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This perfect workout which I will describe in detail can be characterized as:

Non conventional, very demanding, multifunctional and holistic.

Besides the indisputable benefits that this workout will bring to your physical fitness and appearance, it will additionally offer you two very important advantages:

- it is perfectly suitable for busy people because with 3 workouts x 40’ per week, your results will be much more impressive than those of the most gym frequenters.

- you can complete it ‘outdoors’ or in your home, which will save a lot of time and money. You don’t need a gym!

On the other hand a main disadvantage is that it is suitable only for already fit people and only for those with strong self-discipline.

This is because this workout is really for tough guys.

Epigrammatically the workout consists of:

3 minutes for a general warm up

5 minutes for a total bodyweight workout

10 minutes of strength training with dumbbells

10 minutes of HIIT

7 minutes for cooling down and static stretching.

a) Warm up

Warming up is very crucial to prepare the body for the strenuous exercise that will follow. Since the objective is maximum results in lesser time I keep it short: round 3min.

This is an essential phase: muscles become more flexible and pliable, heart rate rises and body temperature increases. At the end you are ready to proceed to the next phase.

The warm up should be of general type, nothing specific.

I recommend starting with light aerobic exercise and slowly building up speed. Specifically:

- jogging in place

- doing some jumping jacks

- also some flexibility exercises (not stretching! Keep stretching for after cool down).

b) Total bodyweight workout

These tough and functional workouts are the best investment for your time. You can do three types of exercise:

- lower body exercises

Emphasis on various squats and lunges.

- upper body exercises

Emphasis on the endless versions of push ups, bear crawling etc.

- core and abs strengthening

Emphasis on spiderman lunges, mountain climbers etc. I prefer these multifunctional, multijoint exercises than static planks.

You can mix these exercises as you wish but the most logical sequence is:

Upper body exercise

Lower body exercise

Core strengthening.

For example:

Plyo push ups

Bodyweight squats

Spiderman lunges etc.

Exercises are executed in a circuit form, with no or minimal breaks. One exercise is used as a break for the other.

After you finish with your five minute total bodyweight workout, you are ready to grab the dumbbells and go on.

Chris Strogilis
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We so often hear people saying they feel less physically strong and flexible because they are getting older. Our belief is that this is mostly the result of inactivity and poor eating habits. It is true that we women begin losing muscle and gain fat in its place somewhere in our thirties even if our weight remains the same. At the same time, we believe from our own experience that although age may contribute to some decline in our physical abilities, we have a choice in the matter.
Julie: I never worked out much until I was approaching the age of forty. Then it dawned on me that I had better get moving. Back then I started aerobics and weight lifting and found that neither were the best workouts for me since I would occasionally injure myself. However, I continued doing the best I could. As the years passed, I switched from the aerobics to walking-walking long distances at a fast pace.
Finally, at the age of fifty-three I found Pilates and started doing that religiously instead of working with weights plus I continued walking. Pilates turned out to be the perfect workout for my body type and for my brain because it requires complete focus at all times (I need that). Within two years, my body was more toned and I was stronger and more physically fit at the age of “fifty-five” than ever before!
I currently do Pilates and have added yoga; however, I will admit I do not walk much although I am making a commitment to include walking regularly again. Walking had always allowed me to be fit without injury-exercises like running or jogging jars my knees and back and therefore are not good for me.
lynn: Even the term “working out” sends shudders down my spine. I have always been on the “big” side and during my 40s suffered greatly because I was largely desk-bound though in a teaching job where walking long distances from one lesson to the next was the norm. I was not, in my sense of the word, “fit”. It was really only when I went to our Leadership program that I started to appreciate the link between body, mind and spirit. It is a ridiculous concept to disregard the body for the sake of the other two. Here, I was introduced to morning ritual – easy stretching exercises both outside and in – including use of the voice.
My only sustaining exercise has been walking my dogs and it was to this activity that I turned when I made a commitment in 2004 to do a Marathon. It was my first introduction to anything approaching a systematic “work out”. The goal came, I succeeded, and it went and with it stopped the really long distance, powerful stuff. I had to pull myself into seeing walking the dogs as essential exercise. That done, it became a natural part of my days.
Over time I have also introduced the Bar Method of muscle isolation exercises into my life and just recently produced a list of 20+ activities that I can pick and choose from knowing that each one is giving me some form of vital physical exercise. This is great because routine does not sit well with me. I get bored. I have now got great satisfaction from, say, gardening by knowing that not only am I making my land look good, it’s doing me good too!

