Some of the best fitness tips to bring you considerable benefits

PREFACE

 

 

You can follow the hereunder mentioned fitness tips and secrets to:

 

* maximize the benefits from your physical exercise and supportive nutrition

 

* avoid any possible dangers/traps which might signal painful recoils and regressions.

 

TIP no 1

 

Try to find the golden mean between overtraining and concrete, tangible fitness gains and benefits.
Calculate attentively the intensity, frequency and duration of your workouts.
You need quick and visible results but a burnout might prove disastrous.

 

TIP no 2

 

No workout program and no diet will bring long-term results if you don’t make a serious commitment.
Feed your self motivation and self discipline.
Look into the mirror: if your eyes spark then you can go on.

 

TIP no 3

 

Before you embark on your long and difficult trip to physical perfection, please read about the 12 myths of fitness and their debunkment. You can start here:

 

 FITNESS: MYTHS AND FACTS

TIP no 4

 

Do not miss to integrate into your workout routines the warm up ritual.
Prepare your body for the hard exercise that is going to follow and considerably reduce the possibilities for a painful injury.
Warming up relates both quantitavely and qualitavely to the kind, duration and intensity of the main workout.
It’s very true that lots of people omit this workout phase because it is considered as boring and it lacks the glamour of tough exercise. Huge mistake!
About stretching: After the general warm-up you can do some active or passive static stretching.
Try to avoid any type of dynamic or ballistic stretching. These are games for bigger boys!

 

 

TIP no 5

 

Also: don’t overlook the cooling down procedure! After the intensity of the main workout we need an adjustement period. Body temperature has to decrease and waste products to be removed from the muscles.
After 5 minutes of relaxed jogging you can devote 5-10 minutes to active or passive static stretching exercises.
Cooling down is critical for a quicker recovery and should be adjusted to the main workout.

 

TIP no 6

 

Every fitness program should by all means comprise in its exercise part:

 

a) aerobic activities: to improve the cardiovascular system.

 

b) strength or resistance training: to maintain/increase muscle mass, improve strength and protect bones.

 

c) stretching: to increase range of motion of the joints and muscles’ flexibility. Also to prevent from injuries and relieve from pain.

 

TIP no 7

 

Share your objectives and visions with some positive-minded people of your close environment.
They will support you morally. Additionally, sharing of your goals makes commitment easier and giving up is not an option any more.

 

End of 1st part

 

 

Chris Strogilis

 

Civil engineer with postgraduate studies in MBA and Marketing.
christos@macon.gr
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