"Always be a poet, even in prose."Charles Baudelaire
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Camping and Outdoor Activities
Camping mixed with outdoor activity is a great way to get ourselves involved with nature. National Parks can provide an excellent backdrop for some of your outdoor activities. Activities such as hiking, fishing, cycling, horseback riding, white water ...
Rock Climbing - Christmas Gift Ideas
We all know someone who's idea of a good time is hanging off cliffs. If you're looking for Christmas gift ideas for a rock climbing enthusiast, here's some unique rock climbing gift ideas. Rock Climbing Gift Ideas You can always tell a rock climber by ...
Strength, Speed, and Power Progression to Peak
Proper race peaking requires that you be at your best fitness level of the season at precisely the same time as your goal race(s). This means exact timing and performing the right work outs at the right time. Performing mostly high intensity work too ...
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Good news for those of us that lead hectic lives with busy, busy schedules. New studies have shown that smaller doses of exercise done throughout the day can actually be more beneficial. The key appears to be to elevate our heart rate at each session.
Our maximum heart rate can be calculated by multiplying our age by .7 and subtracting it from 208. A rate of sixty percent of the maximum heart rate will produce the beneficial effects of exercising while reducing the risk of injury. Always make sure that a warm up and cool down are incorporated into your session.
If taking a fifteen minute exercise break on the treadmill, have the first fifteen minutes be your warm up. Walk slowly on the treadmill until you feel your muscles warm and slowly increase your pace. For the next five minutes continue to increase your speed until you are walking at sixty percent of your maximum heart rate. The last five minutes, reduce your speed until you are
once again walking slowly.
At work, you can use this technique while climbing the stairs. Whatever distance you are traveling, start slowly for one third of the distance. Increase your pace until you are breaking a light sweat. Finally, finish the last third of your climb at a slow pace.
Be creative. Think of the different activities which are part of your daily schedule. Try and incorporate this philosophy into your lifestyle. It only takes a difference of one hundred calories a day to lose ten pounds a year. As always, check with your doctor before attempting any radical changes in exercise.
About the Author
Constance Weygandt is an Author and Balance Mentor who specializes in finding answers for those individuals seeking a balanced approach to good health. For more information or to receive Constance's newsletter, visit her website at http://www.balancedwellnessonline.com
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 JOE BELL / Staff Photographer - Ithaca Journal
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