ANNIE DEADMAN IS HERE TO HELP YOU, THE EASY WAY!
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First, I’ll say this. Yes, you may not like exercise, but don’t fight it. You might have watched your friends with sweat dripping down them and feel it all looks too painful. It really doesn’t have to be. I bumped into a friend of mine who recently had breast cancer (at the age of 43) and she was told there is clinical evidence that if you exercise, it can reduce your chances of the cancer recurring. How sobering is that? So, yes, exercise IS good for us all.
Secondly, when you think of exercise, try not to picture burpees, running, or squatting with 100kg on your shoulders. Eventually, you might want to work up to that, but you might not. And that’s OK. It’s your confidence which needs help first, so start very small and very quietly. If you have a previously unused gym membership, then try one of the classes (rather than the weights room) and stand at the back while you get the hang of everything. Tell the instructor you’re new (or scared, unfit, embarrassed, uncoordinated – whatever it is you’re feeling) and they will look after you without drawing attention to you.
If you’re not a member of a gym, then do two to three 20-minute home workouts per week using an online class. Google ‘beginner workout’ and see where it gets you. That way, you’ll start building your strength and learn the names of exercises without looking like a lemon in front of others if you do choose to venture to the gym.
And, if all of that sounds too overwhelming, then put your trainers on and force yourself outside for a 45-minute walk. Pick a route and time yourself. As the weeks progress, I bet that time gets faster.
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