| The first exercise is walking. Walking is one of the | | | | body. Even if you can't swim walking up and down |
| best ways to get you active to burn up calories. | | | | the pool gives you a low impact and a good |
| It is a low impact exercise and therefore suitable | | | | workout, and a change from normal walking. |
| for all fitness levels. Before you start to walk | | | | Running is a high intensity and high impact |
| invest in a proper pair of walking shoes, to avoid | | | | exercise. It will burn up the calories much faster |
| injuries, blisters and sores which will interfere with | | | | than walking. If you suffer with any kind of ankle |
| you continuing your exercise. For better results | | | | or knee injuries it is better to stick to a low or |
| incorporate short spurts of fast walking. Also walk | | | | non-impact workout. Before starting a running |
| in areas that are not flat. Walk on hillier ground to | | | | programme it is advisable to invest in good quality |
| get your heart rate up. By doing this also | | | | runners or trainers. Good runners or trainers help |
| prevents walking becoming boring. | | | | to prevent injuries by absorbing the impact as |
| Cycling is another great exercise to burn up | | | | you run. It is important that beginners start |
| calories and help lose weight. It is a low impact | | | | slowly. Get a good technique first and then build |
| exercise and safe for your joints. Like walking | | | | up the intensity and length of your runs. |
| you need to prepare correctly before you start | | | | Stretching and floor exercises also burn up |
| your exercise programme. Make sure your bike is | | | | calories to help in the goal of weight loss. Plus |
| safe, good tyres and proper breaks. Ensure the | | | | stretching helps prevent injuries by improving your |
| saddle is set to the right height to prevent back | | | | flexibility. During exercise our muscles contract |
| injuries. This also applies to an exercise bike. To | | | | and shorten. Stretching after exercise reverses |
| achieve maximum from your workout add in | | | | this and stretches out our muscles again |
| some hills to your cycle and sprints. These will up | | | | improving our mobility and flexibility. Incorporate |
| the intensity and burn off more calories. | | | | some floor exercises into the routine like sit ups, |
| The best overall workout is achieved through | | | | push ups, crunches and reverse curls and you will |
| swimming. If you can swim and have access to a | | | | have a full workout burning up loads of calories. |
| swimming pool go swimming. Swimming is a | | | | The most important thing to take from this article |
| fantastic exercise and totally impact free. It is | | | | is, get active. Pick an exercise or an activity that |
| especially good for anyone who is overweight, | | | | you will enjoy. An activity that you enjoy is an |
| pregnant or recovering from injury. It has two | | | | activity that you will be more inclined to stick with |
| benefits, swimming is an excellent workout helping | | | | and succeed at getting into the fitness and shape |
| to burn off calories to lose weight and it also | | | | you desire. |
| strengthens your muscles and tones up your | | | | |