Garland Valley RN,BSN
Fitness and exercise are gaining popularity in our culture for many reasons. Reactions against the sedentary lifestyles Americans have lived for decades, a rash of type two diabetes with people engaging in fitness and exercise to improve their conditions, parents encouraging youngsters to get up and away from the television and work out, and the baby boomers, pursuing fitness and exercise as they age, to allow them to enjoy their advanced years. Regardless of the reasons, many Americans take fitness and exercise very seriously.
A healthy body is what most people are striving for. We are inundated constantly with images of slender, toned people. Be it on television or on a billboard as were driving down the street. Fitness isnt all about the weight that the scale says or the dress or trouser size you wear. Fitness is about how healthy you are.
Exercise is vital in the quest for body fitness. Many people join a gym for the convenience of having all the equipment they feel they need to work out. There are machines there to strengthen and tone every muscle in your body. With the onset of personal trainers, the process can be almost...