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Jump-start your Fitness Quest workout by recharging your fitness program.
Your body has the capacity to run like a finely tuned high-performance vehicle. But what if it's been sitting in the garage all winter long, engine freezing up, battery draining of juice?
When starting out, it is important to choose activities that fit into your daily routine.
If you think getting fit is difficult, you are not alone. How about easing into your fitness quest with activities like walking to work, gardening, taking extra stairs, or mowing the lawn with a push mower?
Make a Plan
Many people find it hard to get started, for many different reasons.
Do any of these reasons sound like you?
- I can’t exercise because I don’t have any equipment
- I don’t have time to exercise
- I don’t know how to exercise
- Exercise sounds so boring to me
- Equipment or health clubs cost too much
If you can relate to any of these statements, it is important that you read on for tips on leading an active lifestyle. You don’t have to be an athlete or be involved in an organized sport to get started on yourfitness-quest.
You just have to sit less and move more! A good idea is to get other members of your family moving, too. The more the merrier!
There are lots of other things that might get in the way of regular exercise. You might think your schedule is full or you are not sure how to get started. For each situation, there is a solution.
Once you get past these challenges, decide when you are going to exercise and which activities you would like to do. We recommend:
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Physical Fitness
Aerobic exercise
The following aerobic exercises burn fat, gets your heart rate going (you will be able to feel it beating faster) and makes your heart muscle stronger.
They also increases the number of blood cells you have, which helps your blood carry more needed oxygen to blood vessels throughout your body.
- Fast walking
- Jogging
- Swimming
- Dancing
- Biking
- Basketball
- Jumping rope
- Hiking
- Rollerblading
- Cross-country skiing
- Tennis
- Kickboxing
Anaerobic exercise
Anaerobic exercise involves building muscle strength in different parts of your body. This type of exercise goes along well with aerobic exercise because having stronger muscles helps you to burn more calories.
This will also help you look toned and feel strong.
Exercise Tips
Weight lifting- Push-ups
- Stomach crunches
- Lifting weights (free weights, weight machines, milk jugs filled with sand)
- Pull-ups
- Yoga
- Pilates
Which Physical Activity for You?
When you think about a new physical activity, ask yourself these questions:
- Will you enjoy it?
- Is it safe?
- Is it available to you?
- Do you have the time to do it?
- Will your family enjoy it with you?
If you answered no to these questions, find another activity. It is better to find something that fits into your schedule, that you will enjoy, and that you can do safely.
Begin Working Out
The important thing is that you begin working out and there are lots of ways to get started! Walk when you talk on the phone, use the stairs instead of an elevator, and walk whenever you get the opportunity. Don’t worry if you don’t have athletic equipment, you don’t need anything special to exercise. You can:
- Use canned foods as weights
- Go for power walks or run around your neighborhood or the school track
- Use your own body weight to strength train by doing push-ups
The important thing is to get started on your fitness quest.
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