There has been recent scientific research determining that a different attitude towards health, fitness and exercise is needed, one that stresses healthy metabolism instead of emphasizing body weight, body fat or calorie burning.
Emphasis has been placed on hormonal health in recent years and has turned into a very profitable business. There is scientific evidence that has shown that shifts in hormone levels can have adverse effects on your health related to diabetes, cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. As your hormone levels change it can trigger diseases that can hospitalize or even kill millions of people every year.
The aging process is known to cause decreased energy levels, increased risk of disease, loss of strength, increased body weight, decreased muscle tissue, and these are emphasized more when there is a hormone imbalance or decline.
The hormonal decline can make you less active so the aging process intensifies and creates a vicious cycle commonly referred to as the "downward spiral of aging". So you go from a strong, energetic and youthful person to a weak, frail and feeble elderly person.
There has been recent research into how exercise changes hormonal levels. Each time you exercise your body's hormonal environment fluctuates. Engaging in a routine exercise plan will give you an advantage over the aging process and improve your overall health and performance, bringing back some of your strength, vitality and energy.
The fitness industry has for years considered what your body experiences during exercise and ignored the longer term results. We now know that exercise affects whether your body burns fat or stores fat long after you have finished your work out.
After exercising is when you gain the most benefits and determine whether you are truly fit and your real body composition. This is directly related to what hormones are balanced, good or not so good. One of the biggest benefits of a proper exercise program is that it is designed to promote metabolic and hormonal activities in your body.
These benefits are not derived from just any exercise. You need a specific exercise program that will promote health and proper fitness in your body. It is not a matter of just losing weight, or just go for a walk or taking a swim, it goes beyond typical exercising. Of course any activity is better than being sedentary and is important to lose weight, sculpture your body and slow the aging process. You will need to routinely engage in high intensity exercise.
Your new exercise program should be 60% strength training utilizing exercises to work your major muscle groups through repetition and short rest periods. You need to make sure you use the proper intensity level to properly stimulate the release of those fitness improving, body fat reducing, age busting hormones.
Engage a fitness professional to instruct you on the proper program designed for your specific needs and to ensure you are performing the exercises correctly. It should be designed so you can increase your fitness and strength level in a safe and progressive manner.
This type of program will increase your metabolic system and is vital to a healthy life. A program designed to get your "hormonal army" working to provide you with a lifetime of youthfulness, superior health and wellness, and a lean, muscular, fit physique
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