| Starting an exercise program is very simple. The | | | | quantity. And starting a fitness program with low |
| resources available to you are abundant with the | | | | stress exercises is the best and ideal way to |
| easy of access to the internet, and the beginning | | | | allow your body to adjust, so you're able to strive |
| phases of any person new to working out are | | | | for both quality and quantity. Many people find the |
| not rigorous at all. However, the hard part is | | | | 'initial phase' pointless and skip it all together. For |
| making your new exercise program into a routine. | | | | people who have been in the fitness world for a |
| Many people fail at this part and give up a few | | | | long time and workout regularly this is |
| weeks after starting, convincing themselves that | | | | understandable. But for any beginners who are |
| the hardest part is over, and settling for the pity | | | | starting an exercise program should sacrifice the |
| self-satisfaction of knowing that "they COULD do | | | | first 2-3 weeks of any program do calibrate your |
| it if they wanted to." | | | | body. You might think you're losing out on valuable |
| Any new exercise program starts with a | | | | exercise and training time, but in the long run you'll |
| breakthrough phase. A phase dedicated to | | | | be doing yourself, and body a HUGE favour. |
| introducing your body to the exercises, workouts, | | | | Many people argue that 'calibrating' or adjust your |
| and routines you expect it to do at a higher level | | | | body to a workout is detrimental to any new |
| in the future. This phase is simple, to the point, | | | | workout routine. That is true, but not in this case. |
| short and tedious. This phase and the following | | | | Low stress exercises are exercises that most |
| phase is dedicated to low impact exercises. These | | | | people avoid and stay away from with any |
| are the kind of exercises that allow your body to | | | | moderate/average fitness program. This means |
| move through the motions without harming or | | | | when you actually start your fitness program |
| straining any muscles or joints. Rubber bans, cable | | | | your body won't, in the words of the fitness |
| machines, and body weight workouts all contribute | | | | guru's, "know what's coming." This allows for the |
| to low impact exercises. The most important | | | | concept of Muscle Confusion to still be relevant to |
| issue around starting an exercise program is not | | | | your new workout routine. |
| wearing yourself down. The initial stage of starting | | | | Just remember, starting a fitness program is the |
| a fitness program is not meant to burn you out, | | | | easy part, literally. This 2-3 week stage should set |
| but to prepare you. Remember this and your | | | | the tone and allow your body, both physically and |
| future workouts will be extremely more effective. | | | | mentally, to buckle in for the ride. Low resistance |
| As I said before, low stress exercises are the | | | | exercises are not exercises you'll be using |
| basis of starting any new fitness program, for | | | | regularly unless you have body pains that restrict |
| most of this stage it won't feel like you are | | | | you to their use; so this stage fits perfectly into |
| working out at all. | | | | any fitness routine. |
| All workouts are based around quality, not | | | | |