Experts and successful exercisers reveal the top tips and tricks they use to get the most from their fitness routines.
1.
Be Consistent
Run
after Squires is the first to confess that he's no fitness expert. But he is a
man who used to think about 205 pounds, more than was healthy for his 5'4"
framework. "In my holiday pictures in 2002, I appeared as if the Stay Puft
Marshmallow Man at the beach," says the 42-year-old Colorado resident.
Squires determined enough was enough, slice out oily food, and began walking on
a fitness treadmill machine. The pounds came off and he was working marathons
-- not fast soon, but in the race. He ran his first 50-mile contest in October
2003 and completed his first 100-miler a time later. Since then, he's completed
several 100-mile, 50-mile, and 50k races.
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His
magic formula? "I'm not fast, but I'm reliable," says Squires, who
says steadiness is his best hint for maintaining an effective fitness regimen.
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2. Follow an Effective Exercise Routine
The
North american Council on Exercise (ACE) recently surveyed 1,000 ACE-certified
fitness trainers about the best ways to get exercise. Their top three
recommendations:
- Power training. Even 20 minutes a day
a week will help tone the whole body twice.
- Period training. "In its most
basic form, intensive training may require walking for two minutes, running for
two, and alternating this pattern throughout the length of a workout,"
says Cedric Bryant, PhD, FACSM, chief science officer for ACE. "It is an
extremely time-efficient and effective way to exercise."
- Increased cardio/aerobic exercise.
Bryant advises accumulating 60 minutes or even more every day of low- to
moderate-intensity physical activity, such as walking, operating, or dancing.
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