	September 26, 2007 \| Issue 135
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Pritikin Exercise Plan

Cardiovascular Conditioning · Strength Training · Stretching ...Comprehensive, Yet Very Doable

“There’s nothing I could ever own – like a nice home or luxury car – that could make me feel as good as I feel following the Pritikin Program. It’s a revelation, really, to know that you can feel this great,” smiles Peter Gignac, 62, of Asheville, North Carolina.

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Pritikin Fitness Plan

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An immense contributor to this “feel good” spirit of so many Pritikin devotees is the Pritikin Exercise Program. Certainly, exercise is good for us for numerous medical reasons, such as burning calories, boosting weight loss, and protecting against heart disease. But regular exercise also does wonders for our emotional health, staving off depression and anxiety, reducing stress, and helping us feel our best each and every day.

For optimal health and well-being, the Pritikin Exercise Program teaches a comprehensive approach involving three different facets:

Cardiovascular Conditioning,
Strength Training, and
Stretching.

Though all encompassing, each element of the program is designed to be simple, practical, and easy to follow. The program also accommodates all levels of fitness – from those who have never been in a formal exercise program to professional athletes.

Below is a synopsis of each of the three parts of the Pritikin Exercise Program:

1. Cardiovascular (Aerobic) Conditioning

No question about it, cardiovascular conditioning (ideally, every day) keeps not only our hearts but also our bodies fit. The most comprehensive study of long-term weight loss ever conducted, the National Weight Control Registry, found that the vast majority of its 4,500 successful losers averaged about 60 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise, like brisk walking, every day. (Brisk, as President Harry Truman so deftly defined it, is “walking as if you have somewhere to go.”)

The Registry participants lost, on average, 66 pounds and kept them off during the entire six-year study.

Types of aerobic exercise include walking, rowing, aerobic dancing, cross-country skiing, jogging, stair climbing, swimming, and bicycling – anything, in short, that revs ups your heart rate, moving your large muscles in a continuous rhythmic manner.

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Pritikin Perspective is a publication for Alumni of the Pritikin Longevity Center. It is dedicated to helping people make healthy changes in their lives. The articles in this publication should not be considered specific medical advice, as each individual circumstance is different. You are strongly encouraged to seek medical advice before beginning a program of diet and exercise.
Editor/Writer: Eugenia Killoran.

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