Yes it is true, we all need to exercise. Nothing is as beneficial as getting your heart going and toning your muscles. The benefits of exercise touch all parts of your body and life so make sure to schedule time for a workout. I know that life is hectic but all you need to do is 20 minutes three times a week to begin to help your body. Remember, you don't need to run a marathon or climb Mt. Everest, all you need to do is elevate your heart rate and keep it elevated for 20 minutes. Start out easy and work up to more strenuous activates. Never over exert and never begin any exercise program without checking with your doctor.
Let's just summarize the benefits of exercise:
You will feel great: That alone should be enough to get all of us out and exercising. Isn’t that a good start? Exercise changes you inside and out, nothing else has such a dramatic systemic effect.
Muscles: Exercise builds and tones your muscles. As a result your metabolism is increased which makes it easier to lose weight. The more muscles you have working for you the more fat you will burn.
Stress: Exercise is great for lowering the stress levels in your life and in your body. According to many studies not only will exercising for 20
minutes three times week be beneficial for your metabolism but it will also lower your stress levels.
Calories burned: Exercise demolishes calories. Later in this article I will discuss the process of successful long term weight loss and at that point you will have a better understanding of the importance of burning calories. The simple concept is when you burn more calories than you eat you lose weight.
Always remember that exercise is any physical activity, you can walk, ride a bike, swim, or anything that gets you moving. Don't get hung up on not being able to do a lot at the start. The most important thing is to start and stick with it.
Not exercising is a guarantee to gaining weight. If you continue to eat as usual and continue the 'couch potato' mentality then you are setting yourself up for a difficult life of illness and disease.
Who Is To Blame: Society, You or McDonalds?
There are many people who blame the rapidly rising obesity rate in the U.S. on the fast food industry. They believe that the option to 'super-size', eat deep fried French fries and a host of other fat rich, empty calorie foods should take the blame.
They say that our lifestyle of rushing everywhere and doing six things at once does not allow us to prepare healthy meals for us and our families But is that the whole truth? I don't think so. Everyone has a choice. In many cases it comes down to access to the proper foods or knowledge of how to prepare healthy meals but given the choice I believe that most people would want to live a healthy life.
We have the opportunity today to make that choice. We live in a world where we can access information on any subject. So let's start today to make the right choices, take the time to plan and prepare healthy meals and leave the bad habits from the past in the past.