TV's Celebrity Fit Club Expert - Harvey Walden
Harvey was happy to offer his full support to the new ISMA stress campaign as he feels Stress can destroy energy levels and motivation making it much harder to stay fit and healthy. "Exercise not only protects you against stress but is also a great stress buster as feel good chemicals released in the brain help to keep energy levels going and help defend the body against stress inducing toxin and free radical damage. Modern day stress is mainly mental and emotional rather than physical so doing something active really does help your body let off stream!"
Harvey's Top Tips:
1. Get outside - The great outdoors is the best place to exercise as natural light and fresh air will boost energy and feel good levels further. It's also good to see what is going on in your neighbourhood.
2. Keep it social - Doing active things with friends and family makes exercise something to look forward to. This works great for me. Every time I get home the kids look forward to taking our walk and catching up on what I have missed while gone. It also helps me to get and see how much they are growing and how much older I am getting. But I still don't look a day over 21 and will out run them any day.
3. Keep it real – don't be too ambitious but find a way of exercising that is achievable so you always get a good result.
4. Anything is better than nothing - even 5 mins here and there is going to make a difference so get a step counter and find ways of increasing throughout your normal day. You will soon find you can come out of that comfort zone of 5 mins within a short time and become motivated to reach a higher level of fitness for the rest of your life.