Working Smart: 4-Easy Ways to Get Fit, Faster!

Written by Laura Turner


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3.) Get Adequate Rest. The body requires a sufficient amount of sleep for rest and tissue repair (usually around 7-8 hours per night forrepparttar healthy person). Sleep also providesrepparttar 115567 body time to lower levels of bacteria inrepparttar 115568 body. It actually stimulatesrepparttar 115569 immune system! If you can’t get your eight hours, try to take a quick 10-20 minute power nap sometime duringrepparttar 115570 day.

4.) Go Easy onrepparttar 115571 Starchy Carbs. Try to “balance” starchy carbs (cereals, breads, white potatoes, rice) with protein and veggie alternatives.

My own personal case study: Even though I’d been exercising for years, I couldn’t shakerepparttar 115572 extra 10 pounds I’d gained in college. I exercised for about an hour every day rotating my routine between cardio and resistance training. Did I need to exercise more? I wondered. Maybe, but I couldn’t fit another hour intorepparttar 115573 day. So, I took a good look at my diet. What I found was, every day I was loading up with starchy carbs! Lots of cereal and toast. Lots of potatoes and white rice. Resolve: Just by balancing my meals with egg whites, sweet potatoes, green leafy veggies, and lean meats, I lost what remained. If you could use a Jump-start in you workout or haven’t seen changes in awhile, these four ideas are well worth your consideration. Plus, just by changing one small thing, you could make quite a difference in your shape. It will add a new element of vigor to your workout! So, reaprepparttar 115574 big rewards of these small changes, they will pay dividends on your investment.

Laura Turner, Certified Personal Trainer has developed a series of health fitness and nutrition tips available at ===> www.1brand-new-body.com In 21 days you can create healthy new you,let her show you how! Subscribe to her free newsletter *Fitness Focus* Send a blank email to: hiperformbody@getresponse.com *Plus get her free report: 7 Steps to a High Performance Body*


Are you one of a million walking time bombs?

Written by Nick Webb


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Maintaining these two simple lifestyle changes (exercise and overweight) will offer yourepparttar greatest chance of success with getting your blood pressure down. Did you know that a regular exercise routine can: - Help get your cholesterol levels in good order, - Make you look better to yourself and others, - Lower your blood pressure, - Reduce your risk factor profile for heart disease and stroke, - Reducerepparttar 115566 risk of developing certain types of cancer, - Help you conquer type 2 diabetes, Wow! Those are just some ofrepparttar 115567 benefits that an intelligent, regular exercise routine can do for you. It is important to understand thatrepparttar 115568 effect of exercise occurs whether or not there is weight loss. Of course, weight loss has its own beneficial effect on blood pressure, andrepparttar 115569 two compliment each other. So what do we have here that can help you reduce your blood pressure and reducerepparttar 115570 amount of medication you have to take. Or, if you’re lucky, allow you to totally discontinue your medication: This will however be for your doctor to decide. Initially, you should really make every effort to reach your ideal weight and keep to a healthy diet that you like. Remember this is a life long effort on your behalf. Start an exercise routine that may only be brisk walks for at least 30 minutes 3-5 times a week, but do it. The morerepparttar 115571 better, also diversify this can be fun. Once again, this is for life. You don’t just want to become fit and healthy now, but you want to stay that way forever. What else do we have? Oh yes, reducerepparttar 115572 salt and increase potassium in your diet and good luck! If you follow these simple steps, within 3 months from today you’ll look and feel much better than you do now AND your blood pressure will certainly be improved. You really can control your health. It’s up to you. So go for it!

Nick Webb: Author of "Getting Your Life Back & Living it to the Full" offers encouragement, tips and advice for beating down your blood pressure, reducing cholesterol, conquering diabetes and living a longer, better life. Check out: http://www.cureyourheart.com


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