Fitness Articles

A Walk Aday

The popularity of walking as a fitness activity is growing by leaps and bounds. Low risk and easy to start, walking has proved its health benefits in numerous studies. An eight-year study of 13,000 people found that those who walked 30 minutes a day had a significantly lower risk of premature death than those who rarely exercised.

A regular walking program can help:

•  Reduce blood cholesterol

•  Lower blood pressure

•  Increase cardiovascular endurance

•  Boost bone strength

•  Burn calories and keep weight down

Get ready, get moving

KICK YOUR WAY INTO FITNESS

Are you bored with your current fitness routine? It may be time to kick your way to one of the hottest workouts around. Tae-Bo, also referred to as boxing aerobics and cardio kick, is a hybrid of boxing, martial arts and aerobics that offers an intense cross-training and total-body workout. It blends a mixture of high-power exercise routines that strengthen the body, decrease stress and hone reflexes while increasing endurance and cardiovascular power. Tae-Bo's has found a safe and very effective niche in the fitness community. Typical Calories recorded are between

400-550 in a 50-minute class.

HABITS TO DIE FOR

Yes, bad habits can kill, but it is possible to change your lifestyle. However, it requires an entirely different mindset: First, you must take personal responsibility for your own health. Second, develop the awareness that you need to make definite changes in your life. Third, educate yourself and learn the fundamental premises of good health. Forth, research the health risks that are associated with aging; and Fifth, inquire into your family's history of diseases and pathology. Armed with these facts, you now have the basics to make informed decisions about the nutritional and exercise requirements that you need.