Boredom is the main reason that people desert an exercise program. After the first few weeks of an exercise program, anyone will begin to feel better. Endorphins, the good-feeling hormone secreted by the brain, are released with exercise.
Interval training beats the boredom as it incorporates several types of exercise. Switching the exercises daily as well as the length of time for each exercise and reps (repetitions). The basic types of exercise that need to be included in a program are: (1) cardio exercise (need to be done 3 times weekly) builds endurance , (2)strength-training exercise
builds muscle(needs to de done daily, and (3) stretching exercises(need to be designed to include all the major muscle groups 3 times weekly).
As I have stated elsewhere, I use Joe Decker’s The World’s Fittest You. His website is here. He uses the FIT Equation from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).The FIT Equation shands for F (frequency), I(intensity), and T (time).
The World’s Fittest You also has a believable food program. The main guidance Decker gives, becuase he used to be seriously overweight, is to measure your food. I bought 12 1/2 cup measures and that is how I regulate what I eat. Remember a stomach is about the size of a fist. I measure my food and have a food program that includes several of my favorite foods. Food is not my enemy and neither am I.
Take tests to measure your flexibility, endurance, and strength. Some tests are here, here, here, and here. Oprah has a great boot camp. Oprah in “Oprah Makes a Commitment” article at her site, tells how after she had spent three years getting her dream home built in California. Then she looked out over the gorgeous property and told herself that “she did not want to be a unhealthy fat person standing in the doorway of this beautiful house”. She practices a varied exercise program that she does daily. Exercise to her now is in the same category as taking a bath or brushing her teeth–she just does it. No more maybe or later or someday or do I feel like it. She just does it and everyone can tell that she does. She looks great and I bet she feels great. And you can, too.
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