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Hitting personal bests at 45 years of age.

Well I've been rather impressed of late. As you'll see from stories in this Site, I have been engaged in health and fitness since I was in High School. However, my recent efforts and program adjustments have led to distinct gains in my strength, stamina and condition. I'm bench pressing, dead-lifting and squatting way more than my own body-weight. I never thought that would be possible - and this as I am growing older. It just goes to show, motivation, consistency and a sensible approach supported by a solid eating plan and balanced outlook on life, and you're on your way. That's the ONLY way. Stay tuned - more articles, pages and info. coming soon.

Wishing you a great weekend!

Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers are integral to Weight Training

See how to activating your Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers is essential in maximizing your weight training gains.

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Muscle fiber-types

Ever wondered about the mechanics of muscle-contraction? Do you know that you use different types of muscle fibers for different kinds of workloads, particularly the heavy kind?

Don't miss this Friday's release on fast-twitch muscle fibers, and what it's significance is to weight-training.

Happy training!

Weight Training Workouts – Arguably the most integral exercise component of over

Make your Weight Training Workouts count by better understanding the various types, principles and techniques involved, as well as the factors to be considered in designing an effective fitness progra

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Weight Training Routines

I'm very excited to be rolling out a page this Saturday on Weight Training Routines. It will be the first of several new pages and articles coming your way to make your experience with Sensible Health and Fitness a productive and enjoyable one.

Happy living and see you soon!

Sensible Health Related Fitness, workout routines, lose weight, gain muscle mass

Health related fitness is possible using sensible healthy ways to lose weight and gain muscle mass. Valuable resources on health fitness articles, healthy eating and benefits of exercise.

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A Flat Abdomen Can Be Yours

A flat abdomen is the pinnacle of a lean and powerful body. And we haven't mentioned what it does for your confidence.

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Help is on the way - new resources and information coming soon!

Greetings!

So here we are, already well into the second half of 2011.

A lot has been going on in my life this year. Apart from entertaining two very energetic Girls during the school holiday-break, I've been doing quite a bit of research and several feasibility assessments on how to offer a better service via this Site - not to mention training my behind off using new workouts. I've even tried experimenting with different nutrition plans.

So why all the trials and experimentation? Simple - I aim to continue developing this Site to become an even better guide and interface in assisting you with your objectives. That's it - simply a wholesome honest service, free of any nonsense, scams or clever rip-off schemes.

So stay tuned - in the coming months there'll be interesting feedback, useful resources and new information to help you in your quest for improved health, fitness and general wellbeing.

In the meanwhile, happy training. See you here soon - take care.

KEEPING THE FAITH

So what do you do when you're chugging along nicely with your health and fitness program, making steady progress - and then you go traveling? Be it hotel-based, self-catering, with friends or with family - you're not always in a position to say "no thanks."

Well, this has happened to me more than a few times. In past years (before my current condition), I would have been inclined to say something like, "oh well, it's out of my hands", and would probably have just gone with the flow. Now this is okay if it's a short disruption to your usual environment and healthy lifestyle for a day, two or three - but you have to ensure you get back on track as soon as possible thereafter. The longer the interruption, the more difficult you will find it to revert.

The easiest way to fall off the proverbial bus is to allow external factors to dictate your lifestyle. If you're eating right and working out, feeling good and making progress, the last thing you want is to lose your way. The best way to keep making progress and minimize inconveniences, is to have a plan and to follow it. If factors like social invites or business trips intervene, be conscious about eating the meals around the unavoidable ones as cleanly as possible until you return to your usual routine.

As you'll see frequently mentioned in this Site, my major philosophy is about being in excellent shape while still having a life. In other words, I work unhealthy challenges into my overall activities so that I can eat out, accept dinner invites and enjoy some of my favorite 'cheat' meals. You'll find it hard to sustain a healthy lifestyle if it perpetually alienates you from those who choose not to. For one thing, work and family-life would become very strained. And you would find your friends giving up on inviting you out.

So, what's the final message?

