menopause and keeping fit

Posted by admin on June 7th, 2007 at 10:50am

During menopause women may put on weight, loose fitness and bone density, so here are 7 great tips on how to be fit and stay fit during menopause

1. Find a program that will best suit you. Every woman is different, so always consult a qualified trainer or your doctor to make sure that the fitness program will not hurt you. If the fitness program is not for you, it will only be a cause of frustration and injuries.

2. Set realistic targets. You can change a things overnight, make sure your fitness goals are achievable and realistic. You have to learn to walk before you run. Don’t over do it, other wise you will just cause yourself injury and set your fitness goals back even further.

3. Exercises your muscles. When you develop muscles, you burn more calories and then you lessen the fats in your body. Multi-joint exercises and weight lifting are recommended. Learn what exercises work on certain parts of your body. Multi-joint exercises are also said to be effective but time saving.

4. Be systematic on working on your muscles. Your muscles should be working harder over time. Repeating the same sets of exercises and same weight without getting your muscles to work harder will not give satisfactory results. You can record your daily results and make the progression based on your previous data. A daily log will also motivate you since you are able to track how far you have gone.

5. Perform a set of exercises in 10 repetitions. Every number that was accomplished is called a repetition. Try to make every repetition with less momentum as much as possible. The lesser the momentum, the harder your muscles work. And the harder they work, the bigger they become. To check if there is much momentum when lifting, see if the arm is floating. If the arm does float, then there is much momentum.

6. Be flexible and perform a variety of exercises. Every exercise program should have a variety. You can change your exercises, goals and sets every day, week or month to keep you motivated and on the go. Doing this will help you prevent being bored and losing energy physically and mentally.

7. Stay Motivated! The best way to keep the energy levels high is to excerise with a friend or group and have some healthy competition.

There is no workout that is best for everyone. Stay active and healthy.

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