What can I do?
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The
problem most people have in starting a workout routine is a total lack
of knowledge in what would be a sensible and logical routine for them.
They adopt a routine from a magazine designed by someone who has been
working out more often than not for at least five years.
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What if I currently do
NOTHING physical?
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You will have to start small. Take
half of your lunch break and walk for 30 minutes. Walk around your
block at home after dinner for 30 minutes. This for the first few
weeks will get your body used to activity and allow you to add
resistance as you build confidence. Once you have mastered these
tasks you can add resistance by picking up the speed, or increasing the
length, or if at work climb the stairs at lunch.
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What can I do if I
have had joint issues before?
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Any type of water resistance activity
such as swimming, treading water in a pool, or water aerobics burn fat
at a higher rate and have zero impact on your joints.
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What about free
weights verses machines?
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Routines based on machines are easier to
perform. Free weights give you a harder workout because you need to use
stabilizer muscles to support the bar, that a machine does for you.
While you can lift more weight in a machine on any given body part you
burn more fat using free weights. |
What can I do if I
have no access to weights or my schedule prevents me from hitting the
gym most days of the week?
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The human body can be effectually used as its own
resistance to help you get fit and make the desired lifestyle change.
Exercises such as the common back raise, sit-up and push-up along with
running, and wall squats will hit all the major body groups and increase
cardio fitness.
Many websites
with office cube routines are available for all levels of fitness. Try a
google search and pick and choose what your comfortable doing in your
cube.
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Do I have to do
Cardio work?
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Yes. But
this can be anything you like, running, biking, climbing stairs,
bleachers, swimming, treading water, hiking. Any activity as long
as your heart rate increases to 80% of your maximum for at least 20
minutes per session. |
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What if my body
hurts the morning after? |
This is the
most common reason people stop after the first session. To sore to move.
DON'T over train. Also if you design your workout sessions with
the resistance portion first and the cardio after you should sweat out
the lactic acid trapped in your muscles after the resistance work.
This acid (yes its in Milk) crystallizes over night and that is what
causes pain and soreness.
Ways to negate
the soreness:
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If your gym
or health club has a sauna or steam room, sit in there, keep drinking
small amounts of water until you feel the lactic acid flush in your
system. This is described as a slimly state to your sweat and skin
surface and a sour milk taste in your mouth.
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Take an
aspirin or Advil before going to bed.
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Drink your
daily intake of water to help flush the system of toxins.
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Hey I made great
progress at first but now I'm not gaining or loosing weight? |
The body has
adopted your new routine as just that routine. And now can accommodate
it without burning excess energy. Change your routines every 90 days or
so to keep your body guessing. Increase the intensity every few
weeks. |
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You really have an
answer for every excuse I have not to workout? |
YES
There is no reason not workout because any
activity will be a benefit to your healthy lifestyle, verses doing
nothing but sitting, or laying around watching TV.
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Where can I get
routines? |
Visit the
links portion of this site for sites that will help you design a routine
that works for you.
Don't copy a professionals routine from a bodybuilding magazine. Your
fail at trying to meet their level. |
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Where can I get
diet and nutritional help? |
Visit the links
section to find a few diet and nutrition links to help you design an
diet plan that works for you.
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