Health and Fitness

My idea of a lucky person is someone, who, after half a lifetime of being physically active, can spring out of bed without a bit of muscular soreness; no moaning, creaking or limping. It is a truly lucky athlete that can work their muscle vigorously for years and not feel the effects of aging, as in inflexibility and tightness.

Most of the rest of us get to a point where we just cannot keep up the pace. We cannot keep running the miles we are used to running without a price to pay when the morning alarm goes off. Some of this sensation is typical muscle soreness, just the usual buildup of lactic acid that accumulates a byproduct of exercise. Every jock recognizes the familiar feeling when you hustle up a flight of stairs and you feel that brief burn in your thighs that could kindle a campfire. But I am…

Nowadays, we seem to be less fit than we ever have been even though our popular media gives us the impression this isn’t so. However, many studies have proven that obesity is more common than ever, and along with that obesity, other medical conditions related to being overweight are on the rise. This is one reason why using at home workouts to stave off poor health is important.

If we were honest with ourselves we would admit that many of us just don’t like to head to the gym or fitness center on a consistent basis. This may be because we are working longer hours than ever before or because kids and other at-home activities are taking up too much of our time. Whatever the reason, we seem to have turned increasingly to fast food and excuses to not exercise, and it shows.

Fortunately, this can be corrected and there exist a…