Workout Videos for Beginners
Regular exercise helps you lose or maintain weight, sleep better, improve bone density, and lower risks of chronic conditions, like heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Exercise helps you relax and improve mood. Novice exercisers often don't know how to begin an exercise program and get frustrated with their workouts. Workout videos for beginners help you learn exercise fundamentals from your living room.
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Expense
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Workout videos for beginners help you start an exercise program from your home, without spending a lot of money. Workout videos cost less than monthly gym memberships; single exercise DVDs cost less than $25. You have to purchase more than 10 DVDs to equal the amount of enrollment fees and monthly payments of a new gym membership. If you have children, some gyms and fitness centers charge extra to use childcare facilities. You also save gas money and time spent driving to a gym.
Comfort
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You feel more comfortable working out at home than a gym, especially if you have a lot of weight to lose or feel self-conscious. Your focus is on your body, not the body of the woman or man standing next to you. If you don't understand a movement, rewind to the beginning of the exercise and try it again. Wear anything you want, whether it's an old T-shirt or a pair of spandex shorts, and you don't have to worry about being sized up for your clothes.
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Variety
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An advantage of using exercise videos is the variety of workouts you can choose. Beginner workout videos range from all kinds of aerobics, including low-impact floor aerobics, step, dance and walking routines. Certified fitness instructors lead these videos, so you can have a new exercise instructor every day, without paying for a personal trainer. Dr. David Katz says that shaking up your workout routine prevents plateaus if you are trying to lose weight.
You also avoid boredom with a well-constructed exercise video library. Pick the right workout videos and get a total-body workout in your living room. Exercise DVD distributors, like Collage Video (see Resources), label their collections according to fitness levels and let you preview DVDs online before you purchase them. You can even return the workout if it doesn't meet your expectations. The Exercise TV website helps newcomers create exercise routines .
Length of Workouts
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Lack of time is a common excuse for not exercising. With workout videos, you set your schedule and determine how long you want to work out. DVDs range from 10-minute to 60-minute routines. You can work out in the morning or evening. The "10-Minute Solution" series has more than 10 exercise routines, including dance, aerobics, Pilates, toning and strength training. You can do one 10-minute routine if you're short on time, or mix and match for an aerobics and strength-training routine.
Do Your Research
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New exercise programs come out every year, some even endorsed by celebrities or advertised on infomercials. Before purchasing a DVD, research the program. Collage Video and Exercise TV provide detailed information about fitness instructors, reviews of programs and consumer reviews of these programs.
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