Would you like to take more exercise but – like so many other people – struggle to actually do it? There are plenty of reasons why this might be the case. Not enough time to fit it into your day, lack of energy after a long day at work, lack of equipment – the list goes on. When you also consider that the monthly membership fee at the gym is an expensive item, it’s no great surprise that many people exercise a lot less than they would like to.
A great many people avoid taking exercise as they suppose that it will be too much physical effort for them. It’s a bit of a vicious circle where it’s easy to imagine that you need to already have a certain level of fitness and endurance capability in order to get really fit. When you think about it, it’s no wonder that many of us make a mental link between getting fit and getting sweaty and out of breath.
Walking is a form of exercise that can be undertaken by almost everyone. It’s a low injury risk, low impact workout that has a low drop-out rate in comparison with other types of exercise. You can slot it into your daily routine as and when it suits you best. You don’t need to find time to squeeze in a trip to the gym – which means that you have no monthly membership fees to pay.
Losing weight is an ambition which is shared by a great many people. Unfortunately it conjures up images of starving yourself on the latest fad diet or getting hot, sweaty and out of breath down at the gym. Pounding the pavement or doing laps of the track in the rain is another image. None of these options are especially appealing to the vast majority of people.
A lot of people seem to shy away from taking exercise because they think that it will be too strenuous. Some people may think that they aren’t fit enough to get fit, others may have medical conditions which mean that they can’t over exert themselves. Others may just be put off by the thought of visiting the gym and getting all hot and sweaty. Whatever the reasons, and there are plenty of them, it can be very hard to get motivated to take exercise – even although we all know that we should.
Would you like to shed a few pounds and lose some inches off your waistline? How about reducing the risk of having a stroke or a heart attack? Or would you like to increase the efficiency of your heart and lungs whilst reducing your blood pressure? Maybe you just want to feel better, avoid depression and have more energy in general?