The Quality of Fitness Is Key

Whether a person is divorced, single, or married it's crucial to pay attention to physical fitness as it plays such an important role regardless of the direction a person's life takes.

Our muscles like to work, rest, and re-build.

They certainly do not like being left unused and sitting idle as that is not what they are meant for. They are meant for us to use in order to carry out any and all physical activities that may challenge us in the course of our lives.

Our heart has many of the same characteristics as all the other muscles in our bodies. The most important to remember is that when we challenge our muscles, they get stronger.

Our muscles like to be challenged and they like it when the work that is asked of them ebbs and flows.
I truly believe that our bodies are the first wonder of the world but in order to be at peak physical condition, our bodies need to be challenged.

If you go out for you walk three times a week at the same slow pace, your heart will get used to that pace and will not be challenged to work harder or to grow so much.

As soon as you challenge a muscle in your body to perform and to work harder than usual, it will grow and become stronger. If you never challenge it, most likely it will begin to shrink and grow weaker.
To me, that's what makes our bodies the first wonder of the world. It is so amazing and complex, that it will try it's best to do our bidding. In other words, if we ask little of it, that's exactly what we'll get.

Little.

Take for example, someone who is suddenly relegated to a wheelchair forever because of a very bad accident.

As the weeks and months pass, that person's arms, wrists, and shoulders will no doubt grow bigger and stronger. That's because that person's body is taking up the challenge of those arms and shoulders having to propel that wheelchair on a daily basis.

On the other hand, that person's legs will get smaller. The muscles will shrink as they will become victim of atrophy, or lack of use. The body senses no need for those muscles, bones, and tendons, and as a result sees no need to make them stronger.

So now, go back to your three times a week walk. Instead of doing "all" your walking at the same slow, steady pace, try something different. If you are walking for 45 minutes for example, try picking up the speed considerably every 5 or 6 minutes and hold that faster speed for 60 seconds or so. That will make your heart beat faster. It will make it pump more blood to the muscles that are suddenly working harder.

Your heart will get STRONGER.

It has no choice. It has to do your bidding. That's just the way it works. As soon as you challenge your body to work harder it will adapt to do just that.

So really, in all your different types of exercises you should vary the amount of effort. Go hard, go easy, but don't always go the same. Your body will respond to the change and you WILL grow stronger and fitter if you improve the quality of your physical exercise.

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