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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Lifetime Fitness and Wellness at Home

Every person in the world wants to improve specific qualities about themselves. This one universal truth that binds all of us no matter what language we speak or culture we derive from. Self improvement through physical training is a lifestyle that can certainly stand the test of time if you know what you are doing.
The first thing anyone who wants to improve their self needs to do is to properly plan then execute short term goals. For example, just starting to train is an outstanding way to start. You know as well as I know, once you start, its not hard to keep going. It is the actual starting point that is hardest. What are other popular short term goals?
1. Lower blood pressure and LDL Cholesterol levels.
2. Lower heart rate and improve cardio fitness.
3. Lose weight and burn fat
4. Build muscle and tone the entire body
5. Fit into clothes you want to wear
6. Look good on the beach or in pictures
Those are outstanding goals that happen to be the most popular among people who want to improve themselves through physical means. Physical training is for everyone and this includes men, women, and children. It is the understanding of how to train that confuses most people. It is because of the lack of general fundamental training information that brings me to you today.
How does someone start a home training program?
You can start anywhere you have space to jog in place. You see, every workout must begin with a warm up phase. This serves as injury prevention so that your body is ready for anything sudden and unexpected. It also serves to lubricate joints and allow muscles to stretch safely without tearing.
What if I skip warm up exercises?
People that skip warm up exercises in their training are risking serious injury. Other good warm up exercises are jumping jacks, jogging anywhere, and walking briskly. A general rule, is to use this warm up for fifteen minutes at the start of every workout; its great for cardio respiratory endurance, fat loss, and burning excess calories.
The warm up is done, now what do I do for training?
People that are new to training should learn to master their own bodyweight through different movements. These are often the most challenging movements because they require coordination, balance, and a degree of mental toughness. Prime examples of bodyweight movements are;
1. Sit-ups or Leg lifts
2. Push-ups or Modified Push-ups
3. Pull-ups or Flexed arm hangs
4. Traveling lunges or bodyweight squats
Your primary concern is to start with one exercise and do it perfectly for as long as you can. Once you can no longer execute a particular exercise, move on to the next exercise. This is called circuit training and is an excellent method of lifetime fitness. You can do workouts like this every single day for the rest of your life. This portion of the training will take you approximately five to ten minutes.
After the bodyweight training, then what do I do?
After you finish your four core exercises, it is time to cool your body down. I advise you take a walk, start briskly, and gradually slow yourself down to a slow walk. You can do this in place if you need to.
This process of a cool down will take about ten to fifteen minutes. In addition to serving as injury prevention, this cool down exercise allows your heart rate to slowly climb down and naturally adjust your body out of exercise.
Where can I do this training?
You can do this training anywhere you want, whenever you want, and in your own space. Being independent is a key thing in life and in training. Always make sure to take your time with exercises, keep everything smooth, and stop all movements once the form is no longer perfect. Remember this is lifetime fitness!

Author Resource:- Dave Lemanczyk is the C.E.O. of Dave Lemanczyk LLC, a leading developer of superior human performance products in todays fitness industry.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

5 Easy Ways to Increase Your Manpower


How to tap into your secret source of sexual stamina, energy and drive.


A testosterone shortage could cost you your life. As if losing muscle mass, bone density, and your sex drive to low T levels wasn't bad enough, new research shows the decline can also increase your risk of prostate cancer, heart disease, and even death. Follow these steps to lift your levels and lengthen your life.


1. Uncover your abs
As your waist size goes up, your testosterone goes down. In fact, a 4-point increase in your body mass index—about 30 extra pounds on a 5-foot-10 guy—can accelerate your age-related T decline by 10 years.


2. Build Your biceps
Researchers recently found that men who lifted weights regularly experienced a 49 percent boost in their free testosterone levels. "As you strengthen your muscles, the amount of testosterone your body produces increases," says David Zava, Ph.D., CEO of ZRT Laboratory. You need to push iron only twice a week to see the benefit.


3. Fill up on fat
Trimming lard from your diet can help you stay lean, but eliminating all fat can cause your T levels to plummet. A study published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine reveals that men who consumed the most fat also had the highest T levels. To protect your heart and preserve your T, eat foods high in monounsaturated fats—food such as fish and nuts.


4. Push away from the bar
Happy hour can wreak havoc on your manly hormones. In a recent study, men who drank moderate amounts of alcohol daily for three weeks experienced a 7 percent decrease in their testosterone levels. Limit your drinking to one or two glasses of beer or wine a night to avoid a drop in T.


5. Stop stress
Mental or physical stress can quickly depress your T levels. Stress causes cortisol to surge, which "suppresses the body's ability to make testosterone and utilize it within tissues," says Zava. Cardio can be a great tension tamer, unless you overdo it. Injuries and fatigue are signs that your workout is more likely to lower T than raise it.