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Fitness is one of the key points to a healthy life.

A regular exercise regime is the key to a sound mind and a healthy body.

Fitness has many forms, from general sports activity, like a game of Tennis to a Pilates or Yoga class, everything can contribute towards your level of fitness.

Find an activity which is suited to you, there is nor need to be at a Gym for 6 hours a day.

It is important to remember that one can not store fitness.

Therefore, overall good fitness is more important for general health than a super fitness for a few weeks...

You need a level of fitness to match your lifestyle.

Exercising regularly makes one very healthy, not only physically but mentally too.

Even moderately intense physical activity such as brisk walking or dancing regularly is beneficial if done regularly.

Exercise must become one of the things that you can't live without. 

Exercise every day , make it part of your lifestyle.

Walking, exercise-bike or mini-trampoline for Cardio-Vascular exercise, at least 20min. daily.

Become active to the point of getting up a light sweat, but one should never become breathless or exhausted.

Walking Programme :

Walk a distance, which you can walk comfortable in 20min. Having established this distance, slowly increase the distance but stay in the 20min. time frame.

Doing this insures building up fitness in a safe manner, without exercising the whole day.

Do stretching exercise like Yoga or Pilates for mobility and strength.

Never strain yourself. 20min. beginner Yoga stretching, "salute to the sun" and about 8-10 yoga position.

The aim is to tone up muscle while at the same time improve digestion, keep weight down, stimulate circulation, correct metabolism and tissue oxygenation, increase vitality, encourage proper elimination, enrich mental function, invite restful sleep and combat depression.