Exercise Challenge Participants: Interesting Article...

I got this link from the WLS graduates board... http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/94-04102007-1328033.h tml Thought maybe it could help explain our need to exercise, and not exercise too much, better.

I so agree with that article.  Most people do not know but my College degree is in Sports Medicine.  Yep I wanted to be an Athletic Training/Physical Therapirst back in the day.  Something about hot athletes in those tight pants.  WOOO!!!!!!!!!!!  So I did a lot of studying on excerise and it is true, you should not work the same muscle group 2 days in a row.  You should give that muscle group a rest.  Cardio should stay to about 20-30 minutes.  If  you do not mind my 2 cents.  If you are doing weight bearing excerise, you should warm up with Cardio, any where from 10-20 minutes, then either work your upper or lower body with the weights.  I usually always ended with about 10 minutes of cardio, when I went to a gym, just so I would get the 30 minutes of Cardio.  I only walk about 3-4 times a week, depending on how busy I am.  So I do give my muscles a break.  You should also change things up a bit.  If you ride the bike for cardio, try a stair master or the ellipitcal.  This will keep things from getting boring, to you and your body. Like I said, my 2 cents.  And what I learned all those years ago.  But the exercise community changes its opinion every 5 minutes, if you know what I mean. But great article Kathy. Julie

Interesting!!!

Kathy-
Thanks for the information.