Get Started!
Do something to at least get some exercise in your daily life:
1) Cut the grass . . . and not with a riding mower. Rake the leaves . . . not blow them!
2) Walk up the steps to your office if you can, instead of taking the elevator.
3) Park farther away at work, the grocery store, and anywhere else. Look for ways to walk everywhere you go.
4) Go for a walk at lunchtime. Give yourself enough time for some healthy fruit when you return before going back to work.
The point is if you do these things, pretty soon you will be feeling a little more energetic and, if you're not careful, you might actually begin a regular exercise routine.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Tuck It In!
Tuck in your tummy whenever you walk. Get that proper gait. And the best way for that is to tuck in your tummy and inflate your chest. Do not let your tummy hang above your belt line like some unruly layer of flesh. Bring it under the belt.
Each time you tuck in your tummy, you will feel the pressure on the muscles of your stomach. This tightening and loosening of these muscles is even better than stomach crunches.
Try breathing exercises. You might be surprised to know that breathing exercises can lead to weight loss. If you are doing the breathing exercises properly, you will find that you can exert a lot of pressure on the muscles around the mid section.
You can feel a tightening of these muscles each time you breathe in or breathe out. So go ahead and breathe properly, it is good for you.
Each time you tuck in your tummy, you will feel the pressure on the muscles of your stomach. This tightening and loosening of these muscles is even better than stomach crunches.
Try breathing exercises. You might be surprised to know that breathing exercises can lead to weight loss. If you are doing the breathing exercises properly, you will find that you can exert a lot of pressure on the muscles around the mid section.
You can feel a tightening of these muscles each time you breathe in or breathe out. So go ahead and breathe properly, it is good for you.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Exercise on the Stairs
On my website, I talk about cross training. Here's an excellent way to add some cross training to your routine.
Stair Climbing. In our area in Canton, Ohio, there is the Mckinley Monument. You may have heard of it. To get to the monument, you walk up 96 steps. I just added this to my routine, doing this 1 day a week. Basically, after working up to it, I'm up to 8 times up and down the stairs. My goal is 10 times.
There are a lot of people there doing the same thing. Let me tell you, this is a break into my running and, even though it is very intense, it offers some new challenges and really tightens up the calf and thigh muscles. I feel the strength during my runs.
The idea is simple . . . break up your regular routine at least once a week and add another training method. It will give you new results and will keep your exercises from going stale.
Stair Climbing. In our area in Canton, Ohio, there is the Mckinley Monument. You may have heard of it. To get to the monument, you walk up 96 steps. I just added this to my routine, doing this 1 day a week. Basically, after working up to it, I'm up to 8 times up and down the stairs. My goal is 10 times.
There are a lot of people there doing the same thing. Let me tell you, this is a break into my running and, even though it is very intense, it offers some new challenges and really tightens up the calf and thigh muscles. I feel the strength during my runs.
The idea is simple . . . break up your regular routine at least once a week and add another training method. It will give you new results and will keep your exercises from going stale.
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