If you do exercise, keep on keeping on! If you don’t, ask yourself: What is stopping you? What benefit are you deriving from “not” exercising? What difference could regular exercise make in your life?
If you did exercise in the past and quit, what type of workout were you doing? Was it well suited for you? How about giving it a try again-perhaps with a different type of workout? Start out with something doable and increase gradually. With patience and perseverance, you will surely see improvement. Remember, we always have a choice!
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One article about fitness that I came across has this to say: You have taken the important first step on the path to physical fitness by seeking information. The next step is to decide that you are going to be physically fit.

That sounded encouraging. Not to mention that it just about sums up everything I’ve been doing when it comes to my physical fitness plan. Yes, indeed, I have taken that all important first step. Hundreds of times in fact. Top Ten Best Foods for a Flatter Belly, Seven Steps to Flab-Free Arms, 30 Days of Walking Tips, these and every other top ten list I have perused. I have also scoured countless columns of so-called fitness experts, from celebrity trainers to Phys Ed professors with Ph.Ds. I can then confidently say that I am a fitness information addict.

As for the second step, the one about making a decision to be physically fit, that deserves a check mark on my to-do list as well. I’ve made lots of decisions. I’ve decided to buy a new pair of running shoes, enroll in a jiu jitsu or muay thai class, go to the gym, and go jogging on Saturday nights instead of confining myself to a debilitative state in front of the TV.

Now, if I can only gather enough willpower to actually act on my decisions, then I’ll be good to go. As of now, my only physical activities consist of walking from the bus stop to the office and vice versa and frequent trips to the bathroom. I’ve heard a good number of raves about the benefits of walking and that made me feel better for a while. I even resorted to drinking lots and lots of water so that I could have an excuse to go to the bathroom more often. But my efforts proved to be futile as the bulge in my belly still refused to budge.

I took up weight training as a Phys Ed course back in college and my instructor used to say then that Asian women are naturally predisposed to having a somewhat fuller midsection. I still haven’t verified the veracity of that statement and I have serious suspicions that he was just saying that to make us feel less pathetic. Another professor of mine, this time in a literature class, said that some cultures actually consider women on the, uh, heavy side to be sexier and more appealing. Well, too bad. The culture I grew up in doesn’t exactly adhere to that belief.

The choleric side of me is already screaming “Do Something!” in an insanely hysterical manner so I decided to take on a more proactive stance regarding my fitness condition. I checked out gyms. And I don’t just mean doing a google search. Ha! I did some offline research as well. One tip I got about choosing a gym is a classic real estate principle: location location location. Basically, the idea is to choose a gym near your house or at least located somewhere that’s not a two-hour drive away.

Fortunately, there happens to be one on the street adjacent to where I live. Unfortunately, its location is the only good thing about it. The equipment are regretfully very limited and are cramped in a tiny space. That’s already a violation of item number six in the top ten list of things to consider when choosing a gym. (And yes, I happen to like lists.) And let’s not talk about personal trainers. It doesn’t have one. Apparently, the gym’s philosophy is to each his own. You come in, pump some iron, and if you strain a muscle or a barbell falls on you, well, some people have had it worse so just thank the heavens for a relatively milder bad luck.

Locker rooms are nothing more than tiny stalls where you could change and don’t ask where the showers are. Your stinky post-workout smell is not the gym’s problem. The cost, set on an hourly basis, is unsurprisingly dirt cheap. Their second philosophy: you deserve what you pay for, tetanus (courtesy of the rusty equipment) and fungal infection included. Looks like I just found the gym from hell.

I still like myself very much despite my less-than-perfect figure so of course I didn’t even consider going back there. So much for a near-the-house gym. It’s time to look for the not-a-two-hour-drive-away. A friend told me about the gym where he is a member. It’s about 40 minutes from my place but is definitely way more decent than the last one I checked out. The equipment is fairly adequate and well-maintained, there are shower stalls and real locker rooms, and personal trainers are available to help you.

Here’s the best part: there’s TV! How awesome is that? I could burn calories on the treadmill and still have my much needed dose of The Simpsons. Before I lose myself in workout ecstasy and sign up for membership, there’s just one important thing I need to know. Who gets to have a say on the TV channel? The choleric side of me may be happier now that I’ve finally taken a more active stand on my fitness plan but it will not be completely pacified until it has control of the remote.

