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Monday, November 16, 2009

Tired of Fitness Hype and Nonsense?

It's something we've all come face to face with -- the outright absurd claims made by many of the 'top' fitness experts and trainers. With some of the products that get their daily showing on national TV, it's no surprise that the fitness industry is riddled with scams and highly questionable products. While this has created a massive amount of confusion and stress for people that are just looking to lose weight and tighten their physiques, it's left many fat-cat fitness executives busy counting their money. Don't fall for the corporate hype -- sometimes it's best to go back to basics in order to get the best fitness workout and unbeatable end results.

Want to trim away your stomach fat? Don't both with any of the ultra-hyped fitness contraptions out there, or any of the ridiculous diet pills and weight loss formulas. Those contraptions are designed to sell, and nothing else. Once it arrives on your doorstep you'll quickly realise that it's worthless, and unusable for any real exercises. Same problem with the supplements -- while they promise the world, they don't give any real results. Don't fall victim to this deceptive advertising, just go straight to the sources and get the fitness information that will help you get to where you want.

Want to really maximise your fitness level? Focus on the few exercises that are responsible for the majority of your gains. It's called the Pareto Principle, and it dictates that 20% of your actions will result in 80% of your results. There's no better field to apply this to than to fitness, which is full of useless advice and questionable exercises. By focusing on the most important exercises, you can save yourself the time and money that you'd spend on all the hyped up, result-less products.

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Friday, October 16, 2009

Ready To Trim Away Your Belly Fat?

Losing stomach fat and building six-pack abdominals is something that all too many people dream about and never take any action on. While trimming away stomach fat isn't the hardest thing in the world, the fitness industry certainly hasn't helped people see that. From deceptive ads to truly ridiculous products, the fitness industry is packed to the brim with bizarre and stupid misinformation and dieting myths. While it's easy to see the ads and infomercials and think that rock hard abs can only be built using a bizarre fitness contraption, the truth couldn't be further from the television spots. Rock hard abs can be built without any fancy equipment, and just by utilising the weights and frames available at your local gym.

Tired of expensive trainers and diet programs? Don't worry about them any more. What little claims they can actually live up to are nothing next to the weight you end up putting back on once the program is over. Don't give in to the hype and buy the next big abdominal scam. Instead, go back to basics and focus on the exercises that have built great bodies for hundreds of years.

What are these exercises? They're the simple lifts and movements that get passed over by the major fitness companies because they're not 'marketable' enough, or just plain bland looking next to the latest and greatest ab contraption. They're the bricks that built the house, not the fancy flooring inside. And like any house, they'll stand on their own without the floor, but the house would fall down without them.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Energy Levels for the Fit


Fitness itself is defined as the ability of the human body to function with vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue and with ample energy to engage in leisure activities, and to meet physical stresses.

Fitness refers to the condition of our physical body and mental fitness would of course be addressing our mental state. When our bodies are physically fit, we should have enough energy to address all of the activities that are faced by our peers, and at the end of the day, still have some energy left for our families.

Learning to incorporate fitness into our daily routine is where the biggest obstacle to fitness is placed. Many of us would truly benefit from being more physically fit; we simply do not want to devote the time it would take to condition our bodies. We would rather sit at the table and chat with our friends or tune in to the latest hit television series, than devote thirty minutes each day to our health.

Walking is one of the most productive forms of exercise, and causes a tremendous increase in our energy levels. The benefit seen from adding just 20 minutes of walking to your daily routine are unbelievable.

I can attest to the tremendous increase in energy, as a participant in walking for exercise. I lost a total of 74 lbs. in one year, by simply adding walking to may routine. I had been dieting for almost two months, with very little in the way of results. Walking was suggested by my physician, and I’ve never been so impressed. My energy levels were three times what they were prior to beginning the walking, and I truly enjoyed the peace of mind that I achieved during those daily walks.

I think exercise and being fit does something for a person’s self-esteem, and the mind. Deeper forms of relaxation accompany physical fitness. When meditation is incorporated into the routine, the energy levels continue to soar. When you are able to relax, and truly enjoy the way your body feels, and the accomplishment of a day’s tasks, you can renew physically for the next day, overnight. That’s one of the greatest benefits of exercise and fitness, tremendous energy.

Physically, what is happening to us as we become more fit? It’s a process that has been addressed so many times, but we fail to make the connection most of the time. Our metabolic process is a finely tuned process. When we have it working at maximum capacity, we feel great. We’re eating right, exercising, and our metabolism is making the most of those calories we’re consuming. It fires up and runs, into overdrive if necessary, in order to keep that energy coming. It’s a concept our forefathers really didn’t need to understand, because their living conditions kept them physically fit. Today, however we’ve become quite sedentary, and our livelihood no longer requires us to physically work, we do the mental work all day, and sit while we are on the job. No physical activity interferes with our preprogrammed way of living. Our bodies still function just like our grandfather’s needed. But we’ve changed the process, our bodies haven’t.

That’s why we still need to keep physically fit, If not through our work, we need recreational routines to accomplish that task. It will keep us healthy, running at top speed, and feeling great!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Exercise and Play: What Do We Learn?


Quite often, when our children return from afternoon play, they look exhausted, and ready for a nap. That is the most accurate description, and quite the truth. Play is hard work. It is exhausting to the mind and body of the young person, and plays an extremely important role in helping them to become productive, healthy citizens.

The role of exercise and play in a young child’s life provides them with many benefits. Exercise of the body is an important part of keeping the young body fit as it grows into an adult body. When we reach adulthood, if we have had the benefit of exercise and play, we tend to continue that habit into our adult years.

What else is to be gained from the opportunities that play affords? We often participate in organized sports, coordinated play times, and are a member of a large group during all of these activities. Play on this level teaches us how to interact with our peers, develop camaraderie and perform as a team with other players. These skills are absolute necessities in today’s business world. But what else is happening here, during this time of play and exercise?

What we learn in body language, coping skills, and the interaction of the mind and body during our interaction with others, is invaluable. When we learn these skills well, we not only learn how to interact with others, we learn how to interact with our self. Interact with our self? That seems like a pointless exercise, but it is an all important part of maintaining our health and wellness. There are times that our bodies try to tell us things about our physical or mental condition, and we simply refuse to listen. If we have learned how to listen to others around us when they attempt to point out a need or desire, we have a useful tool in listening to ourselves. This often can mean the difference between optimal health, and creating an unhealthy situation.

What else do we learn? We learn what our physical and mental limitations are. During play, you see children and young adolescents push themselves to the very limit. But as children, we are better able to distinguish between a real limit versus what society deems our limits. As a child, or young adult, the pressures of the world do not weigh on us as they do when we are adults. We are better keepers of the temple at ten, than we are at twenty. We are still very in tune to what our body tells us, because it is our true master as a child. As an adult, we have let outside influences master our body and mind, and dominate our time.

As you can see, the benefits to be gained during our exercise and play time as children, is a benefit to us for the remainder of our lives. Too often, we adults forget the importance of exercise and play and the principles that are to be learned from time spent in these activities. We want to rush our children into their daily responsibilities, forgetting that their chief responsibility during the younger years is the play and interaction of young minds.