Are You Maximizing The Fitness Benefits Of Exercising?

This is a typical picture of the aerobics machines section of a fitness club. Many people use these machines for hours at a time because they believe they are achieving the benefits of exercising.

The truth is - there are results - but they usually no where near what can be achieved with MUCH LESS TIME AND EFFORT.

But hey - I'm a writer - what do I know about maximizing the fitness benefits of exercise? Well, I did read an article entitled Personal Trainer Says: Most People are Wasting Their Time Working Out.

According to the personal trainer in this article, one of the biggest mistakes people make when exercising is using the least effective type of regular cardio. And that would be doing aerobics machine workouts that do NOT take advantage of the latest research. It suggests that you can perform a SHORTER workout at greater intensity, and get BETTER results than the usual, time-consuming workout routines.

An hour 3 times a week on an elliptical machine talking on the phone to your BFF will NOT deliver the results you expect.

So get SMART - try Dr. Mercola's Peak 8 exercises as described in the article mentioned above. It won't cost a penny. You have nothing to lose - the workouts will last about 20 minutes 1-3 times a week. And the benefits of exercising using this method are well documented.

Note that If you have a history of heart disease or other health concerns, you should get clearance from your health care professional before starting a Peak 8 exercise session.

About Baby Boomers And Health - The Three-Legged Stool Approach To Well-Being

The topic of baby boomers and health is NOT just about physical well-being, but also includes

* Mental Health (brain and mind body fitness) AND

* What you feed your body (Nutritional Fitness).

These three factors - Physical Health, Mental Health, and Nutritional Fitness create a "3-legged stool approach" to well-being for baby boomers. You need all three for total health. If any one or more is lacking, your health suffers.

Most of us focus on physical symptoms and ignore the other factors. The American medical community is coming around bit by bit, but still tends to de-emphasize the mind's impact on the body, ALTHOUGH nutrition has become a priority because of the obesity problem in the United States.

Are you complaining about physical ailments like joint problems, heart issues, diabetes, failing vision, or excessive fatigue? DO NOT atrribute these conditions to "getting" old until and unless you look at the other components of baby boomer health.

Also, stop looking around at what physical issues other boomers are experiencing. Focus on YOU and your health.

Want a look at how to handle the other two legs of the 3-legged stool?

These are suggestions to consider - help is on its way . . .

Physical and Nutritional Fitness

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Brain Health And Mind Body Fitness
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Baby Boomers And Health - Take care of yourself NOW!

Age Defiance and Longevitity Key Topics - Age Defying Workouts, Age-Specific Nutrition, and Brainercise/Neurobics

Is This Your Future?

Are you a boomer and beginning to feel the effects of primary aging (joint pain, aching muscles, memory loss)?

Not a problem - you can address these age defiance and longevity issues from more than a few angles.

Here's of list of informational sources on these topics and the areas they address:

Boomer or Zoomer?
Are you a boomer or a boomer with zip (zoomer)? Discover the personal attributes that promote longevity with quality of life.

Fitness for Boomers and Age Defying Workouts
Boomers need to keep fit and eat nutritional meals to keep up with the aging process and to continue feeling youthful and vital. Age-specific activity levels and nutritional requirements are discussed.

Stop Memory Loss NOW!
There are three ways to provent and stop memory loss. Find out what they are BEFORE it's too late!

Challenge the aging process!
Defy aging!
Erase the belief that "It's tough to get old!"
Do it now!

Age Defiance is NOT About Eliminating Wrinkles; It is an Attitude of Vitality and Living Life Well

Reversing the Aging Attitude
Now that the leading edge of the Baby Boomer generation has reached senior citizenship, and movements like "Boomer or Zoomer" are underway, it is possible that the elderly may take a more revered position in American society.

Here are two Squidoo lenses dealing with the anti aging topic:

Boomer or Zoomer?

Age Defying Workouts

An Episode of The Twilight Zone
The more I research the anti aging issue, the greater the understanding of the reason older people are so focused on their perceived "fading looks". Look at the google adsense ads to the right of this post; they would not be presented if wrinkle cream was not a best selling product. Sad, but true!

I'm reminded of an episode of The Twilight Zone (tells you how old I am) dealing with  prejudice; an example - This was revealed at the end of the episode: The "beautiful people" group had one eye; the rejected outcast group had two eyes.

Well, what if a beautifully wrinkled face were the norm and an unwrinkled face a sign of ugliness?

AgeDefiance Challenges You: Discover How Long You Can Expect To Live!

NEW Blog.
BIG Question.
Are you interested in finding out how long you can expect to live based on environment, heredity, and lifestyle factors?

Browse this article . . .

Age Defying Workouts:
Discover How Long You Can Expect To Live!
Think about this: Do you really want to know how long you can expect to live?

And what is the connection between this expected age and age defying workouts?

Of Course You Want to Know!
Dr. David J. Demko, Gerontologist, devised a quiz to calculate the age to which you can expect to live. This seemingly innocent quiz is called the Death Calculator (it should be called the LIFE Calculator).

The quiz is based on your environment, heredity, and lifestyle choices. Once you complete the quiz, you get THE number – the age to which you can expect to live.

Beware of Scary Quiz Results

So now you have the calculated age. If your number is 110, congrats! If NOT and THE number is way too low, your mind will reach for ways to make it higher, MUCH higher!

Now you understand the connection between THE number and age defying workouts. These workouts are one of the primary ways, along with the proper diet, to change THE number – the age to which you can expect to live.

How to Make THE Number Higher
Look at the factors you can control: environment and lifestyle choices. A couple of examples are as follows:

1. You live in a city in a country where pollution is uncontrolled. It may not be an easy thing to do, but you might consider living in the unpolluted countryside.

2. You are the ultimate couch potato. Get moving. Consider age defying workouts to improve balance, endurance, strength, and brain power.

3. You smoke or someone you live with smokes. Stop and/or get that someone to smoke outside. Believe it – cold weather helps to cut way down on the smokes!

4. You eat junk food while couch potatoing. Once you get moving, substitute a healthy alternative (salsa and rice crackers) for the French fries or potato chips.

You know you will not live forever, but you can make the years after age 40, traditionally years of physical and mental decline, years of growth instead.

Your Wake-Up Call
If your Death Calculator Quiz results set off alarms and you want to take immediate action, start with agedefyingworkouts.com and raise THE number beginning TODAY.