Fitness Secrets

You might disagree with me on this but please hear me out “The best and the only exercise program for you is the one you will do!!” The next time you start an exercise program or eating plan take note of the following guidelines and if they don’t stack up don’t put yourself through the hassle.

You need something to stick to for the rest of your life, never start a program that will set you up to fail. It must be interesting and fun or you will never stick with it.

Below you will find some very interesting fitness tips that will keep you right on track.

Abdominal Training – The safest and most productive way to train the abs is to use the brace and hollow technique. Try standing normally, breathing normally, now suck your stomach in towards your spine and hold, remember to breath normally, hold for seven seconds and release, now do this exercise 10 times.

This is a basic isometric exercise that helps strengthen the abs and the muscular girdle around your waist.

Fast Walking – Research shows that regular, brisk walking is one of the best exercises we can do for overall fitness. It suits people of all ages and fitness levels, it’s easy to get started and there’s no complicated technique to earn or equipment to buy.

Walking is an excellent way to get fit because it uses nearly all the muscles and, as you have to carry your body weight, its relatively strenuous. It’s also safer on the joints and the back than most other forms of exercise because you’re not jumping up and down, so the impact is low.

Try Boxing For Fitness – Today, boxing is recognized as a health promoting exercise program that provides a total workout for you’re cardiovascular and endurance systems.

The exercises can be done with or without equipment. If you want to buy equipment then a heavy punching bag and boxing mitts available at any sports store for between $50.00 and $100.00.

A good skipping rope can be bought very cheaply also. Other benefits of boxing include, increased stamina, increased strength, speed and coordination and used for reducing aggression. Sports scientists agree that boxing training is one of the best exercises because it conditions the total body.

An additional advantage of boxing is it promotes a persons well being by strengthening self-discipline. Combined with strength training, cardiovascular work it becomes the total package for self-defence and total fitness.

Checking Your Pulse – The best way to measure the effects of an exercise program on your body is to check your pulse. The easiest way to check the pulse is to place your index and middle fingers on your carotid artery or the wrist.

Immediately after the exercise, count your pulse for 15 seconds and multiply by 4. This can also be conducted during the exercise if safely possible. For a more precise reading of a pulse rate purchase an electronic device from any sports store.

Age Adjusted Heart Rate Work – So now you have your exercising pulse rate or heartbeats per minute. Concentrate at the upper end of the 50% – 70% ranges.

To figure this out, deduct your age from 220. Suppose your age is 40, deduct this from 220 and you get 180, 50% of 180 is 90 beats a minute, 60% of 180 is 108 beats a minute, 70% is 126 beats a minute and so on. Don’t jump into 70% work straight away.

Start with 50% and slowly work your way up to the 70% upper limit. Start with no more than 10 minutes, and work up to 20 minutes. Having reached 20 minutes at 70% and you are comfortable with that then work to increase the heart rate up to 80%.

Try Active Isolated Stretching (AI) – AI stretching does what stretching is supposed to do, it transports oxygen to sore muscles and quickly removes toxins so recovery is faster.

Finally it also works as a deep massage technique because it activates muscle fibres during the actual stretch. Isolate the muscle or group you want to stretch then contract the muscle opposite. This causes the isolated muscle or group to relax straight away and when it does it is ready to stretch.

Gently and quickly stretch the isolated muscle until it can’t be stretched any further; now give yourself a gentle pull with your hands or rope. Go as far as you can and then hold the stretch for no more than 2 seconds then release, do this for a total of 5 repetitions on the isolated muscle or group.

So there you have it, you require a program that is realistic for you now, a program that is time efficient for your time schedule and your life other wise it will not be followed.

Gary Matthews
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How to Run Faster than a Three-Toed Sloth…

or…

Learn How to Run Faster than when I’m Lying on the Couch

"How to Run Faster?" is the WRONG question!!!

 "Running by Minutes" — a less intense attitude, and tailored for SUCCESS, not automatic failure!

Running by Minutes!

(See the 7-Week Plan at the bottom of this page!)

