Exercise Makes Your Heart Stronger

Exercise makes your heart stronger and a healthy heart helps you exercise for longer.

Working Out Doesn’t Just Make You Stronger, It Makes You Smarter

Studies show that exercising doesn't just boost your health, it can also boost your intelligence and mental acuity. Read more...

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30 Minutes A Day To Shed The Pounds

Adults who exercise for shorter bursts of time can lose as much weight as those who work out for up to twice as long, a study has suggested. The University of Copenhagen study concluded that sweating for half the time was “enough to turn the tide” for obesity. The research, published in the American Journal of Physiology, found those who ran, rowed, or cycled for 30 minutes a day lost an average 8lb over a three month period. Read more...

Try This Fitness Formula

Try this formula:

1. Be positive...Speak to yourself positively about your ability to lose weight.
2. Eat more veg...Vegetables are very low in calories and are highly nutritious.
3. Exercise regularly...Do exercise you love, if you love it you'll do it regularly.

Office Fitness Dual Purpose Walking Treadmill

I bought this treadmill from Amazon and it arrived today, whoppeeeee!!! It has to be one of the best purchases I've ever made. It's cheaper than an ordinary treadmill at £150 (British Pounds) and I am literally walking on it now as I type this text. It is designed just for walking and reaches a top speed of 4 miles per hour. I rarely write reviews on Amazon but as soon as I have finished writing this post I'll go over to Amazon to write a glowing review.
I spend a lot of time (most of my waking hours) on the computer because I work from home and in the last year I've noticed the detrimental affects of a sedentary lifestyle on my back and on my weight. I knew that if I could combine work with exercise I'd be onto a winner....and this nifty product is the key to my new non-sedentary lifestyle.
If you want to be more active while spending a lot of time on your computer or sitting down I'd highly recommend that you buy this product.
Here is the link on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Office-Fitness-Purpose-Walking-Treadmill/dp/B0094WTGAK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1354222029&sr=8-3


Product Description 
The Office Fitness Walking Treadmill offers a dual role at home or in the office. In it's traditional setting, designed to be used with handrail for a steady and effective indoor walking workout using the smooth, efficient and quiet 500w electric motor that offers a marked contrast to cheaper non-motorised models. In an office setting, treadmill usage as seen as increasingly effective alternative to being sedentary when combined with either a standing desk ( see Office Fitness Sit-Stand Electric Desk) or Laptop Stand. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19910888

Walking rather than prolonged sitting offers significant health benefits; considerable weight loss ( 200kCals/hr at 4mph), disease prevention, cardiovascular improvements. Studies show that walking can increase blood flow to the brain, helping improve your memory by as much as 15 percent in a six-month period. At the same time, walking on a treadmill promotes healthy restorative sleep patterns, which in turn decreases your stress levels.

Multi-function display ( Speed, Time, Distance and Calories Burned). The Office Fitness Dual mode is a purpose buit walking treadmill ( not a running machine), maximum speed 4mph which equates to a brisk walk requiring full arm swing. As with all Office Fitness products comes with one year warranty

Hard Exercise Works

Hard work ALWAYS pays off.

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B-Active

Be active, stay active, lose weight, get fit, any way you can.

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I Work Out Because_____________

The more reasons you have to work out the more motivated you'll be to do it.


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Make Your Dreams A Reality

Dreams don't come true by wishing they come true by taking action. Not matter how small the action, if you keep taking it, day in day out, you will get closer and closer to your goal...and one day your dream will be your reality.

Running is Therapy

Go for a short run today...you won't regret it!

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What Are Your Reasons For Working Out?

The more good reasons you have for working out the more motivated you will be to do it.

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Keep On Trying

Never give up until you've given out all your very best. It's better to fail trying than wondering what could have happened if you tried. 

Although in the past I've created some of my own original drawings for this blog, for the sake of speed most times I usually made do with stock images found on the net. It’s become more difficult to find free stock fitness images online so I've recently decided to create many more of my own drawings and graphics....I hope you like today’s drawing.

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Exercise Makes You Feel Happy

Exercise releases the feel good chemicals serotonin  endorphins, and dopamine in the brain, so the more exercise you do the happier you feel.

Exercise Relieves Stress

Let exercise be your stress reliever, not food.

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Your Body Doesn't Care If Your Mind Isn't Motivated

Your body doesn't care if your mind is not motivated...the results are the same...just show up!

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No Matter How Hard It Gets Never Ever Give Up

If you're going through a plateau at the moment remember, if you never give up and you are 100% determined to succeed, no matter how slow you go you will arrive at your destination...just keep going!

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Train Outside Your Comfort Zone

Train outside your comfort zone - Your comfort zone is the biggest obstacle to your fitness and weight loss...so always train outside it.

A study carried out in 1996 by sports scientist Professor Izumi Tabata found that training outside of your comfort zone or, to use the technical term, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) - four times a week achieved the same benefits as someone who trained five times a week doing, steady, long-duration cardio work. -Matt Hussey

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Challenge Yourself

I attended a Zumba class tonight for the first time and on Sunday I’m trying Boxercise for the
first time....challenge yourself, try something you’ve never done before!

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It's Only a Fat Suit - You Can Take It Off

Take off the 'fat-suit' you don't need it anymore. The body you really want is underneath...Set it FREE

I was doodling yesterday and found myself drawing this fat-suit when it occurred to me that being overweight is merely a fat suit we’re wearing and we can take this fat suit off at any time with regular and consistent clean eating and exercise.

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Affirmations For Exercise Motivation

If you are plagued by negative thoughts that persuade you to not exercise, you might find repeating positive affirmations an effective remedy. Next time you feel your motivation is low, repeat one of the positive affirmations above, (or create your own) and you should find that your enthusiasm and willingness to exercise has increased.

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