Monday, September 10, 2012

I Have HIV, Can I Exercise?

By Sonja White


Overall health is significantly improved with exercise. Regular physical activity can improve your muscle strength and boost your endurance. Exercise and physical activity deliver oxygen and nutrients to your tissues and assist your cardiovascular system to work more efficiently. These are very important while fighting a chronic illness.

These are real issues while managing a chronic illness. Starting an exercise program while ill demands the sign off from a physician for your own safety. This information will help you determine where to start your routine. Exercise should be a safety first activity, and this is particularly true for those with immune system diseases.

Eventually poor safety practices catch up to everyone. Some people think they are lucky and try to ignore safety for quite some time. If you feel pain it may be a strained muscle or it could be something that necessitates a doctor's care. It would be wonderful if we could avert all injuries, but we can't. We can, however, greatly reduce the chances of injury by practicing exercise safety.

One of the most important things to remember is how your body feels when you are working out safely, and then how your body feels during an injury. Feeling fit and healthy with a few aches is the result of a good workout. A pulled muscle generates pain that could in no way be interpreted as healthy or fit. It requires prompt attention. Being aware of your body while you are exercising is critical. Pay attention to how much you are straining with every rep and make sure not to go too far.

Being aware of your body while you are exercising is important. Pay attention to how much you are straining with every single rep and make sure not to go too far. You will want to do this without taking away from the rewards of your workout. Any type of a snap, pull, or painful sensation is a sign that you should stop. If the pain persists, then see your doctor.

Pay attention to what your body is telling you. Cross training is often seen as a way to make exercise more effective and safe. It will safeguard muscle groups from being overexerted if practiced correctly. Cross training is simply varying the sorts of exercises done from one session to another. If you exercise the lower body on Monday, then work the upper body or core on Wednesday. Additionally, you can take turns with different types of aerobic exercises. Use the treadmill one day and swim the next work out. There are a lot of strategies to mix it up with working out. Cross training is an easy way to describe it.

Regular exercise is the desired outcome. Even if the exercise is not as intense as you would like it to be. The greatest benefits come from a steady string of regular work outs. You will be more susceptible to injury if you work out intensely one or two times a week and then relax the rest of the week.

It is important to your muscles recovery time, but it is also important to give them regular exercise. It may seem that regular exercise is beyond of your ability. This is particularly true for those dealing with chronic illness. Again it is not the intensity, but the consistency that gives benefits. If you are pressed for time or energy try to slip in a short exercise period. You will be able to do as much as you are able to do. When it is time to cease, then stop. Some exercise on a consistent basis is better than no exercise for a while and them a make up session.

If you are pressed for time or energy try to slip in a modified exercise period. You will be able to do as much as you are have time to do. When it is time to finish, then stop. Some exercise on a consistent basis is better than no exercise for a while and them a make up session. Safety is important. It would be foolhardy to race a motorcycle without a helmet. It wouldn't make a lot of sense to head out for skiing without the proper protective gear to protect you from getting frost bite. If you were sailing you should have a life jacket. Exercise is not a good place for high risk behavior.

As we discuss suggestions for your safety during exercise, please remember that your body is the guide. You will know better than any list of rules if something has gone wrong. Do not be unwilling to contact your physician if something just doesn't feel right. Give your body a possibility to build strength and energy while staying safe. Enjoy your next time whether it is at the gym, outside, or in the living room.




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