Are You Trying To Get Back In Shape?
If you have taken a hiatus from your fitness program it's difficult to get motivated to start back into your training routine again. What you will need to do is stick to some reasonable attainable "written"goals to help get you going.
The reason I say "written" is simply because if you don't write your resolutions in a notebook your resolutions are merely dreams. Studies have verified over and over that writing your goals down in a notebook is powerful.
Let's take a look at a few sample situations. If you need to get back into jogging, walk as much as possible to start with. Depending on your intensity of usual fitness you might only begin with only fifteen or twenty minutes. If you already have a certain level of exercise start with a half hour and in stages intensify it.
Once you have been walking for a few weeks you can ease back into jogging by rotating walking and running. Walk for ten minutes and run for five and so forth. As your fitness level increases and your discomfort goes away you should increase the running until you jogging once again for a minimum of 30 minutes without stopping.
If you have experience with weight training in the past and have taken a break of more than a few months it is necessary to take it slow as you begin to train again.
With weight training, if you push yourself to do too much initially you may possibly end up damaging supporting tendons and ligaments. The main thing is not to charge in trying to try to do the same routine that you were doing but doing less sets.
What I try once I've had a long break is to go to the health club and use the stationary bicycle for 15-2o minutes first to warm my body up. Then, I can decide on only a single body part every day to exercise. If you are an elderly individual or have a large frame you may possibly want to continue this kind of program even after your initial break-in period.
Let us look at working out the chest for example. If I were bench pressing 300 pounds prior to my layoff I will start my first training session with 135 pounds and do 3 or 4 sets of repetitions of about 15-20 times each. Adjust your weights accordingly. Then I will do 3 sets of flat dumbbell flyes once more with more reps this time so that you don't put too much stress on my tendons and ligaments.
Follow these same guidelines for all body parts and increase the weights and repetitions slowly and inside a month you will be right back to intense training again and moving towards your goals - reducing your body fat and learning how to get a six pack.