we did in the past. Yet, we have higher expectations on how we should look.

I have seen fit people and unfit people throughout my years and it made me sad to see the unfit people because I knew how easy it was to be fit. Many people think that today you must go to a big fancy gym or have a personal trainer to get into shape and stay fit. There is no reason that so many Americans today should be out of shape, as well as spend hundreds of dollars a year on fitness facilities, trainers and other equipment. The human body is a better machine then any other machine in the fact that the more it is used or exercised, the better it gets. What other machine gets better the more it is used? None that I know of ever gets better the more it is used. For example, a car, as it gets older and is used more frequently starts to break down over time, not only the engine but the body and interior start to wear out as well and no matter how much you repair it, it will keep breaking down until you just have to get a new one. Now you may be saying to yourself that the human body does start to wear down as well, and as you get older you are not able to do many of the things that you could when you were young. This is true, but the body does not really start wearing down until you start to reach the age of fifty or sixty and even then it can be used for thirty or forty years if slight modifications are made in daily workouts. I do not know of any car that can last for fifty or sixty years and then keep running another forty with just slight modifications to the way it is driven or taken care of. Fitness as a part of family values should be a high priority to all families. We have all heard the phrase, 'The family that does things together, stays together.' I believe that a family that works out together stays together. Not only does exercise get you into shape, but working out gives your family time to be with each other and learn more about each other. There are many things that a family can do together to stay fit; walking, jogging, biking, swimming, weight training, aerobics, if you can think of the sport, a family can do it together. When it comes to fitness, people start by thinking of one thing - expense. Everyone sees the commercials on television and thinks that they have to pay big bucks by joining a health club. You do not have to go to any fancy gym or pay high dollar for a home fitness gym. Some of the most affective and inexpensive types of exercise are the things we do everyday. Just think about it, you walk from the car to work everyday, you jog from your office to the board meeting your late for, and you run from the office to your car at the end of the day. All three of these things when done for extended periods of time will help get you into shape. Let us go straight to the root of your fitness problems; the grocery list. I am willing to bet that there are numerous items that can be substituted or even taken off the list that will not only save you money but aid in getting you fit at the same time. We can start at the snack or dessert list. Fruits and vegetables are always

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