Physical Fitness
Get
back on the band wagon
(Or the
treadmill would be more appropriate in this
case.)
Everyone falls off the wagon
occasionally for one reason or another, whether it be an
injury, motivational issue or just plain old
tired.
It happens to all of us even
Personal Trainers!
"Personal trainers need personal trainers
sometimes."
My
clients are a source of motivation for me. I see their
dedication and watch them work through incredible odds to
reach their goals. Their is no excuse short of a medical
reason for not doing it.
Even if
you are very active with other physical activities (in my
case belly dancing until I practically drop), it just isn't
enough to build or maintain important muscle mass. Dancing
is GREAT for core strengthening, flexibility, balance,
agility and confidence building, but it does not BUILD
enough muscle. It takes progressive strength training to do
that. This doesn't mean that you have to have huge muscles
but building them to the point where they are helping your
body to burn calories and then maintaining them is what
it's about.
It's so
important to make physical fitness a part of our lives. It
feels so good to be fit and so bad not to be. When you are
feeling physically good it reflects in your whole being.
This is not something that you haven't heard already, it's
just a gentle reminder that it's time to start working out
if you are not already.
The fat
WILL start to creep up on to your once fit body if you do
not maintain your fat burning muscle.
The fat will start to be
leave your body if you incorporate weight training in
combination with an aerobics and sensible eating
program...
Ok are you ready for
this.
I
have found a new fun way to do cardio. Well maybe its not
new, we all did it as kids. Skipping! I usually do it only
in the privacy of my home on a treadmill, but lately I have
incorporated it into my jog walks out in my neighborhood,
which I will now call my jog, walk, skip. You sort of need
music for this, or at least I do. And its not easy to keep
it up for the entire time, so if you just alternate
between, walk, jog and skipping, you will get a great and
fun workout. It feels silly at first, you may actually feel
like a kid again.....But thats sort of the point right? To
feel young again. Dancing can make you feel that way
too.
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