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My name is Greg Ryan. I am a fitness expert, professional bodybuilder personal trainer to movie stars, and former employee ofKathy Smith. For twenty years I have been able to keep my body fat levels lower than most, and consistently exercisefive days a week, and having fun in the mean time. Not because I am anything special, but because I havelearned a few tricks along the way, that I would like to share with you. Start incorporating them into your plantoday and notice the difference tomorrow.

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It is a common misconception that aerobic exercise tones/firms muscles. Actually it accomplishes very little toning/firming. Resistance exercise (weight training)is where real toning/firming of muscles occurs.

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Muscles and connective tissues shorten over time and that results in less flexibility. If your muscles have gone some timewithout being used, they tend to become weaker and quite stiff. The risk of injury is greatly increased when youstart to use those muscles suddenly. If you are doing regular stretching exercises to lengthen and strengthen your muscles, injurycan be easily avoided.

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We’ve all heard the exercise guidelines that recommend we participate in 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity 3-5 times perweek. That seems easy enough to implement. Or, does it? The duration and frequency guidelines are very straight-forward and easily defined.But, "moderate" intensity is often left to interpretation. So, how do we define "moderate"?

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Exercise is often regarded as a panacea for many things…”if you want to lose weight, you must exercise”; “if you wantto get those feel good endoprhins racing, take some exercise”; “if you want to help with stress, you should take up exercise”.

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Did you know that walking is the number one participation sport in the world? Walking is one of the bestthings you can do for overall health and wellness. When you walk you use more muscles than any other sport. In fact, walking uses almost all of the 650 muscles and 203 bones found in the human body. So whatare you waiting for?

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Most people get their health out of a bottle these days, be it a bottle of vitamins or pharmaceuticals. However, witha little effort and dedication you really can get a hold on your life, turn it round and live it tothe full!

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