Strength Training (Detailing Your Vehicle)

Lifting weights will cause an increase of lean muscle mass in the body which speeds up the metabolic rate allowing you to burn more calories throughout the day, even at rest. Strength training is an excellent way to strengthen your bones and help prevent osteoporosis commonly associated with aging. The most quick and efficient way to strength train is by performing compound exercises which promote the use of multiple joints in a single exercise and are functional to movements used in everyday life.

Squats, dead-lift, lunges, bench press and lat pull downs are some examples of exercises that will tone your body, help you maintain a healthy weight, improve your posture and increase muscular strength and endurance.

Healthy Eating (Fuelling Your Vehicle)

Dieting is only a temporary solution because manipulating caloric intake by eliminating essential nutrients such as carbohydrates will result in low energy levels and a slower metabolism. Once you go off the diet you put the pounds back on twice as fast. Try cutting back on portion sizes but do not skip meals. Eat, do it often, but in moderation. A balanced breakfast, lunch and dinner with healthy snacks in between will keep your metabolism up, helping you burn fat throughout the day. Eat more fruits, vegetables and whole-grains, drink more water and cut back on processed foods and red meats. Finally, learn to read food labels.

Cardiovascular Exercise (Driving Your Vehicle)

Cardiovascular activity can involve any type of exercise or activity that raises a person’s heart rate and speeds up their metabolism. Performing regular huffy puffy exercise has a number of proven health effects, especially on the heart. It lowers the resting heart rate, blood pressure and cholesterol. The key is to find what exercises you enjoy best and perform them a minimum of 3 to 5 times a week for 20 to 30 minutes a day. Remember, any type of cardiovascular exercise will improve one’s fitness level and aid in weight loss goals if done regularly.

Your body is your vehicle and your heart the motor. You need to drive it to keep it running strong. A well detailed body will keep heads spinning as you drive to the beach this summer. Only the best fuel for your vehicle. You wouldn’t put cheap gas into your sports car so fuel up on healthy foods to keep your engine burning strong. Hard work this spring means cruise control this summer.