It has certainly been difficult getting back after surgery. Man, THE PAIN!!! I keep reminding myself that it will get easier each time I come. Recovery time decreases and the "burn" of exercise gets more manageable. Most importantly, I remind myself I need to be CONSISTENT!!!!
I have been reading some interesting things from a study by Dr. Paul Williams. He studied inconsistent exercise and its effects on the body. Be ready for some shocking news!!!
A study published in the February 2008 issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official scientific journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), has suggested that weight gain due to inconsistent exercise cannot be lost by only resuming a previous exercise routine.
"With regular exercise you can reduce weight but inconsistent exercise will result in weight gain. You may reduce weight once with an inconsistent exercise schedule but when you resume your exercising schedule you will definitely put on weight instead of loosing it."
Ummmmmm.......... WHAT?!?
The study goes on to say---
- Healthy adults must exercise for at least 30 minutes a day for five days a week with moderate intensity.
- Alternatively, a 20 minutes vigorously intense workout for three days a week would also be sufficient.
- For a considerable weight loss, one has to work out real hard for at least sixty to ninety minutes every day"
Dr. Paul Williams says, “If you stop exercising with the intention of starting again later, you don’t get to pick up where you left off. You’re likely to gain weight and get stuck with it unless you exercise a lot more. It’s an ounce of prevention or a pound of cure, literally."
Well, I guess you know what that means... Get your buns to the gym, Mindy! Regularly! Even though it is the holidays... actually, because it is the holidays! If you don't see me there, call me out. Like Teresa said on Friday- NO EXCUSES!!!
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