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