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5 GUIDELINES FOR AN EFFECTIVE EXERCISE PROGRAM

Setting a Goal and Deﬁning Objectives

An important step in a successful exercise program is to set achievable goals and objectives. Regardless

of your current physical condition, you need to establish a workable plan to reach your ﬁtness goals.

Begin by asking yourself a few basic questions. Are you just beginning an exercise program and wishing

to change your lifestyle from sedentary to physically active, or are your goals to enhance your current

ﬁtness levels? What are your primary objectives? Is your program to be geared toward losing weight,

increasing aerobic capacity, maintaining or building muscle tone, or perhaps all three?

In order to ensure that you fully receive all beneﬁts associated with a sound exercise program, you

should ﬁrst identify any risk factors that may inﬂuence the design of your exercise program. Your health

care professional should be the ﬁrst step in identifying risk factors that may need to be addressed in es-

tablishing a program. Consider having a trained ﬁtness professional help you in developing an individu-

alized program that is enjoyable, easily maintained, but still challenging enough to achieve your desired

results.

Remember that your greatest beneﬁt will come from an increased sense of well-being that comes along

with a lifestyle that includes physical activity. People who have already made physical ﬁtness a part of

their daily lives, will conﬁrm that the beneﬁts of including physical activity in your life far outweigh the

inconvenience and time spent.

Any time you spend on your exercise program will reward you with increased energy, reduced stress, a

greater ability to focus and concentrate, and improved self-conﬁdence. You and the people you share

your life with will reap the rewards of your new lifestyle.

Flexibility Training

Achieving and maintaining an adequate range of motion should always be included in a comprehensive

exercise program. Suﬃcient ﬂexibility will increase your enjoyment and maximize the eﬀectiveness of

exercising on the g•force RT. It will also reduce discomfort while working out and reduce the risk of

injury. Always warm-up before stretching. Warm-up should include light activity to increase both your

heart rate and body temperature. Increasing your body temperature allows you to stretch muscles

more eﬀectively and safely. Attempting to stretch a cold muscle is counterproductive and can lead to an

injury that may interfere with the continuation of your ﬁtness program and can postpone reaching your

goals.

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