How Often Should You Exercise

How Often Should you Exercise?

How often should you exercise? That's a question often heard by doctors, personal trainers and gym personnel.

But before we attempt to answer that question, let's take a look at what that question might be saying about the person asking the question. Turning it on its head, what some of us might really be saying is "I want to get into great shape but I'm lazy so I want to do as little as possible."

But that's not an attitude worthy of your time - if you want something you're going to have to work your ass off to get it.

Unfortunately, we're flooded by messages from unscrupulous - and sometimes dangerously blockheaded - salespeople trying to get us to part with our hard earned money in exchange for the notion that we can get fabulous results by working out once per week, or still worse, once per month.

But it doesn't work that way!

To see results you have to do something each and every day. Sometimes it may not be much at all - perhaps a stroll through the park or some visualization exercises - but at least do something. That's not to say taking a day off here and there (especially when sick) is a bad thing, but keeping the momentum going is key.

Consider the example nature has set for us: some animals are fiercely strong, blindingly fast and have fantastic stamina. Now we're not animals in that sense but how many animals do you ever see taking breaks from their daily workouts?

Sure it sounds silly - but think about it. What nature is telling us is that good health, strength, endurance and stamina is a lifestyle. You live it each and every day, and it's something you "do", or live, each and every day.

The thing about us is that - being human after all - we tend to think of it as "exercise or as "training." But it shouldn't be viewed in this way. It's far more profitable to see it as "a way of life" and what we do each and every day adds up. A little today and a lot tomorrow adds up to a wealth of health!

Now don't get us wrong. Planning is useful and understanding is useful, books are useful, and sessions with those more knowledgeable than you and more fit than you are useful. But at some point it all comes down getting started and making exercise a lifelong commitment.

When in doubt listen to your body. Pay attention to the signals its sending you and act accordingly.

So our message for today is this: learn to be a doer and the rest will follow.

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