible for as much as one-third
    of the fatal cases of heart disease, colon cancer and diabetes.

    When we analyze the large number of benefits which are responsible for being fit, it’s easy
    to get motivated to get started with activity, or to keep it up, whatever the case may be.

    We have to keep in mind that it is important for any physical activity that it should be
    enjoyable, otherwise there is a big change that we discontinue sooner or later.
    It is important to think of fitness as part of normal health and part of our normal life,
    not just an eccentric hobby. It may surprise you that only a small amount of regular
    physical activity can make the difference between a body which is sluggish, lethargic,
    lacks tone and is overweight and one which is energetic, fit, trim and good looking.

    Walking is the best exercise you can have, because it’s natural.
    Good long brisk walks give a lot of benefits- the whole body begins to respond.
    You breath properly, your circulation and heart benefits, and it’s good for the mind
    and positive thinking.

    It’s only in recent years that fitness gurus have recognized the supremacy of brisk walking.
    In contrary to jogging, brisk walking provides a lot of benefits without any problems.
    Walking is almost as important as the right food.  You need to eat properly and exercise
    properly, the two together gives you the best results.

    The internal organs of the body need tone and for this most of them depend almost entirely on physical activity. As we breathe deeply, the diafragm – which separates the chest from the abdomen – rises and falls repeatedly, massaging all the internal organs, particularly the stomach, small intestine, bowel, lungs and liver.
    The stretching and relaxing of the intestines is vital in preventing that widespread form of
    ‘self poisoning’ : constipation. Exercise does keep you regular!

    The heart is a much more powerful and efficient organ than is commonly thought and
    is capable of meeting all the emergencies of life. The fear that exercise will damage a
    healthy heart appears to be entirely wrong. Muscle fatigue occurs long before heart strain.

    In preventing heart disease and stroke, regular physical activity is a major factor in raising
    the beneficial HDL form of blood cholesterol, while leaving the level of harmful LDL
    cholesterol unchanged. As far as fat is concerned, studies have shown that even a high-fat
    diet coupled with exercise is safer than a low fat diet with no activity at all.
    For protection against heart disease I refer to an article in Nutrition Studies.:
    exercise & cardiovascular health.

    At its peak during intense physical activity, a healthy heart might level off at a pulse of 190
    or less without strain, whereas in an unfit person the heart might be pushed to 220 or more, which is dangerously high.

    The fitter you are, the slower will be your resting pulse rate.
    The typical rate at rest is about 72 beats per minute, but for a fit person,
    this may fall to 65, 55 or even 45, if you are very fit.

    The brain works at a great rate, for which it needs abundant nutrients and oxygen.
    Without oxygen we become tired and yawn. Increased circulation clears the brain and
    sharpens the senses.

    Because the nervous system also steps up its rate of functioning, repetitive exercise makes
    nerve control more efficient and more automatic. The more efficiently we walk or run,
    the less energy is needed.

    Active muscles receive increased nerve impulses, blood supply and greater nutrition.
    Development of the whole area takes place. Even the bones that are involved become
    tougher, denser and less liable to breakage.

    Some people will tell us – possibly to try to convince us or themselves that exercise
    is unnatural or unnecessary – that they don’t care for big, bulky muscles.
    Women sometimes believe that exercise will make them over-muscled and unfeminine.
    While it is true that exercise can be used to build big bulging muscles, the amount of
    exercise required for body building is far more than for normal fitness.

    The physical beauty of a man or a woman is due largely to the quality and shapeliness
    of the muscles. Properly developed muscles which in repose do not  bulge, but are
    smooth in contour and firm in appearance, giving a pleasing and attractive outline,
    which was obviously part of nature’s plan!
    Only physical activity  and good health can achieve and maintain the body beautiful!

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