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Would You Like To Get Back Into Shape Again?

If you have taken a break from your fitness program it's difficult to get inspired to start back into your training regimen again. What you will need to do is set some reasonable attainable "written"goals to help push you along.

The main reason I have emphasized "written" is because if you don't jot your goals on paper they are simply wishes. Studies have demonstrated over and over that writing your goals down is powerful.

Let us look at several examples. If you want to get back into running, walk as much as possible first. Depending upon your level of usual fitness you may only begin with fifteen or twenty minutes. If you have some level of exercise start with 30 minutes and slowly intensify it.

Once you have been walking for a few weeks ease back into running by alternating walking and jogging. Walk for ten minutes and run for five minutes and so on. As you become stronger and your soreness lessens increase the jogging until you get back to running for thirty to forty five minutes at a time.

If you have been involved in weight training in the past and have taken a time-out of more than a couple of months it is necessary to take it slow as you begin to train again.

When training with weights, if you push too hard too early you may perhaps end up damaging supporting tendons and ligaments. The trick is definitely not to rush in attempting to use the same weights you were using and do less sets.

What I do after a lengthy layoff is go to the gym and use the stationary bicycle for 15-2o minutes initially to warm my body up. After that, I may choose only one body part each day day to exercise. If you are an elderly person or have a larger frame you might want to continue this type of program even following your initial break-in period.

Let's take a look at working the chest for example. If I was able to bench press 300 pounds before I took a break I will begin my first work out with 135 pounds and do 3 or 4 sets of high reps in the 15-20 range. Fine-tune your weights to match your preferences. Then I can do 3 sets of flat dumbbell flyes once more with higher reps so that you don't place too much stress on my tendons and ligaments.

Stick to these same rules for all body parts and increase the weights and repetitions slowly and within a month you will be right back to intense training again and working towards your goals - reducing your body fat and learning how to get a six pack.

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