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Exercise Your Way to Good Health
One of the best things you can give your body is a good workout. When it comes to exercises that are very good for your health, jogging is a frontrunner. It engages all muscle groups and provides mental benefits, such as relaxation and stress reduction.
A British Medical Journal study supports jogging’s benefits to your health. The researchers collected data on more than 4,600 men ages 20 to 79 and found that regular joggers were 63 percent less likely than non-joggers to die over the course of five years.
Dr. Joseph Mercola was a runner for more than four decades. He started running in 1968, amid criticism from people who thought running was weird. As Dr. Mercola puts it, “People did not run very much in the 60s. I can remember having cans and rocks thrown at me.”
But a major drawback of jogging on hard surfaces is the stress that it puts on your ankles and knees. Additionally, traditional forms of cardio like jogging work the slow twitch muscle fibers in your red muscle, completely ignoring your white muscle super-fast twitch fibers. This is why you may not achieve your desired results even when you’re spending an hour on the treadmill or jogging several times a week.
Acceleration Training: A More Effective Way to Exercise
Your heart has two different processes: the aerobic process and anaerobic process. Cardio workouts and traditional strength training only affect the aerobic process.
On the other hand, acceleration training, also known as whole body vibrational training, works both the aerobic and anaerobic processes of your heart and activates both your fast and super-fast muscle fibers.
Whole body vibration works on the principle that you can build muscle faster if you exercise them while being vibrated. A simple way to do acceleration training is to use a mini trampoline or a rebounder. But if you want to perform high-intensity workouts but only have limited time, Dr. Mercola recommends the Power Plate system.
Power Plate machines deliver vibrations that impact 95 percent of your muscle fibers, a far cry from the 20 percent that gym equipment traditionally engages. They can provide a full-body workout in as little as 15 minutes.
Dr. Mercola endorses exercise as a way to maintain a high level of wellness. Whatever type of exercise you perform, he recommends exercising first thing in the morning because it’s easier to stick to a morning routine. Working out before breakfast also boosts your fitness efforts.
Prior to exercise, Dr. Mercola consumes one serving of whey protein, which he combines with raw eggs, raw organic coconut oil, chia seeds, probiotics, and vitamin K2. Whey protein is highly digestible, easily assimilated, and gives your body a great energy boost without causing your insulin levels to rise.
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