Elevate your heart rate.
Just 4 little words but perhaps THE most important words you
will every hear. Why?
Why is it so important to elevate your heart rate
on a regular basis? Before I answer that question
I want to tell you a story. As I travel the world and meet
many people I hear a lot of complaints about health. People
tell me about joint pain, arthritis, migraine headaches,
lack of energy, the list goes on and on. Whenever someone
tells me about their health problem I always ask them this
simple question:
"How many times a week do you elevate your heart
rate to 70% of it's maximum?"
Do you know what their answer is 99% of the time?
Zero!
Why is it so important to elevate your heart rate?
Your blood vessels, the arteries and the veins, are a bit
over 60,000 miles long (62,000 miles), or 96,500 kilometers.
When your heart rate is elevated it pumps blood
at an accelerated pace through your bodies
incredibly complicated system of veins and arteries.
This accelerated flow of blood through your body helps
to provide increased oxygen to your cells and
also helps to keep your veins and arteries clear
of plaque that can build up.
Think of the plumbing in your house. After years of use,
a drain can easily get clogged up with calcium,
sludge and other materials. If the pipes are too clogged
it can shut down the flow of water in your house.
A plumber will then have to come out and clear the pipes
of the sludge. Your body can also get clogged up and many
negative health issues can result.
If you are living a sedentary lifestyle then don't complain
when health problems such as obesity, diabetes, heart problems,
migraines, lack of energy suddenly appear in your life.
In many cases they are simply the result of the sedentary lifestyle
you have chosen.
Change your lifestyle today and reap the rewards of
improved health.
Here are the excuses I hear as to why people say they
cannot change their lifestyles:
"I don't have time."
"I don't have the money to join a gym"
"I am not strong enough"
Here are my answer to all of these lame excuses:
1. It only takes 10 min a day to elevate your heart rate
and start achieving health benefits. I don't care who you
are, you can spare 10 min in the morning. So consider this
a cop-out excuse....you can make time.
2. You don't need to join a gym, in fact you don't need any gym
equipment at all. Here are some examples.
* Do jumping jacks in the morning
* Jump rope in the morning for 5 minutes, then increase to 10 after time.
* Walk briskly around your neighborhood or house.
* Climb the stairs in your house or office for 10 minutes
* Do aerobics while watching an aerobics show on TV.
4. Age does not matter. Studies have shown that elderly people in
their 80's benefited from exercise programs.
You can figure 70% of your maximum heart rate by subtracting
your age from 220 then multiply that by 0.70 that is your target
heart rate.
Imagine what you would look like, feel like and be like if you
absolutely LOVED to exercise.
Wishing You Continued Success!
Dan Robey
http://www.thepowerofpositivehabits.com
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To your continued good health
John Elliott aka Oaky Wood and Luella May
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