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Can t Find The Time To Exercise?
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Exercise
By Larry Kann
Jun 23, 2008 - 5:53:00 PM
As a Health and Fitness Coach, one of the most frequent question and
problems I’m asked by new clients is: “What should I do Larry, I just
don’t have time to exercise?
In our very fast paced world today with many of us balancing
multiple roles, as an employee or business owner, parent, spouse,
household manager, and responsible citizen, finding time for exercise
can be a real problem. As a result, our health and fitness goals often
get put on the back burner.
Most of us realize that regular physical exercise is absolutely
necessary for us to maintain our overall health and fitness, keep our
weight down, to look and feel great, and to stay young longer. So
what’s the answer?
Well I have good news for you. Several studies, including one
published in The Journal of Physiology, clearly show that short bursts
of intense exercise, equivalent to only a few minutes per day, can
produce the same or even better results than traditional cardio
endurance training or spending hours at the gym lifting weights.
You may not have time to go to the gym, but everyone can find just
7 10 minutes per day to exercise at home. So time really does not have
to be an issue, if you are really want to lose weight, get in great
shape, and improve your health.
The key is to first make a decision to make taking care of your
health and fitness a top priority, and then the taking steps necessary
to fit a few minutes of exercise into your schedule at least 4 5 times
per week. Once you’ve made that decision, you’ll find there are lots of
ways to accomplish your health and fitness goals in just minutes each
day.
If you don’t have time to go to the gym, get a small bench or
fitness ball and a set of dumbbells for your strength training
exercises. There are also many effective body weight exercises you can
do, as well as short intense interval cardio exercises that will burn
lots of calories, help you lose weight, and strengthen your
cardiovascular system.
You could also find ways to include exercise as a part of your
daily schedule. Go ahead and make a list of all the times, places and
ways that you could fit in some kind of physical activity into your
day.
Are there are there stairs in your office or apartment building? Go ahead, and climb them for five minutes a day.
When you go on a short errand, can you walk instead of taking the car? Do so.
Do you take a lunch hour? Use 10 15 minutes of it to walk, stretch, meditate, do push ups, crunches, squats, lunges or dips.
The bottom line is that regardless of how busy your daily schedule
is, a lack of time doesn’t have to keep you from losing weight, and
getting really fit, slim, and healthy. And, in fact, ongoing exercise
research is clearly showing that short intense strength training and
cardio exercise is actually far more effective than long slow cardio or
spending hours in the gym.
Author Resource:-
Larry Kann is an active health and fitness researcher and online health
and fitness coach. To find out how to get fit with just 7 minutes of
exercise each day, go to: http://fitnesscoachreviews.blogspot.com/ For FREE Special Report Download go to:www.seniorhealthandfitnessonline.com
Article Source: DesireToRetire.com
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