Read These Tips Before You Start a New Fitness Regimen

By Brenda Coiler


Starting a new exercise regimen is not always the easiest thing to do if you have been sedentary for a long time. But when you think about it, this assumption is reasonable when you consider what you have been doing. Your daily routine hasn't included exercise for some time. This is the first reality you have to face up to. You are facing a rough road and some hard work when you have let yourself get out of shape.

Therefore, you will have not only psychological obstacles to overcome, but physical ones as well. Needless to say, you will reap the rewards if you do the work and don't give up. You are responsible for the level of your health and the quality of your life. These factors rely on you to take affirmative action to ensure both.

Your body will adjust to working out if you give it time and take it slow. Avoid, or minimize, your chances for injury by doing simple warm up stretches before your workout and cool-down stretches afterwards. Warming-up consists of gently building your heart rate plus all-important stretching routines. You can then safely begin your workout - slowly at first, of course. The best way to cool down your muscles after your workout is to do another 10 minutes or so of gentle stretching of all muscle groups. If you heed these guidelines, and warm up and cool down intelligently, you will prevent damage to your muscles and supporting tissue.

Seasoned exercisers have learned to trust their intuition by listening to what their body is telling them. You can simply listen to what your body is telling you to know what to do. It's not hard to do. Just turn your focus inwards and listen to what your body is telling you. The advantages of listening to your body are many. Mainly you will be able to thwart an injury by paying attention. Another important component of that is taking action. You can save yourself injury by not being macho and continuing when you have pain, by learning how to recognize the signs and stop. Stopping, or taking other measures based on what your body is telling you, can be the wisest choice.

To have better health for your children, you need better health for yourself, as the parents. Children tune out parents pretty fast when they hear things being said that aren't being done. If you want results, you need to talk things over as a family and listen to the children's input. Then, you can all decide as a family what would be a fun way to get in better shape. When you choose to have workouts through fitness equipments such as the upright exercise bikes as a family, the health benefits will be great. Most family problems stem from lack of communication, so exercising as a family and talking about it will reap many benefits. Doctors and professionals have always maintained that fitness at any age is attainable. One good motivator, if you are really out of shape, is to start a fitness program with someone you know. In all seriousness, it would be nice to have a friend, or your partner, join you when you exercise. Your exercise periods can double as social occasions and you will find that it is a lot easier if you have someone to talk to while you exercise. If that does not work for you then, naturally, there is nothing wrong with working out by yourself. A lot of people prefer to do just that. Take it easy at first. Maybe walk around the block or inside the mall like a lot of people are choosing to do these days. Finish up with some easy stretches or exercises at home.




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