Friday, September 28, 2012

Tips to Help You Plan a Fitness Regimen

By Paolo Rossini


There has been much concern by health professionals about the obesity taking place in America, for quite a few years now. Younger people in other Western nations are becoming more obese, which is a disturbing trend. Children need their parents to be examples, who lead by their actions rather than their words. Finding a good fitness program is difficult, and making it a regular part of your lifestyle is even harder. To get the children to have the values of fitness put into their minds can be a challenge. There are many suggestions that can be offered on this timely subject, but this article will only focus on a couple.

If your body isn't used to working out, you have to give it time to adapt to an exercise program. If you want to have a better chance of avoiding injury during your workout, make it a habit to do warm up and cool down stretches. To warm up, you simply need to slowly increase your heart rate, and don't forget to stretch out those muscle groups beforehand. After warming up sufficiently, gradually lead into your fitness program. At the end of your workout, you can easily cool down your body by doing a series of light stretches. By warming up and cooling down properly, you will protect your muscles, tendons, and ligaments from damage.

One big mistake many new exercisers make is to be impatient to start - or maybe they don't have a lot of time - and they neglect to do the necessary steps to condition their bodies before their workout. In order to prevent injury, the first thing you must do before you exercise is stretch out your muscle groups. There are quick and easy stretches you can do to warm up the muscles in your upper torso. The stretches for the upper body include bending from the waist and twisting from side to side. Put your hands on your waist, slowly and gently twist to the left, hold for about 10 seconds. Repeat by twisting to the right. Your neck and back also need to be stretched. To stretch out your back, bend gently from the waist - first forward and then backward. Don't force the stretch. For your neck, drop your chin to your chest and hold the position for about 10 seconds; then drop the back of your head towards your upper back and hold that position for 10 seconds. Hold each position for 10 seconds. For your back, place your feet shoulder-width apart, put your hands on your hips, and bend to the front and the rear.

To have better health for your children, you need better health for yourself, as the parents. Children tune out parents pretty fast when they hear things being said that aren't being done. If you want results, you need to talk things over as a family and listen to the children's input. For the family's health, everyone needs to be in the decision for getting in shape a fun way. Plus, there are other great benefits and advantages of working out as a family like using a spinning bike machine. You will be doing something together that will encourage communication and togetherness.

Getting the right kind of fitness information, and taking time to learn it, is important for many reasons. Nothing can replace reliable information, because that is how you can make a huge difference in your results. There are many sources of this information and it isn't difficult to find or comprehend. You will find that you benefit enormously from learning what you can about fitness. Learn as much as you can about the types of exercises you want to include in your program, especially the correct way to do them. Lastly, learn the best ways of giving your body the care it needs. You have to take a smart approach, so you know exactly what you are doing.




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