Let’s begin this discussion by acknowledging that maintaining fitness is not easy and it’s often not much fun either. But if you want to be the healthiest you can be, it’s important to find a way. Luckily, it will become easier with time and eventually become second nature to those whom really care about their body. Taking some time and some effort is all that you need to worry about. You might even find that you enjoy it.
If you’re going to be using weights, start small in the beginning. Small muscles wear out before the big ones, so you should start small. This is because if you are working out big ones the smaller ones may strain.
Try exercising during all of your favorite television shows in order to help you continue to lose weight. You can walk around your living room during a commercial or do an exercise when there is a break in the action. Having small hand weights near the couch might entice you to use them as you sit there watching television. There is always another opportunity to get some more exercise in.
If you’d like to improve your muscle mass, then you should do less reps, but lift a greater amount of weight. You can get started by concentrating on a single muscle group like the chest, abdominals or gluteals. Begin with a warm-up set using lighter weights. It should be possible for you to complete 15-20 reps with the warm-up weights. For your second set, select a weight for which you can only perform 6-8 reps. One the third set increase this weight by five pounds, doing the most reps you can.
Wear the right shoes when you work out. When you wear the wrong types of shoes you can get injured. Even without more serious complications, wearing the wrong footwear makes your exercises uncomfortable and makes it harder for you to stick with them.
Block off a few minutes daily in your schedule for exercise. Even just walking for a few minutes during your lunch break can improve your physical fitness.
The bottom line is that while gaining fitness can be tough, if you set your mind to the potential benefits, you will surely succeed. No one expects you to begin the long journey to a lifetime of fitness all alone. Help it out there, but first you have to make the decision to get started.