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Exercises can bring you good health and physical fitness, which will enhance your quality of life. It’s a known fact that exercises reduce anxiety, ease depression, and give you a general feeling of wellness. Exercises are very important to quality of life and longevity.
The fitness scene has changed tremendously, gone are the days when you could spend an hour in the Gym. Now you can switch on the computer at breakfast time to join in with online fitness workouts and you can build your muscle with simple bodyweight exercises. With a little dedication to this home workout you can begin a simple and effective workout routine. So, you can forget the fancy machines, expensive gym memberships, or sharing equipment with sweaty strangers.
Online fitness workouts are for those of you who have very limited time to devote for exercise, but are serious about getting or staying in shape. Here client signs up for online personal training, the trainer develop a workout and nutrition program, the client is getting taught the exercises through videos and live chat.
There are two different kind of online personal training websites. The first one, film their own exercise videos which enables them to customize exercises for their client’s personal need. The second kind of online training websites use computer animated exercise videos and/or picture sequences which are easy to understand. The rates for online personal training are ranging from $40.00 to $200.00 per month.
The advantages of online training are cheaper rates than a regular personal fitness trainer would charge, can be as effective as regular personal training. Most online training websites offer 24 hours e-mail / live chat support.
Let’s go through some more benefits that can be attained using online fitness workout:
*No matter where you are located around the globe, you can access fitness workouts.
* Save money on travel expenses and expensive personal trainers
* You can exercise at any time you want.
* No need to workout at a specific place designated by the trainer.
* Sit in the comfort of your own home to receive coaching and advice.
* Have your training questions and problems answered with educated responses, promptly via email.
* Allows for tremendous flexibility, especially for those who travel.
* Allows privacy for those who are intimidated by “public” personal training, such as people who don’t feel comfortable with their appearance.
Exercises are only productive when you take quality food. Be careful about what you eat. Try to avoid consuming too much butter or cheese and stay away from greasy and fatty foods. Eat nutritious and balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables, enough proteins and lots of fibre to keep organs running smoothly.

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Why is physical fitness important is probably a question you won’t pay much attention to until your body starts to experience pains in the muscles and stiffness at the joints.
Why do you want to keep as fit physically as possible? To be able to move around free of pain later in life. And “later” don’t necessary means in the 60’s or 70’s, some people develop ache and pains as early as in their 40’s.
As I have been doing work sitting behind a desk most of the time, I just recently discover the important of getting physical. My shoulders start to lock, neck stiff, pain and numbness is running down the arms and the legs, my feet are always cold, shortness of breath climbing only one flight of stairs, all result from lack of physical activities.
The human body is a motion machine. It is designed to move, so we need to physically move it in order to stay healthy. Aches and pains are from lack of movement designed for specific body parts. Arms are designed for many other functions and movements besides just pecking away at the keyboard most of the time. Legs are for running, walking besides just sitting. Sitting for too long affects blood circulation, and you feel it on your feet and hands. Lack of motion or physical movement can lead to many other ailments. Motion is very crucial to the body’s operation overall welfare.
Unfortunately, we are living in a modern environment when most works can be performed sitting down or standing in place. While it provides us with many amenities, at the same time, it is ripping off our health. We don’t use our body parts as they were intended. We travel around by riding in cars or buses; even it is only 2 short blocks away, instead of walking. We mow our lawn riding on the lawn mower, instead of pushing the cutter by arms. We use the remote control to operate the TV or home theater set, so we don’t even have to get off the couch. We are keeping touch with friends and family through the Internet or telephone rather than actually go to each other’s house and pay a visit. We no longer walk or run sufficiently enough to stay in shape, or at least stay pain free. The more we move, the more we are capable of moving, and, obviously, the less we move, the less we are capable of moving. When you feel the muscle or joint pain, it is simply a warning sign, signaling danger of acute motion starvation. Muscle functions are retained only through enough use. Our body craves physical motion. There is no artificial replacement to movement. You just have to do it yourself.
As I was learning about the important of physical fitness, I realize that no matter how busy your schedule is, you have to take time to exercise, do garden work, play with the kids, play a game of sport, dancing…. whatever that get you moving, if you want to enjoy life to the fullest, healthy, full of energy, with no aches or pains. It will pay off when you grow older, in a big way. After all, who would enjoy an aching body, 24 hours a day?
Staying motivated on your physical fitness goals might be a problem or you simply call it quit. Reading this e-book from the expert and testimonials from people who have transformed their fitness level has helped me stay focus and steadily achieving my own goal of physical fitness.

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