What is the goal of your exercise program?
The answer is not the same for everyone and your answer shapes your exercise/lifestyle routine.
Examples of why people exercise:
1. To look or be more physically attractive to another person/to impress others based on social standards.
2. To feel better: increased energy, relieve aches and pains
3. To achieve something and challenge the bodies limits
4. Increase longevity and quality of life
If you are planning to partake in a marathon or take up a professional sport, it will likely not lead to your longevity or reduce aches/pains and in your body. However, it will give you a sense of purpose and achievement as well as relief from boredom.
If you want to feel energized and increase longevity, than a balanced movement program, that includes a variety of different activities, is what you want. This includes: moderate cardio activity, mind/body practices, strength training and outdoor activities like hiking and biking. Doing a little of all these activites would create a balanced exercise program.
For best results a weight loss program focuses on eating habits. The estimated ratio for weight loss results is 80% diet and 20% exercise. That means that you only eat what you need to stay strong and energized and use exercises like interval training to get your metabolism to increase. Don't suffer unnecessarily thinking more exercise is better. It is the regularity of exercise and healthy eating habits that will help you reach the goal of weight loss.
Your style of living is leading you somewhere. Where is yours leading you?
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