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For 2008, as probably many of you, I have made a resolution to work out on a regular basis and get myself in shape. No more excuses about no time and nothing to do - I am going to make the time and use my resources to work out! However, nothing motivates more than friends. So here on this blog, we are going to motivate each other. I will post exercise and nutritional tricks, tips, and hints that hopefully will help you and I keep our resolution to work out. Feel free to post your comments, ideas and share your progress. Let's shape up together! - Stephanie

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Tip of the Day

Health and Diet
Health experts recommend incorporating activities that strengthen your muscles, tendons and bones. Known as resistance training, this type of exercise is equally important for maintaining good health. Your metabolism functions more efficiently when your body has more lean muscle. Ward off potential osteoporosis by doing weight-bearing exercises like push-ups, pull-ups and wall presses at least 3-4 times a week.

Fitness
Remember the five food groups? Well, fitness has 5 groups too: muscle strength, muscle endurance, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility and body composition. To get a balanced athletic body, you need to have a balanced “diet” of exercise. But in this case, it’s ok to stretch between meals.

Source: eDiets Daily Bytes

2 comments:

The Perkins Family said...

Yeah! this is a great blog. Hey, here is a tip http://caloriecount.about.com/. It's a great place to keep track of your calories and activities.

Deon said...

I am excited that you are doing this, I need to kick my butt back into gear I think this will help me!!!