Your Total Fitness Program

A Total Fitness Program is more tttan exercise and more than eating right., It is a "fitness for life" plan that goes hand in fqand with an overall healtlty lifestyle This includes regular check-ups and exercise, now and for tlqe rest of your life

Your total fitness program consists of three parts:

. Aerobic exercise to burn calories

Strength conditioning exercises to tone and shape your muscles, increase your metabolic rate. and strengtlqen your bones

. A diet that is safe, sensible and healthy

Today all fitness research recommends botlt aerobic exercise and strength conditioning to achieve balanced fitness By improving your aerobic fitness you will strengthen yout heart and lungs, increase your stamina and endurance, and help with weight maintenance Strength conditioning adds lean muscle to your body, increasing your body_ metabolism In this process, your body burns more calories, even while you rest When you combine aerobic workouts with strength conditioning, as you wilt with your Eclipse TM 1000HR, you can burn more fat and calories than with just aerobic exercise alone

The Eclipse 1000HR workout will help with the first two parts of your Total Fitness Program, but you need to make healthy low-fat eating a big priority as ,well

Consult with your physician about an eating plan thatt_ right for you Healthy eating habits and exercise will help you reach your goal We recomrnend that you follow dietary guidelines approved by the U S Department of Agriculture and the U S Department of Health and Human Services These guidelines are contained in the Food Guide Pyramid

Starting at the base of the pyramid, you should strive for 6 - I I servings a day from the Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta food group You should eat 3 - 5 serv- ings a day from the Vegetable group, and 2 - 4 servings from the Fruit group, You should also eat 2 - 3 servings a day from the Milk, Yogurt and Cheese group, and from the Meat, Poultry, Fish° Beans, Eggs and Nuts food group, Lastly, use Fats, Oils and Sweets sparingly

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