Here at Fish Oil Info we are about living with the best possible health. We know that for most of us this will mean eating a sensible diet, exercising, resting, and of course, Omega-3 fish oil supplements.
No matter how old or how young you are now is the time to start taking your health seriously, and considering how your lifestyle and habits are affecting your healthy longevity.
No supplement, even fish oil, will work magic for long, without your dedication to a healthy lifestyle. You don’t really need to be obsessive, run marathons, or be a body builder to get the most out of your body. Ellen Warren from the Chicago Tribune will show you how to spare a few minutes and improve your health with just a few minutes a week.
Excercise and Omega-3
Spare A Few Minutes For Your Health
You’ve got to love a fitness expert whose exercise mantra is “make it short and sweet.”
How short? Twenty minutes, three times a week. But even less at first.
For those of us who are, shall we say, exercise averse, this is magical.
Federal guidelines advise Americans age 18 to 64 to get 2 1/2 hours a week of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity.
Dr. Frank Comstock of Tucson, Ariz., author of the book “Antiaging 101,” specializes in wellness and anti-aging. He insists that all it takes to truly be fit is an hour a week.
So why not start there? Anything is better than nothing!
You’ll also be happy to hear Comstock say, “If I’m out of shape, the last place I would go is a gym. You see all these machines, and you see these guys walking around. You don’t know what you’re doing.
The key is to find something you like.”
So, how does this 20-minute workout do the job?
It’s all about “interval training,” he says, which means short bursts of higher intensity aerobics, then returning to shorter periods of lower intensity. For instance, walk at a normal pace for two minutes, then as fast as you can for 20 or 30 seconds. Then repeat. Gradually increase the fast bursts and decrease the slow ones.
Comstock recommends:
Find the exercise that is least objectionable, like walking, swimming, jump rope, jumping jacks, doing squats.
If you’re just beginning, pick a shorter time — even 5 minutes twice a week — then build up slowly.
Don’t give up. If you’re at the 20 minute/three times a week level and just don’t feel like exercising, employ the 10-minute rule. “Start your exercise session and plan on working out for only 10 minutes” that day, he recommends.
If that doesn’t work, “look in the mirror.” Sometimes, says Comstock. That’ll probably be enough to get you back off the couch and into your interval zone again.
BPA, or Bisphenol A, can be a harmful chemical when measurable amounts are found in the body. The FDA in 2010 expressed concern over BPA and its “potential effects on the brain, behavior and prostate gland in fetuses, infants and young children.”
What can you do? The Centers for Disease Control recommend the following:
Buy fresh food as much as possible.Repackage your food in alternative containers, such as glass or stainless steel immediately after purchasing them.
Purchase plastics with the numbers 2, 4, or 5.
Never microwave plastic containers, even if they say microwave-safe.
Avoid canned goods unless they are known to be BPA-free.
Too many of us leave our health to chance, until some catastrophe strikes, and if we are lucky, we get a chance to rethink the health issue and how it affects us on a personal level. But what’s the point in waiting to see how things turn out?
Take the opportunity right now to use omega-3 fish oil supplements to be sure that every cell in your body is fed the nutrients that they need. So Spare a Few Minutes and take care of your health.
