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Exercise Bikes Work!
On your first day you will need to find out where your fitness level is actually at. Long periods of not exercising will reduce fitness over time and starting out at the right place for your fitness level is crucial to not only avoid injury but to allow you to continue exercising regularly and not be hampered by muscles that were overworked.
If you haven't exercised since the last time you were forced to through a high school physical education class, start out by taking a short walk. You don't have to go far just walk for a few minutes or around the block.
If your last experience with exercise is still within your memory then get back to that exercise equipment and reduce your weights or levels to at least 1/2 of where you recall leaving off.
If exercise DVDs are your preference begin with the beginner routine even if you last left off with the intermediate level.
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Once you have completed your first routine the next day will reveal your fitness level reality. If you worked below your fitness level you will feel like you didn't work out at all. If you feel so sore you can barely move you did too much.
Muscles that haven't worked for some time will be sore the day after you work out but that soreness should not stop you from being able to function.
If you have the result that means you did too little step up your exercise routine to an increase by 1/2 the effort. That means walk twice as far as you did the last time, increase the level on your exercise equipment by one half or time by one half and if you used an exercise DVD do the intermediate routine next time or if you did not put full effort in the last time put full effort in this time.
If you are so sore you can't function the next day decrease your effort by one half. Walk half as far, reduce the level on your equipment by one half or time by one half, or do one half of the DVD routine or one half the effort.
Reassess the next day again.
Once your work out result is within muscle soreness reason where the following day is not one of extreme pain stay there until you can get through that routine easily. Once you can, generally about two weeks, increase your effort by one half.
Eventually, you will reach the level where you can focus on your target heart rate giving your heart the 20-30 minute needed work out as part of your regular routine.
Starting out slowly will make results go slower but if you start out slow and easy you will be more likely to stick with it and you WILL experience results as long as you keep it up.
Checking your fitness by checking your heart rate while you work out can also help you but when you haven't exercised for a long time just take it easy to begin with and again start slowly.
Too many people begin an exercise routine with too much vigor with the hopes of a fast and quick result. Consequently, all that unnecessary pain causes too many people to give up and never reach their goal because who wants to be in pain all of the time?
Starting slowly and working your way up to fitness can avoid all of that pain but will still allow you to gain your fitness goal.
You should have the mindset starting out that you will be exercising for life; not just until you drop a few pounds. Regular exercise is as necessary for a healthy life as food and water. It should be, therefore, undertaken for a lifetime.
Get Moving!
Get Moving!
If you can't remember the last time you exercised make sure that you visit your doctor to do a systems check and make sure you are healthy enough to begin exercising.
Exercise Bikes Work!
On your first day you will need to find out where your fitness level is actually at. Long periods of not exercising will reduce fitness over time and starting out at the right place for your fitness level is crucial to not only avoid injury but to allow you to continue exercising regularly and not be hampered by muscles that were overworked.
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