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Section 1: BUSY LIFE
Assessing Your Fitness And Accepting the Necessity of Exercise In Your Life
Brad King and Dr. Michael Schmidt in “Bio Age, Ten Steps to a Younger You” (Macmillan, Canada, 2001) have devised a questionnaire to help assess the physical damage to a body that results from the lack of exercise. I have borrowed some of their guidelines, which I will summarize here: |
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Do any of these questions apply to you? Answer them honestly. No one will know but you.
The first thing to ask yourself is, “How do I look?”
* Am I overweight, looking like an apple or pear?
* Do I have a spare tire around my waist?
* Has my skin become excessively dry, almost paper-thin?
* Is my skin sagging?
Next, ask: “How do I feel?”
* Do my joints hurt before or after any physical exertion?
* Am I constantly worried and anxious?
* Do I feel tired and sluggish most of the time?
* Do I suffer from mood swings?
Last question, “How am I doing?”
* Are simple walking and climbing stairs difficult?
* Do I have problems concentrating?
* Is running impossible for me now?
* Am I short of breath
* Am I unable to stand or sit up straight, preferring to slouch or stoop my shoulders?
You have just completed your first assessment. Take note that other exercise trainers will have their own parameters for assessing your body’s overall state and one isn’t any better or worse than the other. As long as they include all areas of the body – physical, psychological and mental – they are as valid as the next person’s assessment charts.
Now that you have completed your self assessment, or as some like to call it, "Your rude awakening?", if you are not yet motivated enough to accept the fact that you need to exercise, please don't force yourself.
When you are motivated enough to begin you will begin slowly but surely.
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The first thing to ask yourself is, “How do I look?”
* Am I overweight, looking like an apple or pear?
* Do I have a spare tire around my waist?
* Has my skin become excessively dry, almost paper-thin?
* Is my skin sagging?
Next, ask: “How do I feel?”
* Do my joints hurt before or after any physical exertion?
* Am I constantly worried and anxious?
* Do I feel tired and sluggish most of the time?
* Do I suffer from mood swings?
Last question, “How am I doing?”
* Are simple walking and climbing stairs difficult?
* Do I have problems concentrating?
* Is running impossible for me now?
* Am I short of breath
* Am I unable to stand or sit up straight, preferring to slouch or stoop my shoulders?
You have just completed your first assessment. Take note that other exercise trainers will have their own parameters for assessing your body’s overall state and one isn’t any better or worse than the other. As long as they include all areas of the body – physical, psychological and mental – they are as valid as the next person’s assessment charts.
Now that you have completed your self assessment, or as some like to call it, "Your rude awakening?", if you are not yet motivated enough to accept the fact that you need to exercise, please don't force yourself.
When you are motivated enough to begin you will begin slowly but surely.
.
Exercise Comes with Benefits
General Benefits of Exercise
These are a given:
* Waking up in the morning feeling refreshed
* Walking with a sprightly gait
* Feeling more optimistic about recreation
* Sleeping more soundly at night
More Specific Health Benefits
* Exercise prevents heart disease!
* Exercise prevents osteoporosis!
* Exercise prevents diabetes!
* Exercise alleviates arthritis!
Vanity Benefits
* You just look better!
* Your skin glows!
* You can zip up your pants again!
* Your skin doesn't sag
* You feel like a million bucks
* You have the energy of a teenager!
Please continue >>>>
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Brad J. King & Dr. Michael A. Schmidt. Bio Age – Ten Steps to a Younger You. Macmillan, Canada. 2001
These are a given:
* Waking up in the morning feeling refreshed
* Walking with a sprightly gait
* Feeling more optimistic about recreation
* Sleeping more soundly at night
More Specific Health Benefits
* Exercise prevents heart disease!
* Exercise prevents osteoporosis!
* Exercise prevents diabetes!
* Exercise alleviates arthritis!
Vanity Benefits
* You just look better!
* Your skin glows!
* You can zip up your pants again!
* Your skin doesn't sag
* You feel like a million bucks
* You have the energy of a teenager!
Please continue >>>>
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Brad J. King & Dr. Michael A. Schmidt. Bio Age – Ten Steps to a Younger You. Macmillan, Canada. 2001