The Importance of Rest and Quality Food

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3 Easy Ways To Incorporate Fitness Into Your Everyday Life

Getting extra exercise into your daily routine is not as hard as you think. A few simple changes can make a huge difference in your calorie burn for the day leading to weight loss and increased endurance.

1.When taking the subway or bus walk a few extra blocks to the next stop.
The average person will burn around 100 extra calories by walking briskly for 20 minutes.

2. Bike to run errands and/or to work.
 Stop looking at biking as recreation and start thinking about it as a green transportation alternative. The average person will burn about 200 extra calories by biking at a moderate pace for 20 minutes.

3.Take the stairs.
 The average person will burn about 150 extra calories walking stairs for 20 minutes.

Signs Of Over Training

Over training occurs when the body is pushed to it’s limits either by frequency, volume, and/or intensity without allowing the body enough rest.  Common signs of over training include:

Loss of strength and energy

Decreased motivation and confidence

Impaired concentration

Irritability

Frustration

Increased incidence of injury

Decreased appetite 

Difficulty sleeping

Typically rest is the best treatment.

TAKE A BREAK for a few days when signs and symptoms occur.