How do you start a workout routine?
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Funnily enough I started working out when I watched the first Australian Big Brother. They were working out in the house so I figured I could work out in my house..\n\nI've found you just have to have disapline. Push yourself harder each time you work out.\n\nI hardly have an exercise routine but I often have to walk home from a bus stop about 2-3kms from my home. That can be a half hour walk so to cut the time down I'll start jogging and then I'll get a momentum going and I'll want to go faster and faster.\nUntil I get home and I'm totally buggered.\n\nWhen I'm at home I find things around to use as weights (hey, I'm saving money here :P) such as full shopping bags, heavy garden tools, heavy chairs, whatever is heavy enough to work out my body.\n\nStairs and cycling are really good for the legs and stomach. Tip-toe really quick (takes some practice to master) up and down flights of stairs making sure to lift your knees to almost waist height and you'll feel the 'burn' in no time.\n\nFitness podcasts are also quite encouraging. Check out Amy Mac's Fitness Attack podcast (the link is below) for quick 60 second workouts which you can extend when the episode is over or listen to it again to keep entertained.\n\nGood luck :)
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This is a simple routine that you can easily incorporate to your preexisting workout schedule. Simply add these exercises three to four days per week and watch your muscles become shapely and defined.\n\nBicep Curl (tones front of arms)\n\nThe classic move, bicep curls can be underestimated and overused if you’re not careful. It’s not just about lifting a weight up and down; when done correctly, this can be one of the most powerful moves in your arsenal. Begin by holding one weight in each hand with your palms facing inward. Rotate your arms out so that your palms now face to the front and slowly lift the weight almost one hundred and eighty degrees until your palm and the weight face your shoulder. Slowly lower the weight back to its original position and then repeat. By slowing down the speed of the movement, you force the muscle to work harder than it would with the momentum of a fast action. This develops the bicep muscle faster and better. Repeat this move for three sets of 25 repetitions for each arm.\n\nTricep Press (tones back of arms)\n\nThe tricep muscle can be one of the most difficult muscles to develop primarily because most people do not use it very often in daily life. Running along the back side of the arm opposite to the bicep, the tricep muscle can turn flabby and droopy without exercise. The best move to tone saggy arms is to begin standing with feet shoulder-width apart with weights in hand. Take a giant step forward with your right foot, lean forward slightly and then raise the weights behind you with your palms facing the ceiling. Raise the weights toward the ceiling as far as possible and then slowly lower. Repeat this move for three sets of 20 repetitions: on the final repetition of each set, hold your arms up and gently pulse the weight up no more than a few inches. Asking your tricep muscle to squeeze every ounce of strength out of it will start to show serious results in a short amount of time. \n\nOverhead Raise (tones shoulders)\n\nShoulders can be neglected when you focus on improving the arms, but having strong, healthy shoulders is vital to many everyday movements. Strengthening the shoulders will allow the arms to grow stronger as well and improve your overall upper body muscle. Begin by standing with weights in hands about shoulder height. Slowly lift the weights overhead and then lower. Repeat the movement for three sets of 25 repetitions. This move tones the muscles that run on top of your shoulder and increase performance from the bicep. When these muscles grow in strength, they complement each other and increase effectiveness as well as turning your muscles into lean, beautiful powerhouses.
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We workout everyday, whether it be in the weight room or actually doing gymnastics on the floor.\nWe eat healthy and have a rigorous work out and diet plan.\n\nTake up gymnastics and healthy eating habits and you'll have a good body!
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Start with easier workouts and slowly build up the amount of work that you do.  This will build up your stamina slowly and before you know it you will be doing more than you use to do.  Keep track of what you do for your workouts.  Never increase your workouts too much from day to day.  Slowly ramp up the amount that you do.  To boost your energy, about one hour before you workout have an energy drink consisting of several kinds of fruit, some 100% fruit juices and some milk.  The milk will cause your body to burn up the carbs slower.  And within 30 to 45 minutes after your workout have another smaller energy drink to replenish the glycogen in your muscles that you have burned up by exercising.
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There are thousands and thousands of exercise routines out there. The best one for you is the one that you enjoy doing, and keeps you motivated to keep exercising. If you want some ideas on different routines, check out the link below. They have a ton of articles by people talking about what routine they do. Find one you like and give it a try. If you don't like it, find another.
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Drink lots of water and exercise! When you wake up in the morning pop in a workout dvd then go to school come home then go for a jog/walk come home do whatevery then before bed do crunches and jumping jacks and maybe some lunges. Make sure that you eat 3 times a day expecially breakfast and try to drink one glass of milk a day. Dont forget the water! Drink 8 glasses a day!
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Start with your wrists for the kind of working out you are talking about...oh and might I  suggest a good anitbacterial soap for clean up after...oh and do not forget the lotion LOL
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Daily workout schedule \n\n10:00am- 15 push-ups, 20 sit-ups, 25 leg-ups, weight lifts- 5 and 10 lb dumbbells\n2:00pm- 10push-ups, 25sit-ups, 30 leg-ups \n7:45pm-15 push-ups, 20 sit-ups, 25 leg-ups, weight lifts- 5 and 10 lb dumbbells         \n10:30pm-10 push-ups, 20 sit-ups, 30 leg-ups\n\nDoing these exercises Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday for a few weeks, will result in huge weight loss. For those of you that do not need to lose weight, this will result a gain in abs, arms and leg muscles.  If you’re really outgoing (and don’t have access to weight machines), buy some weights and put them in a backpack. Wear the backpack full of weights while you’re doing pushups. Or just have somebody get on your back while doing them. Also, be sure to eat healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables, ect...  Proper nutrition is important while doing workouts. Eating extra healthy foods during workouts will help give a boost for you body.
