Ifit'sbeenalongtimesinceyoudidanyvigorousactivity,Iurgeyoutogetsomeprofessionaladvibothyourdodacertifiedfit'simportantthatyoustartslowlyaostretch,andioavoidinjury。Youalsomaywanttotryarampolihisisageoiressonyourbonesandsendasigebraetolaydownmorecalgthestress-bearingplanes。
Exercisesuchaswalking,golf,doublestennis,horse-bag,ping-ponganddanildlyihepumpingaofyourheart,buttheyarestilltremendoususforaformernonexerciser。Ifyoufallintothatcategory,walkiwaytobegin。Iknowmanyofmyreadersarepeoplewhohaven'twalkedmorethantwobloyears。ThesealetheindividualswhowillhowtheyfeelWalkfiveblotrysix。
Ifit'shardonyoutoday,takefortihatthestiffnesswillease,ywillimprendorphinswillbereleasedintoyourbody。Andbeforeyouknowit;you'Hbewalkingamile。Movingdwillfeelgood—it'sactuallywhatyourbodywasbuilttodoandwaherdesignusforoursedeyle。AnaerobicexerytypeofphysicalraCtivitythatisn'tsignifitlyaerobicludesexercisethatbuildsmusclemass,suchasweight-liftingaypessuchasresistanetrics。Buildingmusclemassdoesnotmeanbeihosebulgingbodybuilders。Ifyoukeepatit,youwillbegintonoticeagradualsgtakingpladeryourskin—andIguaranteeytolikehowitlooks。Butifvadriveyoutotakeupsomeweight-beatingexercise,maybethefearoffrailtywill。Itisthistypeofexercisethathelpsstaveoffthelossofbohatapaniesaging。Thisiswhyresistarainingissoimportaeoporosis。
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HowYouringHabitsWillHelp
Onlow-fatandlow-caloricdiets,peopledoseriousharmtothemselvesby。Whenthebodyisn'tgettingenoughproteinfromfood,itturnstoitsonlysour-dietaryproteihebodywillactuallybegintoeitsowhymuscletissue,Ifyouthinkthishappensonlytpeopleindevelopingtries,y。Doyouknowsomeoshalfabagelandfruitforbreakfastandasaladasodaforlundthehegymfightafterwork?Whereisherbodygoingtofiofuelherforthoseforty-fivemihestair-gmae?Itwillturntotheverymusclesshetobuildahefatcellsshethinksshe。
&herbeofatrolledutritiramisthatyourmetabolismwon'tgointostarvatioartexerg。siderthis:Whecaloriesandincreaseexercise,yourbodyreactsjustasitere。Asfarasyourbodyknows,itthinksthere'safamineg&'ngonoutthereand—byunfortunateebearmustbegyouatthesametime。Yoesintosurvivalmodeandwiselysendsoutanall-Systemsalerttoserveresources。Itliterallytumsyourmetabolismdownanotch。
Ifyouinsteadgiveyourbodyalltheproteinandfatitdesires,yourbodywillknowthaifoodisplentiful。Itwillthey,walking,stair-gorbidleaveyourmetabolismtohumalong,aepupitspace。
FindYourfortZone
Beforeyouembarkonanynewexereiseplaoeonsuityourphysi。Thatdoheseplansandfidescribesyoubest。Orworkupanindividualizedprogramwithyourphysioracertifiedfitrainer。You'llomeasureyourpulseaswellascalculateyetHeartRate(THR)zo;FindYetHeartRateZo;onpage298。)
PLAN1:JOHNNYGOLIGHTLY
Criteria:
·Youareeof50。
·Yourbodymassindex(BMI)isgreaterthaheBMIChapter13)。
·Yourtlevelofphysicalactivityiseitherle。
·Youhavebeehheartdisease,diabetes,hypertehmaorseverearthritis。(Again,youmustgetaphysi'sappriningthisexer。Seealso"Safetypages297-298。)
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·Walkingonaflatsurface
·Leisurebig
·Basicstretg
·Yoga
·Lightswimming
·Begieraerobicreaseyourworkouttimebythreeminuteseachweek,andaddathirddaywhenyoureachweekthree。
PLAN2:LIGHT'IV'LIVELY
Criteria:
·Youare35to50yearsold。
·Yreaterthan30butlessthaheBMIChapter13)。
·Yourtactivitylevelisminimal。
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·Lapswimming
·Trainingusiier
·Low-impactaerobics
·Hiking
·Tennis
·Begiialarts
·Dang
·Rig