http://www.dietwarfare.com Every day is a new battle! Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:33:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.dietwarfare.com/2010/02/14/minimal-exercises/ http://www.dietwarfare.com/2010/02/14/minimal-exercises/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:10:02 +0000 Nana http://www.dietwarfare.com/?p=242 Parade Magazine had an article about exercising a few weeks ago. They spoke to a trainer in New York named Lacey Stone. She says that you can be in reasonable shape by doing three simple moves.

1. Jumping jacks – these get your heart rate up and burns some extra calories as well as helping you strengthen your bones. Alternately, you could go out for a brisk walk, walking is always good, and is less stress on your legs.
2. Push-ups – ugh, I always hated doing these when I was younger. But they are fast and simple and don’t require any equipment. They help increase your muscle mass in several muscle groups at once, which means you burn more calories at rest. Having stronger upper body strength also helps you do the normal things you have to do in life, like bringing in the groceries even. The bags won’t feel as heavy!
3. Improve your balance. You can do something as simple as the tree pose in Yoga. You can google this or here is one description of tree pose that I found: http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/496. As we age, our balance skills deteriorate, which means we are more at risk of falling, among other things. Balance is important in all areas of life.

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