7 top exercise Rules to keep you Going!!

Planing an list of exercises to do in a week/daily has always been hard to maintain, this happens to everyone!! Well, starting on an exercise is just as easy by adopting the 7 rules below!!

1-Don't let the exercise routines be an ad-hoc
Starting planing the exercise timetable in weekly basis before you start the exercises. Is only through planing, then your goals (getting fit, weight loss and etc) can be achieved. But if you decide to do it ad-hoc eg "whenever i have time after work then i do exercises" if your exercise plan follows this kind of pattern, the plan will boon to fail. So start breaking the ice by sketching out the exercises plan. It wont be hard!!

2-Start today to cultivate the habit of exercising regularly
Is always good to have a head start by having a much-complete exercises plan to follow, but the most important is to maintain its consistency. Get the hang of doing exercises regularly, such as do a fast/brisk walking 2 hours after the dinner on the planned time slot of the day.

3-Plan the exercises based on the resources available to you
Like i stay near a Sports Recreation Centre, it therefore makes more sense to include the weight and swimming int eh exercises plan. Always find ways in the environment near you to include any extra exercise such as jogging and cycling.

4-Make sure you can do the exercise by yourself
It is always important to develop physical activities which you can do it by yourself such as swimming, cycling and jogging. Relying solely on group activities such as badminton or soccer means that you have to compromise to other people timings. In the end, you might not get to exercise.

5-NEver ever exercise with an empty stomach
I used to experience weak energy release for lifting weight with empty stomach, not only you will feel hungry but hurt yourself with the weights. So from now i always eat a slice of wholemeal bread (my favourite) about 15 minutes before exercising. When you are hungry, you sugar level will become too low during the exercise and this can lead to the feeling of a "sluggish" workout. Have a very light and healthy snack just prior to exercising. This helps alot.

6-Begin with cardio workouts
Always begin with some cardio workouts as a warm up to your "quiet" body. So I encourage you to begin with cardio-based workouts to lose weight. Brisk walking, cycling, jogging are good cardio workouts. The key is to build up your level fitness gradually to a point where you can comfortably exert yourself for sustained periods of time at an optimal heart rate. This is the stage where fat-burning is optimised.
As your exercise intensity increases over time, your body's metabolism rate also increases so you will burn more calories during resting period.

7-Add on weight training
Once your level of cardio fitness has reached a suitable level, you may consider starting on some form of weight training. Remember: muscles are the main calorie-burners in your body. So maintaining some form of muscle mass is key to maintaining your weight in the longer term.

Hope the above tips can be helpful.

To your success!!