When is the best time for a 14 year old to exersize?
470767
after school to avoid the slump and get you in the mood to do your homework and get the A's you know you can achieve!
202315
14 is not too old. i started gymnastics when i was.. how old was i.. i was 15. if you start at 14, chances are you wont become an olympian, but you can still enjoy the sport, even compete at the collegiate level later
189282
I really like to use the row machine or the escalator like stairmaster for 15 minutes.  They get my heart rate up and my muscles warmed up nice.  Then, I usually run or the use the elliptical for 30 minutes and finish off with a 5 minute cool-down.
18501
The best age is 14 and goes down hill from there
311115
Stretch, do alot of stretching, run for a while or do something that gets your muscles warmed up, after that stretch them for about 30 seconds, do this everyday if you got only 2 weeks left.
631773
with all my respect to answerers , i disagree with what the told about " the earlier is the better " because i believe that what you should do for kids - about being good fighters in their future - is to begain from the start , make them play different games , make them healthy and strong , then at the right time , maybe when they are at 8 , 9 or more but not more than 15 , they can ADD martial arts , and be sure that their strenght and toughness you made before will be an excellent base for them in any martial art to win over their opponents ..\n\nin other words , giving them a concrete base of strenght , fittness , and speed ( physical fittness constists basicly of : strenght - muscle endurance - cardiovascular endurance + speed and felxabelety as side elements )that will make him a very good athlete ready for anything ( maybe then he wont need martial arts to defend himself haha )and when he pley martial arts he will be NATURALLY the stronger and the faster which will give him confedence to think better in the fight and be more calm from inside (even if he is furios from outside ) so they will see good tiqnickes comming from him , because he is not afraid , because he know that he is stronger and faster than his opponnent , and by the way his opponent will know the same thing about him ... his instructors will find him a very good material , just needs the good trainig  , the fine tough to be the best ...\n\nthat's all better than open his eyes to find himself in martial arts , and all of trainings are the same , then what ? he would get boren early , he would be beaten at school by a stronger boy then lose confidence of martial arts he wast a huge time in training at .... or many propabilities\n\nso , what i suggest for a best plan to make a super martial artist in the future :\n\n1- begain with gymnastics , as it accepts children from the age of 3 years only , and it give them almost every thing related to martial arts , it give them a lot of strenght , good health and super flexability , those qualities are the dream of every martial artist to have\n\n2- at five maybe join swimming , it will enhance their strength beside gymanastics , and give them a huge cardiovascular\n\n3- at 7 and 8 encourage them to join most sports at school , specially the tough ones : american football would make them very strong , fast , and tough , also any spotr would do , and for a tip i prefere a sport that use legs muscles ( gymnastics and swimming work the upper body more ) also america fottball or anything they sprint at is great \n\n4- if that worked , and they grow up strong , healthy , and fast , let them go for martial arts and they will BOOM\n\np.s : what made arnold shwarzinager 7 times champion of the world in bodybuilding is that he played wimming , football , and many things before joinig bodybuilding \n\np.s 2 : bruce lee started kung fu at age 16\n\ni hope that helps
379200
pick things you can enjoy..for example dont start a plan that includes running 3 days a week if you dispise running ...likewise dont sign up for a busy gym if you are too shy or embarrassed to attend (i learned that the hard way, paid the fees for a good year, probably went once a month bc I am too shy for that when there are so many other younger girls and itsy bitsy teens)....and make sure you allow flexibility. I stick to all veggies/ fruit and have suppliments because I dont like (healthy) meat...but if I want a hamberger from Burger King even, I let myself do it. If you allow your self to spluge occasionally it will be easier to stick to...I am sure their is something psychological behind that. Also if it is just the exercise that  you arent motivated to stick to try this:\n\n1. Switch locations. I like to jog. Sometimes I go to the lake, sometimes on backroads, sometimes on bike paths...\n\n2. Make it more fun by including someone in it. I take my two year old on bike rides, now she can't really hold me accountable but someone your own age could, Agree to workout (run, walk, whatever) every week or every afternoon...whatever fits.\n\n3. Reward yourself. Lost a few pounds? Buy a new outfit to show it off. Stuck to your workout plans for an entire month straight? Do something just for you! \n\n4. Dont give up, if all else fails at least remind yourself you will be a healthier person on the end and that in itself is a huge reward considering the cost of healthcare and the length of people's live- who wants to be 70 and bed ridden? You could still have a whole 20-30 more years left. MAke the most of life! :) good luck
