Weight training makes a person healthy, fit and strong. It is not just for people who want to build muscle, but for everyone who likes to stay fit and keep the excess weight off.
If you want to get in shape or stay in shape you can walk, run or cycle every morning, play sports with friends, but if you want to have muscles and look lean, then lifting some weights either at the gym or at home is your best bet.
People go to the gym for many reasons. eg:
To lose a few pounds if they are overweight.
To gain a few pounds (of muscle) if they are underweight.
To get fit and Healthy.
To get strong.
The most effective exercise plan for most should have some cardiovascular work and mostly weight training exercises. This helps burn calories and increase the muscle to fat ratio better than cardiovascular work alone.
Some Benefits of Weight training:
1. It is the best way to maintain and improve ones health from a variety of diseases and premature death.
2. It makes a person feel better and increases ones self confidence, prevents depression, anxiety
and gloom.
3. A weight training lifestyle helps a person live longer than an inactive person.
4. It instils discipline into a person, making other things in life easy.
5. It makes one stronger physically and mentally.
To start: one should consult a physician to get the go ahead and then get into it gradually.
Getting stronger, fitter, healthier week by week building up more endurance will be of great benefit to you.
Aim for 3 or 4 days a week working out, this is sufficient no matter what your goals are.
Maintain a reasonable diet.
You could consult with a professional to get an excellent eating plan to match your goals and gym
activities.They will evaluate you based on your needs, and recommend a diet plan.
A good diet should have nutrients from all the food groups.
This is made up by 3 basic groups.
The first is carbohydrates.The energy source. The food that a person consumes should have vitamins, minerals and some fiber. A lot of this comes from oats, rice, potatoes, cereals and breads, and also from vegetables and fruits since these have phytochemicals, enzymes and micronutrients that are essential for a healthy diet.
The Second is Protein. The building blocks of muscle and essential organs.This comes from fish, chicken, red meat and dairy. Protein is broken down in the body to form amino acids for repair and
growth of new cells.
The third is fat. The body’s enemy, according to most.There are 4 types of fat: Saturated (the bad) from animals, the more animal fat you consume the higher your blood cholesterol will rise, increasing the risk of a malfuntion in the body.Should be taken in small quantities.Sources are: Beef, dairy, coconut oil.
Polyunsaturated (the good) Comes from plants, reduces blood cholesterol. Sources are: nuts,fish, safflower oil, seeds, corn oil and sunflower oil.
Monounsaturated (the best) also comes from plants, raises the good cholesterol.Sources are: Avocado,
olive oil, olives, nuts, canola oil and peanut butter.
Trans fats (the ugly) This is relatively new, the effects are unknown, it is believed that they behave like saturated fat (the bad) causing blood cholesterol levels to rise.
The consumption of fats (the good fats) is important for our health. They are used in the production of hormones and other activities.We do need some fat, but do limit the bad.
A great way to help your efforts in the gym is to give up some detrimental habits such as smoking and drinking alcohol. Smoking damages the lungs and dramatically increases the risk of lung cancer along with other diseases. Excessive drinking has also been shown to causes major diseases.
These two habits are definitely not worth having around.
The best thing one can do for themselves is to quit any destructive habits they have and get into that gym, start pumping some iron and look forward to greater Health and Fitness.
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What would be a good major/minor for health/fitness careers?I am most likely going to major in business and just changed my mind from minoring in marketing to some type of health/fitness career. Something along the lines of a personal trainer, physical therapist, ect. What other careers are out there in fitness that are well paying and can require atleast an associates degree? What would the major/minor be called?
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your so pretty !
You’re too skinny imho… =/
Well for now thats the place to start. Maybe you can be a personal fitness person or something. You have to start somewhere.
It’s great that you exercise and eat so healthy, which is obviously something we all need to do but, if you are 5′5 and weight 100 lbs you are wayyyyyy under what you should weigh. For someone who is 5 ft or under, 100 lbs would be more healthy. But..I’m glad you are healthy anyway.
you are beautiful
this video was great. thanks
I was able to loose about 10 pounds last month at my Idaho gym. Try joining a Connecticut for exercise, weight loss, and stamina. http://www.gymhealthclubs.com/Connecticut-Health-Clubs.html
If I had your qualifications and interests I think I would consider teaching. You might be able to do some Physical Education work with troubled kids. A different approach might be to write a sort of loose essay describing what you consider to be perfect activities (not a perfect job) for yourself. With that essay in hand you could do a bit of polishing and it may lead you to the perfect career. It might also show you something you hadn't considered but would be great for you if you only took two or three more classes.
Beyond that I am drawing a blank. I hope my suggestions help. Good Luck.
whey protien is dairyy im vegan i would know so if you drink soymilk instaid of cows milk you shouldnt really eat the whey … dairy isnt good for you theres better things for you
SarahhElle:
lol I know what whey powder is made of.
I drink soy milk because it not only tastes better, but dosnt give me sore tummy.And I love my whey shakes, i now have them with strawberrys omg there soooo good!
Im vegetarian so i can eat dairy if i choose
Oh, so you ARE a vegetarian! That’s so great!
Being a vegetarian works wonders on the skin, body and mind!
Not to mention, you’re saving animals…haha.
Physical Education major covers all that material. Also, athletic training is a good major as well. They both cover a lot of biology (lower level courses), kenesiology, anatomy, physiology, etc. To become a trainer, you will need to take an aditional "class" (it's like a week or something) and then pass a training test (24 hour fitness will have info on that). Other careers are of course, PE teaching, athletic trainer (leaning toward medical/healing injuries/etc), physical therapist, personal trainer, that's about all I can think of at the moment. There are a ton or resources out there, it would not take a too much research to find them. Good luck. (You could always mix the business and health professions in some creative way. You could be a pioneer!
Again, good luck!
Where did you get this ring at?
There are a lot of great articles and information on how stress can effect sleep at ( http://www.reducingstress.net ). there are also many tips for solving the problem. Also, there is a link to the stresseraser which is a great biofeedback device that can help you get to sleep.
100? u need to gain 20
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What is the biggest muscle in your body?
Tongue
What is the biggest organ in your body?
Skin
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