I sat down with a new client the other day and I asked, as I always do " Why are you here"? His reply: "I want to be fit". I asked him what he meant by that. He said he wanted to lose weight and look better. I took a mental note of that and we did our workout. But I couldn't get that answer out of my mind. So, what does it mean to be fit?
To me, being fit starts from the inside out. Start with your heart. Improving your Cardio-Respirotory (CR) endurance will result in changes in body composition. How long can you walk before you get tired? The more you walk, the more calories you burn which means more fat lost.
Muscular stregnth and endurance are fitness components. How much weight can you move?? How long can you do it?? Working on this can improve body composition by building muscle (which in return burns fat)
Flexibility is the final factor in the fitness equation. Keeping your joints able to move in a proper range of motion will help you with functional movement as you get older.
So, if you combine all of the above with a nutritional balance, then you're on the road to improving your health and well being.
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