Exercise Programs: Your Gateway to Health and Vitality

I read somewhere that exercise should be for health and not for losing weight and I believe that’s true.  Exercise is needed by anyone, doesn’t matter the age or degree of fat.  The old adage if you don’t use it you lose it reminds us of that.

Some surveys show that fewer than one in ten women exercise as much as they should.  (I am one of them)

Women that do not exercise seem to fall into two categories:

• Women that have  never exercised and thinks that can be too demanding , complicated or time consuming,
• Women that have tried exercise but didn’t like it, got bored etc

Neither of the above are valid reasons not to start on your way to Health and Vitality.

Benefits of Starting  Exercise Programs

The benefits of exercising regularly are numerous, among them:

1. Exercise can reduce the risks of breast cancer by keeping  levels of oestrogen levels low.
2. It reduces your chance of coronary heart decease.  Coronary heart decease  outnumbers all others death causes, including breast cancer. Exercise increases the good cholesterol HDL by 25% percent and reduces the bad one LDL by 20%.
3. Exercise improves the way you breathe and builds muscle.  Every day chores become easier.
4. Exercise is a very effective way of lifting bad moods or depression.  Exercising regularly will prevent having mood swings due to stress.
5. Exercise relieves menstrual discomfort by taming hormones, regulating ovulation and reducing associated discomfort.
6. Exercise helps with the changes in menopause.  Studies have shown that menopausal women who exercise on a regular basis have reduced symptoms.
7. Exercise strengthen the bones.  With age our bones lose calcium and our bones become brittle.  Exercise helps and stimulate bone development and growth

Tips to starting exercise programs

A survey found that the top excuses of women are:

• Don’t have the time.
• Husband and family get in the way.
• Lack of motivation.

Let’s address all the above with these tips 😀

1. Give it a fair try, for at least a month.  After the month if you have not noticed any improvement, you can stop
2. Tick in the calendar each day you’ve exercised with big ticks.
3. Pick an activity you like.  For example I will never  join an exercise class where there is music as I am tone deaf.
4. Plan for contingencies such as rain,  darker nights etc.
5. Start with something that appeals to you.
6. Avoid activities that remind you of past failures (such as school).
7. Be patient and keep trying different activities.  Expects say that most women can find an activity they like.
8. If you cannot really afford the time to exercise, include it with your daily household chores and count the time you spend doing them briskly as your exercise.
9. Make the chosen activity more interesting by challenging yourself such as hill walking, super fast 1st mile etc.
10. Find the time by really looking at your how you spend your time now.  Can’t you spare the time when you normally watch 1/2 hour TV?
11. You don’t need to start with a fixed amount of time such as 30 minutes, start with what you can spare and then build on.
12. Designate an specified time for your exercise and treat it as a “must do”.
13. Tell your friends and family that the designated time is your time and that you need and want to exercise.
14. Include your family during all or part of your weekly exercise routine.  Long walks at the weekend or perhaps enrolling your child in a class while you are doing aerobics.

It is extremely empowering  to create your very own workout strategy.  The sky is the limit and you could keep track of your improvements and achievements as you go along.  Make it a little bit  harder in and in a short time you will reap the rewards.

Always keep it fun and enjoyable!

You could at your exercise plan as your own personal journey to the world of  health and fitness.

My intentions regarding an exercise program

At the time of writing this is 9 September 2013 and I am on the first stage of the HCG Plan, I am actually on Day 12  and I am thinking of devising an exercise plan to last a lifetime of things I really enjoy.  The reason why I do not start now is because I am testing the Plan without exercise.

I am thinking 4 days a week a brisk walk (aerobics).  It will be quite intensive here as it is hilly.

The remaining 3 days do some weight lifting.

I can only start and give a month + and you never know, it might become an habit.

If you are interested in knowing more about health, exercise and motivation you can visit this website: Derek Doepker  he is the author of the two motivation books I recommend.

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Successful dieter who loves to eat and will prove the HCG Diet is the diet to end them all! Wife, Accountant and Internet Marketer 🙂

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