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“Cardio” is the “Economic Stimulus Bill” of the fitness world. You can put your hopes in it, but generally it isn’t going to do anything for you, and it will just waste your time and resources.

Rocky Marciano did it. Muhammad Ali did it. And many, many other old-time boxers(and old time wrestlers for that matter) did it too.

But maybe the most unique and unusual group to use this exercise — that you never heard of — were the Roman legions.

If times are tough, or if you just don’t like going to big, expensive commercial gyms where stinky bodybuilders hog the equipment and girls “dressed-to-impress” intimidate you in the exercise area, then you’re going to love the alternative fat burning workouts that you can do at home — without any equipment at all!

As a fitness trainer who is also a registered nurse, I get very excited when I come across scientific information that tells us something new about how exercise improves our health. I love sharing this information with my clients and now you, my Total Health Breakthroughs readers because it is very motivational and it re-affirms the time and effort we put into exercise.

When it comes to physical health, there are few things more important than “lung power.” Great martial artists like Bruce Lee knew physical strength and robust health depend on your lungs.

The strong men of my father’s era knew it too. Part of what gives you the capacity to live robustly is getting enough oxygen. But without your awareness, you are probably losing lung capacity. Your lungs tend to shrink with age.

Sooner or later, you get tired more quickly, you’re less virile, you get colds and the flu more often, and it takes longer to recover from illness.

I’ve proven that it doesn’t have to be that way. You can stop this loss of vitality by taking a few simple steps to build your lungs back.

By the time you reached 20, you stopped growing lung tissue and your lung capacity stabilized. This lasted for about 10 years. Then, around 30, your lungs started to decline. The alveoli that deliver oxygen to your blood began to die off. Slowly, most folks limit their daily activities so their lungs can keep up.

Unless you prevent it, you lose 20 percent of your vital lung capacity by about age 35. By 50, you’ve lost 40 percent of your breathing capacity and the decline continues for life.

Exercising daily has become the mantra for good health. While studies show that any amount of physical activity you get will be of benefit to your health, the research is also clear that the more you exercise, the greater the health benefits (as long as you have no signs of overtraining). Exercise not only lowers your disease risks, it improves your quality of life as you age.

If you’ve wasted time and money on scam cellulite solutions, you’re going to be happy — and sad — to hear what I have to say. The truth is that the solution to your cellulite problem has been right in front of your face all along.

And yes, it’s the classic 3-step system of the right diet, the right exercise, and getting social support. There’s nothing fancy, nothing expensive, and nothing magical about any of these. Perhaps you expected me to promote some magical seaweed that’s harvested off the coast of the Canary Islands only between November and December when the moon is full? Well, if that’s the case, I’m sorry to disappoint you.

Mind-body exercise has exploded in the fitness industry over the last 8 to 10 years, although the concepts have been around for centuries. Tai chi and yoga are good examples of exercise whose primary goal was not just physical fitness, but to become more peaceful and spiritually centered through physical movement. This is the goal of newer mind-body fitness classes, most of which use music, aromatherapy and candles or other soft lighting effects to help engage all the senses and to set the tone of the class.

Also In This Issue:
Healthy Living: The Link Between Dietary Fat and Skin Cancer
Healthy Recipes: Chicken Paprika with Peas

When you think of Navy Seals or Special Ops Teams, you think of people who are in tip-top physical condition. Have you ever wondered how they stay in great fighting shape?

For decades it was barbells and dumbbells, but more recently it has been thanks to TRX Suspension Training, an exercise device developed by Navy Seal Randy Hetrick, which he developed to help himself and fellow Seals to continue exercising when deployed. This revolutionary invention began stealing the spotlight as the newest, hottest functional device to hit the fitness arena in years!¹