One Off Work Outs: The Dangers

Health & Fitness

Many of us at times feel we should do more to get fit and often we will go on an exercise crusade and rush into exercising like crazy for a few days only to get bored and give in again, but exercising this way can do you more harm than good.
A recent study was drawn over two years and tracked three million people who used a gym to workout, the study tracked how often the people used the gym and found that out of 70 fatal heart attacks that occurred during training or just after training over half of these were people who exercised less than once a week on a regular basis.
The research concluded that people who work out only occasionally are therefore at a slightly greater risk of having a heart attack relating to exercising vigorously on odd occasions.

Should we give up on strenuous exercise?

Common sense should be used, it is obvious that exercising strenuously if you are a complete beginner and haven’t exercised much over the past years is not the best way to start out.
If you are just starting out on an exercise plan then do it slowly don’t expect to jump right in and be able to run three miles or lift heavy weights straight away, your body obviously won’t withstand it.
You will only gain benefit from any exercise plan if the exercise plan is undertaken on a regular basis, it doesn’t matter how many sit-ups you do at one session, you will not get fitter if you only do them once a week.
Fitness experts recommend that for exercise to have any benefit on our bodies then exercise routines should be done at least 4 days out of 7.
This doesn’t mean of course that you have to spend hours each day for those 4 days exercising, gentle exercise and everyday activities such as walking the dog count towards exercise.
You have far more to gain from making exercise a part of your weekly routine than you do working flat out for two hours only once a week or less.

Don’t go flat out at your first session

Having decided to take the first steps towards a fitter you many of us will get carried away during our first session at the gym or exercise routine at home and be tempted to try and make up for time lost.
But remember it doesn’t work this way, steady and slow at first is much better and always remember to start off with warm up exercises before starting the main workout and just as importantly cooling off exercises when you have finished your routine.
Many gyms offer beginner classes for those first starting out with a fitness regime and it is worth joining one of these at first and then progressing slowly up through the ranks.
Not only will you be doing your body a favour by easing slowly into the routine but also you will be working out alongside like minded people and won’t feel pressured by seeing the guy next to you doing 100 sit-ups or lifting enormous amounts of weights.