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7 Simple but Powerful Fitness Tips

1.Watch the Sugar

Often people think by drinking fruit juices or eating low-fat fruit roll-ups and such, they are cutting out or eliminating sugar. The fact is that some fruit juices have more sugar than a soda.
Reduction of sugar is important to good health; therefore always find out the sugar content of anything you put in your mouth, even if it appears to be healthy. Sugar is bad and Sugar can ruin your health!

2.Throw out the Scales

If you have bathroom scales, you should either get rid of them or put them away for a while. Weight does not accurately reflect the level of your fitness. If you should be measuring anything, it should be body fat, not the w.eight.

3.Firm Muscles

In addition to a good aerobic exercise, you should add strength training in, which will help balance out the fitness routine and provide you with the best results. If you are not sure where to start, a professional trainer can help get you started on a healthy program.

4.Running in the Sand

If you live in a geographical area, where you have the luxury of sandy beaches, and if you are in the process of rehabilitating your knees, ankles, and even some injuries to the back, you should avoid running in the sand during this time. The reason is that running on sand actually produces greater force on the joints.

5.Increased Protein

Many diets of today’s society pull you back and forth, one telling you to eat more protein, and one less. The fact is that if you are not exercising as much as you used to or if you are exercising heavily, your body could in fact need more protein than what the RDA recommends.

The good balance for either scenario is 30% to 50% carbohydrates, 20% to 30% protein and 20% or 30% from fat. If you stick with this equation, you will benefit.

6.Be Realistic

It would be great to be able to jump right into a hard workout, feel great, and see results right away.

However, it is important to be realistic about several things. First, you need to understand that you more than likely will not (or should not) start out with a hard workout if you have not been in a regular exercise routine. Start out slow and do not set yourself up for failure by expecting miracles overnight.

Getting fit takes time and with commitment, you will reach your goals.

7.Track Progress

Often when trying to get in shape, it seems like you are working hard and sweating, but getting nowhere. In actuality, things are happening, just not yet seen.

Keep track of two things in particular. First, track your measurements. You will probably be surprised within only a few weeks at the progress made. Second, track your routines so you can determine what is working for you and what is not as successful.

You can use anything from a plain notebook to a PDA, it doesn’t matter what you use, just keep track!

7 Simple but Powerful Fitness Tips
was posted by Rob @ 7/02/2006 12:26:00 PM | Discuss this post or any other in my Weight Loss Forum

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