This week I would like to talk about fitness. One of the websites I frequent has an article titled “To Fat to Run” Interesting article though it been a long time since I’ve read it. But I think the title says it all. Under stressful situation if you are overweight your weight will work against you making a stressful situation even worse.
There all kinds of physical attacks against your body from blood sugar issues such as diabetes, to hyper or hypo tension. The last thing your family needs is for you to stroke out or collapse with heart attack or some other coronary event. I have been working out at various times for the last 40+ years. Now that sounds like I should be in great shape. Though I have worked hard until recently I never gave a hoot about what I ate or how much.
My thought was I’m working extra hard I need the extra calories. Not so. If I paid better attention to what and how much I ate I never would have had a weight issue. Sure I was strong. Generally speaking if I could get a good grip on something or get my arms around it I could move it. Yea for me. I would have stroked out running from a mob. Your work outs should be a combination of aerobic and anaerobic.
For the aerobic this could include a fast walk to a run. Try to improve time and distance every time. Or maybe a bike ride. Same thing try to improve time and distance each time. Another great work out would involve body weight exercises. These done quickly with only 10-15 seconds rest in between sets turns into a great muscle building and aerobic work out. Keep your work out short but intense. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLgcEPoih5E&feature=player_embedded Switch them often to confuse your muscles. One of the better sights I’ve found to keep you motivated and to give you ideas of what and how to do it is , http://www.bodyrock.tv/ Or http://youtu.be/FLCVcBv1OOA Please keep in mind I don’t have control over what is posted on these sights. If your easily offended you may want to forgo them and just get the army’s fitness manual. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKPDKqq6rUI&feature=player_embedded#t=0s
This is what I want to start doing and I think it could work out very well as most of these movement do not require any special gear. But there is special gear that has been adapted for Body Rock Fitness if you chose that route. So I say let’s start working and sweating. It’s never too late to be in better shape than you were yesterday
