New Years Resolutions?..5 days into the new year; why not start now! =)

New years...while it serves as a "new start" each year, it also serves as a new year full of diet, weight loss, and fitness goals for many. However..does anyone really know the success rate on this? haha BUT that is the challenge. Why not make this year different and do your body proud...start making the lifestyle changes that lead to a better and healthier you; not to mention make you look and feel great about yourself! Exercise has many benefits beyond the typical "looking good" and "losing weight". Exercise naturally releases what the medical world referes to as feel good endorphins. These are hormones your body releases during exercise that make a person have a energized or high feeling after exercise and this typically carries thought the rest of the day after exercise. Working out also has the basic benefits of lowering blood pressure, chances of certain diseases such as diabetes, and prevents the natural aging process of the body. So lets get started right!? I know...the age old question that most ask...how do I start?..and what do I do? If you are someone who has not done physical activity in awhile then start light. My rule of thumb is 20 min minimum. This means shoot for your workout (mainly your cardiovascular activity to last at least 20 min. 20 Min is the time it takes the body to tap into one's fat stores and begin to burn that fat. So if you are a beginning start with a twenty minuet walk a day. Cardiovascular activity is activity that can be sustained or short burst of activity that keeps the heart rate up. examples of these activities are:

-walking...when beginning
-running
-biking
-jumping rope
-swimming
-other cardio equipment like an elliptical trainer ect.
It is soooo important to always do cardio in your workout regimen considering this is what conditions the heart and cardiovascular system. It is also important to pair this in a happy median with resistance and strength training....which will be my next blog =)

Hopefully this is a nice start and enough to get our engines going. I have always dreamed of having a blog about what I have actually been passionate about since I was a little girl..and that is fitness, health and striving to encourage and help others train! I hope you will come to find my blog helpful, insightful, and motivating as time goes on!