Are You Trying To Get Back Into Shape Again?

 

If you have taken a hiatus from your fitness program it is tricky to get inspired to start back into your training regimen again. What you have to do is make some practical attainable "written"resolutions to help get you going.

The reason I have emphasized "written" is simply because if you do not write your goals in a notebook your resolutions are purely dreams. Studies have proven over and over that writing your goals down on paper is powerful beyond measure.

Let us take a look at a few examples. If you need to get back into jogging, start to walk first. Depending upon your intensity of work out you may possibly only start with only fifteen or twenty minutes. If you already have a certain level of fitness begin with a half hour and step by step intensify it.

Once you have been walking for a couple of weeks ease back into running by rotating walking and jogging. Start to walk for just ten minutes and jog for five minutes and so on. As your fitness level increases and your soreness goes away increase the jogging until you get back to running for thirty to forty five minutes at a time.

If you have done weight training in your past and have taken a hiatus of more than a couple of months it is necessary to take it slow as you begin to train again.

With weight training, if you push too hard too early you may wind up damaging supporting tendons and ligaments. The solution is to not to dash in trying to use the same weights you were using and do less sets.

What I do once I've had an extended hiatus is to go to the gym and work out on the stationary bike for 15-2o minutes initially to warm my body up. After that, I can decide on only a single paticular body part each day day to exercise. If you are an elderly person or have a larger frame you may possibly want to continue this kind of exercise program even after your initial break-in period.

Let us take a look at training the torso for example. If I were bench pressing 300 pounds prior to my layoff I will begin my first training session with 135 pounds and do 3 or 4 sets of repetitions of about 15-20 times each. Fine-tune your weights to match your preferences. Then I may do 3 sets of flat dumbbell flyes again with more reps this time so that you don't place too much pressure on my tendons and ligaments.

Adhere to these same rules for all body parts and don't forget to increase the weights and repetitions slowly and within a month you will be right back to heavy weight training once more and working towards your goals - reducing your body fat and learning how to get a six pack.