That’s it. It’s really very simple.

The important thing:

Start slowly and build… Slowly and Consistenly!

Rather than being a slave to mileage logs, always trying to get in the right number of miles per day, even when you feel like your legs are made of Jello…

The Ordinary Runner simply puts in the MINUTES!

That way, if you feel great one day, you can run a little faster. (And if you feel like a slug, you can run a little slower.) Just run the number of minutes you have set for the day!

You still get your run in for the day, whether you feel great or feel lousy!

This is a much lower pressure approach to fitness, and much more enjoyable!

Remember when you were a kid…

…. You could run! You did it all the time! Running is natural. God made us to run!

That means you can learn to do it again! Just run!

You won’t have to worry about how to run faster…

…. The more you run, the faster you’ll get, naturally!

It may have been a long time since you ran!

But that doesn’t mean you can’t do it again!

Just remember the most important thing:

Just KEEP MOVING!

And don’t feel the pressure that you’ve got to run fast! Remember, you’re in the top 5% of people in the world if you just get out there and run, whether it’s slow…

…. or even slower!

Here’s a 7-Week plan to get you started:

Running should be fun!!

Before I show you the plan for getting you started (a very simple plan, by the way), I should say this again…

The important thing is that you GET started…

And then…

Just KEEP MOVING!!

This plan is simple, and flexible. Follow it exactly or simply use it as a guideline, especially if you’re already exercising a little bit.

Start where you are, and don’t be embarrassed about it. Remember, with just a little time and consistency, you’ll be getting in shape, losing weight, feeling and looking better…

…. And you’ll do it the healthy way, with your own work, not any cheap pills or diets!

If you haven’t run in years…

…. don’t go out and run 30 minutes the first day. This is a SURE WAY to hurt yourself and end your running career before it begins!

7-Week Getting Started Plan:

Week 1:

Alternate 1 minute fast walk and 1 minute slow, for a total of 15 minutes. (5 days this week)

(If you want to, substitute a slow jog for the fast walk portion. Just be careful, and be realistic! Remember, patience and consistency are the keys!)

Week 2:

Alternate 3 minute fast walk and 1 minute slow, for a total of 15 minutes. (5 days this week)

Week 3:

Alternate 7 minute fast walk and 1 minute slow, for a total of 20 minutes. (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

Alternate 1 minute slow jog and 1 minute slow walk, for a total of 15 minutes. (Tuesday, Saturday)

Week 4: Alternate 2 minute jog and 1 minute slow walk, for a total of 20 minutes. (6 days this week)

Week 5:

Alternate 4 minute slow jog and 1 minute slow walk, for a total of (25 minutes Mon, Thur; 20 minutes Tu, Wed, Sat)

Week 6: Alternate 5 minute jog and 1 minute walk, for a total of 30 minutes. (6 days this week)

Week 7: Alternate 7 minute jog and 1 minute walk, for a total of 35 minutes. (5 days this week)

At the end of this 7 week period, you will be losing weight and feeling better! You’ll be well on your way to fitness, and you’ll notice you can run longer and longer!

Once again… You’re just getting started! Being an Ordinary Runner is a lifestyle, and WON’T happen overnight.

This is not a "Get Skinny Quick" lie, like you see on infomercials. This is the real thing!

Just Keep Moving!!!

Kely Braswell
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Now I’m not interested in any wonder drugs or frozen meal plans. I want advice on "no cost" exercise and nutritional plans…can you help or do you know a site that would be great?

