Just How Long Exactly You Should Exercise

!±8± Just How Long Exactly You Should Exercise

Every fitness expert tells you something different: Don't exercise every day. You have to take a day off to restore and rebuild your muscles. Every other day is best. You need 45 minutes of aerobic exercise a day - every day; just to maintain your current weight. If you lift weights, you can go to the gym every day. However, you should work different parts of your body. Just walk every day for 30 minutes. You don't need to do anything else. Swimming is the best exercise there is. Just put an exercise bike in your TV room and bike as you watch TV. That's all you need.

Get a treadmill. Then you don't have to face people at the gym. The gym is just a 'pick-up' place. Gym memberships are so expensive. I paid so much and keep paying because I'm on a contract, but I never go. There's no time. I lost a whole dress size after I cleaned out my colon. No exercise needed. Just eat grapefruits for ten days. Nothing else. Works like a charm. I'm sure you've heard all of these, but what's myth and what's fact?

The truth is there is fact in all of the above. They all work for a little while. But, as in learning styles, everyone's different. What works for one person may not work for another. So, what is the long-term answer to how to stay physically healthy? I believe variety is the key. Don't put 'all your eggs in one basket.' Don't do just one thing. Do it all. Switch it up often. If you continue to do the same thing over and over you will get bored with your exercise routine. Then you will drop it. And the muscle will turn to jiggling gelatin and the pounds will creep up. Do some indoor work and some outdoor work.

Even if it's cloudy outside, the sun is behind those clouds. Sometimes exercise with a group of people and sometimes exercise alone. Sometimes have a walking/jogging buddy... and sometimes go it alone. And don't forget the music. Remember that music soothes the savage beast. Have different tunes on your MP3 player or I-pod that fit your mood. Mix them up. Try to have some meditation music... you know New Age. Not only can your biking or walking be good for your body, but you can relax and clear your mind. My best thinking comes while I'm swimming. It's my water therapy.