>> |
Anonymous
>>45240 Just make sure you ease into your program. If you're looking for a quick fix you can try bust through it, but it will be incredibly difficult. If you're willing to take a more sustained route, the general rule is to exercise whenever you're not sore from your last workout. If you're still sore from your last workout, you need to either do exercises which don't use that part of your body, or rest. This means if your ankles hurt, you should let them rest before you do any more long walking. In the meantime do other exercises that get you off your feet: dumbell exercises, pushups (knees if you need it), crunches etc.
Losing fat is about maintaining an elevated heart rate for a long period of time. You can do this just as well with upper body work like I suggested above (LIGHT weight, this is mostly cardio) as you can with the usually walking/jogging/running. Work just hard enough to make yourself sweat, and do it for as long as you can. Take short breaks (1 minute max) when you need a rest and keep going. If you develop joint pain when doing any of these you should stop and rest until the pain is gone. Remember, I'm not advocating pure muscle building here, you'll probably hold off on that until you've lost some weight. If you use weights, keep the weight low and reps very high.
|