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My wife and I enjoy working out at home.  It's time together to chat, listen to tapes, etc. - which is far better than having to listen to rock music at a gym - besides every other distraction.  Another big advantage is the time we save togging up and travelling to and from a gym - plus the saving of ever increasing gym fees for the whole family, which in no time could fully pay for a quality home gym.  Think about it - no more gym fees for the rest of your life.
A good choice for a home gym is the Total Gym (most have seen the Chuck Norris & Christie Brinkley infomercial).  This home gym is inexpensive, portable and storable (model #1500).  This bottom end one works fine (I've used it), but I'd personally prefer one model up (the one they use on the infomercial - model #3000) - that's if it fits in with your budget - there is a jump in price.
Another good choice is the Kettler Multi Gym.  Don Hidy sells both.  He slightly favors the Kettler.  You can contact him toll-free at... Total Fitness Warehouse, Tel: 1.866.FITKING, or by Email.  Here are a few pics of the Kettler Multi Gym…

The above two cleverly designed home gyms use a percentage of your body weight as resistance on an adjustable incline.  They can effectively duplicate virtually any exercise you can do in a gym.  My wonderful "PhysIQ" home gym works on exactly the same principle as these two home gyms do, but is no longer in production - only about 800 were made in the mid 90's by Chris Lundin - most were sold in the Pennsylvania area.  Marlene and I really love the benefits and results we get from a 'daily weight resistance workout' - which is the #1 anti-aging activity a person can do.

A 3rd option that has caught my attention is the Bowflex SelectTech Dumbbells & 5.1 Series Bench - nothing can beat free weights.  If I didn't already own a home-gym, this latest innovative product would be my choice.

However,
when I'm on the road, I have figured out an exercise routine to maintain my fitness...
High reps = Low injury.  It enhances muscle tone, not bulk.  Enhanced muscle tone speeds up metabolism and burns fat, even for several hours after exercising.  The more muscle we have, the more fat (energy) has to be burnt to sustain this muscle mass.
After a 30 minute brisk walk, move through this SPLIT ROUTINE as fast as your fitness permits to ensure that you also get a cardiovascular workout.  A SPLIT ROUTINE workout means you exercise half your muscles 2 or 3 days a week, and then the other half of your muscles, the other 2 or 3 days a week.  The advantage of a SPLIT ROUTINE is that you can do 4 to 6 quicker workouts a week, instead of just 3 longer total body workouts, which will require you to rest all your muscles every second day.
Required Equipment: 1. Chest expander triple rubber bands for $10 @ Wal-Mart;  2. Push-up fold-away handles for $6 @ Wal-Mart;  3. 20" long x 1" diameter Dowel stick @ any decent Hardware store for $4.
Of course the two SPLIT ROUTINE workouts below can just as well be done at home, saving you having to buy a home gym, but with a home gym you'll be able to target specific muscles more effectively.
You can DOWNLOAD these workouts by clicking on the
í links 'Program 1' & 'Program 2' below...

É PROGRAM 1 - LEGS, CHEST, TRICEPS, ABS - MON, WED & FRI Ê
WARM UP

1.    Arm Front Crossing Swings - 24
2.    Small Circle Arm Rotations - 12 forwards & 12 backwards - 12 x 2
3.    Slow Stretching Side Bends for Waist - alternating left and right side - 30
4.    Full Circle Arm Swings - 12 forwards & 12 backwards - 12 x 2
5.    Marking Time - marching on the spot, lifting Knees high & swinging Arms - 30
6.    Shoulder Rolls
- keeping Elbows bent close to 90°, 12 forwards & 12 backwards - 12 x 2
7.    Cross Over Crunch Sit Up - lying on your Back, opposite Elbow to touch opposite Knee - 36
8.    Simulated Push Up's - in a standing position - 24