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START WEIGHT TRAINING EXERCISES AND STRECHES.\nUSE WEIGHTS.\nALSO DO CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISES.
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1. Start with a positive attitude.\n2. Research and access your body to see if you really need to lose weight or just tone up.\n3. Have a realistic goal. Aim for 1-2 lbs. per week.\n4. Set up a basic diet of fruits, veggies, lean meats and a little dairy. Drink lots of water. Decide on how many calorires you need in a day and try to stay within the max....but at least eat 1200 to 1400 a day.\n5 Set up an exercise program...walking is good. Do this daily or every other day.\n6. Add in some weight bearing exercises to help tone up your muscles.\n7. Only weigh yourself once a week or once a month. Don't get caught up in the numbers... \n8. Don't give up.\n\nBottom line: you have to burn more calories than you take in.
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Walk or run outside.  Pushups, crunches, lunges, squats, tricep dips, etc with your own body weight for building muscles.  Get some inexpensive weights for even more exercises to build muscles.  There's a lot you can do right at home.
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First, don't set your weight goal that high. Take baby steps. Often, beginners just hurt themselves by pulling too much weight, working out too much, or using incorrect form.\n\nThen remember to stretch all your muscles correctly before and after you exercise. Also, you might want to warm up with five minutes of cardio, such as a light jog.\n\nUsually, a beginner should try for repetitions of about 10-12 per set. Then do about two to three sets of exercises for each major muscle group. You should do each repetition with perfect form. Each rep should last about four to five seconds in total, with two seconds in the first part (e.g. pulling down), one second holding the exercise at that point, and two seconds on the part where you let the weight go back to its original position. Make sure you don't drop your weights or let go abruptly (that can cause injuries and is really bad for the weights). Make sure you do a full rep in correct form. By the twelfth rep, you should still be able to do the correct form, but you shouldn't be able to do any more reps using proper form until rested. Take a minute break between sets.\n\nAlso, don't work out the same muscle groups every single day. What I do is upper body on one day and cardio on the alternate day. \n\nI know you want to do upper body, but you have to be balanced, or else it's not healthy.  Upper body exercises on the machines include chest press, lateral pull downs, bicep curls, tricep curls, shoulder lifts, and other exercises you can ask around for.  You should also work on your abdominals and legs as well as cardiovascular system on different days.\n\nStart with the machines. It's a lot easier for beginners to do proper form with machines than free weights. After a month or two, maybe you can then go onto free weights. Ask an employee at the gym for a walk-through on all of the machines.\n\nLastly, if you increase your weights too quickly, you won't gain muscles as fast because you'll probably be using incorrect form. Usually if I'm using machines, I increase my weights by one level every week or two (If I'm using free weights, I increase the weights by five pounds each arm every week or two). However, if you are struggling with the new weight, don't be afraid to go back to the old weight. The important thing is form.\n\nBy the way, if you have taken a break from working out for a while, don't go back to the weights that you were using before. Use lighter weights, because you don't want to pull anything. Working out is a gradual process; you have your whole life to stay healthy. That's the main reason to work out. DON'T TAKE STEROIDS AND EAT HEALTHY FOODS.\n\nWhat I'm giving you is a workout that can be generalized to every muscle group.  Ask around at the gym for the complete proper explanation to do each set, because some things actually need a demonstration to do correctly.
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If you're finding you're a couch potato, set your workout equipment up within view of the tv and pick a particular time ex. between 7-8 o'clock and exercise at that time every night or every second night whatever you decide your schedule should be. Keep in mind you won't see the results you're looking for with less than five days a week of working out.
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i would start with 2 times per week and go up to 3 in a month, that will give your body time to get used to it. only once a week starting out will not give you enough time each week to get in the routine.
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the first thing you want to do is check with your doctor to find out how much you can do. once you get older if you are out of shape or if you have certain health conditions they can put you at risk when exercising. once given the go-ahead i recommend having a personal trainer at a gym 2 or 3 times to get a few workouts. eating vitamins and doing cardiovascular exercises always work very well for getting the body toned. running, swimming, biking, and using exercise machines such as an elipitical are very good methods of cardiovascular exercise. if you also want bigger muscles than you want to start slow and build it up (again, a personal trainer is always good because they can show you how to lift and life in a safe manner). books with lifting exercises work well too. You would probably want to start with push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and chin-ups, and cardiovascular. After a while you could increase the intensity and amount of exercise you do.
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Run, push-ups. If you are going to an airbprne unit, start doing pull ups. If you can do it, start eating healthy food (not health food store food), like lean meat, vegetables, fruit, and high carb and protein food. Start your runs every other day. If you are a beginner runner, run for five minutes at a slow pace, walk one minute, run again at a slow pace. every other day, do as many push-ups as you can. Sit-ups and crunches every other day. If you have access to a gym, use light weights and the stair master. These worked well for me to get back in shape. The main thing you need to do is work on cardio-respiratory conditioning and endurance-strength conditioning.
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hit the gym and start taking protein drinks