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By Alisa Robinson

When you find yourself stressed, do you eat a lot or do you go to sleep? People handle stress in different ways, but there is one way some people may not think about and that’s exercise. Depending on the type of exercise you do, you may find taking your stress and frustrations out on it or thinking about it will help tremendously. You may also find exercising when you’re stressed will make you forget about it or you’ll realize it’s not so bad after all.

It doesn’t matter what you stress over, exercising is the best way to handle it. You can do just about any type of program and it will work. You can join a gym and use their exercise equipment or classes to elevate the stress, you can purchase an exercise program on DVD and use it in the comfort of your own home, or you can find a family member or friend to exercise with walks or other programs.

When you do an exercise program like walking or using a treadmill you’ll find you have time to think and that’s a big stress reliever. When you have the ability to think about the situation you’re in you can work through it or figure out a way to prevent it from happening in the future. You can talk through it if you have someone working out with you or you can vent with this person if you have that type of relationship. When you do this you’ll find the stress will go away and you’ll feel a lot better.

Another type of exercise program that’ll help you work through stress would be kick boxing or martial arts. You may find using a boxing bag or other type of equipment will do the same thing. When you do these types of programs, you’ll take your stress out that way and feel better when you’re done. You’ll realize your problem isn’t that bad or you decide how to handle it in the best way possible.

If you find you’re stressed more times than not and you handle stress by eating or sleeping, you need to change your habits right now because more than likely you’re overweight and you’re not very healthy. It’s not too late if you’re in this situation, but you must start now. Join a gym, exercise at home with a family member, or find a buddy to exercise with, but just get it done.

Alisa Robinson is the owner of Art Fitness. She believes every success story starts with a dream; it takes determination to turn it into a vision and passion to make it a reality. Alisa’s main passion and mission is to turn lives around and encourage people to start living longer and healthier. If you are ready to start your journey go to http://www.artfitnesstraining.com TODAY!

A Healthy Lifestyle is only a few steps away.

by Brandon Serna

Let’s face it. Exercising takes a lot of time and in the daily grind of work, school, and taking care of kids, time’s a luxury and some people just can’t afford to do tedious and long-winded exercises. Fortunately enough, there are a bevy of quick, efficient exercises that parents, students, and busy workers can do that won’t take longer than half an hour. You owe it to yourself to take care of your body. With these workouts, being short on time is no longer an excuse to not exercise.

Cardio Cardio exercises aren’t just for people who strive to run a marathon. If you push yourself you can squeeze in a fulfilling cardio workout in just 20 minutes. With fast cardio workouts, the goal is to get your heart rate up ashigh as possible and to sustain that rate for as long as you can. Some cardio exercises you can try in your spare time include running at your preferred pace, brisk walking, cycling, jumping jacks, jumping rope, and kickboxing. As you can see, you don’t need to pigeonhole yourself into a certain type of exercise – pick whichever on you like best or mix and match to keep it interesting.

Strength Training
A proper exercise regimen will combine cardio with strength training. Strength training builds muscle mass. Strength training in 10 to 20 minutes a day can be easy but you have to be vigilant in including all your muscle groups so that you do not risk injury or let some muscles in one group atrophy over time. You don’t have to lift heavy weights and train to the point of pain in your quick strength training stints. You also don’t need fancy equipment to do strength training exercises like squats, lunges, pushups, barbell curls, and ab crunches. For starters, pick eight to 10 exercises and do each one continuously for a minute or when you feel you can’t do any more, whichever comes first.

Why Not Both?

 When you have only a short period of time to exercise, water can be your best friend. You can easily combine some cardio with strength training by swimming. When swimming laps you are forced to use your entire body. For a less extreme workout that can still incorporate both exercises is aquatic therapy. The water not only helps to relax your muscles and soothe your joints, but also provides a great source of resistance much like weights.

-This article was provided by Brandon Serna on behalf of HydroWorx

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