Are You Fit?
January 23, 2010
Fitness refers to ability of the body to function with vigor and alertness. But do we know if we are really fit? How do we tell?
You might want to look at your exercise habits, if there are any. If there aren’t any exercise routines to examine, no fitness. Everyone, no matter what their age, benefits from exercise. It keeps our bodies conditioned, our mental sharpness working at top speed, and thanks to the physical aspect, we get a boost to our cardio health, extra calorie burn, and more oxygen to those cells!
Fitness requires us to examine more than just our exercise routine. The mere definition of fitness refers to the body’s ability to meet physical stresses. That includes coping with our day to day life, getting from the beginning of the day to the end, without being worn completely out. In order to be truly fit, we find ways to rid ourselves of built up stress, the kind that begins to affect our muscles, muscle tone, and composition.
Everyone should aim at performing exercises that are the optimal for improving your level of fitness and increasing your functional strength effectively. Some popular activities that increase cardiovascular fitness include running, swimming, jogging, dancing, cycling, and very brisk walking. Of the examples provided, walking seems to be the most popular Australian activity although; its intensity is nowhere near enough to raise your basic metabolic rate significantly over a longer term.
Functional Strength is the strength to perform daily tasks that incorporate a select range of muscles including pulling, pushing and lifting. Functional strength requires specific functional training with weights that will improve the balance and harmony of your muscles and allow you to move a weight more efficiently.
If you were given a checklist to mark off the definitions above, do you have all the boxes marked off? If you have not, then it should be your goal to sharpen every aspect of your physical capabilities.
Maximize your true potential.
Goal Setting
January 12, 2010
Before getting started in any task in business or in life, there needs to be some form of goal setting so that you are familiar with the start and finish. All projects before they even get executed requires goal setting. Frankly speaking, if you have not planned anything, you will not know how to get there.
When it comes to goal setting a few key areas need to be addressed.
- Plan
- Measure
- Act
Plan
To have a plan is always great. Have the foresight of what you want to achieve. Why is it you are doing this in the first place?Where do you want to be? How are you going to get there? Do you need help in getting there? Have you tried before and got there? Were there any factors that hindered your success?
Measure
To ensure that a plan is coming together nicely, many indicators need to be measured. The mirco tasks that are needed to complete the main task must be measured. This will lead to more focused analysis of your approach. Questions like How much? How long? and When by? are great measures to go by.
Act
Action itself speaks louder than words. Once the plan has been finalised and the keys to measure have been set, all you need now is to get out there. If you do not do anything, nothing gets done. If you lose your way, go back to the Plan and refresh your goals.
Welcome to ExFx Fitness
January 5, 2010
Welcome to the portal where it is all about exercise.
Educate, educate and educate.
