The definition of FITNESS:. Physical fitness is primarily influenced by an individuals exercise habits........ Britannica Encyclopedia; Any exercise that circulates the blood through the heart improves fitness. Any vigorous physical activity will make your heart stronger and pump more blood, delivering more oxygen to the body. This in itself will enable you to feel a definite difference in the way you feel, with more energy and endurance, less stiff and agile, and able to participate in activities that didn't even seem possible before. Losing weight successfully means keeping the weight off, and exercise is a must if you plan on getting to the point where you are as healthy and fit as your bodytype and genetic background allows. In order to give yourself the best chance of making exercise a part of your lifestyle, you need to find the type of workouts or physical activities that you look forward to. Do the kind of workouts that will have the most effect on the areas of concern. To lose weight in the beginning of your program you want to utilize more cardio than resistance training. In the beginning your resistance training will be kept to a minimum so you can burn as many calories as possible with intense fat burning routines.(Always start out slow) Once you begin to notice healthy changes in your weight and your endurance levels rising, it is time to to bring your fitness program to the next level. In the beginning you may be at a 80% cardio workout and 20% resistance, but as time progresses and the pounds are coming off, it is time to move the scale to 70% cardio 30% resistance, until eventually you stabalize at your desired weight and shape. Most people will probabably be at the level of 60% resistance and 40% cardio once you have gotten to your ideal weight. The majority of people simply want to look like they don't need to workout. You now have achieved getting to the point of simply keeping in shape. If you are now at minimal body fat and are looking for the ripped effect, you might end up at 80% resistance and 20% cardio. If you have a one hour workout, you'll use 48 minutes towards resistance and 12 minutes towards cardio. A lot of at home methods for bodybuilding can be utilized without any equipment. To reap all the benefits for fat loss and heart and body strenghtening, your workouts must be vigorous enough, often enough and long enough, to have a fitness conditioning effect. Start slow and work your way up. Here are a some examples of cardio type activities: Speed walking, jogging, hiking, running in place, calisthenics, aerobics, swimming, biking, etc. Get your heart pumping faster and your doing cardio. Both young and old people can benefit from fitness training. Researchers now know that frail people in nursing homes have been found to have increased muscle strenghth if they exercise. Sedentary lifestyles can be an elderly persons reason for poor health. Including physical activity into your life is like an extra insurance policy that everyone should make part of their life. Following a good exercise and nutritional diet plan can actually increase your chances of avoiding an early death by 50% according to researchers, not to mention exercise has been found to grow brain cells in older people. Once you have been steadily involved in a program, you will not only notice physical positive changes but psychological as well. Exercise releases brain chemicals called endorphines that will give you a natural high.(runners high). You must be steadfast in your diet and fitness program because if you decide to quit, the benefits are lost soon afterward. This includes heart strength, body strength, blood pressure, the level of (HDL) cholesterol-(the good kind) and you guessed it, body fat and all risks associated with inactivity and obesity will return. The fountain of youth is only as hard to get as a good healthy fitness and diet plan.
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