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Everyday exercise is a way of life

What sort of sports and exercise do Finns engage in? Amongst the most popular are walking, cycling, jogging, gymnastics, swimming and skiing, as these are all easy to take up.
Taking exercise in countryside and other outdoor pursuits are something dear to some three million Finns. Hiking, skiing and rambling are part of the Finnish way of life, as are traditional utility pursuits such as gathering berries and mushrooms. Indeed, there are plenty of opportunities for doing all these things. Hiking and camping areas are numerous, and the traditional Finnish 'everyman's rights' allow anyone to move freely in all uninhabited areas, forests and aquatic areas, even on privately owned land, as long as they do not disturb anybody and do not damage the environment.


In recent decades, new types of sport have emerged. Oriental martial arts became a trend in the 1970s, and aerobics, body building and gym training became popular in the 1980s. In the 1990s, walking, jogging and cycling were joined by downhill skiing, badminton and floorball. Floorball mushroomed from a student pastime into a favourite sport for young people and is now a national competitive sport too.

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Top 10 Reasons To Exercise In The Morning



1. Over 90% of people who exercise *consistently*, exercisein the morning. If you want to exercise consistently, odds are in your favor if you exercise first thing in the morning.
2. When you exercise early in the morning, it "jump starts" your metabolism and keeps it elevated for hours, sometimes up to 24 hours! That means you're burning more calories all day long just because you exercised in the morning!
3. When you exercise in the morning you'll be *energized* for the day! Personally, I feel dramatically different on days when I have and haven't exercised in the morning.
4. Many people find that morning exercise "regulates" their appetite for the day - that they aren't as hungry and that they make better food choices. Several people have told me that it puts them in a "healthy mindset."
5. If you exercise at about the same time every morning, and ideally wake-up at about the same time on a regular basis, your body's endocrine system and circadian rhythms adjust to that. Physiologically, some wonderful things begin to happen; A couple of hours *before* you awaken, your body begins to prepare for waking and exercise because it "knows" it's about to happen. Why? Because it "knows" you do the same thing just about everyday. You benefit from that in several ways..
a) It's MUCH easier to wake-up. When you wake-up at different times everyday, it confuses your body and thus it's never really "prepared" to awaken.
b) Your metabolism and all the hormones involved in activity and exercise begin to elevate while you're sleeping. Thus, you feel more alert, energized, and ready to exercise when you do wake-up.
c) Hormones prepare your body for exercise by regulating blood pressure, heart rate, blood flow to muscles, etc.
6. For many people, that appointed time every morning becomes something they look forward to. It's time they've set aside to do something good for themselves - to take care of their body, mind, and soul. Many find that it's a great time to think clearly, pray, plan their day, or just relax mentally.
7. Research has demonstrated that exercise increases mental acuity. On average it lasts four to ten hours after exercise! No sense in wasting that brain power while you're sleeping.
8. Exercise first thing in the morning is really the only way to assure that something else won't crowd exercise out of your schedule. When your days get hectic, exercise usually takes a back seat!
9. If finding time to exercise is difficult, anyone can get up 30 to 60 minutes earlier to exercise (if it's a priority in your life). If necessary, you can go to sleep a little earlier. Also, research has demonstrated that people who
exercise on a regular basis have a higher quality of sleep and thus require less sleep!
10. You'll feel GREAT! DO IT!
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parlakawong that was an excellent motivator. thank you