If you are like most Americans, you are probably overweight to some degree. The American lifestyle is no longer a blue collar lifestyle, and factory work and farm work are no longer the norm. As a society, Americans spend more time sitting around then ever before.
Aristotle helped define the standards of fitness 2,500 years ago when he said that a thing that suits its purpose is fit. The cardiovascular system, lungs, skeleton, muscles, endocrine system, and all the other components of our bodies function for our purpose, which is to live well.
Exercise is the number one recommendation of doctors, nutritionists, and even novelists. The question is why?
The push up remains one of the most important yet underrated body weight exercises in the exercise handbook. The reason that push ups, along with many other body weight exercises, are underrated is because of the competition from so many free weight systems. These systems have created the inaccurate impression that push ups are ineffective. Well, nothing could be further from the truth as the push up remains one of the absolute most important exercises one could perform.
I believe walking helps me be well mentally and spiritually in addition to the obvious physical benefits. That may not be why I started walking but it is definitely why I continue.
We busy women don’t always have the time, energy or desire to hit the gym after (or before, or in the middle of) work. No matter ladies! We don’t have to clock in an hour at the gym each day when we can burn just as many calories mindlessly during our daily routines.
It has been said that for each day you are not active, your body suffers. If your mind already shrinks back from the thought of exercising, making time for intentional walking could be the easiest way you’ll find to gaining more energy, enthusiasm and motivation. Walking with purpose and awareness - creating fitness in both body and mind.
In my 10 plus years of experience as a Personal Trainer I have seen many trends in fitness come and go. Some exercises will be around forever and I believe these to be the best.
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