Thursday, June 30, 2011

Overcoming obstacles of a fitness regime

Everyone loves to be in shape and manage their weight. This ever longing quest to be fit isn’t as difficult a task…it’s just that there are a number of obstacles that need to be overcome such as health issues, time management and finally mustering the courage and energy to go in for the change. Removing the fear and facing the goal with determination is the first step to overcoming any form of obstacle. This is followed by trusting one’s intuition about such matters as this is the only way of comforting ones’ self in stressful times. Instinct within an individual help to set in new mindsets and ideologies, that are effective in the long run.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Exercise Leads to Fitness Hence Keeps One Going

Everyone has a motive in life to fulfill which they have to live; in order to live one has to be fit and the best way one can keep themselves fit is by indulging into exercise. By exercise one might assume that it is all about bodybuilding and hence may get discourage to get involved in any kind of physical fitness activities. Exercises are of different kinds and of different levels. It is not necessary that in order to be fit, one has to work hard for long hours in the gym and engross into weight lifting. In order to have a healthy lifestyle and fit body, even jogging for thirty minutes with minor stretching exercise and keep a person going for ages.

Anabolic steroid is BAD

Commonly known as “steroids” or “roids” that bodybuilders use to pump their body up for the buff look is not all muscles as it seems. It has shown major side effects on people over the years some of them being -

The inhibition of Natural Hormones- Where the body stops producing the hormones that naturally occurs in the body as it is already receiving hormones for outside. So the brain sends signal to stop producing the hormone to balance itself.

Liver Damage- The body goes through heavy stress to digest the steroids it receives hence causing liver damage.

Steroid Effects on Cholesterol- There has been cases of fluctuating cholesterol.

Development of breast tissue in males- As the name suggest the male develops the female breast tissues in the form of the “buffed chest”

Friday, June 24, 2011

Equipments lead to Fitness

Fitness equipments are a daily commodity in every family. People in today’s world opt more for equipment based exercises rather than free hand ones. Equipments and can help to enhance or tone the shape of the body by stimulating one or more muscles at a time. Exercising equipments such as treadmill, dumbbells, weights, ergo meters, exercise balls, bikes, etc are some which are almost used on a regular basis by the households. Relaxing muscles of the body is also very important and the muscle relaxing equipments help them to do the same by increasing the rate of it.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

EXERCISE AND FITNESS GUIDE

Being fit and healthy is something very important. In order to stay lean and fit a regular exercise schedule is very essential. The exercise is not only done in the gym or on fitness equipments. There are many other ways to stay fit like you can do all your house chores by yourself. You can also walk to the nearby store rather than taking a car. While you talk on the phone you can keep walking or standing and not sit down. Take stairs instead of the escalator as stairs will give you a nice exercise. Dancing is also one of many ways to remain fit and also you can learn something new.

A PERSONAL FITNESS COACH

Personal fitness is very important. A body in good shape looks and feels great. There are many ways to stay fit these days. One of them is to hire a professional personal fitness trainer. You can avail many advantages by hiring a personal fitness coach. For example the fitness trainer will list out your daily balanced diet. This diet chart will help you get all the nutrients and stay in a good shape. The personal fitness trainer will also set a fitness program for you. He will make you stick to your daily exercise routine so that the fitness cycle does not break. Mostly the personal trainers carry the exercise equipments hence you do not have to buy them.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

The first step to be fit

One has to begin to believe that no mountain is too high or any ambition is too hard to achieve. On the whole, it's all concerning meeting your reservations and facing them straight on.
One has to aspire to make out your fears, accept them and then move from first to last to conquer them. If one can imagine innovatively, then one can put their fears in place. Perceive yourself as you'd want to be. One has to remember that your body loves you and is likely to restore itself to perfection. The first step to be fit and lose those extra pounds is to trust and listen to you.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

The methodology needed to be fit.

So as to accomplish the desired outcome from any type of fitness regime, one has to execute the exercise in the correct manner. It is vital to know how many repetitions and sets are required to be done. If the objective is to mold your body type, then using light weights with multiple repetitions is required. On the other hand if the intention is to increase muscle mass, then heavy weights and less number of repetitions should be carried out. Losing weight is basically burning more energy than one consumes. Thus one should keep a check on their calorie intake.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Exercise at home

If you do not have enough time to spend in gyms and fitness classes, you always have the option of having an exercise kit at home. You can spare out some space to fit the equipments needed for half an hour daily exercise. A person has the choice of buying treadmills which are available in different sizes and are foldable to fit in the desired space. Other than these, you also have the alternatives of stability balls, adjustable slant boards, fitness system consisting of dumbbells and cuffs. Apart from all these, numerous other fitness kits are available in the market, the information of which is available on the net as well. So, all those who have utterly busy lives, get your gym home tomorrow.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Stay fit… stay healthy

An apple a day keeps the doctor away – a stale proverb. Fast paced life accompanied by complex health disorders can no longer be combated with a single apple. Half an hour regular exercise is a must. It enables a steady heart beat rate coupled good metabolism… the new fitness mantra. The numerous gyms, fitness centers and also the self care regimes helps cope with the increased demand for physical exhaustion. All age groups especially the younger generation has become extremely health conscious. The secret to a fresh look, toned skin and the perfect stature lies in continuing physical strain.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Few important facts

You would be surprised to note that 65% of the Americans are considered to be obese. Obesity gives rise to numerous diseases like heart diseases, high blood pressure and cancer. Majority of this range of population does not want to work on their health and thus the rate of diseases is on the rise. This gives increase in the visits to hospitals and clinics. People fail to understand the need to be fit and healthy weighted, ailments are due to the obesity and not due to some unnatural reasons. The understanding of these facts needs to sink in the minds of people otherwise it can rightly be said that the population is on the brink of suicide.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Sports- The perfect fitness exercise

Children often look exhausted when they come back from their sports session. Play is hard work as it exhausts the mind and body, playing an important role in keeping them productive. Sports require coordination of the mind and body and various tactical skills. It stretches the body muscles and keeps them fit.

It is a common tendency to give up sporting activities as one turns older. They feel that their responsibilities increase and they do not have time for sports. Most adults feel that they have passed the stage where they enjoy a play session. This is a wrong notion as sports are the perfect exercise to the mind and body and is the key to the perfect fitness.