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PREVENTING CANCER TODAY! swimming and aerobic dancing which raise
From the office of Dr. Laurence Magne, the heart rate 60% to 70% of your maximum
author of heart rate. High intensity activities are
As you get older, you start realizing the weight lifting, sprinting and mountain
importance of staying fit and healthy. climbing which raise the heart rate to
Start with positive emotions, because 70% to 80% of your maximum heart rate.
they are a simple method to keep us Stretching
healthy. A healthy diet is more than the Do you own a cat? What is the first thing
food we eat. It is everything that your cat does when it gets up after a
nourishes us physically, mentally or nap. It yawns, and it stretches every
spiritually. Even picturing images of limb in turn. So, set your alarm for five
being nurtured or loved by someone minutes earlier than you normally get up.
strengthens the immune system. Lie in bed. Breathe deeply. Pause. Turn
Do you want more energy so you can work into a cat: stretch your legs and your
non stop without getting tired? Strike a arms in turn, as far as they will go
healthy balance between activity and without hurting yourself. Yawn. You'll
rest. Remember throughout the day to plan start your day much more relaxed.
little breaks and relax, relax, relax. Drink Water When You Exercise
Sweat It Out! Drinking water during exercise reduces
Sweat is one way the body cleanses cardiovascular stress and improves
itself. Impurities like alcohol and performance. After a strenuous workout,
nicotine along with excess sodium can be you have to replace the fluids you have
eliminated through perspiration. You can lost. Otherwise, you will suffer chronic
sweat some other harmful heavy metals dehydration. Drink water before, during
that can cause serious health problems if and after exercising, and remember that
allowed to accumulate in the body. water reduces body temperature thus
Exercise, warm baths or piles of blankets making the whole exercise process safer.
will help you to sweat. The Wonders of Water
Exercise Duration Boosting your intake of water makes good
You need to perform at lease 30 minutes sense, because water eases digestion and
of moderate intensity activities 5 to 6 regulates body temperature. Water also
days a week. You will increase bathes the cells and accounts for about
cardiovascular endurance, overall 60 percent of body weight. And it can
endurance, general organ strength, muscle help you exercise longer and more
strength, flexibility, raise your efficiently. Drinking water can ward off
metabolism, reduce body fat and lower constipation and maybe even crankiness.
risk factors for hypertension, adult And since it's a natural appetite
onset diabetes, heart disease and suppressant, water can help us lose
osteoporosis. Of course, you must have a weight and keep it off. It can also help
healthy diet to gain these benefits. keep skin healthy. To learn more about
Choose an exercise routine that will the way to stay healthy, read Cancer Free
raise your heart rate to your target For Life.
zone. Stay in your target zone for 20 Water quenches your thirst, aids your
minutes. Your cool down should last for 5 digestion, cools your body during
minutes. You will burn body fat, lower exercise, flushes out impurities,
your cholesterol, blood pressure and risk prevents constipation, carries nutrients
factors for degenerative diseases. Keep to cells, reduces risk of kidney stones,
your heart rate at 50 to 60% of your lubricates joints and promotes good skin
target zone at first, increasing the tone. Get into the habit by starting with
intensity of your work-out as your a glass of water in the morning, then
fitness level improves. work in a glass or two between meals.
Exercise intensity is determined by your Wow! Drink a glass of water right now!
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