subject: 5 Weapons To Build A Perfect Body [print this page] For many fitness enthusiasts a perfect body is the philosophers stone or even the Holy Grail.
Who can define or delimit perfection?
A perfect body besides its aesthetical value should:
- have absolute symmetry (asymmetric mass distribution is a common problem)
- be strong. Usual daily tasks should be comfortably accomplished
- have a wide range of motion
- should be healthy and with a strong immune system.
In your effort to build the perfect body you will need 5 weapons. You can collectively call them:
THE FIVE PILLARS FOR A PERFECT BODY
1. Self motivation
Self motivation is an esoteric value permitting someone to:
Self motivation is the attribute that will give you the courage to go on - even if blind corners might deter you.
2. Social support
A core of friends and acquaintances will provide you with the necessary moral and psychological support. These people will be your companions and fellow travellers on the road towards the fulfilment of your objectives
3. Strength training
For no reason should you underestimate the importance of strength training
Strength training will:
- help you to keep/increase your precious muscle mass
- increase your strength and bone density
- improve your posture and appearance
- protect you from injuries
-keep you metabolism high
I strongly recommend circuits with free weights for a nice total body workout.The workouts should be short but really intense to elicit the desired metabolic and hormonal response.
4. Aerobic exercise
Also an absolute must!
Aerobic exercise:
-helps shed tons of fat
- improves the cardiovascular system
- improves the ability for oxygen intake and use
- strengthens the immune system
- offers a feeling of well being etc.
Instead for long ,slow,steady and boring to death cardio on the treadmill recommended only for hamsters give a try to some High Intensity Interval Training programs and especially sprints.
This is an excellent way to gain more in less time and is thus a perfect choice to suit your hectic programme.
5. Supportive nutrition
This is what makes the difference. Few people know what to eat and even fewer commit to sound nutrition as a way of life.
Emotional eating is lurking in the dark!
- Stay away from every type of limiting diets!
- Minimize consumption of processed, packaged non-real foods, usually full with salt, sugar and hydrogenated oils.
- Choose real, unprocessed, non industrialized foods and especially high quality protein from fatless meats and wild small fish, legumes, vegetables to your free will, some fruits and monosaturated and omega-3 fats.
To build a perfect body you will need patience, persistence, commitment, self motivation and right information.But definitely it's not a matter of money!
Stay away from false promises, tricks, scams, shortcuts, gadgets ,crazy diets and passive exercise.