EXERCISES

1.    Push Up (Pec) - off Knees - handles shoulder width & about 15° off a straight line - 24
2.    Slow Deep/High Calf Raiser's - all the way up & down - use hotel stairway - 36
3.    Lunge's - with hands on Hips, big step forward, opposite knee almost touching the floor - 24
       - pull up mostly with your back Leg
4.    Stomach Crunches - slight pause at the top - on your Back, Bum against bed & Feet on bed - 48
5.    Push Up
(Pec) - off Knees - handles shoulder width & about 15° off a straight line - 24
6.    Squats - Hands on hips - use 1" diameter dowel stick to rest heels on - 1/3, 2/3 & full squat - 12 x 3
7.    Across Chest Tricep Extension
- 2 rubber bands - Knuckles facing OUT - keep Elbow up - 24 x 2
8.    Stomach Leg Raisers - lying on Back raise Legs 90° to the floor w/ Hips also coming off floor - 24
9.    Push Up (Pec) - off Knees - handles shoulder width & about 15° off a straight line - 24
10.  Slow Deep/High Calf Raiser's - all the way up & down - use hotel stairway - 36
11.  Lunge's - with hands on Hips, big step forward, opposite knee almost touching the floor - 24
       - pull up mostly with your back Leg
12.  Across Chest Tricep Extension - 2 rubber bands - Knuckles facing IN - keep Elbow up - 24 x 2

É PROGRAM 2 - BACK, SHOULDERS, BICEPS, FOREARMS - TUES, THURS & SAT Ê
WARM UP

1.    Arm Front Crossing Swings - 24
2.    Small Circle Arm Rotations - 12 forwards & 12 backwards - 12 x 2
3.    Slow Stretching Side Bends for Waist - alternating left and right side - 30
4.    Full Circle Arm Swings - 12 forwards & 12 backwards - 12 x 2
5.    Marking Time - marching on the spot, lifting Knees high & swinging Arms - 30
6.    Shoulder Rolls
- keeping Elbows bent close to 90°, 12 forwards & 12 backwards - 12 x 2
7.    Back Arching - on Stomach - raise Legs & upper Torso simultaneosly w/ a slight pause at top - 24
8.    Simulated Arm Side Raise's - 12

EXERCISES

1.    Front Arm Overhead Press - 2 rubber bands - one Arm down, the other pressing up - 24 x 2
2.    Concentration Curls - 2 rubber bands - w/ one handle under your Toes, curl with Arm - 24 x 2
3.    Front Chest Expanders (for Back) - 3 elastics - Knuckles facing OUT - 24
4.    Lat Pulldowns
- 3 elastics - Knuckles facing OUT - front & back - 18 x 2
5.    Upright Trap Row
- 2 elastics - w/ one handle under your Toes, lift Wrist to Chin, Elbow high - 24 x 2
6.    Alternate Back Arching - on Stomach - lift left Arm with right Leg, & visa versa - 18 x 2
7.    Concentration Curls
- 2 rubber bands - w/ one handle under your Toes, curl with Arm - 24 x 2
8.    Stomach Crunches - slight pause at the top - on your Back, Bum against bed & Feet on bed - 48
9.    Front Chest Expanders (for Back) - 3 elastics - Knuckles facing IN - 24
10.  Lat Pulldowns - 3 elastics - Knuckles facing IN - front & back - 18 x 2
11.  Side Arm Raiser's - 1 elastic - front & back - do the 2nd set after exercise # 12 - 24 & 21
12.  Stomach Leg Raisers
- lying on Back raise Legs 90° to the floor w/ Hips also coming off floor - 24

É AFFIRMATION FOR A REGULAR EXERCISE PROGRAM Ê

According to 1 Tim 4:8 exercise profiteth by keeping me healthy and in good physical shape, as well as mentally and spiritually sharp.  Therefore I keep to a routine of doing at least ˝ an hours exercise, six days a week.
(Your body needs to metabolize 18 000 calories to add 1 pound of muscle.  If you add 5 pounds of muscle through gym exercises, your body would have needed to metabolize 90 000 calories to accomplish this.  Imagine what this will do to your fat reserves if you go on a low fat, sensible and healthy diet.  That's right - it'll gobble up your fat).

É HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR "TRAINING HEART RATE" Ê

For exercise to be aerobic it must be performed at your training heart rate for 30 to 60 minutes, 3 to 6 days a week.
The first 30 minutes of aerobic exercise burns carbohydrates, and thereafter you start to burn off the bodies fat stores.
Training heart rate calculation.
     220
-          minus your age
=         equals your resting heart rate
-          minus your resting heart rate (see below)
=         equals maximum heart reserve
x    .7  multiply by .7
=         equals 70% of your maximum heart reserve
+         plus your resting heart rate (see 3rd line)
=         equals your training heart rate in one minute
÷    6   divide by 6
=         equals your training heart rate in 10 seconds.

Your
resting heart rate is taken first thing in the morning before you get out of bed or even stretch.  Count the number of beats you get in 60 seconds (or in 30 seconds and multiply by 2).

A Christian with disciplined eating habits and a regular exercise program usually also has a
disciplined walk with the Lord.
We are the
last army of the Lord in these end times, and in order to stand tall for the Master we must be in good physical condition.

Choose an exercise activity that you really enjoy, or else you probably won't be motivated to continue with it for the rest of your life.  Experiment with different exercise programs and/or sports activities till you find your ideal one.
The
benefits of feeling like a million dollars after a workout and a shower, are motivation enough to keep up a regular exercise pro-gram.  It's not God's plan that we live a long life feeling bad - but a long, healthy, happy life that you enjoy - and without exercise this is not possible.

Exercise also greatly helps in the
relief of stress.

It only takes about
2 weeks of proper eating and exercise for you to look and feel better.  It's worth the effort, don't you agree?
Remember it took years for you to get into the condition you are in today.  So give your body a chance - you can't expect to be Mr. Universe in 3 months.

É IS A REGULAR EXERCISE PROGRAM ESSENTIAL? Ê

Many Christians have so mistreated their bodies that they think it's normal to feel tired all the time.  They have forgotten what it's like to feel vibrant and energetic.
A large percentage of the body of Christ is weak and sick.
Instead of
living on the mountain top of good health, they're just surviving in the valley of weakness and sickness.
God made our marvelous bodies
to work and function perfectly.  In His word He has given us a plan for total fitness and wellness.
After salvation health is your greatest wealth, for without it we cannot fulfill the great commission of Jesus Christ.

Our bodies are wonderfully made and
respond immediately to good eating, exercise and rest.
Your body does not yet know how much you love to exercise, but as
you keep confessing it, it will get the message.
Mark 11:23 (KJV) "For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith."
One Christian said, "Whenever I feel like exercising, I lie down until the feeling passes."
Others love to quote, "Bodily exercise is only of little profit."
1 Tim 4:8 (NIV) "For physical training IS OF SOME VALUE (profit - NAS), but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come."
Well firstly, it did not say it is of no profit.  Paul is saying we must not spend more time on our bodies than we do with the Lord.
Secondly, Paul walked 10 to 30 kilometers a day on his missionary trips, and did not need an additional exercise program.

Exercise is essential for us to feel better and live longer. 
Good health - excellent health - is totally impossible without exercise.

Practice
deep breathing during exercise - it is important for your health.
Lev 17:11 (NAS) "For the life of the flesh is in the blood."
Our bodies receive oxygen from the blood and without and adequate supply of oxygen every tissue in your body would die.
So learn to take in
deep breaths.
There is a
vast difference between living and existing.  We Christians want to enjoy life more abundantly, and to do that we must exercise.
You must
excise your heart muscle, for it is the most important muscle in the body.
If you have not exercised for years, start slowly and gently, and keep building up to your desired goal.
Start off with a
minimum basic exercise program 3 days a week, with a 30 minute endurance, in which you reach your TRAINING HEART RATE.

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