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Even if you are the picture of health right now you probably thought "I need to be healthier" at least once over the course of your life. Everyone feels like they need to do more exercise, eat better foods and make better choices for their health. The most important thing is that you do something about these feelings when you have them. Taking steps to increase your health and fitness are very important if you want to truly get healthier. It is also important that you realize that your brain is just as important to your overall fitness as your body. That said, here are a few things that you can do to increase your fitness.
Join a program. There are lots of programs designed to help people get fit. You probably have a variety of fitness programs available to you through your area gym or community center. If you need something that is not offered locally you can probably find a program for it online. If you want to work on your endurance as well as your fitness Couch to 5K is great. Jillian Michaels program (30 Day Shred) is also very very popular. These two programs are just a couple of the very popular fitness programs found online. Give yourself some time to find a program that works great for you. You do want to increase your workout intensity over time but not every day. If you build up your exercise routine every day your muscles won't ever get stronger. This will only tear your muscles down more quickly. This is true because your muscles need to have a day or so to regroup, repair and strengthen themselves before the next pushing workout. You need to let your muscles heal a little bit before working them again. You want to alternate your workouts. You should do a hard workout one day and an easy workout the next. This keeps you burning calories but it gives your muscles time to heal and build strength over time.
Keep yourself hydrated during your fitness routine. Electrolyte rich drinks like Gatorade and Powerade are useful to have on hand when you are doing an intense exercise routine. If you don't like electrolyte drinks at least keep a full bottle of water handy so that you can hydrate yourself over the course of your fitness workout. If you don't regularly stop to drink your water (or other drinks) you will get dehydrated and you risk seriously damaging your body. Not all drinks were created equally. You don't want to get your hydration from sodas, alcohol or sugary juices.
It is important that you realize that true fitness involves your body, mind and spirit.
Working out a couple of times each week is only one small part of fitness. Of course, doing those few routines is better than doing nothing! A good way to get fit is to start small and slowly increase your workout routines over time. If you pair this with a healthy diet and wise lifestyle choices, you could be well on your way to total body fitness in no time!
