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Simply Fit By James Burns
I’m James Burns

Jim has always understood the benefits of exercise and is an advocate of helping schools build more activity time into student schedules to keep our children active and above all healthy. Jim is certified by the National Academy Of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a personal trainer and believes that exercise is the first step in reducing stress and becoming balanced mentally, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. As an educator Jim believes that knowledge is power and that everyone should understand the benefits of exercise. “I Trained For A Quadruple Bypass” (contained as part of this newsletter) explains his journey from the understanding one’s own health and how one can ready themselves physical, mentally, and spiritually and do so without fear. Having a history of heart disease and stroke in his family Jim has learned that we are not determined by our genetics we are only influenced, and we can change our response to the influence at any time.

Take a structured walk: and then walk some more

Take a structured walk: and then walk some more

We all know what the benefits of walking are; lower blood pressure, weight management, diabetes prevention, bone health and emotional wellbeing to name a few. The magic number of 10,000 keeps coming up when it comes down to the number of steps needed to achieve all of...

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How To Get Started On Any Exercise Program

How To Get Started On Any Exercise Program

If you haven’t exercised for some time getting started can be somewhat intimidating as well as confusing. With all the novelty items and programs out there and the promise of quick results it is no wonder that people give up and throw in the sponge before the end of...

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