You need to change ur diet because variety is good for u.
Dont eat the same BF daily. Have something differenteg. eggs, sugar free egg pudding ,cereal,etc. rotate it a bit.
Dont have a sandwich for lunch everyday. Have a salad, fat free yoghurt, some fruit, brown rice, some protein like grilled fish, chicken etc. Have low fat cheese ,it’ll stave off hunger for a longer period. U can add it to ur salad. Make salad ahead for 2/3 days & carry it to work ifu want.Add flaxseeds,psyllium husks, beans, etc to make it balanced.U can also add fish or chicken to ur salad.
have fruits, munch on celery or cucumber etc. for snacks, yoghurt is good too.
Dont have grains for dinner, no pasta, no bread. U can have some brown rice instead(about 4-5 tbsp)with meat, salad, fruits.
Swim, jog, use a treadmill.Or walk!
HAve water every opportunity u get.
Cut down on caffeine. Start having milk, low fat.
No sugars, no alcohol, no sodas except diet without caffeine maybe once a day

I need advice on a diet and fitness plan that suites me. Websites that you tell them what you eat and they tell you if you are eating healthy doesnt work for me. Can someone give me an ideal or specific way to eat and what to eat and how and when to excercise? I need to lose about 45 pounds before November. I am 13 years old.

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Designed by the United States government,the Presidential Fitness Challenge encourages everyone, especially children to take up regular exercise routines to ward off illness, disease and obesity. Considering that 58 million Americans are overweight, and a large percentage of illnesses and diseases are caused due to lack of exercise or an unhealthy eating plan, this is a great attempt to get people moving. Those who choose to enter the challenge and demonstrate an excellence in physical activity will be rewarded with an achievement medal.

The Challenge focuses less on the type of activity you choose, and more on how well you are performing and how motivated you are becoming by the time you complete the process. According to the challenge, every individual must participate in some type of physical exercise for a definite period of time every day, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks.

The amount of exercise varies from child to adult, children should exercise for an hour, while adults, can reduce their time to 30 minutes a day, however elders are encouraged to exercise more, if at all possible. Activity levels are recorded and considered for the award after a thorough analysis and comparison with other performances.

Every fall and spring, students in grades 3-5 take part in the Presidential Fitness Challenge. For them, the challenge usually involves five rounds that test the student’s physical abilities against different benchmarks. The purpose of this process is to test their endurance and to motivate the students to improve from challenge to challenge by the time they complete the five parts.

In the five parts, those who score more than 90% improvement in each area will be awarded the Presidential Fitness Award, and students who achieve 50% or more in each of the five sections are rewarded the National Fitness Award. The five parts in the Presidential Fitness Challenge include:

Curl-ups or Crunches: Students lie flat on their backs with their feet firmly attached to the floor, and then raise their backs completely off of the ground for a short duration of time. The challenge in its whole is about how many curl-ups one can make in a minute. This exercise tests and builds abdominal strength and endurance.

Distance Running: A one mile run where the time taken by each student is noted. For 8-9 years, the distance is half a mile. The purpose of this challenge is to measure the cardiovascular endurance of each student. Students are encouraged to improve their time as each week passes by.

Sit-n-Reach: Students sit with their feet against a sit-n-reach box and stretch themselves to reach as far as possible along the measuring line. This is to test flexibility. Repeatedly doing this exercise will greatly improve flexibility.

Shuttle Run: This challenge measures the time taken by each student to run 30 feet from a starting line, pick up a bean bag from the other end and then bring it back to the starting point. This process is repeated twice. The participant’s coordination and speed is tested in this challenge.

Pull Ups: Students are required to do as many pulls ups as they can in a given time. This tests the upper body strength of every participant.

The performance of every student is recorded daily, for each challenge, and the best of the performers are rewarded at the end of the challenge.

Adults can participate in the challenge as well, however the plan undergoes some modifications. The goals are similar to that of children, and the same frequency has to be maintained, but, as mentioned earlier, only 30 minutes is allowed instead of an hour. Also, since adults are no longer in school and have no one to test them, they are expected to keep a log of their progress and monitor themselves for improvements.

Scott White
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I have five weeks to get back to a level of fitness. I am 47 and have played team sports actively all my life. On reaching 45 I stopped and have vegetated. Now with the development of a belly and saggy pecs,and breathlessness after short bursts of activity I need to get going. Anyone got a plan that will increase overall fitness and muscle?

Absolutely get a Personal Trainer.He/she will help you develop a work out regimen that best suits your needs/goals