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February 2008
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Volume 8, Issue 2
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IN THIS
ISSUE:
1. Greetings
from the Editor
2. Article—The Benefits Of A Balanced Diet And A Healthier
Lifestyle
3.
Article—Yoga Exercises Combine Mind And Body For Relaxation
4. Inspirational Quotes
5.Articles & Web Sites Worth A Look
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Dear Fitness Friends,
We are into the second month of the new year. I hope everyone
is still as motivated with your new exercise and health routines
as you were the beginning of January.
If you meant to start a new program, but haven't gotten around
to it, now is the time to get started!
February is the month of love. Why not give yourself the love
you deserve and make the changes that will move you toward your
fitness goals.
Happy Valentine's Day!
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"Everything you want is out
there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you.
But you have to take action to get it."
~~Jack Canfield
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The Benefits Of A Balanced Diet
And A Healthier Lifestyle
The key to following a balanced diet and living
a healthier
lifestyle is to keep an eye on the sizes of the portions that
you are eating and the types of food that you eat. Making small
changes to the types of food that you eat and having a varied
diet is the key fact to slowly changing your diet to a more
balanced one.
The basis to a well balanced diet is simple just begin to
include pasta, bread, rice and cereal. The recommended portion
of whole grains that should be included in your daily diet
is
around three servings but of course this is only a very rough
guide. You also need to include plenty of fruit and veg in
a
balanced diet because this will ensure that you are getting
the
essential vitamins and nutrients that your body needs. When
it
comes to fruit and veg then the recommended daily allowance
is
at least 5 portions and of course you should vary the type
of
fruit that you eat.
There are many benefits to changing your diet and eating a
more
balanced diet. Of course the type of food that you eat and
the
portion sizes go a long way to losing weight. However this
is
just one reason for eating a well balanced diet. If you want
your body to remain healthy then you have to make sure that
you
give it all the nutrients it needs. Nutrients are essential
if
you are to avoid deficiencies.
The types of food you eat will also help your body to keep
up
its immune system and also prevents certain illnesses. They
can
help to prevent heart disease and some types of cancer and
also
go a long way to controlling such as diabetes and lowering
high
blood pressure. If you suffer from either high blood pressure
or
diabetes then controlling your diet and eating a well balanced
diet can help enormously when it comes to reducing the signs
and
symptoms of illness.
While there are many foods that you should include in a well
balanced diet there are also certain foods which you should
cut
out. Fatty foods, foods which contain a high content of salt
or
sugar should be avoided as should foods with additives in them.
Essentially a well balanced diet needs controlling when it
comes
to the amount of trans-fat and saturated fats that you eat.
You
also need to keep under control the amount of cholesterol and
meat products you eat although some meat should be included
in
the diet.
The inclusion of plenty of fruit and veg in your diet is
essential, at least 5 portions and along with this introduce
low
fat dairy products. Some types of fats are also needed in a
well
balanced diet and these should come from vegetable oils, fish,
nuts, poultry and lentils. One way of ensuring that you know
what you are eating and to determine how much nutrients and
vitamins along with the calories you are getting is to read
the
packaging on ready meals. Packaging now has to meet strict
requirements by listing the amount of fat, salt, calories and
ingredients in easy to understand terms. This makes it so much
easier to determine and learn about portion sizes and the
nutrients in the food you are eating.
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"Nothing will work unless
you do."
~~John Wooden
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"The difference between the
impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination."
~~Tommy Lasorda
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Yoga Exercises
Combine Mind And
Body For Relaxation
Yoga is a great way to get a workout that will combine
body and
mind for maximum health and fitness. Yoga can bring relaxation
and focus to the mind, while offering increased flexibility and
muscle tone to the body. If you are considering adding yoga to
your workout program, there are a number of different types of
yoga exercises that you can try.
For best results, you will want to combine a variety of yoga
exercises that will offer benefit to all of the areas of the
body in a single workout. You can do this by understanding what
the different categories of yoga exercises are, and how to
combine them for the most beneficial yoga workout.
Warm-up and Cool Down
Some of the first yoga exercises that you will need to learn
are those that warm up the body to prepare it for the workout to
follow. It is never a good idea to dive into any type of
exercise program without properly preparing the joints, muscles
and cardiovascular system of the body for what is to come. In
yoga, your warm up exercises will vary based on the type of yoga
workout that you will be doing.
There are plenty of good references to find warm up yoga
exercises, but the best way is to begin working with a yoga
instructor. It is also important to learn the yoga exercises
that will help your body to cool down and recover after a
workout.
Poses and Positions
There are a number of different types of poses that you can
perform as part of your yoga workout. These include positions
that are completed while standing, sitting on a mat, or lying on
your back facing upwards. The yoga exercises that are done on
your back are usually referred to as supine poses.
All of these different types of poses and yoga exercises are
done to work various areas of the body, and are best when done
in a combination that you learn from an instructor,
instructional DVD or a book. Again, it is always best to begin
with an instructor who can evaluate your yoga exercises to
ensure that you are performing them properly.
Yoga is a wonderful way to bring health and fitness to the mind
as well as the body. Yoga will not only tone your muscles and
enhance your flexibility; it will bring good health to your
internal glands and organs as well. With a good combination of
yoga exercises in your workout routine, you will be on your way
to increased strength and flexibility. Enjoy those benefits!
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Articles & Web
Sites Worth a Look
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"Motivation is what gets you
started. Habit is what keeps you going."
~~
Jim Ryun
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