Friday, October 17, 2008

You can do it - Lets start exercising

By Robert Anderson

Unless you are a professional athlete with millions of dollars of contracts you should avoid the mantra 'no pain, no gain.' Proper exercise will leave your body in a comfortable, healthy state and you happy - not ready for bed. From proper exercise your body becomes lighter and firmer. Exercising beyond this level one becomes restless, exhausted and shaky.

Exercise for 50% of your maximum capacity. If you can walk for one hour, go for 30 minutes. If you can run for 30 minutes, cut it down to 15 minutes so that your body doesn't have to repair .it afterwards. If you have enough energy but tire quickly, go for very light exercises or walking.

As air becomes colder it is more difficult for you to breath, having a history of asthma will also increase this difficulty. During the cold winter months choose indoor activities like basketball, volleyball, or yoga. Being excessively overweight also makes proper exercise difficult. If you are 25 kilograms or more above your healthy weight avoid activities which can hurt knees. Instead spend time on a stationary bike. Various exercises which can increase body flexibility are described below.

Exercises for back, hips, thighs and buttocks- These ab-strengthening exercises take just ten minutes and can be done anywhere you find floor space. Apart from giving you a great shape, strong abdominal muscles are vital to your overall health and fitness. They take the strain off your back, aid digestion and can help relieve menstrual pain too.

The first step in this exercise is to lie on your stomach with your forehead touching the ground. Then grab hold of your folded legs. Next, raise the upper part of your body as well as your legs as high as possible and hold this position for several seconds. Repeat three to four times to tone the muscles in your back, shoulders, waist, and thighs.

Lie on your back, palms on sides and heels together. Breathe normally. Now raise one leg upward slowly towards the sky in a perpendicular position, inhaling. Hold for 6-8 seconds and lower the leg towards floor, exhaling. Repeat exercise with other lee. Perform 4-5 rounds. This exercise is excellent to slim hips, thighs, buttocks, legs, waist and abdomen. It tones up the muscles of sex-glands, enhances potentiality, cures white vaginal discharge (leucorrhoea), menstrual disorders and aids digestive system.

If you are over sixty, choose simple warmth-inducing movements as following: O Try never to sit for longer than half an hour. Get up and do something-anything-and so keep your circulation on the go. O Sitting for a long time is harmful for muscles, joints, blood circulation and general feelings. O Don't sit about in a chair for a long time as this is very tiring. Better to walk about and then lie down again.

* If you wake during the night, change your position if possible. * When you walk, make sure your heels are level. You should move as quickly as possible using your ankles to their fullest. * If you must use a cane, do not let it slow you down. Canes are meant to assist your movements, not fully support your body. While you are using your cane carry it in the hand opposite to your injured leg, never on the same side

Never bend over your cane, press on the handle. Make sure to have a doctor recommend a correct length for your cane. Using a stick to long can damage your shoulder joints from the pressure exerted by the cane. To exercise, walk fast enough that you are breathless for a moment or so, as hard as it may be this will help you live a longer more enjoyable life. - 15266

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