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A Simple But Powerful Exercise Program

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Not everyone’s HDL cholesterol responds to exercise. They have a number of patients who have low HDL cholesterol, but no matter how much they work out-up to and including marathon training-they can’t budge those HDL measurements by one milligram per deciliter.

On the other hand, most people can benefit from a few low- intensity workout every week, such as a vigorous walk or bike ride, So if you are currently pursuing regular endurance or aerobic activity, stay with it.

If you are sedentary, you should immediately begin a program to maximize your HDL protection. Here’s a suggested sequence of steps to get started rather painlessly.

  • Get a medical exam first. If you haven’t been working out, you want to be absolutely sure that you don’t have hidden heart problems or other health concerns.
  • Set aside three days per week, with a day of rest in between.
  • After two to three weeks, increase your walking time to 25 to 30 minutes. Continue at this pace for another three weeks.
  • After six or eight weeks of this regular activity, add an extra day to your routine, with the same time and pace yor’re using on the other days.
  • Using this graduated technique, work up during the next few months to an hour per session at higher rates of walking speed. You can keep track of how fast you’re going by measuring your distance with a car odometer and then keeping a record of the minutes that it takes you to cover a given distance.

    After this ,it’s up to you. You will have begun to enjoy significant HDL benefits after your very first workout . Now you’re in the process of developing a higher level of fitness which our studies and else where have shown will decrease your risk of dying from heart problems and all other causes.

    Furthermore, you’re in a position to put your exercise together with your diet to benefit from what might be called a diet- exercise synergy.

    Best Exercises to Lose Weight

    Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

    Are you tired of endlessly working out and never seeing any result? Or do you just want to know the best bang for your buck exercises to lose weight quickly? Here we are going to examine some of those exercises to see if we can help you lose more weight.

    Experts agree that the best exercises to lose weight are resistence exercises or weight training. This is because weight training fatigues your muscles and actually breaks them apart. The result is that your body has to work (i.e. burn calories) to put those muscles back together again. The good news for you is that this raises your metabolism for 24-48 hours after your workout. In addition, the new muscle you build also increases your metabolism. This is why men are able to keep weight off easier than women. With this in mind we are gong to focus on the exercises that will build the most muscle throughout your body. Don’t worry you won’t get big and muscular overnight, it takes years for that to happen. The exercises we will focus on will target your three largest muscle groups: legs, back, and chest.

    Squat

    The basic barbell squat is considered the top muscle building exercise known to man. It works nearly every muscle head to toe and that is why it is so great for weight loss. It hits the quads, hamstrings, glutes, and lower back with even more emphasis and this is where you will probably get the most sore. I recommend you find a good how-to article on the internet before attempting this or any exercise and focus on great form before you get too serious. Always make sure you have a spotter when doing squats.

    Barbell Row

    The barbell row really targets your back and also hits your biceps. This is a great exercise that also take some practice to get used to. The back is one of the most neglected muscle groups by all trainees simply because nobody can see their own back. For our purpose, losing weight, it is a great muscle group because it is so big and we can really add some quality muscle here.

    Bench Press

    Yes the most famous exercise of all, the bench press is a great exercise that targets the chest, shoulders, and triceps. With this exercise not only are you targeting one of the three largest muscles the pecs but you are also hitting the shoulders and triceps. This is another move you will want to focus on learning before performing and always make you have a spotter.

    To get the most benefit out of these exercises I would recommend performing each one at least twice a week. Within 3-4 weeks you should really begin to notice a difference in your body. Just remember form and safety always come before lifting big weight.