Mind Body Benefits Of Physical Fitness

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Sahni (1997) said, is the end of the 90’s and everyone around is heavily into fitness. You try to look with it when friends, colleague, neighbors and that irritating 12 year old on the second floor drop terms like cardiovascular, step, pecs, abs... but it doesn 't fool anybody. Your paunch/flabby thighs/high cholesterol/heavy breathing are sure signs you need to get moving (a la those nubile young midriffs on the MTV). So on fine day, you venture out bravely, looking for a fitness center to solve all your woes. There are loads of them out there, right? Piece of cake, right?

Uhh.... not quite: Just what do you look out for ? Plush carpet and AC? Nyet, Nyet !

Just because some places charge a bomb, it doesn 't mean

Stress from traffic, cell phones and balancing work life is so pervasive today that it becomes a driving force behind rising health care costs. In a six year study of more than 46000 workers, depression and unmanaged stress emerged as the costliest risk factors in terms of medical expenditures. While impossible to eliminate stress from modern life, one can control the effect it has on the mind and body. People with increased levels of anxiety and nervous tension need to develop effective ways of coping with stress. The link between mind and body was accepted in ancient India, the birth place of yoga, thousands of years ago. It has taken a while for Western Fitness Experts to embrace the idea, however the concept of holistic health and fitness rapidly gaining popularity and acceptance. In a survey of health clubs belonging to IHRSA, 23% offer classes specifically geared to wellness and stress reduction. Consumer research shows that an impressive number of American Health Club Members cite holistic motivations for working out, 54% said they exercised regularly, they feel like they have their overall together while 38% said that when they do not exercise regularly, they don’t feel

This 12 year study indicates that 1999, of the roughly 31 million health club members in the United States, more than 12.5 million have become .core members, visiting their clubs 100 or more days in 1999, up from 5.3 million in 1987. In terms of total population of health club members, the study also found an impressive increase in the average number of visits per year members made their clubs. Besides that, club members have discovered, now more than ever, the knowledge and expertise health club staff has to offer. Broken down by gender, men aged 55-64 years old visited a health club more than twice a week, or an average of 113 days, while those 65 and older visited their clubs just less than twice a