Simply Fit

The simplicity of fitness

  Through out my career as a fitness professional I have chuckled (under my breath) at all the silly excuses as to why people shy away from living a healthy life. I have heard anything from the standard "I don't have time" to "My spouse won't let me" or my all time favorite "I don't want to hurt myself". I know a lot of people over time have justified sitting on the couch by muttering these very phrases at one point or another. But, lets get back to basics and talk about the human body. I am still amazed at it's incredible capability  After all we are a functional being that never stops moving even at rest. We even have the capability to regenerate cells and repair our bodies. Then when we do repair ourselves we actually make ourselves stronger and prepared for more stress or work. I will admit that there is a fine line of just enough work and too much work. For each person this is very different and the only true way to find out if you are working too hard is to experience it. Before we talk about over training let's discuss the whole purpose of this article and that is to just get you moving. That is where it all starts, by just simply moving the body. Here are a few quick tips to get started.

• Walk up a flight of stairs then turn around and walk back up again
• Lay down on the floor front or back then get back up into a standing position (in front of the television is optional)
• Park as a far away from your destination as possible, the walk will help you think about your breathing
• Stretch your beautiful muscles when you get out of bed in the morning
• Stand up from sitting in a chair 5 times while drinking your coffee and checking e-mail
• Most important keep searching for the things that your body is capable of doing. So often we live in fear of injury we hold ourselves back from doing what our bodies really want and that is to keep moving so we can continue to regenerate cells and defy the affects of aging.