Your Body is Trying to Lose Weight

To eating what the body considers real food takes large amounts to sustain your daily requirements. (nearly 6 apples for one snickers bar [537 cal])

-Most people will burn 1200 calories a day just lying in bed.
-imagine if you were on a 1200 calorie diet along with your regular daily routine.
-imagine adding 500 calories a week in cardio or muscle training. (2 hour treadmill walk 1.5 hour dancing or 45 min fitness class)

Forget about losing weight, but make a strong determination not to gain.
(trying not to gain actually often facilitates loss of weight)

It easier to keep weight off than to take it off.

Myofascial Release

I read as study a few years back by the Amer. College of Sports Med. It said that stretching before exercise had a minimal effect on reduction of injury. Still hard to believe.
I recently particapted in a myofascial release treatment and did a little research project.
The benefits of stretching after excercise, properly, are amazing. The way it affects change and reduces pain are almost immediate.

The Basics
-dynamic stretching before exercise (warm up)
-static stretching after exercise. Here is where we need to pay even more attention to soft muscle tissue (gentle, longer duration, feel barrier releases before moving on)

This has a noted affects on range of motion, pain management & blood flow.

Don't neglect the stretch.