adminHello, gentle readers. I hope you all had a very happy and blessed Christmas and start to this new year 2015.
As we begin this new year, I know 90 per cent of you all will be sitting down and thinking of your New Year’s resolutions which I know will always include getting fit and losing weight. We all over-indulge a little over Christmas, whether our weapon of choice is the mince pie or the trifle or the pudding or the crisps or the glass of sherry or the…well, you get the idea and so as a result, a New Year’s Eve resolution of millions of us is likely to involve getting into shape in some capacity or another..
However, the majority usually fall short; as your lives quickly fall back into the usual daily routines of eating wrongly and not been able to find time for gyming due to the constant pressures of work and family. So how does one continue and stay grounded to this resolution? Well like any other goal you set, you must stay motivated and driven.
The change does not happen overnight but constant determination will get you the results you want. Below I’ve listed a number of reasons which I hope will give you the motivation and drive to continue through the New Year going to gym and staying healthy.
The most coveted side effect of exercise is, of course, fat burn and everyone wants to burn fat and see it melt away. The combination of a challenging exercise routine and a balanced meal plan is the best known way to lose fat. Losing fat feels feels amazing, especially when you see your hard work paying off. People around you begin to compliment you, you smile when you look at yourself in the mirror, your energy levels soar and all your clothes begin to get loose!
Regular exercise is a great way to alleviate chronic muscle and joint pain. Persistent back pain can be lessened by strengthening your core, and you’ll protect yourself against injury. It amazes people when the chronic pain that they’ve lived with for years begins to fade after starting a regular exercise program.
Constant exercise increases lean tissue in the body and more muscle is good for many reasons as muscle requires many more calories each day than fatty tissue. In fact, one pound of muscle burns 30-50 calories each day at rest — compared to a measly 9 calories per pound of fat. When you exercise your body composition will change to contain more lean tissue, thus resulting in extra calories burned while you sleep. What could be better than that?
For those with sugar diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, exercise helps too. Regular exercise helps to stabilize blood sugar levels. It improves the body’s use of insulin, and the related weight loss improves insulin sensitivity.
For blood pressure and cholesterol levels, exercise assists for two main reasons; namely; you strengthen your heart muscles and train them to pump more blood with less effort. As weak heart muscles pump little blood with lots of effort and increases HDL levels in some people – this means a decrease in your risk for heart disease.
Lastly exercise simple makes you feels great! The first thing that clients tell me after starting an exercise program is how much better they feel. Most didn’t even realize how bad they felt. It is easy to get used to feeling sluggish, achy and unmotivated. Exercise boosts your energy levels and makes you feel amazing.
What are you waiting for? Lace up your shoes and get moving! Body Focus Gym offers a full body workout with a number of different aerobic classes from body toning to cardio intense workouts. Every class offers intense training with vibrant music so you get into the mood. Join us and transform your body and health. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain! Remember “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm”.
Siba Guzha is a professional fitness trainer at Body Focus Gym Executive. Contact us on: Email: [email protected] or Cell: 0772 789 110 : 1st Floor Meikles Mutare.
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