Anti-Aging Remedies

The sad reality that strikes almost everyone about to exercise after a hard day at the office is that it takes a lot of perseverance, self-control, and self-focus just to hit the gym. For starters, you may be hungry, and dinner begins to sound mighty inviting. Sure, there are those who work out after dinner, but if that were you, you probably wouldn't be reading this.

One secret I've discovered is simply to put exercise on your schedule just like any other family or work event and stick to it. Of course, discuss this decision with your family and even your boss first. Hopefully, they'll realize that they'll be primary beneficiaries of "the new you"unless they prefer you as a flabby, stressed-out individual subject to early disability or even death.

Your body is smarter than you thinkperhaps even a lot smarter than you are. It knows it needs exercise, even if you don't, and also knows when you might be overdoing it. So listen to your body. If you start hurting, you're doing too much, going too fast, keeping at it too long, or lifting too much. Perhaps you aren't properly warmed upmore on that later. In any case, your exercise should remain within an acceptable, intelligent comfort zone.

There's a rule of thumb that if you're running strictly for training, not racing, you should be able to carry on a conversation while you run. If you find you can't, you're probably going anaerobicyour body is going into the redand lactate is building up in your muscles. Later, if you really get into exercise and do achieve a high level of fitness, there will be times that your workouts tend to ignore such limitations. But when you're just getting started, this is a good principle to follow.

Remember, too, that just because you're male doesn't mean you're in competition. You're not out to beat or even keep up with the other runners, male or female, especially if they've been at it longer than you. There's no such thing as going too slow, and no dishonor will ever come from starting out in low gear. Accept "going slow" at first and try your hand at walking, hiking, biking, or swimming. At each sport, you can find your own level, your own comfort zone, both physically and mentally. In short, if you can't escape your type A behavior, at least leave it at the office.