Five Keys to an Effective Fitness Program

September 25, 2008 · Posted in Five Keys to Fitness Program · Comment 
We should all be “working out”, or following some sort of fitness program. So, whether you are new to fitness, your doctor has asked you to increase your activity, but has given you little guidance, or you just want to make sure you have a well balanced plan of attack for maintaining (or improving) your fitness level, here is a check list of 5 factors required for an effective fitness program.
Compare your current plan, in the context of a week, to the ideas below, and maybe you will discover why you may not be seeing results. Failing to plan is planning to fail. Using these ideas, we hope you can develop a weekly and daily routine of specific exercises to keep your time and your effort on track.

5 Keys to an Effective Fitness Program:

The Keys to Fitness & Nutrition

To remain motivated, we must keep in mind the first key to any program: PURPOSE.

1. Purpose - A key to remaining motivated with exercise is to understand exactly why we are doing this stuff in the first place. “Functional fitness” is the idea that both our fitness plan and the specific exercises within the plan serve a purpose, or a function. Consider each exercise you perform, are they specific to improving your posture, helping you get up off a low chair, improve your golf game, allowing you to pick up your children, or manage your weight?

2. Frequency - this is the number of days per week you are physically active. Whether walking the dog, (at a decent pace), or coming to the fitness center, you want to find activity you enjoy, one that keeps your heart rate elevated for 30 minutes or more, and do this activity more than 3 times per week. Read more

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