That's cool - different people have different motivator triggers when it comes to exercise and there's no right or wrong answer, just what works for you.
Kettlebells as a tool could be something to look at if you're going to exercise at home, as they don't take up a vast amount of room and can be used in a wide variety of exercises but if you've access to a gym I'd recommend you get someone to show you the various movements to make sure you're doing them right - at lot of them involve lifts and you need to make sure you're using your arms / legs for rather than your back. Same with if you're going set yourself up doing weights at a gym, I'd recommend making an appointment with a personal trainer who'll be able to tailor a programme to your needs.
In all circumstances I think you'd need to make sure you do something to warm up the muscles before going through any routine, so even if it's a brisk walk before hand for 5-10 mins before doing some stretching it'll help prevent injury.
Yoga suprised me, in terms of how much I was being pushed by it and it really did make me feel amazing at the end of an hour session. Various body parts had a workout and I was sweating but rather than the righteous exhaustion I get at the end of circuit training or a hard run, it had an almost meditational feel to it. Hard to describe, but again I guess it's something you could use a DVD for if you didn't want to go to a class.
I was gonna suggest kettlebells. I have a couple of friends who swear by them. (not taken it up myself yet - but it meant to be good) Also - is easy to do at home to keep it up.
Could go back to kickboxing... Although I'm not enjoying that at the moment - that's a people thing. Since I'm not good with people and formal classes
Therefore, kettlebells ... cos can do it yourself and fit it around the occasional class where you have to put up with other people. Right - i've convinced myself. Not sure if it helped you.
Cheers, I think I might have a look at kettlebells because a load of people are talking about them lately. ALso I do walk to the gym for 15 mins so I tell myself that counts as warm up, heh.
Kettlebells as a tool could be something to look at if you're going to exercise at home, as they don't take up a vast amount of room and can be used in a wide variety of exercises but if you've access to a gym I'd recommend you get someone to show you the various movements to make sure you're doing them right - at lot of them involve lifts and you need to make sure you're using your arms / legs for rather than your back. Same with if you're going set yourself up doing weights at a gym, I'd recommend making an appointment with a personal trainer who'll be able to tailor a programme to your needs.
In all circumstances I think you'd need to make sure you do something to warm up the muscles before going through any routine, so even if it's a brisk walk before hand for 5-10 mins before doing some stretching it'll help prevent injury.
Yoga suprised me, in terms of how much I was being pushed by it and it really did make me feel amazing at the end of an hour session. Various body parts had a workout and I was sweating but rather than the righteous exhaustion I get at the end of circuit training or a hard run, it had an almost meditational feel to it. Hard to describe, but again I guess it's something you could use a DVD for if you didn't want to go to a class.
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(not taken it up myself yet - but it meant to be good)
Also - is easy to do at home to keep it up.
Could go back to kickboxing...
Although I'm not enjoying that at the moment - that's a people thing.
Since I'm not good with people and formal classes
Therefore, kettlebells ... cos can do it yourself and fit it around the occasional class where you have to put up with other people.
Right - i've convinced myself. Not sure if it helped you.
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