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Exercise
The secret to a healthy body is simple and requires daily discipline.
5 ways to STAY
In Shape, Healthy, Flexible, & Strong


Aerobic Exercise

The simplest way to accomplish aerobic exercise is by walking. Walking is the one of the best exercises for your body. The wear and tear on your joints is less than from jogging.

Start off slow
Warm up and increase speed slowly after about 3-5 minutes.
To increase intensity, simply lengthen your stride and speed up.
Another way to increase intensity is to increase your speed for short bursts of time.
If you prefer, jogging is good as long as it doesn’t bother your knees.
Walking is excellent if you walk fast enough.
30 minutes every day has been shown to be the optimal amount of exercise.

If you are recovering from a serious illness, injury, or don’t have the possibility of going outside, consider using the Wii Fitness.  Consult your physician first.
Stretching
An important sign of your age is your level of flexibility. Yoga is a terrific way to keep your body flexible. If you don’t have time for a full yoga session, try to make sure you do 5 minutes of stretching each day after your aerobic exercise.

If you are recovering from a serious illness, injury, or don’t have know how to stretch, consider using the Stretching Exercises available on the Wii Fitness.  Consult your physician first.
Balance
Balance, along with flexibility, is something we lose with age. Practice balancing a little bit every day and you’ll be less likely to lose it. Yoga is a great way to build and maintain balance. It is helpful to keep your eyes focused on one point. Do this for 15-60 seconds on each leg.

If you are recovering from a serious illness, injury, or don’t have the possibility of going outside, consider the Balance exercises available on the Wii Fitness.
Strength Building
You can join a gym and lift weights, but using the weight of your own body for resistance is just as good. The easiest way to do this is to do yoga exercises a few times per week.

If you are recovering from a serious illness, injury, or don’t have the possibility of going outside, consider the Strength Building exercises available on Wii Fitness.
Deep Breathing
This is EXTREMELY important. Your lymph system relies on the contraction of muscles and breathing to move the fluids of the lymph system around the body.

Deep Breathing Exercise
Try to Practice 2-3 times per day

Here’s how:
Empty your lungs completely by pulling in your stomach while you exhale.
Take a deep breath in.
Hold for twice as long as it took to breathe it in.
Exhale for 4 times as long as it took to breath it in.
Do this 10 times.
Feel the Difference!