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Fitness as a tool for weight loss
“Fitness is good for us in proportion to our joy” is an old saying worth remembering. Healthy exercise may be pleasant, but it is not always recognized as such. Bad habits are deeply rooted and make any healthy innovation seem full of effort and work. Consequently, we cannot always judge the value of a new form of exercise simply by examining its enjoyment. We are a product of what our parents and teachers made us; unfortunately, they often mess up the job. Fortunately, when an exercise meets our innate nature and needs, we can soon enjoy it. …
Fitness as a tool for weight loss
“Fitness is good for us in proportion to our joy” is an old saying worth remembering.
Healthy exercise may be pleasant, but it is not always recognized as such. Bad habits are deeply rooted and make any healthy innovation seem full of effort and work. Consequently, we cannot always judge the value of a new form of exercise simply by examining its enjoyment.
We are a product of what our parents and teachers made us; unfortunately, they often mess up the job. Fortunately, when an exercise meets our innate nature and needs, we can soon enjoy it.
Today's sedentary lifestyle makes hobbies and sports an indispensable addition to our daily lives. Whether gardening, cycling, carpentry, tennis, golf, horse riding, swimming, athletics or road running.
It is important to choose the type of activity that you enjoy because as they say “Whatever floats your boat”.
Cycling is my main exercise, but I only ride to get from one place to another, and since I live about 5 kilometers from the nearest town, I cycle 10 km every day. Cycling would certainly not be my sport. Athletics is. The point is that you choose something you enjoy doing.
Start where you are fitness-wise. I may be considered fit compared to most people my age, but when I start my running campaign I first test my fitness by running across a grass paddock several times. I start with five laps in the paddock to test my fitness.
This is after not jogging for a year or so and not being as fit as I could be.
Note that it takes a while to build up your fitness, but much quicker to lose it if you stop exercising.
It takes weeks to reach your optimal fitness level, but if you haven't done much exercise, you may not be sure what your peak is. The only way to find out is to simply go out and compete in sports, but that doesn't necessarily mean competing against others, but against yourself.
It is important not to overdo running at first, but rather to set yourself small tasks at first and then increase the distance and intensity as your fitness improves. There are a number of running books that can point you in the right direction. Some of the workout routines in these books may seem daunting at first, so it's a good idea to scale back based on your fitness and performance level.
These are personal bests.
There is great satisfaction in achieving personal best times in various events. Even if you have done track and field before and have reached an age where you will never again achieve the times you did when you were younger, you can set new personal bests for your age group.
Another benefit of exercise is that it helps make new friends. Training with other athletes will expand your social circles. This will encourage you in your goal to live a fitter life.
Leading an active life has several benefits.
1 It helps control your weight
2 It increases well-being
3 It builds relationships
Leading a more active life has many health benefits, so developing your own plan to increase your fitness is a no-brainer. It's just a matter of getting out of your comfort zone and getting started.
Inspired by Robert Alan Stewart