| No one can argue the value of exercise.
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| | or her life at first. This may develop
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| Most parents will be the first to send
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| | into a walk/jog or progress to a run.
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| the kids to the yard to wear off some
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| | Maybe it will be a family bike ride or
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| steam. It's unfortunate that these same
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| | skating outing a few times weekly. If
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| parents, so willing to get up at 6 am to
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| | you are to be more serious about actual
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| get the child to hockey practice, are
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| | increases in cardiovascular and muscular
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| often unwilling to apply the same
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| | fitness, the intensity must be increased
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| principles of health to their own lives.
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| | from the initial 'get off the couch'
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| There are a million excuses for the lack
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| | phase, but let's not put the cart before
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| of activity in the adult life.
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| | the horse. If you're not convinced that
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| Unfortunately, excuses are like garbage:
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| | you will feel better from investing in
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| everyone has some and it all stinks!
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| | yourself, start with a small investment
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| Excuses and procrastination are the death
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| | of time and energy. Make sure your
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| of active living. Adults need to be
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| | energy output is sufficient to get your
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| deliberate and proactive when the
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| | heart pumping and a little sweat going.
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| calendar comes out. When scheduling all
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| | Start off fairly slowly to avoid too much
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| the family commitments, no time will
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| | muscle soreness and gradually increase
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| magically appear for fitness for the
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| | intensity. Be honest with yourself and
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| organizer. It must be planned.
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| | ask if you think you feel any of the
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| I've gone over the need for exercise many
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| | benefits; chances are, you probably will.
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| times, but I feel the benefits cannot be
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| | The key is also to find something that
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| overemphasized. Following is a list of a
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| | you enjoy doing. Running, swimming,
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| few of the many health benefits you can
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| | weight training or the myriad of other
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| reap from a regular fitness program:
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| | fitness activities are not a one size
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| - Improved sleeping patterns
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| | fits all. You need to find what you
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| - Improved blood profile
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| | enjoy and think you can stick with.
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| - Increase in bone density
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| | Of course there are those few that
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| - Increased life expectancy
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| | literally hate all forms of exercise
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| - Improved cardiovascular health
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| | they've tried. They simply don't like to
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| - Decrease in life-threatening
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| | sweat. Considering the dire health
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| conditions, such as diabetes, insulin
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| | consequences of not being active, these
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| resistance and heart disease
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| | people need to force themselves to pick
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| - Increased muscle strength
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| | the lesser of the evils and find
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| - Decreased blood pressure
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| | something they can stomach and just 'do
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| - Improved psychological health
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| | it!' Avoiding exercise is like telling a
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| - Increase in mobility and flexibility
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| | child who hates to read or eat vegetables
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| - Better self image
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| | that they don't have to do it. They
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| - Increase in libido
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| | cannot become a healthy adult without the
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| - Lower body fat levels (including heart
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| | chance to nourish their mind and body.
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| threatening abdominal fat)
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| | Our bodies were meant to move. What we
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| Often the whole prospect of 'fitness' is
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| | don't use we lose. This can be in the
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| daunting for many. It doesn't have to be
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| | form of loss of muscle mass at a rate of
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| a complicated, expensive or
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| | 12% of muscle strength and 6% of muscle
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| time-consuming affair. Many people feel
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| | mass with each passing decade after the
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| they need to join expensive health clubs
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| | age of 50. Remarkably, the body can
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| or invest in costly fitness equipment for
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| | actually regain up to one third of muscle
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| the home. While these are options, the
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| | strength and mass after participating in
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| beginner doesn't need to spend more money
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| | an exercise program for only a couple of
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| than what a good pair of shoes cost.
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| | months.
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| Active living is actually just a choice
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| | So this is my challenge to you: Are you
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| to bring more activity into your life.
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| | practicing what you are preaching to the
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| I'm probably the extreme case of a
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| | children in your life? Are you getting
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| fitness zealot, but not everyone has to
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| | the exercise you need to be healthy? Are
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| be as religious about fitness pursuits.
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| | you at a loss of where to begin or what
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| It depends on a person's goals as to how
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| | to do? If so, as a personal trainer,
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| frenzied their workout pace will be.
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| | it's my job to get people moving in the
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| Someone starting out may try to
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| | right direction.
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| incorporate a brisk evening walk into his
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