Diet and exercise programs that are difficult to comply with are programs that will not be followed for very long. There are hundreds of diet books out there - low carb diets, high carb die
ts, low fat diets, diets named after beaches, soups, and doctors. They are all purported to work, and the originators offer data to back it up.
ach type of equipment has its advantages, and people will have their own personal preferences based on their objectives or limitations.
A list of the components of fitness might include endurance, leanness, bone strength, muscular strength, flexibility and resistance to injury and sickness. Muscle is crucia
l to these all these components of fitness.
From this article Berries for Your Blood Pressure:
"People with high BP who ate berries daily as part of a study saw a 7-point dip in their systolic blood pressure -- after just 8 weeks of berry love!
From this February 12, 2008 Newsweek article The Price of Pain:
“Several recent studies indicate that even with the latest in high-tech medical intervention, effective treatments for back problems remain elusive. And in any case, the price tag is staggering.
In 2005 Americans spent $85.9 billion looking for relief from back and neck pain through surgery, doctor's visits, X-rays, MRI scans and medications".
And this:
From this BBC article Lifting weights 'good as running':
“Weight training could be as effective as endurance exercises like running when it comes to burning fat and warding off diabetes, a study suggests”.
And this:
"We've shown that Type II muscle does more than allow you to pick up heavy objects," said Kenneth Walsh. "It's also important in controlling whole-body metabolism."
"If you have these muscles, even when you are not doing much, you are still burning up energy”.