Health & Fitness Advice for Beginners

This is the continuation of the previous post -                 
Health & Fitness Tips and Advice. If you have
not read it, you can look for it in the blog archive
located at the left hand side of this page.


In this post, I am going to elaborate more on
some of the mistakes people make when they
engage themselves in physical exercise.

The following are my suggestions for your
stamina-building exercise program;

# Don`t over do it: One of the biggest mistakes
people make in starting an exercise program
is to ''over do it'' at the beginning. The beginner
should not charge into any fitness program as
if it had to be completed by force. Whether you
are 20, or 40 or even 65, start slowly and build
yourself up. Any time you end an exercise period
feeling stiff and sore and exhausted, something is
wrong. Either you`re sick or you are over doing
it.


# Always exercise when it`s cool: If you exercise
and over do it on a hot day, you`re asking for trouble,
even a heat stroke or a heart attack.

# Exercise when you`re hungry: Never, ever exercise
on a full stomach.

# Don`t exercise - particularly run in the dark in 
unfamiliar territory. It is too easy to sprain an ankle
or break a leg by stepping into a chuck hole.

# Use footwear that fits you, and which is designed
for your activity. This is especially true for runners.

# After you have finished with your exercise, do
some little stretching. This will keep your muscles
more active and make your body more flexible.
But DON`T OVER DO IT!

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