Friday, April 28, 2006

Is Life Fitness for You?

Life fitness may be the ultimate investment opportunity. Think of it this way. If you are willing to make the commitment (investment) in your own health and fitness, you will feel and look healthier, have an abundance of energy, be more self-confident, more productive and discover a more joyous and fulfilling life.

These are rewards that money cannot buy and the substance of high quality living. And, the fitness training investment becomes even more attractive when you consider that there is absolutely no down-side risk. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose. How much better can it get? How many times can you remember ever having a better offer?

The honest answer is probably never, and yet many of us fail to act on this extraordinary life fitness opportunity. We simply choose to procrastinate or ignore the proven benefits of exercise!

To reap the benefits of fitness training, or any other health related endeavor, you must agree to become a willing participant. This will require due diligence on your part. And remember, as you embark on your mission to achieve life fitness, you are investing in something near and dear to your own heart...your life and a future of healthy living.

Friday, April 21, 2006

Is Healthy Weight Loss Possible?

Healthy weight loss may be a fantasy for some people - particularly older women. In any such decision, there is a horrible choice to make.

Will we favor our butt - or our face?

No healthy diet or attempts to keep our skin healthy will ease the pain. In the end we will have to choose.

Unfortunately, the older you are the more inevitable this reality becomes. You either settle for being slightly heavier, or you spend thousands of dollars on anti-aging serums and plastic surgery to get rid of excess skin and wrinkles caused by the weight loss.

Or you can choose to have plumper, less lined features, and spend a moountain of money getting liposuction on your tummy, thighs and rear end.

Because sadly, even when it comes to healthy weight loss, if you lose too much weight, your face may look more haggard and wrinkles may be emphasized. Don't lose enough, and your butt will be rounder. That's just the way it is.

Friday, April 14, 2006

Swiss Ball An Exercise Sensation

If Swiss ball exercises could save you money, multiply the benefit of every minute you spent exercising, and put a fresh zing into your workouts ... how interested would you be in learning more?

Silly question, isn't it? And yet when you mention 'swiss ball' to most people, they raise their eyebrows and look at you kind of funny.

Fact is, if you haven't experienced a workout using a Swiss ball - which is just a trendy name for a fitness ball - you don't know what you're missing.

The effectiveness of the Swiss ball is due to something so simple it's laughable - it's round. That creates instability which in turns forces your body's core muscles into play.

So by working to help keep you on the ball, more muscles were used for every otherwise 'standard' exercise you did, but you increased the value of your exercise. So you can actually do fewer repetitions and get more benefit.

And that's just the beginning. There are so many exercises you can do on the Swiss ball that you'll never get bored. It's just one of the techniques included in Swiss ball exercise programs like this.

Friday, April 07, 2006

Marathon Training Simplicity

Marathon training - whether you're training for a marathon in New York, Chicago, Ottawa or the Sahara - is a buzz that few forget.

But it's not the endless miles or the hours in the gym that stick in the memory. It's the mental grind. The place where fitness does not matter. The place where the mind takes control.

If you've ever run a marathon, or even been a spectator, you'll appreciate the motivation and commitment involved. The mind games. If you're not prepared when it comes to race day you can expect many hours of suffering and struggle!

It doesn't have to be that way, of course, if you build your training marathon over several months. That requires commitment and motivation, and a belief that the accumulation of all those training miles will help you to reach your goal.

Twenty-six miles? Or an hour with the weights. Your marathon can be any part of your fitness regime. Any part that makes you struggle. When just getting to the end is the ultimate goal. And either way, it comes down to those two intangibles ... motivation and commitment to your training marathon.