Exercise tips for weight loss: How to exercise if youre (really!) unfit
Tip: How to exercise if you’re (really!) unfit - Break it down (part 1)
One of the problems many women have with exercising is that they feel like they are too unfit to even begin an exercise regimen.
They think "Geez, I can't even walk up a flight of stairs without being winded ... How am I ever going to be able to run for an hour?"
There are two sides to this problem:
The first is that you don't have to do anything THAT challenging at the beginning
You should start small. Like how about walking for 20 minutes, three times this week? Next week, do 22 minutes, and increase the speed somewhat.
Fitness doesn't just happen
You have to build it the same way you build any other skill, because FITNESS IS A SKILL.
You have to build it the same way you build any other skill, because FITNESS IS A SKILL
'Fitness' refers to your ability to do a task. We often talk about being 'running fit' but not 'swimming fit', and that's exactly the point. Fitness is quite specific, so you have to build the skill of fitness in whichever exercise type you choose.
The good news is that to lose fat you don't have to be any specific type of fit, you just need to keep getting fitter at your favourite form of exercise.
The second issue is that people believe that exercise should be ‘non-stop’ for at least an hour to be effective
If you're unfit, break down the total time you are able to exercise for into bite-sized chunks. Want to train for 45 minutes? You could do nine times five minutes with a two-minute break in between each session. Next week, only take a 90-second break. If you can do that, you’ve become fitter.
The point here is that, although it sometimes looks daunting, getting fit is actually just a game of finding ways to do more than you currently feel capable of. This gets your body to adjust its function to make allowance for your new levels of activity.
Do this progressively over time and you'll lose fat and get healthier and fitter.
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