Walk before you can Run.
I don't know where the saying comes from 'You have to walk before you can run' but it does make a lot of sense. At least in the Health and Fitness Department.
Dr. Martha Grogan from the Mayo Clinic is reported to have said that up to 80% of heart disease cases are preventable, which would apply particularly to those who have a sedentary ( sitting most of the time ) lifestyle.
Walk for an hour or more a day - terrific, but many of us simply can't find the time (or the energy). But Dr. Grogan, bless her, has found that even 10 minutes a day can make a significant difference! Alarmingly, she states that a sedentary lifestyle can be just as damaging to our health as smoking, but just 10 minutes a day walking can reduce the risk of heart disease by as much as 50%.
Dr. Lyn Roberts concurs. She says you don't have to slug it out at the gym every day to make a big difference. Any increase in exercise is a good thing. Start with 10 minutes a day and work up to 30 minutes. And even better, you don't have to do it all in one go. You can divide it up into say 3 spells of 10 minutes. Wow, getting better all the time. So pick some daily routines where you could walk for 10 minutes, maybe walking to the station or office. Walking to the paper shop, a friends place, etc. Just rack up those 30 minutes a day and your on your way to a much healthier heart.
Now lets crank it up a bit...
So, you've mastered the 30 minute walk a day and and now you're looking for something a bit more challenging.. So let's go Running
Or in this case, sprinting. In like fashion, scientists have found that training for hours on end every day, every week, is just not necessary. (I just read an article on Arnie who used to train for 5 hours every day, but were not trying to get him worried are we.) UK scientists have found that just three x 30 minute sessions a week is all you need for serious results. They call it HIT, high intensity training.
Each 30 minute session consists of 8 x one minute sprint followed by three minutes of walking. As you improve you can upgrade each session to 4 x four minute sprint followed by four minutes of walking/ jogging. If exercising outside is just not suitable for you, these sessions can be substituted by cycling on a exercise bike at home using similar patterns. And for those of you who still have the energy for long run, that's great too. Any form of Health and Fitness exercise is good for you, and varying it can break up any monotony that may creep in.
See you on the track.
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