Daily Tip: Ease into your workout!
It’s exciting when you first begin a workout challenge! Your brain is ready to do those 100 push-ups, but is your body? Its okay to start slow and work your way up to more intense exercises.
Kaiser Permanente reminds us it’s ok to walk!
“When trying to increase distance as you train, it’s easy to feel stuck,” says Jodi Thirtyacre, captain of the Kaiser Permanente race training teams. “You try to run longer or harder and you just feel like you can’t do it. Alternating walking with running will help you get past that hurdle and maintain your momentum.”
American Council on Exercise suggests cross-training!
The easiest way to incorporate cross training is to alternate between activities (e.g., run one day, stair climb the next, cycle the next). It reduces the risk of injury because the same muscles, bones and joints are not continuously subjected to the stresses of the same activity and it adds variety to your workouts, making them more interesting and easier to stick with.
Learn when to keep moving through exercise pain and when to stop with this advice from the Arthritis Foundation.
Ease into your workout with these upcoming Fitness Meet-Ups:
July 2 – Urban Walk, La Mesa, 5-6:30 pm tonight!
City of La Mesa
July 4 – 4th of July Star Party/Hike, Julian
County of SD Parks and Rec
July 6 – Saturday Morning Hike, Pala
County of SD Parks and Rec
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