Monday 1 September 2008

How To Exercise...

  • Warm up. You should always get yourself pumped the right way before you begin any exercise to avoid any tearing of the muscles. (i.e., jogging in place, jumping jacks, etc.)
  • Stretch. First start off with your legs working your way up through your body's muscles. (toe touches, stretching of the quadriceps, butterflies, etc.)
  • Go out around your block or the park, or treadmill and run for at least 30 minutes straight. Try to keep your breathing at a rhythm to reduce the time in which you get tired.
  • Push-ups or pull ups. Do 10-15 at the beginning, since you don't want to overwork your muscles. This will help with your upper body strength. Remember to go all the way down and push yourself up.
  • Sit-ups and crunches. A tested and proven way of doing these is by laying down on your bed with your butt at the edge so that when your legs stick out your stomach muscles automatically contract to keep your legs up. Put you feet up in the air in an L shape so your knees are bent, then reach for your toes with your arms. Another way is to lay down on the floor in front of a table and hold on to the legs of the table in a comfortable position. (make sure the table is strong and hard to move). Then begin lifting your legs up and when you put them back down avoid touching the floor. Do about 20 of these and you'll be good.
  • Squats. Do 20 squats to strengthen and tone butt and leg muscles.