Health Fitness for Life

Pysical Activity

"Get Moving... It is the Only Way!"

• A weight-loss or weight maintenance plan should include regular physical activity. When added to a reduced calorie diet, exersize can help you lose weight faster. If done regularly as a lifestyle change, this can help you keep weight off long term. Plus, it can make you feel better. Regular activity has been shown to help prevent depression, boost your mood, and give you a sense of well-being.
  
  
• As a plastic surgeon I find the legs to be most unforgiving in the body contouring process and as a word to the wise I suggest preventive measures too possibly off set cellulite change. exersize can ameliorate cellulite however excessive weight gain in this area can make cellulite changes worse. Now you have another reason to go to the gym!
  
  
• Let review types of physical activity:
  
  
• Aerobic activities get your heart rate up and make you breathe harder. (But you should still be able to talk while doing moderate levels of aerobic exersize.) Examples include brisk walking and low-impact aerobics. Everyday activities, like mowing the lawn, raking leaves, and climbing stairs, count, too.
  
  
• Strength training, such as weight lifting, push-ups, sit-ups, and Pilates, builds muscle and bone and helps your joints stay healthy.
  
  
• Resistance training increases muscle strength by putting the muscles against a weight or force. The muscle cells adapt to the extra workload by getting bigger (hypertrophy)
  
  
• Resistance training and strength training are different terms for the same thing - an activity that builds muscle