Start Your Day Off Right

How do you start your typical day? A cup of coffee? Some quiet time maybe? Or is it a quick shower and off to the races getting the little ones off to school and day-care?



Some healthy fitness lovers enjoy a few minutes of exercise in their early morning routine. These healthy folks find they often have more energy throughout the day after some refreshing early morning exercise. Try it for a couple weeks. Get up a few minutes earlier each day and start your morning with some slow stretches and an energetic, heart-pumping run. Don't feel quite ready for running yet? Start walking. Gradually increase your time and intensity a little each day. The key is to get your heart-rate up and get to the point where your lungs are really working! Every few minutes - push yourself a little harder for a couple minutes. Then back off to a slightly more comfortable pace.


For a more toned, and muscular body - add some simple weight-bearing exercise to your routine. Do a couple sets of 10 push ups before you head out for the day.

Follow up your morning cardio with a protein packed breakfast. Give your body a good dose of healthy protein early and your metabolism will stay elevated longer throughout the day. Your body will be burning calories hours after that energizing morning run! Give your fat-burners a healthy kick-start every morning and you'll soon feel like you have more energy.

Try this daily for 21 days. Exercise every day. Or, at least 5 days out of every week. Daily exercise will kick into gear those endorphins that help you enjoy life more. These miracle chemicals usually lead to more happy days and far fewer stressful days!

If you have been - like so many of us - slowly adding inches around your waistline and mid-section, take heart! You can enjoy life more with unimaginable levels of energy and vitality. Try starting your day with some energizing exercise and see if you don't feel more energetic all day!

Winter Workout

The weather outside is downright frigid. Autumn's pleasant temps have given way to an early blast of Winter. This might be a good day to stay indoors. Winter cold doesn't have to keep you from burning calories and building muscles. You can build your ideal lean and toned body shape right in the warmth and comfort of your living room.

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You really can enjoy life more. You can have more energy and more fun. Daily exercise or physical activity can help you live longer and improve your quality of life as you age. And it doesn't need to be strenuous to improve your health. Moderate intensity activity performed over the course of the day can offer significant health benefits for people of all ages.

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Enjoy a healthy lifestyle. Practice healthy habits. Watch what you eat and stay active. Drink plenty of water. Sleep well - and for at least 6 or 7 hours each night. Get up - off the couch and get some exercise every day.

Live Better - Get in Your Best Shape Ever!

Do you ever feel like you could use more energy? Maybe find yourself wishing Would you like to enjoy life more?

Do you ever wish you could have more fun and maybe a whole lot less stress?

The Good News is you can enjoy life more. You really can have more fun and energy. And way less stress! Just a few simple changes in your daily routine can lead to a much better life.

A life filled with more fun and tons of youthful energy! The pundits have written for decades about the benefits of better health and fitness. Ask the happiest people you know what their secret is and chances are over half will mention good health! Staying healthy is one of the keys to enjoying life more.

Plus - if you start getting in shape soon you can start enjoying a life filled with greater vitality - and loads more fun! The sooner you start the better your results will be. Start getting in better shape and you too can have a tighter stomach - and look great at the beach this summer!

Weight loss experts have known the secret to sustained weight loss for centuries. Unfortunately the secret is not found in miracle pills or supplements. The quickest way to lose weight has been around for hundreds of years. Work hard and eat healthy. Since so many of us have office jobs - requiring extended periods of sitting - the hard work must come in the form of exercise.

Any kind of exercise you enjoy will work! Choose several fun activities where you can burn a bunch of calories and really work your heart and lungs. Get your heart pounding and feel yourself breathing hard! Work your muscles too. Muscles burn calories and help you shed those extra pounds of body fat!

Want to tighten up those abs? The best way to lose belly fat is burn it off! Burn those extra calories and do some abs exercises to help build your core muscles. Getting rid of belly fat is never easy. You'll have to put in the time - running, walking, swimming, or even rowing.

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Building Muscle Means Burn More Fat

Building lean muscle — lifting weights or with weight-bearing exercise like swimming or jogging is a terrific way to kick start your metabolism. Your Muscles burn almost three times as many calories as fat.

Schedule several fat-burning workouts every week, and you'll melt away up to 150 extra calories every day! For hours after your workout is over!

Adding just 15 minutes of exercise - like walking one mile, to your daily schedule will use up 100 extra calories per day. (Your body burns about 100 calories of energy to walk one mile, depending on your body weight. ) Maintaining this schedule would result in an extra 700 calories per week used up, or a loss of about 10 pounds in one year, assuming your food intake stays the same.

You could easily drop 40 pounds this year - just by walking 4 miles a day!

Some ideas to help you get started and keep moving:

1. Choose activities that you think you’ll enjoy. Most people will stick to their exercise program if they are having fun, even though they are working hard.

2. Set aside a regular exercise time. Whether this means joining an exercise class or getting up a little earlier every day, make time for this addition to your routine and don’t let anything get in your way. Planning ahead will help you get around interruptions in your workout schedule, such as bad weather and vacations.

3. Set short term goals. Don’t expect to lose 20 pounds in two weeks. It has taken awhile for you to gain the weight, it will take time to lose it. Keep a record of your progress and tell your friends and family about your achievements.

4. Vary your workouts. Change exercises or invite friends to join you to make your workout more enjoyable. There is no “best” exercise – just the one that works best for you. It won’t be easy, especially at the start. But as you begin to feel better, look better and enjoy a new zest for life, you will be rewarded many times over for your efforts.

Plenty of other activities besides walking give you the benefits of an aerobic workout. Choose the ones you enjoy most, and have a great time while you get in shape. Here are some more ideas:

* Jogging – Start slow and build up your time and distance

* Swimming – low impact and great for your whole body!

* Rowing – Excellent overall fitness workout.

* Golf – For the best results - try walking and carry your own bag.

* Tennis – enjoy melting away fat with friends

* Cycling – go for a ride with your favorite friend and loved ones!

* Dancing – Take your spouse or loved one out for an enjoyable evening and burn some calories!

Make exercise and healthy eating two of your daily habits. You can have a much healthier body – and outlook towards life in a surprisingly short time. Start getting in shape fast and soon you’ll find that feel way better! You’ll notice an improved attitude. You’ll have a leaner, sexier body!

The average gym or health club membership costs over $400 a year. Jogging is free! Save money and enjoy better fitness using a few simple tools. And remember - the fun is in the journey! Enjoy your path to better health!

Only twenty weeks

Sitting in my easy chair savoring every bite of the delicious fudge my neighbor brought over today I look back on this wonderful year. Lots of great memories, many blessings, and another inch around my waistline. I know how this happened - too many days filled with sweet, sugary snacks and not nearly enough physical activity to burn off the resulting calories.

In just 22 weeks pools will be opening. We hope to get back to Florida and the lovely beaches. If I have any hope of getting back in anywhere even close to decent shape I'm going to have to burn more calories than I consume.

Life really is simple. The good news is I have the time - over 20 weeks - and the tools to accomplish this much needed goal. Sitting at my desk and in front of the TV at night simply don't allow me to burn the calories I need to burn.

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