Frustrated

I think the electric chair was because I became lazy.

No, I am lazy. But I'm trying to be less lazy.


"CarbAddict" wrote in message
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From: Mary Hogan (Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:14:28 -0400)
MsgId:

I'm starting slowly on the exercise because I have been
sedentary for too long. I'm going to a big superstore
every day, parking further away, and walking instead of
using the electric chair. I do lean on my cart and stop
frequently so my goal is to stop less until I don't stop
at all.

That's a good initial goal. It won't do much in the way of burning
calories
(so don't give yourself extra food as a reward for doing it), but it is a
necessary step on your road to better conditioning.

I also have been walking up and down the basement stairs once a day for
a
week. I will increase it 2X next week.

My initial thought was that I hope this is safe for you considering that
you said you normally need an electric chair to make it across a flat
parking lot.

Don't focus on the difficulty of the task. What you're after is an
elevated
heart rate for longer and longer periods of time, as in your first
example.
You also want to avoid setbacks (physically or emotionally). When you're
able to do something for at least 20-30 minutes, then you can look for
something more difficult to do.

Exercise is the coolest. As much as people might think effort is the #1
ingredient, my experience tells me patience and consistency are #1 and #2,
with effort being #3. The effort is only a drag if you're not patient and
consistent. Otherwise, your body will grow into the exercise.





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I think the electric chair was because I became lazy.

No, I am lazy. But I'm trying to be less lazy.


"CarbAddict" wrote in message
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From: Mary Hogan (Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:14:28 -0400)
MsgId:

I'm starting slowly on the exercise because I have been
sedentary for too long. I'm going to a big superstore
every day, parking further away, and walking instead of
using the electric chair. I do lean on my cart and stop
frequently so my goal is to stop less until I don't stop
at all.

That's a good initial goal. It won't do much in the way of burning
calories
(so don't give yourself extra food as a reward for doing it), but it is a
necessary step on your road to better conditioning.

I also have been walking up and down the basement stairs once a day for
a
week. I will increase it 2X next week.

My initial thought was that I hope this is safe for you considering that
you said you normally need an electric chair to make it across a flat
parking lot.

Don't focus on the difficulty of the task. What you're after is an
elevated
heart rate for longer and longer periods of time, as in your first
example.
You also want to avoid setbacks (physically or emotionally). When you're
able to do something for at least 20-30 minutes, then you can look for
something more difficult to do.

Exercise is the coolest. As much as people might think effort is the #1
ingredient, my experience tells me patience and consistency are #1 and #2,
with effort being #3. The effort is only a drag if you're not patient and
consistent. Otherwise, your body will grow into the exercise.





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