A Few Words About Your Favorite Exercises Read Exercise
Make of Today your Jump Rope DAY!
Jumping rope burns about 11 calories to 20 Calories per minute depending on the intensity
of the jumps and the weight of the person exercising. Jumping rope is not a low-impact activity.
It works well when combined with walking.
If you make your day a JUMPING ROPE day, try to jump rope for about
30 minutes during the whole day. I find it best to do small sessions instead of rushing and struggling through the routines.
It must be enjoyable to really become a lifestyle change. You know you are in the right path when you feel you cannot wait
to be home or at the gym to exercise. During Jump Rope day, jumping rope should account for at least 300 to 600 calories burned
doing exercise.
Jumping rope is a HIGH IMPACT exercise, that's why you burn so many Calories doing it. However,
because it is high impact, you must use good shoes or exercise on a well cushionned carpet to avoid injuries.
Make of Today your SIT-UPS DAY!
Sit-ups burn about 5 Calories per minute. Although sit-ups do not burn too many Calories,
they are great to create nice abs and, remember that more muscles always translates in higher metabolic rate. That
means after you stop the exercise session, your muscles continue burning More Calories than usual. High metabolic rate put
YOU in control of your weight. If you make your day a SIT-UPS day, aim
for doing sit-ups for about 20 minutes during the whole day. You can do small sessions (1 minute sit-up followed
by 1 minute rest as logn as for the whole day your total actual exercise time (not counting the rests) is
about 20 minutes. You will not burn that many calories during that day doing sit-ups, but you will build great abs and
a lot more.
A 10 Minute stretch should be part of EVERY DAY's routine.
Make of Today Your Dumbbell
DAY!
Dumbbells are very easy to use and help build your biceps, triceps, and other large muscles of your
upper body. Using a weight you can easily handle prevents injuries and add to the fun. Most people will find a 10 lbs dumbbell
ideal. Use a heavier or a lighter one depending on your goals and especially on your fitness level. You can easily do about
50 per minute if you lift with both hands alternatively. On your dumbbell day, make sure you do at least 1000 lifts. It will
take you only twenty to thirty minutes. And remember, do not do them all at the same time. I like to do 1 minute at a
time and rest in between (I am no PRO). My goal is not to grow the biggest biceps in town. It is simply to build enough
muscles to increase my strength, feel good ... and increase my basal metabolism. You have the whole day to enjoy your thousand
lifts a day!
A 10 Minute stretch should be part of EVERY DAY's routine.
Make of Today Your Push-UPS DAY!
Push-ups are
relatively easy to perform and contribute to building muscle mass (increasing metabolism) in the superior part of the body.
All you need are your hands and your own weight. One push-up burns about one calorie (Of course it varies with your weight
and other factors). On your push-ups day, If you are good at it, you can do a lot of push-ups non-stop (About 20 per
minute) If you get tired easily doing push-ups do whatever number you can per minute and repeat it about 15 times during
the day. Your upper body will thank you and you will be in a better position to control your weight.
A 10 Minute stretch should be part of EVERY DAY's routine.
Make of Today Your Walking DAY!
Walking must be fun. Walking is an occasion to breathe good mother nature's FRESH AIR. With a
friend, a spouse, or any other partner, the pleasure DOUBLES. Depending on how you walk, and your weight, the number of Calories
burned will vary. For example a 150 lbs person walking at a moderate pace burns about 240 Calories per hour. The Burned calories
are not the only thing you get by walking. The circulatory system, the respiratory system, the digestive system (Why do people
walk their dogs with a bag in hand?) all benefit from walking. Give yourself at least 40 minutes of walk during your WALK
DAY!
A 10 Minute stretch should be part
of EVERY DAY's routine.
Push-ups are very popular. They are easy to do (no
machine or big space necessary). Push-ups are an excellent type of exercise to strenghten the muscles of your chest,
arms, neck, legs, and even the belly.
Push-ups do not burn very large amounts of calories since they are a type
of RESISTANCE exercise, not a cardiovascular one. Cardiovascular exercses like walking, jogging, burn more calories. However,
by building your muscle mass, push-ups allow you to continue burning more calories at rest than walking would. (The larger
your muscle mass, the more calories you burn at rest)
Experts do not always agree on the number of calories burned
by doing push-ups. The numbers vary form 0.5 and 1 Calorie per push-up. Of course it depends on the size of the person. The
heavier you are, the more calories you will burn doing push-ups.
Join me now doing some push-ups? If you feel tired
at any time, please STOP.
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Sit-ups are very good for the abdominal muscles. Tight abdominal muscles obviously reduce the size of the belly, but
that's not all. Tight abdominal muscles contribute to a better alignment of the spine and can eliminate, or at least reduce
back pain.
