Get Your Heart Pumping
At least three times a week, for no less than 20 minutes a session, raise your heart rate and increase your vitality while you build cardiovascular health through aerobic exercise. Any sport that uses your big muscle groups (thighs, legs, and upper back)— including jogging, skating, biking, cross-country skiing, and dance aerobics—should do the trick.
Taper Your Tummy
Firm, toned stomach muscles help support your spine and decrease the risk of heart disease. It’s the first area in most people’s bodies to hold extra weight, and the first to give it up. Maintain a trim tummy by eating low-fat meals and exercising regularly.
Pump A Little Iron
Using weights helps build muscle and increase bone density. It also boosts your body’s calorie burning ability, which means you can eat more and still maintain your best weight. Using hand weights or machines two or three times a week should bring about the desired results.
Stretch Your Muscles To Avoid Injury
Help your muscles remain flexible and your joints and ligaments remain supple by stretching every day to avoid the injuries caused by stiff muscles and joints. Whether you take a formal class in calisthenics or tailor your daily stretching routine to your chosen activity, stretching should become a part of your overall fitness plan.
Walk Your Way To Fitness
Whether you walk a fast pace or a moderate stroll, daily walking will enhance your overall fitness. Thirty to forty minutes around the neighborhood or your school’s track should do it.