Simple - always have a plan and work hard to keep to it wherever possible, no matter what. It doesn’t matter if you're on a bulking-up, toning or weight loss program. You can't expect to reach or maintain your goals if you let the situation take charge of you. Don't take the easy way out, keep seting periodic goals and correct any indiscretions immediately, should they occur. Stay motivated by being consistent and rewarding yourself when you reach your objectives.
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Happy training!

Being on top of your Game

Today was one of those days where I seemed to be short on time. I was rushing in and out of the bathroom this morning, helping my wife hurry the children up to finish their breakfast, and bumping into one another running the other way.

When I had finally left home, feeling a little stressed - not-to-mention chasing the clock, I suddenly reflected on my question of "I was up early this morning, why the heck am I running behind schedule?"

I immediately began to feel relaxed when I realized that, besides all the organizing that goes into getting ready for a week-day, I also had a morning-run and simply ran a little behind time, that I forgot to feel my usual sense of achievement.

What achievement? Well, as you'll see, my work is all about being in excellent shape and being an average everyday person. In other words, having a life.

How do you do that? Easy. Be prepared in advance and you'll be surprised how much more you can do with your time. Get organized and you will see how healthy living and regular exercise are done - 'all in a day's work.'

Take charge of your life - plan your meals and workouts ahead of time and you will be amazed to see that being married or having a tough job or having kids can all be part of a healthy lifestyle WITH time for exercise. The old excuse of 'not having time' actually holds no water.

Go to it!

Best ways to lose weight? You need them to get into shape after the holidays

One of the best ways to lose weight - Find out how so that you can get back in shape again after your holiday.

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Working out with or without music?

I recently began using music again during my workouts. Wow! How, or perhaps more importantly, why did I stop? Not quite sure actually. All I can say is that I forgot what a boost it can give you. Of course you do need good quality sound and an invigorating beat.

If you are a newbie to training with weights, I would caution you to hold off at first. It's essential to first master proper technique and breathing. If you are not yet adept at heaving dumbbells and barbells around with aplomb, you would not want to have your head filled with sound.

Same holds true for cardio. You want to know your body's tendencies and performance parameters like second nature. Also, running outdoors (especially in traffic) with your brain oriented on the music alone is not recommendable.

If you do run to music, make sure you don't turn up the volume so high that you cannot hear cars and other movement. Your life depends on it.

Stay focused on your surrounds and whereabouts if you choose to fill your head with music power.

Happy training!

Emotional or 'comfort' eating

Some time back I realized that my occasional ‘planned’ splurges were becoming a little too frequent and too heavy. I began to worry that my sense of control was under threat.

I soon realized that from time-to-time I had begun eating for reasons ‘different’ than usual, and it then became obvious that I needed to address some problematic issues in my life.

You see, it did not take much sophisticated analysis for me to notice that the familiar environment that went with many years of excellent health and physical condition, had changed.

Although I managed to resist the possible manifestation of any eating disorder, the experience showed me just how easily this can occur.

Once I had dealt with my own life-situation and rectified things that were distracting me (much to my retrospective relief), I felt compelled to write something on the topic of emotional eating disorders and binge eating. I soon found out that I would simply have scratched the surface if it was a mere blog article intead of a full-blown Webpage - there is a lot out there on these issues, and I also want to share some of my own experiences.

Someone who has had the good fortune of resisting any kind of eating disorder may hold little appreciation for this topic. However, it may be worthwhile to have a read. You don’t always know what life has in store.

Something you never felt relevant could turn up with without warning and you will want to take action soonest.

Read more on the page: 'How to stop binge eating'

And another year has gone.

Amazing - that phrase "time flies" is perhaps overused, but definitely true.

So here we are, midway through January of 2011. Some of you will have considered new year's resolutions about your health and physical condition, and maybe others wouldn't have given that thought more than a second.

Either way the start of a year lends itself to working with new challenges and targeting goals. I will be introducing some changes to the site during the coming weeks along with new pages, content and pictures.

Looking forward to bringing that to you.

All the best for a happy and successful 2011!

Low-Fat Meals - Synonymous with the Sensible Healthy Eating Plan

Sensible Healthy Eating and Low-Fat Meals - Plan flexible and enjoyable Super-nutrition to fuel your physical activity and give you otpimal results.

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