Weight Fitness

Exercise, Fitness, Weight Loss – They All Go Hand in Hand

March 21st, 2010 at 04:28am Under Weight Loss+ fitness

Exercise? Fitness? Weight Loss? If you don’t have a clue where to begin, start with something simple. There’s no need to sign up and pay hefty monthly fees to a gym if  you don’t want to.

Keep the cash in your pocket and buy something you’ve been wanting. Make it your reward for a job well done. There are many cost effective and fun ways to get a great workout in without stepping foot in a gym.

Fitness. We all want it, but exercising is hard at times. For some it’s downright painful. For others, very boring. How can we change all that?

in a word: KAIZEN. Kaizen is Japanese for “Constant Improvement”. in all areas of life. If it is done in the correct way, it virtually eliminates work that is overly difficult.  We will be using this philosophy  in our exercise, fitness, weight plans.

First of all, we want to find something that we enjoy doing. If we like it we will tend to stick with it much longer than if we don’t. Make sense?

Next we need to get into it in a way that allows us to start off small and build. For me, I chose martial arts. I enjoy it and it allowed me to start off as a beginner and advance all the way to a 2nd. degree black belt.

If you enjoy running, start off on a short jaunt, the next day go a bit further and pic up the pace very slightly, constantly improve on the day past in small doable increments.. Soon you’ll be going a mile plus each day.

Same goes with push ups or any other exercise that you might like to add.

Next check out one of the many exercise DVDs available to you in countless stores and online. or if video games are more your style, try theWii Fit It may cost a bit but it’s far less then a gym membership.

Thought I forgot about the weight loss, didn’t you?

We do the same with it as we did exercising.  Let’s say that you wanted to loose 20 pounds to fit into those jeans in the dresser drawer. (I was in your house. I know they are there!)

make a plan to loose 1-2 pounds A WEEK! This is doable and sustainable. Slowly start to cut fats, sugars, and salts from your diet and cut more as you progress. this way you won’t feel deprived.

Don’t forget to drink as much water as you possibly can

Put kaizen to work in your exercise, fitness, weight plans and eliminate the overly difficult tasks. You’ll soon see the world differently.

By Paul

Weight Fitness Equipment – Wii Fit: A Fun and Effective Daily Wokout

February 18th, 2010 at 06:59pm Under Fitness Equipment

When talking about weight fitness equipment, no conversation is complete without including my favorite, Nintendo’s Wii Fit.

It stands head and shoulders above every piece of exercise equipment I have ever owned and is a ton of fun too.

Although I am a second degree black belt in GoJu Karate and exercise regularly, I can’t stand going to the gym.  I really hate lifting a heavy piece of metal  over and over or running on a treadmill.  It’s all very boring to me.

Enter the Wii Fit by Nintendo. I LOVE THIS THING!  It’s far more than just a toy or game, the Wii Fit actually delivers a very good workout.

You are able to choose from Strength Training, Yoga,  Balance, or Aerobics with many exercises for each category.  As you get better, you unlock more exercises and more reps. It keeps you entertained too. I find myself looking forward to each workout and always trying to beat my last score and get the number one spot.

The Hula Hoop workout is my wife Tiffany’s favorite while I enjoy the Island run. When doing the cardio workouts, you actually get a good sweat going.

The strength training will  get you sore if you are not used to exercising. It will definitely provide a challenge when the advanced reps are unlocked.

The yoga program is very good too. You’ll find yourself more flexible and toned with daily use. Your breathing will also be much deeper and rhythmic.

I don’t go a day without using this piece of weight fitness equipment.  It also incorporates  male and female  virtual trainers to help you, an accurate scale and a true fitness log.

You can even create your own avatars, called miis, to represent you. they show up on many of the exercises and balance games.

Set a goal to loose a certain amount of weight and the Wii Fit  will track your  progress and give feedback.

Bottom line is that if you want a way to exercise that you will continue to come back to and that is actually fun, check out the Wii  Fit.

This is one peice of weight fitness equipment that will not be collecting dust in a corner of your room.

By Paul