5 Easy Tips For Easing Into Exercise!!

    1.   Plan a walk of 10 minutes after every meal

This is an easy way to get your 30 minutes of daily exercise.

    2.   Be an early riser

Get your day going by waking up 30 minutes earlier than normal. Get your walk in or even a quick exercise DVD.

    3.   Choose to be active

Make yourself more active by parking farther away and taking the stairs. These small choices will help you live a more active lifestyle.

    4.  Make exercise a priority

Scheduling is key! If you put aside time to exercise and write it down your more likely to do it.

    5.  Remember no one is perfect!  

 

Everyone has a bad day here and there. Just make the next better and try to stay as consistent as possible.

5 Benefits of Spin

1. Cardiovascular

 

Spin class will keep your heart rate well within a likely range of 45-60 minutes. ACSM recommends that healthy adults should participate in aerobic physical activity for a minimum of 5 days per week, 30 minutes.

 

2. Lowered Stress Levels

 

Spin class release endorphins, which create the feelings of euphoria that can lower your stress levels.

 

3. Helps Increase Muscular Endurance

 

While spinning on the bike, you pedal against any resistance, which increase the endurance of your leg muscles. It strengthens the bones, tendons and ligament that surround the leg.

 

4. Intense Calorie Burn

 

An average spin class of 45 minutes can burn up to 400-600 calories.

 

5. Low Impact (Minimal Damage)

 

Spinning is such a high intensity work but it is also low impact. When your bike is set up properly, and you have comfortable shoes there are minimal impact on your hip, ankle and knee.

 

There are many benefits to spin class. You should give spin class a shot, and tell us the benefits you received from it!

 

http://certification.acsm.org/blog/2013/october/just-you-and-the-bike-5-physical-benefits-of-spinning