28 Days to a
Healthier Heart -- Make a Commitment to Yourself During American
Heart Month, says Fitness Expert David Berger
Fitness Expert David Berger provides weekly
goals for American Heart Month that will help you meet the
American Heart Association challenge of becoming more physically
active and healthy. By making a commitment to yourself, you
can become the "number one me" you have always wanted,
Berger says.
Wilmington, DE (PRWeb) February 3, 2007 -- The numbers are
scary. Heart disease and stroke kill one in every 3.7 men,
and one in every 2.4 women, making cardiovascular disease
the nation's number one killer and leading President Bush
to declare February as American Heart Month.
The American Heart Association
is challenging every American to create a culture of physical
activity and health and there is no better time to get started
than American Heart Month, says Fitness Expert and Performance
Coach David Berger, who developed the Number One Me™
personal coaching fitness DVD (www.numberoneme.com).
"Every one of us has the
opportunity to achieve a healthier heart, mind and body,"
Berger said. "You just need to make a commitment to yourself
and you can start with just 10 minutes each day."
Focus on achieving just one heart-healthy
goal per week during American Heart Month, Berger said, and
by month's end you will be much closer to becoming the "number
one me" you have always wanted. Berger offered the following
suggestions for weekly heart-healthy goals:
Week 1: Focus on your "Po-TEN-Tial".
Po-TEN-Tial is your Power Of
TEN To Increase Active Living! Your goal is to make each one
of your days an opportunity for progress by committing to
10 Minutes of any full-body activity (walking, jogging, skipping,
stair climbing, or calisthenics-like Number One ME). Make
the simple goal of ten-minutes of activity as synonymous with
your day as brushing your teeth. You Can Do 10!
Week 2: Hold The Cheese.
One of the easiest ways to slash
the artery clogging saturated fats in your diet is to Just
Say No to Cheese! Omit the fatty stuff on all of your soups,
salads, and sandwiches. Order your next pizza with only half
the normal portion of cheese and at home use grated Parmesan
only as needed.
Week 3: Pass on the Salt.
Take the advice of the Surgeon
General, the American Heart Association, the National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute, and the more the half of Americans
over age 60 affected with high blood-pressure or hypertension
- Cut Back and Cut Out Salt in Your Diet! Make your own soups
or buy lower sodium soups (soup makers tend to over-indulge
us on the white stuff) and don't add salt to anything!
Week 4: LOL
Laugh-Out-Loud- The 80-muscles
in your face are some of the most under-used muscles in the
country. Laughing and smiling more often can be a part of
your positive revolution. According to Steve Sultanoff, PhD,
the president of the American Association of Therapeutic Humor,
"Laughter can both change how you feel physically and
affect your biochemistry." He says that you can not experience
humor and feel depressed. This story is guaranteed to bring
a smile: A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at
the grocery store, but couldn't find one big enough for her
family. She asked the stock boy, "Do these turkeys get
any bigger?" The stock boy answered, "No ma'am,
they're dead."
About David Berger
At the age of 18, weighing over 250-pounds with a 40-inch
waist and smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, David Berger
struggled to climb a single flight of stairs. David's journey
to better health began when he quit smoking. He also decided
that he would immediately begin eating healthier and exercising,
climbing a single flight of stairs a day and adding another
flight each week. He also started performing calisthenic exercises.
Through his commitment to his consistent and progressive approach,
he lost over 88-pounds and 6-inches from his waist within
one year! David went on to earn a degree in Kinesiology from
West Chester University and launch Progressive Fitness Coaching
and now the Number One Me! personal coaching DVD.
About NumberOneMe™ www.numberoneme.com
Increase your core, strength, balance, endurance and flexibility...Be
Fit for Life! David Berger's NUMBER ONE ME- Personal Coaching
for Personal Best! Learn to effectively use the single greatest
piece of exercise equipment ever created... your body! Over
45-calisthenics exercises instructed for you in three levels
of progression; Beginner Intermediate-Advanced. Exercise at
your convenience and in the comfort of your home with peak
performance coach David Berger. No More Excuses.
