| Getting into an exercise program should be a gradual | | | | Each one of us has an exercise personality. Find out |
| process. Don't try to shock your body into submission | | | | what yours is so you can design a home exercise |
| because you're less likely to reap the best rewards of | | | | program you'll never get bored of and keep coming |
| the program if you do. Exercise trains the neck (traps) | | | | back to. If you're the type who can use the treadmill |
| and shoulder (deltoid) muscles and is performed by | | | | for an hour every day of the week, then do so. If you |
| placing a loaded barbell onto your upper back just | | | | prefer going through your quiet Pilates motions on the |
| above the trap muscle. | | | | mat, you can do that, too. Just make sure the exercise |
| Getting into an exercise program should be a gradual | | | | program you picked is designed to meet your fitness |
| process. Don't try to shock your body into submission | | | | goals and let you have fun as well. |
| because you're less likely to reap the best rewards of | | | | This exercise is potentially dangerous because it |
| the program if you do. Don't do step exercises if they | | | | places the shoulder into one of its least stable positions, |
| strain you too much. Oftentimes, a half-hour session | | | | the dislocation position. Because of the extreme |
| with a treadmill is enough to get you started before | | | | position when performing this exercise at the starting |
| you begin other exercise programs to increase your | | | | position it can also cause tearing of the ligaments and |
| resistance and improve your training. | | | | injury to the rotar cuff tendons. More effective and |
| Decide what you want to do with your body. Do you | | | | less dangerous is the bench press, keeping the arms |
| want ripped abs and big muscles or you just want to | | | | at shoulder width and exercising in the strongest range |
| lose weight and increase your strength. If you know | | | | of motion (partial reps) and the parallel bar dip with the |
| what you want out of your home exercise program, | | | | elbows out. |
| you can decide which exercise routine is just perfect. | | | | |