I've been writing about different areas of mens fitness and fitness nourishment, but what about the basics of fitness. The core so to speak and why us men need to be fit. Fitness is for every age. It's irrelevant how young and old you could be. It is never really too late to start.

Men are the breadwinners of the family usually. If a person is fit, he has loads more energy for his work and for his family life. You feel better, look better, and are more happy. I feel every man should endeavor to realize some fitness level. You don't have to coach like an Olympian, but generally fitness, to me, is a total must. I am sure the ladies agree.

The first part of a fitness routine and the most elementary is Pliability. Stretches before and after a workout will keep you flexible and away from injury. The second side of mens fitness is a good cardiovascular workout. Cardiovascular gets the blood pumping, increases your lung capacity and their ability to disburse oxygen to your blood.

This gives you nearly unrestriced resources of energy for anything that comes up in your daily existance. The blood flow also keeps your brain oxygenated Which improves its overall capacity for handling anything that comes its way. The third is increasing muscle and strength training. Now these are definitely optional. Some men don't want to be "musclebound". There is not a lot wrong with keeping the muscles toned and fit though.

By miles, in my opinion, is the cardio workouts. Aerobics if that's all of the time you have. By targeting cardio more, it keeps the arteries and veins open, keeps cholesterol low, and keeps the heart fit and robust. The heart is simply a muscle after all and wishes it's workouts. Cardio will keep you young and full of energy. Stretching for flexibility and cardiovascular is truly all you'd need.

If you would like to increase muscle then, by all possible means, do it. If you are going to weight train, follow some simple rules. Know how to do your exercises correctly, stretch correctly before exercising, and possibly have an exercise buddy / spotter for your lifting. Always be safe.

To increase muscle correctly is where the proper nourishment comes in like I covered in a prior article. You want to get a well balanced diet, take mineral and vitamin supplements, get your fair share of protein ( around 1 gram for each pound you weigh ), drink plenty of water, and don't push yourself too hard or overtrain. The best foods to eat are raw foods ( vegetables ) in a wide selection, chicken, turkey, and fish. Red meat if it is lean and not greasy.

There you have it. Some basics of mens fitness exercise routines and nutrition. Some of these are apparent and others aren't. When we write about fitness, we tend to think everyone is a semi expert and that isn't always true.