Are You Trying To Get Back In Shape?
If you have taken a break from your fitness program it's challenging to get inspired to get into your training regimen all over again. What you have to do is set some reasonable achievable "written"resolutions to help push you.
The reason I have emphasized "written" is simply because if you don't write your goals on paper your resolutions are merely dreams. Studies have verified over and over that writing your goals on paper is very powerful.
Let's look at a few sample situations. If you need to get back into jogging, walk as much as possible first. Depending upon your intensity of exercise you could only start with fifteen or twenty minutes. If you already have a certain level of fitness begin with 30 minutes and gradually increase it.
Once you have been walking for a couple of weeks ease back into jogging by rotating walking and running. Walk for just ten minutes and jog for five and so on. As you increase your level of fitness and your discomfort goes away you should increase the jogging until you get back to running for thirty to forty five minutes at a time.
If you have experience with weight training in your past and have taken a hiatus of more than a few months it is necessary to take it slow as you begin to train again.
When you are lifting weights, if you push too fast too soon you may perhaps wind up damaging supporting tendons and ligaments. The answer is to not to rush in attempting to use the same weights you were using and do less sets.
What I try after a lengthy break is go to the gym and exercise on the stationary bicycle for 15-2o minutes in the beginning to warm my body up. After that, I may choose only one specific body part every day to exercise. If you are an elderly person or have a large frame you may possibly want to stay on this type of exercise program even following your initial break-in period.
Let's look at working out the torso for example. If I were bench pressing 300 pounds prior to my layoff I will begin my first work out with 135 pounds and do 3 or 4 sets of high reps in the 15-20 range. Fine-tune your weights to match your preferences. Afterward I will do 3 sets of flat dumbbell flyes once more with higher reps so as not to put too much stress on my tendons and ligaments.
Follow these same guidelines for all body parts and don't forget to increase the weights and repetitions little by little and inside a month you'll be right back to intense training once more and moving towards your goals - reducing your body fat and learning how to get a six pack.
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