Exercise: Staying With the Program is the Challenge
You've heard it a thousand times: "exercise to lose weight, live longer and feel your best." But how do you find a program you can stick with? The good news is that just 15 to 30 minutes of moderate to brisk exercise even walking at least three times a week can make a difference in your life.
Many medical studies show that exercise lowers your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and osteoporosis a bone-thinning disease. Regular exercise also may lower your risk of colon cancer and reduce some of the effects of aging.
With all of these benefits, why isn't everybody exercising? Because, itâs hard to start a new habit that doesn't provide a quick fix. These tips can help you get started on a regular program of exercise, and stick with it:
- Set simple goals. Aim to lose a few pounds, build stamina, or look better in a swimsuit.
- Start slow. Do 10 minutes of light exercise or walk every day. Gradually increase exercise time over a few weeks.
- Keep things simple. Walk or run in your neighborhood, use a gym close to home, or set up home exercise equipment in front of your TV set.
- Pick the right activity. If pumping iron and heart-pounding aerobic workouts aren't for you, try walking, bicycling or swimming.
- Don't let bad weather stop you. Walk in a mall, join a health club or use home exercise equipment when itâs too hot or too cold to safely exercise outdoors.
- Don't get discouraged. It may take many weeks to notice the beneficial changes to your body.
- Listen to your body. A little soreness is okay after you exercise, but pain that lasts may be a sign of injury or too much exercise.
The preceding article was provided as a public service in support of Family Health Month by The American Academy of Family Physicians, 8880 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri 64114-2797 USA, (800) 274-2237, ext. 4218, or (816) 333-9700; FAX: (816) 333-3344; e-mail: 7414...@compuserve.com
Similar of Exercise: Staying With the Program is the Challenge
Think Weight Control, Not Weight Loss
Fifty million Americans will go on diets this year, spending some $30 billion on diet programs and products. Some will lose a few pounds. Only a few -- about
Stay Active When You Have Degenerative Arthritis
Arthritis -- a chronic inflammation of the joints -- affects more than 37 million Americans and comes in more than 100 varieties. The most common type of
Self - Consciousness and Excercising
Easier ways to exercise
If you're overweight, exercising can be an "exercise" in feeling self-conscious -- especially if you must go to a gym filled with thin
Fitness - Get Fit, Stay Fit
Physical Fitness Has Many Benefits:
Stress, boredom, and depression are minimized, as exercise seems to take the edge off daily tension.
Skin tone is
Choosing Exercise for Better Health
If a miracle drug could help you lose weight, build muscles, avoid disease, stave off bone loss, and improve your mental health, would you take it? Before you
Walking : Big Benefits for the Brain
It is a well established fact that better cardiovascular health gained by regular exercise reduces your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart attack, stroke, high
How Much Do You Know About Breast Cancer?
How much do you know about breast cancer? The answer is probably, "not enough." Because 182,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed every year in the
Topics:
Comments
Post new comment