Want To Get Back Into Shape?

If you have taken a layoff from your fitness program it is tricky to get inspired to start back into your training routine all over again. What you need to do is set some realistic attainable "written"goals to help get you going.

The reason I have emphasized "written" is because if you do not jot your resolutions in a notebook your resolutions are only dreams. Studies have established over and over again that writing your goals down in a notebook is powerful.

Let's look at several sample scenarios. If you would like to get back into running, start to walk in the beginning. Depending upon your degree of exercise you may only begin with fifteen or twenty minutes. If you have a certain level of fitness start with a half hour and gradually intensify it.

Once you have been walking for a few weeks ease back into running by alternating walking and running. Start to walk for just ten minutes and jog for five and so on. As you become stronger and your discomfort subsides increase the jogging until you jogging once again for a minimum of 30 minutes without stopping.

If you have been involved in weight training in the past and have taken a hiatus of more than a couple of months you really need to take it slow coming back.

When training with weights, if you push to do too much initially you may wind up hurting your muscle's supporting tendons and ligaments. The solution is to not to hurry 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 hiatus is to go to the health club and exercise on the stationary bike for 15-2o minutes to start with for a warm-up. Then, I will choose only one body part each day day to train. If you are an older person or have a larger frame you may perhaps want to continue this kind of exercise program even after your initial break-in period.

Let's take a look at working the torso for instance. If I were bench pressing 300 pounds prior to my layoff I will begin my first work out with 135 pounds and do 3 or 4 sets of repetitions of about 15-20 times each. Adjust your weights accordingly. After that I will do 3 sets of flat dumbbell flyes yet again with more reps so that you don't put too much strain on my tendons and ligaments.

Adhere to these same rules for all body parts and don't forget to increase the weights and repetitions slowly and inside a month you'll be right back to hard training once more and working towards your goals - reducing your body fat and learning how to get a six pack.

Want To Get Back Into Shape?

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