| Your first step towards acheiving fitness is by | | | | Aerobic exercise helps exercise your heart |
| consulting your doctor. Your doctor will be able to | | | | (cardiovascular) and boosts your metabolism and |
| provide you with information about your general | | | | endurance. Aerobic exercise allows you to burn |
| overall health and what type of program is right for | | | | calories, achieve a slimmer figure and lose unwanted |
| you. After obtaining your doctor's approval, you want | | | | weight (fat). Strength exercises help you build |
| to talk to someone who knows what they are doing | | | | muscles and strong bones, which we will need during |
| when it comes to exercise. There are a lot of people | | | | our "mature" years. |
| out there who call themselves"fitness experts," but | | | | For those people who want an aerobic workout, the |
| you want to find someone who has the proper | | | | fitness machine choices are endless. Machines vary |
| education. Often times, you can find the experts at | | | | from style to price, but the purpose is the same. |
| your local gym. Without signing up for expensive | | | | Machines such as stair steppers, elliptical ski machnes, |
| memberships or entering into long term contracts, | | | | treadmills, elliptical bikes, stationary bikes and rowing |
| you can usually find gyms that offer "trial periods" | | | | machines are all designed to improve your |
| that allow you to consult with fitness experts, who | | | | cardiovascular health and give you an overall healthy |
| with minimal monetary outlay, will custom taylor a | | | | body. Each machine will give you a varying degree of |
| program that is for you. After the trial period, you | | | | workout. The choice is up to you. |
| need to decide whether of not to actually join the | | | | Those who desire to build muscle, the list is also very |
| gym. There are advantages to owning a gym | | | | encompassing. Weight training equipment consists of |
| membership, but also some dis-advantages. These | | | | machines (usually allowing training for all major muscle |
| disadvantages include too many people wanting to | | | | groups) and "free weights" (barbells, dumbbells |
| utilize the equipment at the same time and the | | | | benches etc.) Building lean muscle also helps you lose |
| sanitary condition of the equipment (I don't enjoy | | | | weight by burning calories, so it can be said that |
| using equipment that is still wet from someone else's | | | | strength training is a form of aerobic exercise, but |
| sweat. You will find people who don't believe that | | | | with slower results. |
| they should wipe down the equipment after they use | | | | It is advisable to incorporate both forms of exercise |
| it). If you are like me, you probably enjoy working | | | | in your workout program. Before purchasing fitness |
| out when YOU want and at you own pace. That is | | | | equipment, remember to consult your doctor and a |
| why I chose to own my own equipment. | | | | fitness expert as to what would best for you. Start |
| Choosing the appropriate fitness equipment will go a | | | | off slow and gradually build upon your program. You |
| long way in maintaining your health fitness. The first | | | | will see results gradually, but don't expect them to |
| and foremost consideration is deciding the kind od | | | | come to you over-night. Perseverance is key to |
| workout you would like. The are two basic choices: | | | | sucessful results and a new you. |
| Aerobic and Strength workouts. | | | | |