Answer To Your Fitness Questions" />The Recipe Of Your Life!
June 26, 2008
With these few suggestions to developing your own recipe, feel free to modify where necessary to meet your own personal needs and limitations.
Ah, the cardiovascular exercise: 3-5 times being optimal at a minimum of 30 minutes a session. And for weight loss more like 60 minutes. Make this a definite priority as it is very easy to feel you don’t have enough time!
Onto the strength training. Participate at least 2-3 times per week in a basic program performing 8 to 15 repetitions each time you re working any major muscle group.
Flexibility training next! This is critical to good posture, spinal alignment and keeping muscles strong and balanced. Hold your stretches for 10-30 seconds at the extremities of the joints at least 3 times per week, with daily being awesome!
Being satisfied with your food. DO NOT starve yourself, it can lead to binge eating or in the long term overeating! So eat frequent meals during the day.
Keep your metabolism working! You remember the input and the output concept? In short, consume a healthy diet and exercise regularly!
Keep a food diary! Pay close attention to all the foods you consume, if you visit mypyramid.gov, they give you good tips for a balanced menu!
Learn to manage your stress! None of us can run from stress, but we can learn to manage it by finding ways to release through exercise, pilates or yoga with a little meditation. these are all proven remedies and can make a significant difference to your well-being!
Oh, and don’t forget sleep!!! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 30 percent of Americans get less than six hours of sleep per night on a regular basis. when seven to nine is recommended. Therefore, suffering from sleep disorders or sleep deprivation. Make sleep a priority and find ways to wind down at night that will bring about sleep.
Take time to find joy! Do things and be with people who make you laugh! Play games!
So as you begin to put your ingredients together, you will find you need all of the above to make life taste really good and you will desire more!!
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