{"id":29214,"date":"2010-09-04T01:00:09","date_gmt":"2010-09-04T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=29214"},"modified":"2010-08-27T17:17:21","modified_gmt":"2010-08-27T22:17:21","slug":"fitness-can-save-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/fitness-can-save-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness Can Save Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a guest post by Roxane Dover of Silicon Valley, California. Rox chronicles her family\u2019s antics, her fitness journey, and a whole lot of other fun stuff on her blog, Rox and Roll<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>There\u2019s nothing like getting really sick to make one appreciate healthy living.\u00a0For me, my wake-up call came in the form of H1N1<\/a>, which became pneumonia, which became a year of grappling with incapacitating lung issues, some of which will never abate.\u00a0When I asked my doctor what to do to prevent matters from worsening, he insisted that a strengthening, rigorous exercise program was as important as the mounds of medication I now take. I was no stranger to fitness before getting sick, having played tennis avidly and attended gym classes<\/a> regularly, but the year off, while necessary, had taken its toll \u2013 and the end-game had changed.<\/p>\n

Exercise has many benefits, of course, that we all know (weight loss, toning, increasing metabolism – all reasons for my prior commitment to fitness), but I restarted my training program with one primary, new goal: increased physical wellness and the accompanying decreased chance of getting sick.<\/p>\n

With that goal in mind, I joined the best gym I could find close to my house.\u00a0Proximity is important to me; I have young children, and kindergarten is only half-day, so if I have to waste time getting there and back, I\u2019m not going to go as much and for as long.<\/p>\n

My gym is a five-minute bike ride from my house (longer if I want to make the ride my cardio warm-up!).\u00a0After choosing the gym, I needed some refreshers; with my priorities being building muscle mass and endurance as well as developing routines that I could do anywhere – so I hired a trainer.<\/p>\n

Luckily, the first six months of membership at this gym come with one hour of training per month \u2013 so working out with her every other week only moderately increases my costs. In between, there are plenty of weight training classes, which I alternate with yoga to increase my flexibility, plus the stretching feels great after muscles tighten with weights.<\/p>\n

After the first couple of weeks, I was extremely sore, but I remain committed. In a sense, exercise is saving my life.\u00a0So if the trainer asks for five pull-ups, I give her ten; ten push-ups, I give her 20. I\u2019m already seeing results and feeling better, and I\u2019m hoping that my renewed commitment to fitness will result in the long and healthy life I hope to lead.<\/p>\n

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