Vitamins and other supplements are to provide your body the needed stuff that your body is not getting from what you eat. Let me be clear on something, you can not stuff your body with vitamins and then eat Oreo’s all day and expect to gain any ground on being healthy. There has to be a balance.
During the normal course of any exercise, your muscles will start to ache. A vitamin supplement will help your muscles during the change process. I personally take L-Glutamine to lessen the aching associated with exercise. In addition, you may experience “middle of the night” leg cramps. I was working on my stomach muscles so hard that I would get intense stomach muscle cramps in the middle of the day. Ouch! To overcome these cramps, I started eating two bananas a day and upped my dose of L-Glutamine on the days I work on my stomach. I also take Tonalin CLA which helps in removal of fat, especially around the belly. I’ve lost the top 2 inches of belly fat from my chest down. A small improvement for two years, but encouraging none the less.
In a previous blog, I mentioned my hip injury and associated pain. At the advice of a friend, I started taking Glucosamine/Chondroitin with MSM which is a cartilage rebuilder. What a life saver! After several weeks of taking this stuff, my hip pain disappeared and I was free to start exercising.
These are some of the things you need to consider as you start to make exercise a regular part of your life. Again, remember, you are not going to change overnight; even a year is unrealistic if you are obese. Give yourself time and keep yourself from injury so you can exercise the next day.
Studies show that most peopel need to stick with a plan for 30 to 60 days before their commitmnt to execise takes hold. Unfortunately in this society if instant gratification many of us give up sooner and discouraged. Approach each workout with zeal.
ReplyDeleteLook at motivation as another muscle just as bicepts, abs, and glutes gradually strengthen so does motivation with ptactice.
It's critical to choose workouts and activities you like. It's extra hard to motivate yourself to do exercise you don't enjoy.