The Importance of Staying Fit
Robert Kokoska
November 19, 2008
When age catches up with us and we cut ourselves a sorry figure, lose all confidence, the mantra of staying fit has more sweetness to it than anything else. Anything that promises to keep you young, vibrant and youthful catches your fancy and you shell out your hard earnt dollars without a second thought. When the world is fed on global feasting and more and more delectable food, often fat laden foods tickle our palate, who could blame us if our waistlines or thighs started expanding? More than that, our lifestyle has changed tremendously.
The pleasure of driving a sedan has made us forget that we were given two legs to travel distances. We have become slaves of comforts provided by modern technology. Everything comes to us these days at the click of a mouse. We have become couched potatoes with little desire to be active. Inactivity has become a habit in that we don´t mind sitting idle for hours wasting precious energy and life. This becomes a bane when we hit our middle ages. Our youth is always brimming with activity. Your metabolic rate was always at a fast pace and fat had little or no place on your body. The greatest physical decline happens between the age group of thirty and forty.
During this phase, our metabolism slows down quite dramatically, we lose large amounts of muscle mass, bones lose their flexibility and density and for the saddest part the amount of body fat starts to increase. A slower metabolism is one the biggest reasons for the physical decline of health. The other being our inactivity, we have no one to blame but ourselves and our sedentary lifestyles. We have long forgotten the art of walking, cooking healthy meals at home, and regular daily exercise. As we are after comforts it is so easy to slip into the habit of idleness.
Simple exercises on a regular basis can help you to keep you fit and prevent muscle loss and bone degeneration. Aerobic activities such as swimming, cycling, running are all good and will also help to keep away stress and anxiety. Mild to moderate depression and anxiety can also be dispelled by following simple exercise programs.
Regular aerobic activity accelerates the metabolic rate and this in turn will burn those extra calories which would otherwise get deposited as fat on your body. Always remember the really important saying that you really are what you eat. So instead of falling for all that is junk and lacks nutrition, try sticking to a more balanced diet. Add some fresh fruit and vegetables to your diet. A dietary allowance of at least twenty five grams of fiber should also be included in your meals daily. Remember that rock hard abs and bulging muscles do not determine your fitness level. Just sweeping around the courtyard, wiping the kitchen floor and washing linen can help you rather than keeping idle. Yoga also can help you to keep fit and relieve you of stress.
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The pleasure of driving a sedan has made us forget that we were given two legs to travel distances. We have become slaves of comforts provided by modern technology. Everything comes to us these days at the click of a mouse. We have become couched potatoes with little desire to be active. Inactivity has become a habit in that we don´t mind sitting idle for hours wasting precious energy and life. This becomes a bane when we hit our middle ages. Our youth is always brimming with activity. Your metabolic rate was always at a fast pace and fat had little or no place on your body. The greatest physical decline happens between the age group of thirty and forty.
During this phase, our metabolism slows down quite dramatically, we lose large amounts of muscle mass, bones lose their flexibility and density and for the saddest part the amount of body fat starts to increase. A slower metabolism is one the biggest reasons for the physical decline of health. The other being our inactivity, we have no one to blame but ourselves and our sedentary lifestyles. We have long forgotten the art of walking, cooking healthy meals at home, and regular daily exercise. As we are after comforts it is so easy to slip into the habit of idleness.
Simple exercises on a regular basis can help you to keep you fit and prevent muscle loss and bone degeneration. Aerobic activities such as swimming, cycling, running are all good and will also help to keep away stress and anxiety. Mild to moderate depression and anxiety can also be dispelled by following simple exercise programs.
Regular aerobic activity accelerates the metabolic rate and this in turn will burn those extra calories which would otherwise get deposited as fat on your body. Always remember the really important saying that you really are what you eat. So instead of falling for all that is junk and lacks nutrition, try sticking to a more balanced diet. Add some fresh fruit and vegetables to your diet. A dietary allowance of at least twenty five grams of fiber should also be included in your meals daily. Remember that rock hard abs and bulging muscles do not determine your fitness level. Just sweeping around the courtyard, wiping the kitchen floor and washing linen can help you rather than keeping idle. Yoga also can help you to keep fit and relieve you of stress.
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