It's summer and since it goes by faster than the other seasons, I have to take advantage of the great weather. Thus why this edition of the Health Journal is getting close to the wire. Ground Zero has now been in existence for over a year, and I know the HJ is my most popular for the variety of information.
Summer can include stress that can lead to over eating and lack of exercise. Learn ways to manage stress in the summer.
Remember to keep your heart in tiptop shape through fitness and nutrition. There are surprising foods that are good for your heart.
Yoga is gaining popularity for the overall health benefits. Learn to improve your health with yoga.
If your like me your BMI might put you in the overweight category. My doctor refuses that idea because I exercise and have muscle mass that adds weight. If I lose too much weight I almost look like a muscular anorexic. Although it is still a reliable source, you can't always rely on BMI.
An often important and neglected exercise involves strengthening the core muscles. This becomes apparent as we age when bones become brittle and we are prone to falls. Find out the importance of core-strengthening.
When it comes to workouts, or just about any aspects of life, setting goals will help accomplish our outcome. Know how to set effective goals.
Leading a sedentary life can kill you because your health suffers. It seems that sitting too long can also have an adversity on your overall health. Sitting can increase your cancer risk.
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Prepare For Summer
For those seasonal health fanatics that want to be in shape for the summer, now is the time to start. Although I keep in pretty good shape year round, I can still stand to lose a few extra pounds and exercise more.
The best place to start is by detoxing your body. Detox doesn't have to involve elaborate detox diets to rid toxins from your body. The simple ones are more effective and can help with the overall detox of the entire body.
The next step is to develop an exercise routine that will involve aerobics, strength, endurance and calorie burning. Weight loss is a combination of all of the above!
If you are having a hard time building muscle, maybe you're making one of these mistakes that are slowing down your progress. Come to find out that not all plateaus are created equal. Depending on your fitness goals, you can now breakthrough a fitness plateau.
Although fitness is the priority to getting summer healthy, nutrition plays a role, too. Before going crazy with organic only foods, know the myths. Aside from that summer health, we should prepare for our lifetime through our diet and lifestyle.
As I have been advocating since the beginning, everyone must find a median to suit their lifestyle to become healthy. It must be something they can live with and will stick to and can't only be to get healthy-"er" when it suits us. Summer is coming and we all want to be in great shape and optimal health. When we finally achieve our "ZEN" this will come easy to us year round.
The best place to start is by detoxing your body. Detox doesn't have to involve elaborate detox diets to rid toxins from your body. The simple ones are more effective and can help with the overall detox of the entire body.
The next step is to develop an exercise routine that will involve aerobics, strength, endurance and calorie burning. Weight loss is a combination of all of the above!
If you are having a hard time building muscle, maybe you're making one of these mistakes that are slowing down your progress. Come to find out that not all plateaus are created equal. Depending on your fitness goals, you can now breakthrough a fitness plateau.
Although fitness is the priority to getting summer healthy, nutrition plays a role, too. Before going crazy with organic only foods, know the myths. Aside from that summer health, we should prepare for our lifetime through our diet and lifestyle.
As I have been advocating since the beginning, everyone must find a median to suit their lifestyle to become healthy. It must be something they can live with and will stick to and can't only be to get healthy-"er" when it suits us. Summer is coming and we all want to be in great shape and optimal health. When we finally achieve our "ZEN" this will come easy to us year round.
Friday, August 9, 2013
A Body In Motion
Remaining active and exercising is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. We tend to become obese when we take in fuel(food) and don't convert it to energy(exercise or movement). Sitting around doing nothing will guarantee extra weight.
Exercise gets hard during the hot, humid summer days, because you really don't feel like exercising and don't need the extra sweat. Well there are ways to stay active. The key is do something, even if you have to find air conditioning.
Maybe you want to find out how fit you really are. Take these tests. You will get an idea where your level of fitness is and what needs to be improved.
Many people are using personal trainers that can range from free with a gym membership to over a hundred dollars an hour. If you need one try My Home Personal Trainer. It's online and free. Here's how to become Fab with just 15 minutes a day.
If you are trying to build muscle, here are some tricks to use.
When it comes to exercise you need to find your niche. You do this through trial and error, and change the routine each month to keep challenging your muscles.
Exercise gets hard during the hot, humid summer days, because you really don't feel like exercising and don't need the extra sweat. Well there are ways to stay active. The key is do something, even if you have to find air conditioning.
Maybe you want to find out how fit you really are. Take these tests. You will get an idea where your level of fitness is and what needs to be improved.
Many people are using personal trainers that can range from free with a gym membership to over a hundred dollars an hour. If you need one try My Home Personal Trainer. It's online and free. Here's how to become Fab with just 15 minutes a day.
If you are trying to build muscle, here are some tricks to use.
When it comes to exercise you need to find your niche. You do this through trial and error, and change the routine each month to keep challenging your muscles.
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