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It depends on your age and food intake and purpose for the strength. If you are training for speed strentgh it will be different that training for bodybuilding. powerlifting training is different from bodyybuilding.  So without know all the facts you truly can't have a percise answer.\n\nSo guessing that your age is no higher than 25 years of age and no lower than 13 years of age and you are training to to get stronger. Here is my suggestipns:\n\n1. Eat healtly and consume 1 gram of protien for every pound weight. example if your weight is 190lbs  you need to consume 190 grams of protien thru out they day.\n\n2. Drink plenty of water. Muscles are made of 70% to 75% Bigger muscles means moe strength.\n\n3. get plenty of rest (your body has to recover in order to grow or get stonger)  excercise is teh tearing down of the muscle. During rest muscles repair themselves bigger and stronger.\n\n4. Stick to basic weight lifting movements. Squats, bench press, over head press, dead lifts and barbell curls\n\n5. Lastly when lifting weights lift the weights in strict form but pick a poundage that you can only handle doing a total 4 to 6 reps \n\nGOOD LUCK
551734
There is no real best time to work out coz it depends on the individual. Some prefer to workout before meal while others prefer to do it after. The best thing to do is to try each way for a week and see which one will you prefer. If you do the before meal, always remember to drink some juice or smoothie coz it will be harder for you to concentrate. If you preferred the later (after meal), you have to give at least an hour after the meal before you start working out.
903566
i would recommend at most 2 and a half hours a day. and that may be stretching it. and only one and a half hard exercise, meaning, don't got all out for two and a half hours. go hard for one and a half with breaks in between, and use the other hour to relax or work on your game.  \n\nyou don't want to get any injuries because an eleven year old's bones aren't develop well enough to sustain an extended period of time of exercise. if you really want to exercise, i'd recommend 45 minutes of hard running either long distance or sprints, and 45 minutes of games going game speed. the other hour? drills that do not put stress on the knee. do dribbling drills or shooting drills that do not put any stress on the body. \n\nalso, at eleven, no weight lifting should be allowed. push and sit ups are ok. that should be part of the hard exercise.
845540
14 and already a 36 D
551848
go for jog, daily minimum 20 min. with maintaining hearbeat rate  ( age +100) per miniute. \nMethod : - try warmup for 1st min., & jog with low pace for further 2 min, wihtin that period your body gets warmed. After that last 1 min jog with maximum speed . Repeat the sequence for next 20 min.\n ANd MAIL ME THE Results.
437602
This is a hard one. I am a fairly high-level competitive gymnast (*points to username*), and state champion though nowhere near elite level, and I started at age 4. It's really hard to accustom your body to the movements and have enough time to even reach the easiest competitive level if you start after age 10, or maybe 12 at the latest. 17 is supposed to be the peak that you reach after years and years of constant work.\n\nI certainly don't want to discourage you from starting my beloved sport, but I just want to warn you about it all. If you still feel sure about it, go right ahead and try it, though! (It will be a lot easier if you lift weights and stretch at home as well as at practice.)\n\nHowever, if you are not sure, I'd advise you to start off with a tumbling and dance class instead of full-blown gymnastics. You'd be able to advance more quickly since there would be less to learn, but you'd still get the floor exercise elements of gymnastics. In fact, if you're really good at it, you may even be invited to join the actual gymnastics team!\n\nAlso, most gyms offer "open gym" a couple of times a month (usually a Friday night), when you can go into the gym to play around and practice. It's a great opportunity to get used to the equipment and stuff.\n\nI hope this answer isn't too long, but I just really wanted to help someone who's interested in my passion! Whatever you decide to do, I'd love it if you'd email me to let me know. Happy gymnastics!
718281
becareful. I knew a girl that ran 2:15 in the 6th grade... Never got any faster... don't burn her out
491510
30 minutes is the recommended time. Longer is good. It is for fitness and improves health. It also is good in a lot of other ways. Read the links.
122736
Consider purchasing an elliptical machine, Treadmill, or exercise bike (or any combination there of). When the kids are asleep you can get a pretty good workout in, eitherin the morning before they wake or in the evening after they are asleep.
77972
Whenever you can fit in exercise is good.  If morning works better in your schedule, then that's the right time.  Otherwise evening is fine.  I usually exercise in the evening because that's when I have more time.