Muscle Up - Real Age Tip of the Day!

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Muscle Up - Real Age Tip of the Day!
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Wed, 01-26-2005 - 11:23am



Muscle Up





Does stress make your blood pressure spike? If so, then build up your biceps.

Lean body mass helps your blood pressure return to normal after a stressful event, a recent study revealed. Muscle tissue improves your body's ability to regulate sodium, a key for blood pressure control. Tone your muscles by lifting weights a minimum of 10 minutes, 3 times per week.

RealAge Benefit: Keeping your blood pressure at 115/76 mm Hg can make your RealAge as much as 12 years younger.

Miranda
(co-CL Getting Fit in Your Thirties)



Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.
Norman Vincent Peale, US Clergyman (
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 01-26-2005 - 11:46am
OK....you would post this on a morning where the kids were cRaZy....I need to get those weights out after school!! I'm trying to calm myself down so I can face the afternoon, lol!
~IslandGirl


:~:~: Moderation is Key :~:~:

Getting Fit In Your 30's
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Registered: 12-04-2003
Wed, 01-26-2005 - 3:56pm

Okay IG,


BREATHE


On the other hand, did you know that Student-Tossing (a slight variation on dwarf-tossing) is a great way to build up upper body strength???

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 01-26-2005 - 5:56pm
Now

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