Twitter topic of the day: Too old or too young to workout?

This post is my twitter daily tips / topic of the day. Follow me on Twitter @ezhomefitness

My #questionoftheday is do you have or know kids or seniors who are overweight? Do you or they think they are too young or old to workout?

You are never too young or old to exercise. There are exceptions to this rule, mainly due to health issues, but exercise if possible helps. Pre-teens and younger should shy away from using weighted exercises but absolutely should exercise. There are too many obese children! Parents need to take their children's health and present & future self-image under their control. They cannot just leave it to chance. Worse yet, parents cannot leave it up to their children to figure out how to lose weight or eat less. Kids don't know better. They need help. Obesity among children is escalating to scary numbers. Parents need to take action and get their kids the help they deserve. Senior citizens are also another group of society that don't exercise enough. A lot of seniors do and take action for their health. Some of my best clients have been seniors who were determined to get back some of their mobility and health. One of my best success stories was with a 70+ year old man who was over 200 pounds and suffered from COPD when we started. He worked hard, stuck to the diet guidelines I gave him and within 4 months had lost 30 lbs. and had arms that would put a teen to shame! The weight loss and exercise helped his COPD, his weight, his knees and overall energy. Seniors can benefit just as much as anyone else. If you have a senior family member or parent that is overweight, get them to exercise so that they'll be around longer. Help them. An issue with seniors is that they are set in their ways so getting them to take that step will require effort but they know they need it. They make kick and scream like kids but they know they need it. It's just the years of bad habits talking. Find a way to get them to listen. With kids, it also takes effort to get an obese child to exercise but you have to find a way to make it fun & different. I've trained all ages and know that all ages can make huge differences in their bodies and self-image with #exercise. Be the role model to get the kids and seniors in your life exercising! If you do it, maybe you can include them and you can all benefit. :)

#Diet tip: Replace your dinner plates with smaller plates. The smaller plates will appear fuller and trick your brain that you ate more.

#Quote of the day: No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change. - Bill Phillips