How
can you get in
the best
physical shape?
We believe
fitness and
weight loss (or
weight
maintenance)
depend on a
total approach.
Just going to
the gym won't
necessarily
cause you to
lose a lot of
weight (although
it will help
tone your
muscles!).
Similarly
,regular jogging
or walking will
help you lose
weight, but it
does not
guarantee you
will be healthy
and never get
sick. Lots of
runners have had
heart problems
and cancer just
like everyone
else.
So what is the 360
approach to Women's Fitness...?
...quite simply
it is a
balanced approach to getting in shape that includes the
following:
-
Proper dieting
for weight loss and weight maintenance,
-
Aerobic exercise
like fitness walking, jogging or aerobics
classes for heart and lung conditioning
-
Anaerobic
exercise for muscle toning and overall
strength
-
Meditation for
the mind!
Of course each of
the above has more benefits than we have listed
here, and the
individual web pages on this site
will cover these in more detail. If you are
thinking of joining a (women's) fitness
program, make sure that at least the first three
above are included. The mental aspect is
important too, and you need to embrace the idea
of the all-round approach to keeping fit.
So why is each of
these important to your health and fitness?
Because they are all
connected. If you exercise, then you will feel
hungrier. So eating a lot of food that is not
good for your health becomes counter productive
to your fitness goals. Likewise, if you focus
only on an aerobic sport like running, then you
will develop an imbalance in some of your leg
muscles, and your upper body will not get much
of a work-out at all. Meditation is like an
exercise for the mind and will help not only with your
fitness goals but with your life in general.
Make the Fitness Commitment
and Start To Get In Shape Now!
As a woman, you
have a lot of demands on your time and are
probably wondering exactly how to get in to shape.
Keeping fit, losing weight and maintaining a
healthy lifestyle requires time. So... if you
are able to do this, joining a club is
a great help to getting started, and to keeping
going. The local fitness gym is a good place to
start, especially if they offer a fitness for women program. A running or walking club is a great help
because you can learn first-hand from others.
Also if you have paid fees to join, you are more
likely to keep up your fitness activities.
Being a regular reader of
Get in Shape - Fitness for Women will help too!!
