The Foundations of Good Health by Lois Francis - HTML preview

Exercise for Life

The human body is like a machine, it is meant to be used. Give it good fuel (food) and oil it regularly with the right fats and your body will stay strong and healthy.

However, like any machine, if it is not used it will seize up and stop working. Your body is an exquisitely sophisticated vehicle for your mind and your spirit, but it cannot be separated from them.

If your body becomes polluted, sluggish and ill, then your mind and your spirit will too. Frequent exercise is just as important as what you eat and what you think. This does not mean that you have to join a gym or an aerobics class.

Walking is one of the best forms of exercise that you can do and only requires that you have some suitable footwear. You need to build into your everyday life some cardiovascular activity which will make you breathe a little faster than usual, some weight bearing activity and some stretching.

Cardiovascular exercise will help with stamina and keeping your lungs and heart healthy. Try swimming or walking for 20 to 30 minutes, 3 times a week.

If you decide to take up walking then walk for 10 minutes, turn round and walk back. As you get fitter you will be able to walk faster and further and longer. To increase the  benefit of walking you can try Power Walking. Carry some light weights with you (baked bean tins or 500ml water bottles do well for this) and swing your arms as you walk. You can also purchase ankle weights with velcro straps to make your legs work harder.

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The programmes mentioned in this ebook are:

“Stress Free Forever”, you can download a free ebook

“How to Relieve Stress” from www.stressfree4ever.com Diet for Health and Wellbeing – scheduled for release in 2012.