Growing Older, and Stronger, too!

Strength training is good for the bones, according to the Mayo Clinic staff: “If you have osteoporosis, you might mistakenly think exercise will lead to fracture. In fact, though, using your muscles helps protect your bones.” If you are avoiding strength training, you are missing an excellent opportunity to increase your overall quality of life, too!

My recommendation: invest in a set of dumbbells. The gym is great, but easily avoided, and often just too much hassle. If the dumbbells are sitting on the floor in your den you’ll use them more often! “The Fat Burning Workout: From Fat to Fit in 24 Days,” by Joyce Vedral is THE book, just turn the pages and do the next exercise. Depending on how fit you are, start with 3, 5, and 8 pound dumbbells. Joyce will teach you how to design “supersets.” She makes it very simple and easy to understand, and, you can buy this book on Amazon for pennies! http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Burning-Workout-Fat-Firm-Days/dp/0446391948/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296145371&sr=8-2-catcorr

Making exercise an integral part of your life is essential… parking further away from the stores, is just one way. There is no one kind of exercise that fits for everyone. What kind of activities do you enjoy most? If you choose an exercise you enjoy, you're more likely to keep it up for the long haul. Let’s get excited about our quality of life, again, and “Get PUMPED up!”