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10 WAYS "SUSTAINABLE FITNESS" IS BETTER FOR YOU - Sustainable Fitness - Part 03

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The STARTING LEVEL FITNESS of the individual is taken into account. This is critical, since the road map to fitness becomes more realistic. Also factor in the body types (refer earlier article for body types) MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES are fixed with phased TIMELINES, factoring in individual idiosyncrasies - like pre-existing issues Please remember that whatever goes up fast can also come down faster.. So, phase your milestones so that you are running your race but not someone else's . The PHYSICAL EXERCISES are VARIED to impact various fitness parameters - Cardio-vascular, Structural strength, Flexibility, Agility and Balance. This will prevent Physical Stress and Mental Monotony. Also, prioritize your schedule to customize for your objectives. The key variables are the INTENSITY and the FREQUENCY. INJURY PREVENTION is the guiding principle. Please remember Injuries can be major setbacks - sometimes for months . I know many who haven't resumed their exercises after an inj

3 REASONS - WHY FOLKS IN FITNESS GET INJURED OR BURNT OUT? -Sustainable Fitness Part 2

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3 Reasons - Muddled Objective, Peer Pressure and Instructor Apathy. Muddled Objective 1.The first and main issue is the folks' "MUDDLED OBJECTIVE " in pursuing their passion. Most start their fitness regimen to lose weight and reduce flab. But this clarity gets muddled once they start seeing the initial positive results. They assume the graph of growth will keep on going upwards perpetually and they shift their gear to over-drive. They get obsessed and start training as if they are preparing for Olympics! Peer Pressure 2. The second issue is "PEER PRESSURE". Most folks join a gym or fitness program after hearing raving testimonials from their friends. They immediately jump and get swept off their feet as a neo-convert. Their anxiety is to fill their Facebook timeline with massive deadlifts, running marathons and doing box-jumps, without giving adequate time and effort to condition their body, which had languished in hedonistic abuse for two decad

2 Reasons Why People Drop Out of Fitness - Sustainable Fitness Part 01

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In the last few years, there is a visible surge in folks taking interest in fitness, which is commendable. But, I see many of them, especially those above 40, unable to sustain their fitness schedule after the initial euphoria. The two main causes are STRESS-INJURIES sustained in their practice and the BURNOUT at both physical and emotional level. The injuries and burnout happen due to the unsustainable intensity of workouts and concentration in one nature of exercise activity monotonously, day after day. The tragedy is, some even end up in a worse shape than they started with! This got me worried, as I had also taken up fitness seriously only when I was 45, twelve years back. After years of analysing and researching on the subject, I understood this unsustainability can be rectified with some simple common-sense implementations. For convenience sake I call it 'SUSTAINABLE FITNESS', which is the concept of pursuing your passion in a phased manner without

7 Criteria to plan your diet

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Since I am an Instructor and my hair is grey, most assume I am wise and ask my advice on many subjects, even outside the ambit of KravMaga - It can range from career-choices, love life, ideal side-dish for brandy and so on. Since I am accommodative and like to hear my own voice, I squeeze my grey cells and spout wisdom unabashedly! The One and Only Randy Glasbergen Of late, after I lost lots of weight, many students ask about dieting. Since they come in all shapes and sizes it is obvious that a standardized diet plan wont fit everyone. So what is the criteria when deciding a diet plan? Criteria 1 - What is your objective?  Is it weight loss, weight gain, cosmetic body sculpting, build power, preparing for a competition? Be specific of your primary desire. Criteria 2 - What is your current status? Are you extremely obese, just over-weight, under-weight and so on? This is to indicate the time and effort needed to close the gap between your present and ideal. Criteria

"I cant imagine me hitting anyone"

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Yesterday a new lady student said " Till recently I couldn't imagine me hitting anyone. It took lots of incidents to push me to a decision and come to the KravMaga class." I have heard this " I cant imagine me hitting anyone" before in corporate workshops for women and once even from an ace shuttle champ who was a tall and strong woman. I was surprised that someone so athletic and a role model for other women is allergic to physical violence. For that matter, I have also across many men who abhor physical violence in spite of being quite aggressive in other spheres of life. The common reasons given by them are like - "From childhood, I was taught not to physically harm others." " Physical violence is a crude way to address a problem- resorted by only those who dont have the brains to solve it." "Violence is not a civilized way"  Pacifists by  Hawkins, Jonny While we at KravMaga TamilNadu applaud this pacifistic out