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The 5 worst ways to exercise on a low calorie diet
By Robert | May 26, 2008
Picture the scene, You have started your diet, you are all pumped up to lose weight. Your very low calorie diet has shown some early success. Then some kind soul says you need to exercise to lose weight.
Well this makes a lot of sense. After all, if you do some exercise you will burn off more calories and lose weight even faster. Brilliant idea. With a very low calorie diet however things are not quite the same as with a simple low fat diet. You are not following a normal diet so you can do yourself a lot of harm.
The 5 worst ways to exercise on a low calorie diet.
- Running. Do not run anywhere for anyone on a low calorie diet. Do not put on the lycra suit and trainers. You are overweight and are too heavy for this type of exercise. The impact of your weight on your joints and muscles will give you injuries. When you have lost your weight then run if you want to but for now this is a bad idea.
- Rowing. Now I am not suggesting that you are squeezing that huge body into a canoe right now. The rowing machines in the gym are superb exercise but it is not as low impact as you might think. There can be problems with the legs and overflexing but the main cause for concern with rowing is your back. you are pulling against resistance with muscles you rarely use and without good supervision you could put yourself in hospital. Your arms will also suffer if you try too hard and start competing with the guy on the next machine.
- Competitive Team Games. Teams games are good for getting exercise but choose your sport carefully. Think rounders not baseball. Or a kick around at the park rather the football. I once played a game of football after a years break and I could hardly walk at the end. Your competitiveness will make you go too far and overdo the exercise. You can enjoy competitve sports when you are fit enough.
- Not warming up. Most overweight people do not exercise, have never exercised and do not like exercise. And yet we get it into our heads then when we finally see the light and get active we do not need to warm up. Warming up is for fit people who have muscles in special places that we don’t. If you are overweight you will need to warm up for longer before you even get to the exercise. For 20 minutes of light exercise I do 20 minutes warm up. Just streching and reaching and bending and twisting. The staff at your gym will show you the correct moves.
- Not warming down. After the 20 minutes of light exercise you will need to warm down for at least 10 minutes. More stretching and twisting. As you get fitter your times for warming up and warming down can reduce compared to the exercise but in the first few weeks take it slowly.
If you do want to exercise then stick to gentle walking or swimming where the whole body gets some exercise. Do it gently while you are on your very low calorie diet. You can do more when you return to a normal diet.
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