My car is packed, and I have just enough time to complete this before my wife returns from whatever it is she does just before we embark on a trip. I gave up trying to figure some of these things out years ago, but a trip always requires a certain amount of last minute shopping.
One of the questions I always get from people is: What kind of exercise should I do? Which is always followed by: How much exercise is enough?
So, first question first.
If you haven't done any exercise in a while, you need to start very slowly. I say this because many people who have been sedentary for a while often jump into an exercise program whole hog, and end up with all kinds of pain, which is your body's way of saying, "Hey...just a minute here, pal!"
When this happens, they get discouraged, and then they stop exercising because it hurts. This isn't a good outcome, and won't provide you with any benefits, whatsoever.
If you haven't been off the couch or your favorite chair for a while...you need to ease in. I always recommend you start by walking, and you can start with ten minutes a day. Do that for a week, then go to fifteen minutes. Then the next week, go to twenty, and so on.
This strategy is easier on your body because it gives it time to acclimate to the new routine and you have time for recuperation. If you follow the plan you will be up to thirty minutes of walking per day in one month, and that's definitely an accomplishment for someone who has been out of shape.
When you've managed to get up to forty-five minutes of walking per day, it's time to add more to your workout. I recommend bodyweight exercises, which I'll talk about next.
Bodyweight exercises can be done anywhere, and you don't need a fancy gym, or any flashy exercise outfits. You can do them right in the privacy of your home, and you can get extremely fit in a relatively short period of time.
Increasing your workout time and adding other types of exercise is best done slowly. Listen to your body -- it knows and will tell you when it's time to rev up and enhance your routine.
How do you know how much exercise is enough for you?
Basically, it's all about doing some type of exercise each day. It doesn't have to be grueling -- we're talking about doing a little something every day to keep yourself fit. Walking can be the exercise that you do every day, and then you can supplement your routine on other days with activities that you enjoy, such as swimming or yoga. Choose something you like and remember to pay attention to what your body is telling you so that you don't overexert.
If you are having pain, it's very important that you stop exercising and go get checked out by your doctor. Pain means something is wrong and it needs to be attended to. Once your doctor says it's okay, you can pick up where you left off with your exercise routine.
Recently I spoke to a woman who had pain in her knee. In speaking to her, it came out that she had gone from being sedentary to exercising for an hour a day, without taking the time to build up her strength. Of course, her knee pain was related to this, and once I instructed her how to slow down her training her knee pain lessened and finally went away completely.
This same woman is also taking a very pure pharmaceutical-grade coated fish oil supplement, and in addition to her knee pain being gone, she also told me that the pain she had in her elbow and wrist has decreased dramatically.
The lessening of her knee pain is definitely a result of slowing down her exercise routine, but the decrease in the pain she was experiencing in her wrist and elbow is certainly due to her ingestion of the pharmaceutical-grade fish oil. In due time, probably after six weeks or so, she will be feeling much better -- all due to the gradual increase in her workout routine combined with the intake of the pharmaceutical-grade fish oil.
So the answers to the questions that people ask me most frequently are this: exercise is vitally important, but it's equally important to start slowly and build your way up. Don't expect miracle results in a short period of time. Your brain and body will work together to help you, but you have to be a bit patient. Additionally, taking the pharmaceutical grade fish oil will bring everything together to achieve the level of fitness you want, all while "lubing" your joints and muscles at the same time. - 15438
One of the questions I always get from people is: What kind of exercise should I do? Which is always followed by: How much exercise is enough?
So, first question first.
If you haven't done any exercise in a while, you need to start very slowly. I say this because many people who have been sedentary for a while often jump into an exercise program whole hog, and end up with all kinds of pain, which is your body's way of saying, "Hey...just a minute here, pal!"
When this happens, they get discouraged, and then they stop exercising because it hurts. This isn't a good outcome, and won't provide you with any benefits, whatsoever.
If you haven't been off the couch or your favorite chair for a while...you need to ease in. I always recommend you start by walking, and you can start with ten minutes a day. Do that for a week, then go to fifteen minutes. Then the next week, go to twenty, and so on.
This strategy is easier on your body because it gives it time to acclimate to the new routine and you have time for recuperation. If you follow the plan you will be up to thirty minutes of walking per day in one month, and that's definitely an accomplishment for someone who has been out of shape.
When you've managed to get up to forty-five minutes of walking per day, it's time to add more to your workout. I recommend bodyweight exercises, which I'll talk about next.
Bodyweight exercises can be done anywhere, and you don't need a fancy gym, or any flashy exercise outfits. You can do them right in the privacy of your home, and you can get extremely fit in a relatively short period of time.
Increasing your workout time and adding other types of exercise is best done slowly. Listen to your body -- it knows and will tell you when it's time to rev up and enhance your routine.
How do you know how much exercise is enough for you?
Basically, it's all about doing some type of exercise each day. It doesn't have to be grueling -- we're talking about doing a little something every day to keep yourself fit. Walking can be the exercise that you do every day, and then you can supplement your routine on other days with activities that you enjoy, such as swimming or yoga. Choose something you like and remember to pay attention to what your body is telling you so that you don't overexert.
If you are having pain, it's very important that you stop exercising and go get checked out by your doctor. Pain means something is wrong and it needs to be attended to. Once your doctor says it's okay, you can pick up where you left off with your exercise routine.
Recently I spoke to a woman who had pain in her knee. In speaking to her, it came out that she had gone from being sedentary to exercising for an hour a day, without taking the time to build up her strength. Of course, her knee pain was related to this, and once I instructed her how to slow down her training her knee pain lessened and finally went away completely.
This same woman is also taking a very pure pharmaceutical-grade coated fish oil supplement, and in addition to her knee pain being gone, she also told me that the pain she had in her elbow and wrist has decreased dramatically.
The lessening of her knee pain is definitely a result of slowing down her exercise routine, but the decrease in the pain she was experiencing in her wrist and elbow is certainly due to her ingestion of the pharmaceutical-grade fish oil. In due time, probably after six weeks or so, she will be feeling much better -- all due to the gradual increase in her workout routine combined with the intake of the pharmaceutical-grade fish oil.
So the answers to the questions that people ask me most frequently are this: exercise is vitally important, but it's equally important to start slowly and build your way up. Don't expect miracle results in a short period of time. Your brain and body will work together to help you, but you have to be a bit patient. Additionally, taking the pharmaceutical grade fish oil will bring everything together to achieve the level of fitness you want, all while "lubing" your joints and muscles at the same time. - 15438
About the Author:
To increase fitness and energy, Dr. Bill recommends you take an enteric coated fish oil every single day.
