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| Exercise: The Magic Medicine |
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Richard Hackworth |
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Did you know.... If you exercise for about 30 minutes at least 3 times a week you could:
Lower your cholesterol and blood pressure levels.
Improve sleep.
Increase oxygen to the brain and improve memory.
Make your bones strong and improve posture.
Burn stored body fat to help you lose weight.
Reduce stress and tension.
Increase energy.
Protect your body against injury and disease.
Slow the aging process.
Boost self image and confidence.
If exercise could be put into a pill, it would be prescribed to everyone by every doctor around the world, because it’s been proven that inactivity is hazardous to your health.
When you are active, your muscles use stores of fat and sugar (called glycogen) in your body to provide fuel for the activities that make you healthy. Your body is always using both these energy systems.
EXERCISE FACTS:
People who have been inactive can benefit from 30 minutes of activity on most days. If a traditional workout doesn’t appeal to you, get started with one of these activities:
Pleasure walking
Yard work
Tennis or golf
Martial Arts Class
But, when you are active, one of the systems takes the lead and gives the exercise its name.
AEROBIC ENERGY SYSTEM: aerobic is a scientific word for “needing air” and is used when your activity is low or it makes you breathe fast enough for you to notice, but not so hard that you couldn’t carry on a conversation with a friend. You think “No problem, I could do this aerobic exercise for 30 minutes.” The type and pace of an aerobic activity is based on three factors that can be adjusted according to how you are feeling on any given day. Put the first letters of each of the words together and you have a reminder of the “rules of aerobics.”
FREQUENCY: If your activity takes place often enough, you don’t have to work out so hard for such a long period of time.
INTENSITY: If your activity is hard, you don’t have to work so frequently or for such a long period of time.
TIME: If your activity lasts a long time, you don’t have to work so often or so hard.
Regardless of your choice, aerobic exercise uses stored body fat to fuel your muscles.
ANAEROBIC ENERGY SYSTEM, anaerobic is the scientific word for not needing air, makes your muscles work so hard you think, “I can do this anaerobic exercise for a short period of time, but I don’t want to be here very long.” Typically these are activities that require muscles to work really hard, like sprinting in a race or lifting very heavy weights, or if you use lighter weights, lifting them many times. This system prefers to use the stored sugar (glycogen) your body makes from food and stores in muscles.
GETTING STARTED
If you are timid about getting involved in exercise or lack confidence because of past experiences haven’t been so pleasant, or you think “I don’t have time to exercise,” there is good news. You don’t have to “work out” for a full 30 minutes to get some benefits listed at the beginning of this article. You can vacuum for 10 minutes, then when you go to work or the store, park your car far away from the door. Later in the day, rake leaves. In short, many of your various activities will add up to help fulfill the 30 minute rule.
About The Author: Richard Hackworth is a best selling author and personal success coach.
His website at http://www.richardhackworth.com offers free articles and resources help you achieve optimal health, wealth, and success. Richard's Free E-course "Ten Steps To Maximize Your Life" is jam packed with tips and techniques for the achieving all your goals in life. Subscribe for FREE at http://www.richardhackworth.com |
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