We are all set to leave on our planned trip and I have packed up the car, but my wife is missing, apparently busy with the very important shopping and errands that are required before departure. In the past I've tried to ask her what she is doing and where she is going, but I've learned that it's best to just let her go.
When people ask me about exercise, the two most frequent questions are: What is the best type of exercise for me to do? And how much time do I need to put into it?
Let's start with the first question.
The first thing to remember is not to overexert yourself, especially if you have been sedentary or are not used to regular exercise. Many people, with good intentions, start off with an exercise program that is too intense for their fitness level and therefore incur pain or injury. This is really your body's way of telling you that it's just not ready for what you are trying to attempt.
When pain or injuries happen, people tend to get dejected and will stop their exercise program. Of course, this is not the desired outcome and won't help you in the least.
If you have been something of a couch potato until now, you really need to start slowly. Walking is an excellent way to ease into a fitness program and you can begin with as few as ten minutes a day. Stick with that for a week and then increase by five minutes. The next week, increase by five more, and keep increasing as the weeks go on.
Easing in to exercise in this way is better for your body because it gives it the opportunity to adjust to your new level of activity and you also have time to recuperate between workout sessions. If you do the math, you will realize that you will be walking for thirty minutes a day in the space of just one month, which is really great for someone who is not used to regular exercise.
As soon as you can manage to get yourself up to walking forty-five minutes per day, you can add more types of exercise to your routine. I'm a fan of bodyweight exercises, and I'll tell you more about them below.
The great thing about bodyweight exercises is that you don't need to go to the gym, use any special equipment, or buy any special clothing. You can do the exercises right in your own home and get very fit in less time than you may think.
Increasing your workout time and adding other types of exercise is best done slowly. Listen to your body -- it knows and will tell you when it's time to rev up and enhance your routine.
How much exercise is enough?
It really is important to do some sort of exercise each day. It does not have to be especially strenuous, because a little really does go a long way. Walking is a good choice for your everyday exercise, and then on other days you can do other activities that you enjoy, like bike riding, or playing tennis, or whatever is the most fun for you. Always remember to check in with your body so you don't push too hard.
If you are having pain, it's very important that you stop exercising and go get checked out by your doctor. Pain means something is wrong and it needs to be attended to. Once your doctor says it's okay, you can pick up where you left off with your exercise routine.
Recently I spoke to a woman who had pain in her knee. In speaking to her, it came out that she had gone from being sedentary to exercising for an hour a day, without taking the time to build up her strength. Of course, her knee pain was related to this, and once I instructed her how to slow down her training her knee pain lessened and finally went away completely.
This same woman is also taking a very pure pharmaceutical-grade coated fish oil supplement, and in addition to her knee pain being gone, she also told me that the pain she had in her elbow and wrist has decreased dramatically.
The lessening of her knee pain is definitely a result of slowing down her exercise routine, but the decrease in the pain she was experiencing in her wrist and elbow is certainly due to her ingestion of the pharmaceutical-grade fish oil. In due time, probably after six weeks or so, she will be feeling much better -- all due to the gradual increase in her workout routine combined with the intake of the pharmaceutical-grade fish oil.
So the answers to the questions that people ask me most frequently are this: exercise is vitally important, but it's equally important to start slowly and build your way up. Don't expect miracle results in a short period of time. Your brain and body will work together to help you, but you have to be a bit patient. Additionally, taking the pharmaceutical grade fish oil will bring everything together to achieve the level of fitness you want, all while "lubing" your joints and muscles at the same time.
When people ask me about exercise, the two most frequent questions are: What is the best type of exercise for me to do? And how much time do I need to put into it?
Let's start with the first question.
The first thing to remember is not to overexert yourself, especially if you have been sedentary or are not used to regular exercise. Many people, with good intentions, start off with an exercise program that is too intense for their fitness level and therefore incur pain or injury. This is really your body's way of telling you that it's just not ready for what you are trying to attempt.
When pain or injuries happen, people tend to get dejected and will stop their exercise program. Of course, this is not the desired outcome and won't help you in the least.
If you have been something of a couch potato until now, you really need to start slowly. Walking is an excellent way to ease into a fitness program and you can begin with as few as ten minutes a day. Stick with that for a week and then increase by five minutes. The next week, increase by five more, and keep increasing as the weeks go on.
Easing in to exercise in this way is better for your body because it gives it the opportunity to adjust to your new level of activity and you also have time to recuperate between workout sessions. If you do the math, you will realize that you will be walking for thirty minutes a day in the space of just one month, which is really great for someone who is not used to regular exercise.
As soon as you can manage to get yourself up to walking forty-five minutes per day, you can add more types of exercise to your routine. I'm a fan of bodyweight exercises, and I'll tell you more about them below.
The great thing about bodyweight exercises is that you don't need to go to the gym, use any special equipment, or buy any special clothing. You can do the exercises right in your own home and get very fit in less time than you may think.
Increasing your workout time and adding other types of exercise is best done slowly. Listen to your body -- it knows and will tell you when it's time to rev up and enhance your routine.
How much exercise is enough?
It really is important to do some sort of exercise each day. It does not have to be especially strenuous, because a little really does go a long way. Walking is a good choice for your everyday exercise, and then on other days you can do other activities that you enjoy, like bike riding, or playing tennis, or whatever is the most fun for you. Always remember to check in with your body so you don't push too hard.
If you are having pain, it's very important that you stop exercising and go get checked out by your doctor. Pain means something is wrong and it needs to be attended to. Once your doctor says it's okay, you can pick up where you left off with your exercise routine.
Recently I spoke to a woman who had pain in her knee. In speaking to her, it came out that she had gone from being sedentary to exercising for an hour a day, without taking the time to build up her strength. Of course, her knee pain was related to this, and once I instructed her how to slow down her training her knee pain lessened and finally went away completely.
This same woman is also taking a very pure pharmaceutical-grade coated fish oil supplement, and in addition to her knee pain being gone, she also told me that the pain she had in her elbow and wrist has decreased dramatically.
The lessening of her knee pain is definitely a result of slowing down her exercise routine, but the decrease in the pain she was experiencing in her wrist and elbow is certainly due to her ingestion of the pharmaceutical-grade fish oil. In due time, probably after six weeks or so, she will be feeling much better -- all due to the gradual increase in her workout routine combined with the intake of the pharmaceutical-grade fish oil.
So the answers to the questions that people ask me most frequently are this: exercise is vitally important, but it's equally important to start slowly and build your way up. Don't expect miracle results in a short period of time. Your brain and body will work together to help you, but you have to be a bit patient. Additionally, taking the pharmaceutical grade fish oil will bring everything together to achieve the level of fitness you want, all while "lubing" your joints and muscles at the same time.
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To increase fitness and well-being, Dr. Bill recommends using an enteric coated fish oil every day.
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