Discipline, hard work, and patience play a vital role in achieving individual fitness goals. The right exercises and a proper diet can help you stay fit, increase strength, reduce those aches and pains, and prevent injuries.

The newbie enters through the door, wearing jogging pants, an old t-shirt, hair pulled back in a pony tail, clutching the bottle of water they were told they should bring. She glances up from the ground and is smacked in the face by a visual cacophony of motley crue individuals:

When you are in your 20s, 30s, perhaps even 40s, and are of reasonable health, you can go several weeks, even months without exercise and still be able to tag along with your “fit” friends. Fast forward into the 40s for some people, 50s for most, and 60s for almost everyone and this carefree attitude towards fitness puts you in poor shape, if not bad shape, potentially resulting in an inability to enjoy life.  Once we hit 50, if we go a week without movement our bodies are very aware.

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We're in the heart of Autumn and Winter is knocking on our door. We're layering up to combat the cold, replacing our salads with soup, and for some of us, we might be replacing our gym shoes with slippers. This is when we need to stop and say "No thank you, Winter! I'm going to stay healthy all year round!" As with many things in life, easier said than done.

It is recommended that for optimum health the body should engage in cardiovascular activity five times a week (60 minutes moderate activity each time), flexibility training five times as well (30 minutes at a time) and resistance training three times a week (45 minutes each).