Health Pointers for the Fitness Babes

Exercise is an essential activity in life – and many of you will certainly nod your heads to this. Exercise is not only perfect for losing weight, it is also good for keeping a reasonable body structure, while giving a boost on the metabolic rate and also for burning those unwanted excess calories. Aside from these, exercise also works for strengthening the bones and keeps people looking good and feeling good about them.

The following tips are very helpful in reaching and maintaining the ideal body weight. This is especially great for women since they get through a lot of things going on in their bodies and are more susceptible to osteoporosis.

Do not worry about the exercise routine. It is important to keep the commitments which one follows ideally; it is advised to exercise three to five times a week for 20-60 minutes. One should not frustrate herself by aiming for the ideal when she knows for herself that it is utterly impossible. If she can manage it two times a week for twenty minutes per session that will do just great. It is best to focus while starting off, on doing what one knows she can do. She can start from this point and then progress on afterwords. This should make her feel successful for having kept her commitment to herself.

Weight lifting should always come first. Many women always do cardio exercises first before weight lifting. A disadvantage of doing cardio exercises first is that it is possible to miss a critical component of the routine and spend all of it on cardio training.

When proceeding with cardio exercises, remember to monitor your heart rate. It is recommended to exercise at 75-85% of the maximum heart rate. Many people stick with just pumping up only 50% of their maximum heart rate. To ensure that one is working out at the prescribed target heart rate, she should use a heart rate monitor or any exercise equipment with this feature.

Work out for only an hour or less. Focusing on the exercise will make each work out session more and more efficient. Get sort of fitness social support. A social support, like getting entangled with the sports community or taking expert’s advices etc can do amazing wonders and therefore should not be underestimated. Most of all, one should not pressure herself too much; rather, it is best to congratulate one's self and give out words of encouragement in between exercises and in addition don’t forget to say some positive feedback for yourself.