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Dynamic Balance and Pilates: Integrated Fitness for a Balanced Life

Back in High School, when I first began to study dance, I loved to stretch. You could bend me in any direction and I would not complain. Did this make me a good dancer? No, it did not. An insightful dance instructor was  kind enough to explain my problem. To this day, her words still ring true:

In fitness and in life, one should never be more flexible than strong. In other words, you should never be able to bend over backwards for anyone or anything in less you have enough strength to pull yourself back up!

Her words were reinforced by a college kinesiology professor, who told me that my fitness career would end prematurely if I did not balance my yoga teaching with some serious strength training. However, as my fitness career developed, I noticed that many people would find themselves “stuck” in one dimension of fitness. For some, venturing out into other realms of conditioning was akin to visiting another planet.

When I began running marathons, I noticed that many distance runners would stretch, but avoid strength exercises. Meanwhile, at the gym, some of the serious weight lifters would not stretch. Some erroneously believed that doing any sort of aerobic work whatsoever cause them to “lose muscle.” At the other end of the spectrum, members of the cult of aerobicizers would demand more step and high impact cardio classes on the schedule.

Years later, when I trained as a Pilates instructor, I was told that Pilates was the end all and be all, encompassing strength flexibility and cardio. Pilates was in fact an excellent way to develop flexibility and strength simultaneously. The Pilates principle of “strength with length” is certainly valid. However, try as I might, I could not buy into the idea of Pilates as aerobic exercise. Additionally, some training organizations believed that the technique should be practiced in the exact way that Joseph Pilates created it in in the early 1900s, despite the fact that a century of new research has been performed since then.

Published by Lisa Marie Mercer

Fitness professional since 1973Owner: Mountain Sport Fitness Frisco CO.Fitness Coach: Epicski AcademyActress: Backstage TheatreAuthor: Open Your Heart With Winter Fitness   View profile

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Exercising for a Healthy Heart: A Beginner's Primer

With all the research and discoveries over the last few decades, it is surely not a secret to anyone who is not a cave dweller that exercise is essential to a healthy heart. If our ancestors had been aware of that fact,  perhaps they would have had longer life spans than 40 or 45 years during certain eras in history.

If you are reading this article, chances are that you need some help getting started with a program or perhaps just some facts about why this is something that everyone must do to improve quality of life and health.

The first order of business needs to be checking with your doctor before starting any kind of exercise program. That may seem rather curious since you're doing it to make your heart healthy in the first place, but it is vital to be sure you have a doctor's "blessing" to start any exercise routine. It is vital that you not go overboard in your vigor, and only your doctor can best guess your limits in that regard. As just one example, if there are pre-existing heart problems of any kind, whether or not you are aware of them, certain types of exercises will be restricted.

Why does it matter? 

When an exercise program is followed concurrently with a heart-healthy diet, it helps to prevent heart disease. It matters because heart disease kills more men and women annually than any other cause of death. The number of people in the United States who have some form of cardiovascular disease is estimated to be more than 64 million.

As you become used to an exercise routine, your heart will get stronger, thus pumping more blood. That delivers more oxygen to your body. Exercise can help keep the bad kind of cholesterol under control and even help with the good cholesterol numbers. An exercise program can lower blood pressure and give you an overall feeling of success and well-being.

I've never exercised, how do I start? 

Many people find that having a program and making sure they stick to it is one of the best tools they have to succeed. It is much too easy to decide to do less or skip exercise completely if it's a busy day or if there are other things on your mind.

Published by Katharina

Katharina has been a writer since high school. She has numerous publications in print and online and loves the writing life. More recently she's spent a lot of time with music publishing and songwriting.   View profile

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Weight Loss Mindset

Here is a catch for all those who want to get rid of fats fast. Firstly you are not alone in this quest. Our brain tells us to lose weight but heart desires for junk food, pizza, chocolate cake. You should never get depressed at such situation. There are many ways to get rid of weight. You should not have restless days and sleepless nights that you are over weight. Now this is the right moment to get rid of overload of fat. As they say "it's now or never". For this ordeal we should discuss some ways to reduce weight. There are diets, weight loss pills, and fitness programs. It is recommended to discuss these before going into further debate.

First I will inquire you about your intake of weight loss pills. Taking weight loss pills is not a strange phenomenon. Every day quite large number of American people you can say millions of us take refuge in such pills (many American people are tired of there excess weight) for the solution of this problem. It is highly advised to know "all pills are not good". That is the reason you need to be well versed at this.

Before taking any weight loss pill you should have all the information about its good and bad effects on your health. It is best to consult a doctor before doing anything about fat reduction. Quite a large number of doctors will advise you to stay away from such pills and have good balanced diets and suitable exercises. Many people think taking weight loss pills is their only way out from this situation.

But my friend let me be honest with you: getting rid off huge bundles of fat is not easy task. You should have all the information, is a pill good for you or it will harm your body? The internet is an excellent source of advertisement of weight loss pills. I will advise all to stay away from such pills as they will harm your health and lose of money too. Many of these advertised pills will spoil your body. Several of them are not pleasing for your body. What happens when you use them is that they draw water off your body and consequently make you feel and look lighter. But the unwanted fat is not reduced. Thus be more careful and do you research, when you want to lose fats fast.

It is strongly recommended when your heart desires to reduce fats and lose weight consult a good physician.

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