Do you have an exercise plan? Do you own any exercise equipment? Perhaps a treadmill, an exercise bike, or any of the gazillion exercise machines advertised on infomercials over the last 10 or 20 years? I think we’ve all been sold at one time or another on something to make exercising easier… or so we thought. And that’s good! Having the desire to look better, feel better and implementing a good exercise plan can help us to reach those goals and also help us to keep our weight under control. And those are just a few of the benefits of exercise. When we perform an exercise routine regularly we begin to not only look and feel better… we even sleep better. When you get right down to it I think we all know that a good exercise plan is part of a healthy lifestyle.
I often hear people ask “What is the best exercise?” And the answer to that question is the one you like the most. Why? Because that’s the one your more likely to do! For many people, just one exercise would not be enough because although we all want to be in good shape and the proper weight, we all have different fitness goals… but for others, one exercise performed consistently and regularly provides all the benefits mentioned above and then some!
So… how many exercise plans do you need to receive all of the exercise benefits described above? One! That’s right… just one! And how many exercises do you need to do? That will depend on your particular fitness goals… your likes and dislikes… but the first question I encourage you to ask yourself is “What one exercise do I like the most? That answer will get you started on a good exercise plan.
Now…
Did you know that how often you exercise is the single most important factor in whether you:
• reach your weight loss goals
• will be satisfied with your results
• will feel good about your progress
You could own every piece of exercise equipment ever advertised on an infomercial, from an exercise bike to an exercise ball and every exercise machine in between, but if you’re not going to use them, then your exercise plan will never succeed. Now I’m not saying that you need to own exercise equipment to be in shape. There are many people who are in excellent condition who own nothing more then a pair of Nikes. If you get just one thing from reading this, understand that your fitness level is directly related to the frequency in which you exercise.
It doesn’t matter if you know how to do every imaginable abdominal exercise, dumbbell exercise, aerobic exercise, tricep, deltoid or backside exercise. The important thing is how often you do them!
I challenge you right now to base your exercise plan on frequency, and I promise you will be much more successful. Whether your exercise plan consists of 20 different exercises or one… please remember this.
Now I don’t want you to get carried away. There’s more to life than just exercising… much more. All I’m saying is when you set about creating an exercise plan, the frequency of exercise is crucial. So as you create your exercise plan answer these two questions:
1) What one exercise do I enjoy the most? Even if you currently hate all exercise… there must be one that you like or hate less than the others.
2) And secondly, how often can I sincerely do this?
Answer those two questions and your exercise plan will be off to a great start!
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Diet and exercise plans that are doable?I'm not in need of major weight loss, probably 15-20 pounds or so to get into a good healthy range. I'm interested in any tips for balanced diets and exercise plans that you know are healthy and can be kept up, preferablly from experience. Thanks!
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ugh i need to do this. Thanks gives me some ideas to do to help build strength
Don’t know what army or branch you’re asking about, but in general they aren’t looking for push-up champions
But yeah, I can’t see how doing more than 100 push-ups in 2 minutes could make you any more fit for army-work.
going down breathe in, pushing up, breathe out.
Simplest way to lose weight is to join a swim team and eat a balanced diet. Swimming will burn fat and create muscle. Make sure you EAT though. Don't eat reduced portions, just make healthier decisions.
i cant help but i just wanted to point out..u said u cant exersise those two days cuz of dance. well sweety dance its a form of exersise
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Nice vid an explination! I do 100 non stop push ups every day. But my record is 100 push ups in 57 seconds although sumtimes I don’t go fully down when I time myself.
and your grammars is very fine
means you are doing it wrong.
Buy a resistance band, a SWISS ball, and a BOSU ball. If you can, buy a weight tree too. With those few things, you can do absolutely any exercise you can do at the gym. You can do abductor and adductor exercises with your body weight, as well as squats, lunges, push ups, side front, one foot and arm, and twisting planks. If you have a stair case, you can do step ups (with the dumbbells). Ski jumps and jumping Jacks are also good cardio workouts. Obviously you can do pullups and a few exercises with the weights too.
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2-3 sets of 12-15 reps is ideal. You need to pretty much be exhausted by the time you`re finished a set. It`d be a good idea to maybe invest in a kinesiology book so you can see the different muscle groups as your are supposed to work the opposite after working a particular group.
I can do 100 push ups in 2min(60 in 1min, 40 in the other) I do weightlifting every day, am i fit to join the army?
Okay, lemme first say that your weight loss plan…
Any weight loss plan, 85% Diet 15% Exercise.
So eating 1200 calories is the way to go.
BUT.
Be smart about what you eat. I am not telling you to eat nasty boiled veggies and steamed gross zuchini.
You should eat protein.
Lean/Low Fat turkey/roast beef.
Tuna! No carbs, a gram of fat and all the protein you want.
Get low calorie bread like, 60 calories per slice of wheat bread.
Stay away from the rubbish.
EXERCISE, here is what you should do.
Run a mile in about 9-10 Minutes, then sit on the gym bike for 10 mins and leave.
That's it. 20 minute workout, get there, jog on the treadmill, then jog faster while increasing the speed so that you can finish the mile under 10… then gym bike for 10 mins.. then eat right, that's it… you will shed pounds like crazy, because all you need is to get your metabolism going… No weight training required… remember food is more important… DIET>Exercise.
breakfast: bowl of cheerios, and a glass of orange juice
excercise after an hour or so
mid morning snack : cup of grapes, and apple, or an orange
Lunch: peanut butter sandwich on whole grain bread. a vegetable. and a fruit
mid afternoon snack: Unroasted, unsalted seeds (sunflower or pumpkin) 1/4 cup or so
Dinner: have chicken or fish, they are best. a cup of starchy food like rice or potatoes. Vegetables, about the size of a fist. don't have to much salt.
afterdinner snack. unsalted unbuttered popcorn is great, or any fruit
57 seconds….. hmmm
I do one now, it's in the pool, and it's got all those aspects in it. Parts are on my blog.
yeh 57 but like i sed i dont go all the way down as i am doing them faster, quick and exsplosive.:)
RUN! don't stop, go until you can't any further, and go some more.