Fitness and Your Life

Physical activity can literally save your life! Being fit can affect every aspect of your life - not only physical health but emotional and mental wellbeing, too. Just 30 minutes of physical activity intensity 5 days a week can help you become physically fit. Fitness refers to physical activity. Fitness is not just a lean body or muscle or a corridor of 10 km. I like to think of fitness as the key to optimal health and wellness.

Many fitness professionals are often frustrated by clients who want to be right, but does not take the necessary measures. Many people think that taking a pill or by subscribing to the gadget seen the infomercial will do the trick and they will agree. How many of you have fitness equipment hidden in a closet or under the bed and using the treadmill as a clothes hanger? Having equipment alone will not help you to become physically fit. Need to use it. Physical fitness does not happen overnight, and it is not a quick fix. Seen TV models in sales of fitness equipment is not practical for most people. Getting in shape is not easy. On the other hand, is not that difficult. Understand the benefits of being fit, feeling the benefits, and to see the benefits of keeping us motivated and consistent.

Here are some of the health effects that may save your life. Physical activity has a direct effect on the heart. Increase the supply of oxygen to the heart, reducing oxygen requirements and improving the strength of contraction of heart muscle. Exercise lowers blood pressure. Exercise significantly improved blood sugar, which is important if you have type 2 diabetes, or if you have a family history of diabetes.

A highly respected research shows that compared to active people, sedentary people are almost twice the risk of developing or dying of coronary heart disease. This is crucial, since heart disease remains the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S.. New England Medical Journal study says more than 84 000 middle-aged women who were moderately or vigorously for 30 minutes a day to reduce their risk of heart disease (80%, these women do not smoke cigarettes, were not overweight, and maintenance of a healthy diet).

Here are some tips to get started.

• Get a physical before starting any exercise program.

• Find activities you enjoy doing every day.

• Start slowly. Do not expect results fitness overnight.

• Follow a progressive exercise. Hire a personal trainer to help you motivation, coaching, or learn to exercise properly.

• Invite a friend, spouse or family member to participate.

• Set realistic goals and measure your results within 3 months.

• Do not stop if you do not get the results you safe. If you stop, never get results. The results not only how you look is how you feel and your health status.

• Think about the year in which the addition of months and years in the quality of your life.