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Hi All,

I have some very general fitness questions. I should say from the very
beginning that my goals are modest and long-term. I'm more interested
in feeling good now and encouraging future health benefits than, say,
looking good or building muscles for its own sake.

My feeling is that there is a general (conservative) consensus in the
health/fitness field (from enthusiasts to researchers) that
preventative health measures basically divide themselves into diet and
exercise. My diet is fine: low fat, high fiber, lots of vegetables,
and so forth. Exercise can further be divided (roughly) into aerobic
for cardio-respiratory fitness, weight training for muscular and bone
fitness, and perhaps stretching for general flexibility. Different
activities would have some overlap, of course.

Would anyone radically challenge this overview? I mean, am I leaving
something big out?

I walk a lot (from Pittsburgh to Fort Wayne over about four weeks this
summer); my feet and my bike are my transportation. There are some
good trails right in the middle of Pittsburgh fun to mountain bike on.
I love swimming. I also really enjoy stretching.

So diet, aerobics, and stretching are covered. Unfortunately, I know
essentially nothing about the weight training part. I lifted in high
school under the direction of my shotput/discus coach, so I know what
to *do*, basically, I just don't know what's important given my goals.
I do NOT want to get big, but I would like definition. I do NOT want
to injure myself, but I do want to feel good.

I guess what I am asking for is (a pointer to) information concerning
a modest, conservative (with respect to whatever consensus there is),
plain-vanilla outline of what I could be doing.
Thanks in advance,
Jimmer.