Welcome to Gaia! :: View User's Journal | Gaia Journals

 
 

View User's Journal

mackenziebrooks08 Journal
mackenziebrooks08 Personal Journal
Stay Healthy And Active With These Fitness Tips
The goal to improve your fitness is a great one! As daunting as this may seem, with some assistance, it is possible. The ideas presented in the following paragraphs are sure to assist you in meeting your fitness objectives. You'll feel great and enjoy improved health.

If you can find an exercise you enjoy, you'll be more likely to stay committed. It's extremely important that you enjoy the activity, so that you won't see working out as drudgery.

Are you short on time? Break your workout into two sessions. You don't have to make the workout longer, just split it. Just workout a 1/2 an hour during the day and a 1/2 an hour at night. If you would rather not go to the gym 2 times a day, then do one workout at the gym and one at home.

Get toned triceps by performing modified push-ups. However, rather than doing normal push-ups, your triceps can be targeted by turning in the hands until the fingertips face each other, which is around 45 degrees. This move will tone up your triceps in no time.

When you are watching television, you can still exercise to continue your momentum in losing weight. You can walk all the way through, or do sets of simple exercises like jumping jacks or sit-ups on commercial breaks. Try doing small weight training while sitting on the couch. You can always squeeze exercise in somewhere.

Write down the exercises you do every day. Record your workouts and make sure to add in the extra exercise you do throughout the day. You can tell how far you have walked in a day if you use a pedometer through the day. Writing down your progress helps you to accomplish all of your goals.

Your core affects the way you perform nearly every exercise. Strengthening your core muscle groups can help you with all of your other fitness activities. Strengthening your core can be achieved with good old-fashioned sit-ups. Not only will sit-ups increase your strength, they also help you to remain flexible. You'll notice an improvement in your abs with this.

User Image - Blocked by "Display Image" Settings. Click to show.

Get started with the exercises you loathe the most. The reason is that many people try to avoid the exercises that are hardest. Focus on forcing yourself to complete even your most dreaded exercise official source routines.

Do not take a break on weekends from your workouts. It's not uncommon for someone to view weekends as "free time" to rest and ignore health. But if weight loss is your goal, it's a full time, every day goal for you. It's not a good idea to slack off on the weekends just to have to make it up again that Monday.

Becoming fit is the most important part of being healthy in mind and body. Regular exercise can seem intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. Take the information you just learned and use it to help increase your level of fitness so you can be in the best possible shape.





 
 
Manage Your Items
Other Stuff
Get GCash
Offers
Get Items
More Items
Where Everyone Hangs Out
Other Community Areas
Virtual Spaces
Fun Stuff
Gaia's Games
Mini-Games
Play with GCash
Play with Platinum