Okay I'm typing this out on my phone so I'm not sure if it will be as good as my usual writing.
I've just been asked by an old friend what type of exercises are best if you don't have good stamina. The truth is none of us have good stamina to start out with, we all have to train our bodies to achieve good stamina.
I had horrendous asthma as a child so I never really learnt how to breathe properly because I was always ill and I've always found it hard to breathe through my nose so when people say "in through the nose, out through the mouth" it genuinely makes me panic because I really struggle to do that.
If you aren't willing to push yourself to the point where you feel sick and you can't breathe properly then you aren't pushing yourself enough to see the progress.
I always get really anxious before I workout. I am really self-conscious and I'm always worried that someone will laugh at how red in the face I get or how much sweat drips off me but the truth is most personal trainers want to see that so they can see you're putting the effort in!
My best advice for people is to constantly try to exercise, even if you start out doing aerobics or swimming. You're doing something to push your body that bit more.
If you struggle to breathe like me then try yoga as they teach a lot of breathing exercises and the stuff you do during yoga really does clear your head.
I used to really hate doing bootcamp and circuit training classes when I was living back in Manchester but now I love doing these classes. Yes it's intense and you feel like you can't go on and you become a dramatic mess but the way you feel afterwards completely overrides it all.
I used to also really struggle to run. I'm not a massive fan of it now but I love to say I can do something and I'm always in competition with myself and wanting to become better so I've found that starting from a simple run round the block or running to the shop gets your body used to doing it and before you know it you feel physically able to do a 5k and then you can build and build and build on that.
I know a lot of people prefer to exercise in the comfort of their own home. I've seen the most successful exercise videos are the insanity workout and also Gillian Michaels- however I think working out at home should only be if you really don't have time to get out for yourself or if you're trying to build yourself up...who wants to carry on following someone shouting at them from TV, when there's a kettle in the next room ready to make you a nice soothing cup of tea... There is too much temptation at home to just sit down and take a minute...and then another...and another....oh look you've had a nap...
So you see if you want to build yourselves a better body it's all trial and error like most things in life. Find what works for you..I hated spinning the first two classes and then after that my body was used to it and I began to...dare I say..enjoy it. You must try exercises at least three times before you can write it off as a definite no-no.
happy working out :)
Hannah. X
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