October 11
Posted by admin
Filed under Exercise |
Well as we all know in life we have obstacles and difficulties that can stop us from doing the things we should.
This year I was lucky enough to welcome my first child into the world. Because of this we decided to move cross country to be closer to the family. These large changes meant that unfortunately I have lost my fitness and my general health has really suffered as well.
Now that life has calmed down I want to get back into top shape and fast. So I will let you know my favorite exercise for getting back into shape:
Sit Ups. I know we all hate sit ups but it is important to strengthen your core before any serious exercise regimes. It also protects from the most common type of injury; lower back pain.
Skipping. On busy days when a 1 hour workout is just not possible I try and fit in a 5-10 minute skipping session. Let me tell you the 5 to 10 minutes does not sound like much but it is by no means easy to do.
Boxing. It doesnt matter if its shadow boxing, kickboxing, pads or a heavy bag. Throwing punches and kicks takes a lot of energy and also helps relieve stress and anger. Personally I do the heavy bag and do 5 X 2 min rounds with a minute break. By the last round holding your arms up can hurt.
Swimming. If I ever have time I like to mix it all up with a long swimming seesion (1-1.5 hours). Its a great aerobic exercise, its low impact so anyone can do it, and there is a peacefulness about it.
By no means is this all I do. And do not worry if I make it sound like you need to exercise 24 hours a day I mix these up depending on what my schedule is like and some days I dont do any. But these simple exercises if done to full intensity should have me back in shape in no time.
Note: I also recommend plenty of flexibility exercises (so lots of stretching) because if you have not exercised in a while the first thing to go is your flexibility and we all know how important it is for our body.
Related posts:
- Hula Hoop Exercises
- Benefits of Swimming
This entry was posted
on Saturday, October 11th, 2008 at 9:15 am
and is filed under Exercise.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
This is a great article. I just had a child to and I wanted to start working out too. So I started an exercise and diet program that I could follow that would work with my schedule. I also wright down goals for myself every week so that I have something to try to achieve and this seems to really help me.