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Below is a post from our Sydney boot camp instructor Emiliano Ballero.

Getting up at 6.00am might not be everyone’s idea of fun but the reward of living a healthy and active life without debilitating disease is more than WORTH IT.

Check out the article here…

You’re lying face down in the grass and someone is screaming at you to push that final press up.

You sweat, the muscles hurt and you may be thinking, “Sod this, why not go back home and crawl into bed?”

There are many answers to that of course. Working out gives you a chance to escape the kids for half an hour, regain the vigor of your loss youth or (and this seems very popular) the chance to “look good naked”.

Then there is your health. Being sick – long-term sick I mean – is an exhausting, unpleasant and miserable experience. That is obvious. It can destroy much of the joy in your life. Just getting about day-to-day when you have on-going heart problems or when you are dealing with cancer – think about what that would be like.

The health benefits of regular exercise (and the word “regular” is important here) have been known for a long time. Here is a list of the major ones:

Promote healthy blood sugar levels to prevent or control diabetes

Promote bone density to protect against osteoporosis

Reduce the overall risk of cancer

Increase levels of HDL or “good” cholesterol -reducing the risk of developing heart disease (but make sure you’re diet does not consist of lard and fast food fry-ups, you need a healthy diet too).

Lower high blood pressure-reducing the risk of developing heart disease

Boost the immune system

In combination with a balanced diet, help to maintain a healthy weight

And while this may be familiar to some of you, it’s also worth pointing out that regular exercise boosts self-confidence and helps prevent depression.

Obviously go and see your doctor if you’re concerned about any aspect of your health. If you have undiagnosed diabetes or serious depression then attempting 10 chin-ups is not going to help you. You need medical care.

But I do think that if a drug company could invent one drug that had all the health benefits listed above – it would have made billions.

Well we are saying there is a “drug” that can do all that. And unlike sticking a fistful of tablets down your throat in the morning, getting out and doing some training is a lot more fun – at least the way we do it!

Here’s a quick video of one of our Sydney boot camp workouts, check it out…

Wishing you the best of health

Emiliano
Sydney Personal Trainer & Boot Camp Instructor
Dangerously Fit Boot Camp

P.S Visit Boot Camp Sydney for more info.

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