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Consistency
Is The Key
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by: Tracie
Johanson
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Okay,
so we already know that exercise is good for us.
We try to work out on a regular basis, reminding
ourselves that the payoff is well worth the
effort.
Still, we all have times when we 'fall off the
wagon' and somehow miss those exercise sessions.
We get sick, there's a big deadline at work,
relatives come for a visit, or the kids are out of
school.....there's no end to the reasons why we
take a break from exercising.
But did you know that CONSISTENCY is the key to
success in health and fitness? It takes only about
two weeks to start losing your level of
cardiovascular fitness when you stop exercising.
After about three to four weeks without exercise,
you'll start losing muscle (losing muscle is the
WORST thing we can do when trying to lose fat!).
Source: Shape magazine; June 2005.
We agree, it just doesn't seem fair that fat 'goes
on' faster than it comes off and now we learn that
we can get 'out of shape' in just a few short
weeks! Hey, we don't write these rules, we just
report them!
So what's the take-home advice? Stay consistent in
your workouts. Get into the gym at least three
times each week. Can't make it three times? Two is
better than none! For that matter, one exercise
session is better than none! We only really
backtrack in our fitness levels when we quit
exercising completely.
Consistency is the key, so let's all take whatever
steps we need to take to make sure we're getting
to the gym regularly. Maybe we need to set an
appointment to work out with a friend. Maybe we
need to go to the gym early, before the day gets
crazy. Maybe we need to go to the gym late, after
dinner is done and the day is winding down.
Whatever we need to do, let's do it today. Let's
be consistent with our exercise.
We'll see you at the gym.....consistently!
About the author:
Tracie Johanson is the founder of Pick Up The
Pace, a 30-minute exercise studio for women,
focusing on fitness, health and nutrition for
maximum weight loss. Please visit http://www.letspickupthepace.com/for
more information.
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