One of the best ways to achieve the results you desire is to set goals and track your progress. You need to be clear with your goal setting. Just so you know, aiming for nothing and hitting nothing isn’t really meeting a goal. You should take your goal on a long-term basis, but then use …
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One great way to slowly incorporate more activity into your day is with walking. It is free, low-impact, effective and can be done anywhere. Start by parking a little further away at the store. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Consider buying a pedometer and striving to reach 10,000 steps each day. These are …
Flexibility is an important aspect of neuromusculoskeletal function. If you find yourself grunting with effort to reach down and pick something up, or if you have trouble crouching back on y0ur heels…you need to work on flexibility. You may find stretching routines that focus on your tight muscle groups and you may also find Pilates …
When you increase your skeletal muscle mass, you increase your strength. Some of the obvious benefits are improved appearance, increased energy and vitality, increased ability to perform routine tasks and an increased metabolism that will help burn extra calories. This extra muscle mass is able to be built with progressive resistance (weight) training that gets …
There are three components to exercise that we will begin talking about in regards to fitness. They are aerobic (cardiovascular), strength and flexibility. Remember, once again, to choose an exercise routine that you will enjoy doing to improve daily compliance. If you are just getting started with exercise use caution and don’t overdo it. Doing …
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How much exercise is needed to experience health benefits? Now I am taking for granted that everyone understands that different exercise intensity and forms will produce different results. It really depends on what you are desiring. Whether that be weight loss, increased tone or building muscle bulk, it will depend on how you structure your …
Well, we are moving right along (pun intended) with the next series of Magnificent Seven highlights. We will be focusing on moving your body. Movement is life. We rely on movement of blood, oxygen, and fluids on a micro-level and we also rely on movement of our muscles, bones, joints and connective tissue on a macro-level. If we …
We are wrapping up the “Drink Right” portion of the Magnificent Seven series. Hopefully you have taken away that you need to drink plenty of pure, filtered, and clean water. I want to leave you with just a few tips on how you can increase your daily water intake and begin to feel the effects …
We have already discussed that you should be drinking 1/2 your weight in ounces of water each day. Current recommendations also suggest that you should add 5 ounces of water for every 15 minutes of exercise. Given that we should be logging at least 30-60 minutes of exercise each day that is another 10-20 ounces …
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We have discussed so far the importance of staying hydrated and the downside of water contamination. So we know that filtration is important, but what is the best way? To be honest, I don’t think there is any real simple answer. There are a variety of water filtration systems and the more you are willing …
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