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Human beings don’t always know what’s best for them. Throughout history, white flour has been a sign of prosperity and refinement, preferred by those who could afford it over whole wheat.

Whether white bread tastes better is a subjective question, but science is pretty clear that whole wheat, and whole grains in general, have a substantial nutritional advantage. Our bodies derive necessary vitamins and minerals from those portions of the grain that would be removed in the refining process. Whole grains are also richer in dietary fiber and may help build our body’s resistance to heart disease, cancer, and a host of other maladies.

So give whole wheat a try, and you’ll be getting more nutrition in every bite!

For your stomach, abs and back muscles, sit-ups and crunches are great.
You can also exercise your back by lifting a suitcase or other object off the floor while keeping your legs straight (avoid this exercise if you have a history of back problems).

Your upper body can be exercised with push-ups.
Vary the hand position to work different parts of your arms.
You can also perform pushups standing, with one hand in each side of a door frame, to work other muscles.

To work your chest muscles, sit on the edge of a bed, and place your feet on a chair in front of you.

Lift yourself off the bed with your hands, and lower your behind as low as you can (off the edge of the bed.
Raise and repeat. For another approach, stand between two firm chairs or tables, place your hands on them, and lift your feet off the floor.

Lift yourself up and down using only your hands.None of these exercises is quite the same as using iron or a machine, but they can do in a pinch.

Many people also find they are a nice counterpoint to machine exercise because they emphasize balance and dexterity, additional fitness skills. Plus they building upper body strength and help you scuplt your muscles.

Strength building exercises build the mass of muscles.
As a secondary effect, they also strengthen the bones, ligaments, and tendons that participate in load bearing.

Strength building exercises generally consist of repetitive movements that place a large amount of strain on the muscle or group of muscles being exercised.

Typically, a beginner should attempt each exercise with the maximum amount of weight under which he or she can perform ten repetitions of the motion. This is known as the individual’s ‘ten weight’. The exercise should be performed 10 times, which is known as a ‘set’.

After a short break, a second and then a third set should be performed.

It is important not to use excessive weight which makes it difficult to perform the motion of the exercise correctly and can lead to soreness, especially in beginners.

The body needs to recover and rebuild itself after strength building exercise.
For this reason, at least one day of rest should be allowed between exercise sessions.
Alternatively, one can exercise certain muscles (say, the upper body) one day, and other ones (the legs) the next.

On the rest days, it is important to eat nutritious and abundant meals, drink plenty of water, and to avoid going more than 2 hours without food and drink.
This helps ensure that the body will build the muscles. Stretching on the rest day also helps restore the muscles’ flexibility.

It is also beneficial to get a good night’s sleep.
Maintaining a program of strength building over time, an exerciser gradually adds weight.
The muscle tissue accumulates, and the body becomes capable of handling progressively larger loads.
Aside from the obvious benefit of increased strength, there are other health and appearance benefits as well.

Building and maintaining muscle requires a great deal of energy, and can result in the burning of fat.
Muscle is much denser than fat, and it clings more firmly to the skeletal frame,
so even if weight does not change, a person’s appearance will become more slender and trim with weight training.

Excessive fat is a passive health risk, associated with heart disease, diabetes, and more,
so converting as much fat as possible to muscle can prevent a wide range of ailments.