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I exercise 30-60 minutes most days. Building muscle is just as important as cardio b/c muscle burns fat more efficiently. I try to work with weights about three times a week. You body will also increase it's metablolism through exercise and will actually stay increased for a couple of hours after you've worked out.
Be careful how much you cut down on your food intake.
Of course, always check with your physician before starting an exercise program, especially if it has been some time since you’ve been physically active. Once you get the green light, go slow — just ten or 15 minutes a day — then increase to 30 minutes a day as you build stamina, Dr. White suggests. Include at least one activity from each of these three areas: flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular. Ready? Check out these 8 arthritis-friendly workouts. They’re sure to get you going.
As I have gone on a muscle building program I have become aware that my thigh muscles cannot last more than a minute and a half on the elliptical machine,even when the rate is set at the lowest level. I assume Zocor didn't agree with my muscles. Is it possible that I will ever be able to regain my muscle mass by continuing to work out and eating more protein? Is there a magic pill which might help me in myendeavor to become strong again. I need muscle support!
I agree with changing up your exercises. It's true that when first beginning an exercise program you can be building muscle, rather than losing weight. You should always take your measurements before beginning an exercise regimen, because often measurements will decrease while the scale will not.
You should also get checked for medical conditions, such as hypothyroidism, insulin resistance and PCOS, which can all cause weight gain/inability to lose.
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I'm intersted on your thoughts on this one? How safe is exercise? I know it depends on the person but if you are generally seen to be healthy.....statistically how likely is it that you could have a heart attack out of the blue when running, etc?
Horrible thing to think about but I was chatting to a nurse the other day and she said she would never advise anyone to go out and exercise now.
I also wanted to mention what I thought I understood was that extreme exercise can also raise LFT's. Exercise after all tears down muscle and I thought that I understood that this tissue destruction could cause a brief raising of LFT's. I believe that this was one of the reason they used to detect heart attacks w/ (I think) ALT. For this reason remember.....if you are getting some blood tests (like LFT's) no extreme exercise first since it could skew your results.
If your physican doesnt find anything wrong with the site you might try either varying the intensity of the workouts on the ellipitcal or trying a different exercise. Either way keeping a exercise program is important so find something you can do. If you havent had a regular exercise program until now, it wouldnt be surprising to have some pains and fatigue in the legs. Progress slowly and overtime it should go away.
I am 59 years old, Have a personal trainer who started me off 1 year ago on a programme of stretching and core muscle building twice a week for an hour for 4 months. During this time I did 3 weekly work outs aerobically which comprised 20 minutes on a treadmill and 20 minutes on a cycle. My resting heart rate is 66. In the beginning I could only keep within the "fat burn zone of 80%" using the cycle on level 1.
I too had a recent CMV infection nearing the age of 40 and have undergone a whole host of neurological problems. Cytomegalovirus caused muscle twitching fasciculations, muscle spasms, heat and cold sensitivity, myopathy, aches and pains, spine pain, sleep disorders, major exercise intolerance, headaches, light sensitivity .... etc.
This went on for at least 4 months before it began to subside.
In late April 2005, one evening I started to have pain and tightness in my left trapezius muscle. I have never been a migraine person, or someone who has suffered from muscle spasms. Before all of this started, I was a healthy person who lives a healthy lifestyle. The night that the spasm started, it got progressively worse, by the next morning, I was unable to turn my head, and pain was shooting down my left arm into my pinky finger.
It sounds horrible when you feel tired but when I kick myself in the rear
and do a few sit-ups , push-ups and some free weights I feel much better
and I see muscle building up.
The thing about strength training is you can pace yourself.
Even if you are very weak you can still do a smaller weight with less repetitions
and longer breaks inbetween but it is sooooooo much better for you than
doing nothing. It helps metabolism , sleep ect.....
If you've noticed your weight going up after starting an exercise program, don't panic! It doesn't necessarily mean you're doing anything wrong. It may seem obvious, but eating more calories than you burn causes weight gain. What some people don't realize is that, after they start exercising, they may start eating more without being aware of it. Whatever the cause of your weight gain, don't give up on exercise... It's not only your ticket to weight loss, it's also important for your health.
My hubby is a fitness nut and he has started an exercise program for me that doesn't put me on the couch the rest of the day. I use to love to walk too, but don't make it far before I have to turn around and come home. So now with just a few exercises to get through I am feeling like I'm accomplishing something, and in a few weeks we will add on a few more exercises.
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