SparkPeople - Exercise Recommendations

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System: Fitness: Exercise: SP Recommendations ... The main thing is to avoid burnout. Gradually work your way into a program, especially if your body isn't used to it. Then, make it convenient; many items listed below can be done most anywhere. Finally, put some variety into it to keep it interesting and fun. ... Fitness folks often tell idlers, "Do it. It'll make you feel great!" This is terrible advice. What happens? Joe Novice goes out the first day, runs 4 miles, and feels like he'll keel over and die. "This must not be for me!" he says, as he goes back to watching Gilligan's Island. When you start a fitness program, you'll likely put more effort into it than you'll get out of it at first. At some point this will reverse and you'll get much more out of fitness than you put in.

(For a well-rounded Fitness program, try to choose at least one item from each category)

AEROBIC EXERCISE

ANAEROBIC EXERCISE

Jump Rope

Sprints

Tennis/Racquetball

Basketball

Mountain Bike Riding

STRENGTH EXERCISE

Pushups

Crunches

Free Weights

Isometric Exercise

Nautilus Machines

FLEXIBILITY

Static Stretching Exercises.

Deskercises

FUEL

Drink 6-8 cups of water per day

Eat protein in the morning

Don't skip meals

Take a multivitamin

SPARKPEOPLE SPECIALS

Take the stairs

Use a squeeze ball or other hand-gripping device


	·Warm up before major stretching ·Complex Carbohydrates ALL STRATEGIES