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A FITNESS TIP TO REMEMBER

HEALTH AND FITNESS: LOOK AND FEEL BETTER

Health and fitness are two words that cause some people to shudder. For most people, health and fitness bring up images of pricey health clubs where everyone drinks disgusting protein shakes and lifts heavy weights until they have no necks. The fact is you don't have to be a muscle-bound exercise addict to be healthy and fit. Health and fitness can be attained by simply eating better and exercising more.

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The fitness tip that all experts will emphasize is to listen to your body. Whether you are exercising for a lifetime or are a beginner, your body will tell you when you have done enough or when the exercise is not right for you. Some of the symptoms will manifest in chest pains and shortness of breath, while others will give you a sensation of fainting. 
In the above cases one must stop the exercise immediately and revise the techniques and/or exercise requirements and procedures.

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Exercise and dieting should be done with one's age and body weight in mind. While some have exercised all their lives, some just started for the first time an exercise routine, and for both it is essential that they consider their present health, body weight, and age. Specific exercises are designed that all age groups can benefit alike.

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Keep consistent with your exercise and diet for desired results. It is a known fact that some expect immediate results when starting an exercise and diet program. It is also known that such programs take at least two to four weeks before any progress can be seen; thus, do not give up from one day to another just because your scale and mirror fail to show immediate results. 
Another common mistake is to stop the exercise as soon as required results are obtained and go back to your previous eating habits and life style. This will result by ending up with a higher weight afterwards than before you started the program.

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Exercise everyday for a little bit rather then 2 days a week for extended periods of time. This will keep your body fit and toned and not create sudden muscular mass, which when overdone does not always look good. 
Keeping a regular schedule with your exercise, as well as watching your diet, will provide you a well-shaped body and good health with a longer life. 
Practicing any exercise does not only get one a good appearance, but also reduces stress and brings peace and overall harmony to the body and mind. Enjoy a healthy life!

DRINK MORE WATER

Health and fitness also requires you to drink more water. Experts say you should drink six to eight glasses of water each day. When you drink more water, you flush your body of sodium. This helps you to retain less water over time, and that means, by drinking more water, you'll look better. This should be as good a reason as any for someone looking to lose weight to drink more water.

EXERCISE MORE

Health and fitness also requires you to exercise. You don't need to commit to long, tedious exercise routines to become more fit and healthy. You can simply get more exercise in than you normally would. For example, walk around the block, park further away from your destination so you have to walk a little more to get there, or simply do some sit ups or push ups every morning first thing you wake up. Doing that last bit will wake you up better than coffee would, and you'll look and feel better over time than if you just ate first thing upon waking.

Health and fitness are two words that should be a part of everyone's lifestyle. It doesn't take drastic changes. Making health and fitness part of your daily life requires small, subtle changes. It won't happen overnight and the results may be slow coming. With enough patience and perseverance, though, you'll look better, feel better, and you'll have the confidence in knowing that you can do anything you put your mind to.

GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR FITNESS WORKOUT

We all strive to maintain good health through balanced diet and proper exercise, but it does not always work out as planed and sometimes that may have to do with the choices we make in these matters.

UNDERSTAND YOUR BODY AND METABOLISM

Each of us have unique a metabolism that does not always work according to a given strategy. For example, there may be diets that will work well on some but fail on others, and the reason for these results is the difference in the metabolism and body structure. 
Understand how your body works and your physical condition before you subject yourself to any fitness workout or diet.