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Article by Mike – Fitness Contrarian

After many requests, I decided to put together an example of what a good exercise program for Baby Boomer should include. This is a perfect program for you if you are a baby boomer and your goal is to have good health and general fitness. I’ve been a personal trainer for over 25 years and most of my clients have always been the ageless baby boomers, so I know what works for them.

Most people have a big misconception about how much time you really have to spend working out in a week to be fit. If you watch what you eat you can control your weight with diet, which I highly recommend, then you do not have to work out that much to stay in good shape. If you are an active person then you are already half way there.

The program that I’ve put together will help improve your cardiovascular health, increase the amount of lean muscle mass you have, and help your body remain limber even as you grow older. You will be doing some type of aerobic activity two or three times per week to improve your cardiovascular system. Next, resistance training is performed two days a week to keep your muscles strong and raise the level of lean muscle mass in your body. You will be moving in all plains of motion a couple of times per week to increase your flexibility and agility.

If you are eating a healthy diet made up of whole natural food, you don`t have to spend hours and days in a gym burning off unwanted calories. You can work out not just to burn calories but instead to create more lean muscle, a strong heart and a flexibility body.

The perfect Baby Boomer Fitness program should look like this:

* Aerobics 2 to 3 times per week for 30 minutes. Walk, bike, swim or anything aerobic for 30 minutes at your target heart rate.

*Do resistance training 2 days a week. You can train your whole body with resistance exercise, you can train at home or at a gym with resistance bands or free weights for 30 minuets.

* Increase your flexibility with dynamic movement training 2 days a week for 10 minutes each session. The best way to keep your body feeling spry is through full body calisthenic movements through all plains of motion.

For example:

Day 1 – Aerobics Training 30 minutes

Day 2 – Resistance Training 30 minutes

Day 3 – Dynamic Movements 10 minutes

Day 4- 30 minuets aerobics training.

Day 5 – Second 30 minute resistance training session

Day 6- 30 minuets aerobics training.

Day 7 – Second 10 minute dynamic movements session

So you see if you are a baby boomer and you do this baby boomer fitness program it does not take much to live a fit and healthy lifestyle.

Best-Mike Cola.
Fitness Contrarian

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