Fitness Tips to Get You in Great Shape

FITNESS TIPS TO GET YOU IN GREAT SHAPE

“EVERY HUMAN BEING IS THE AUTHOR OF HIS OWN HEALTH OR DISEASE” The ups-and-downs of fitness efforts have highlighted some important points.

Key among those points: don’t quit. If you mess up, and stop for awhile, that doesn’t mean you should quit altogether. Just keep going. You’ll get there eventually. And during this journey, which hasn’t stopped and probably won’t ever stop, and learned a lot over these last couple of years, about what works and what doesn’t. Take from them what you will — everyone will find different things that work for them, but I think just about all of them are important to share.

SMALL STEPS That you get fitter in stages, as you exercise more, is pretty obvious. You might start out just walking, but as you get fitter, you might add some slow jogging to your routine. And then eventually you’re running three miles, several stages later.

However, this really applies to everything, including diet, and many people don’t realize that. including diet, and many people don’t realize that.

You shouldn’t try to change your entire diet overnight — do it in stages.

That you get fitter in stages, as you exercise more, is pretty obvious. You might start out just walking, but as you get fitter, you might add some slow jogging to your routine. And then eventually you’re running three miles, several stages later. However, this really applies to everything, including diet, and many people don’t realize that. including diet, and many people don’t realize that. You shouldn’t try to change your entire diet overnight — do it in stages.

Enjoy yourself Very very important. If you see your exercise as extremely difficult, or painful, you won’t be able to sustain it for long. You’ll quit. If you see your diet as very restrictive, or torture, you’ll go back to junk food in a short while. You must find exercise that you enjoy, and find healthy foods that taste good to you. Maybe not chocolate cake good, but good nonetheless.

Experiment with new recipes until you find ones you absolutely love.

FOCUS ON YOUR DIET FIRST if you’re looking to lose weight and/or fat, the biggest factor is diet. You can cut out more calories from what you eat than you can burn with exercise. Of course, both should be vital components of your fitness regiment, but start on diet first, then add exercise. Don’t think that because you are exercising you can eat whatever you want you won’t reach your fitness goals that way, most likely.

Learn to be present.

Going back to one of the key principles above, “enjoy yourself�, one of the best ways to do that is to learn to really be present when you exercise and eat. For example, when you run, try to keep your mind in the moment, and feel your body and your breathing, and experience your surroundings as your run past them. It makes the entire experience much more enjoyable.

Find the exercise that works for you: Many people enjoy swimming or water aerobics. Many like lifting weights. Many like cycling, or tae bo, or Pilates.

Others like sports like basketball or soccer or rugby. It doesn’t really matter what you choose, as long as you’re moving and you enjoy what you’re doing.

Don’t compare yourself to magazine models

we’ve all done this, wishing we looked like that slim or cut or buff model on the cover of a magazine.

It’s natural. However, it’s not healthy. First of all, genetics plays a key factor in how these models look most of us don’t have body types like that.

REST IS IMPORTANT People who really get into exercise often forget this. Without rest, exercise just keeps breaking down our muscles, and they don’t have time to recover and grow. The exercise puts stress on our bodies, and the rest allows them to adapt and improve. Without the rest, they can’t really improve.

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