Dear ,
The biggest drop-out rate for newbie exercisers is in the first few
weeks of an exercise program. In the trickle-down theory, this is
directly related to that horrible feeling most everyone gets in the
first six to eight minutes of exercise. This "ugh" feeling is why
people don't keep at it. They never get past feeling awful. And the
less they exercise the more awful they feel in these introductory
moments.
This is founded in basic physiology. Here's the Science as I understand it.
In order for you to produce energy aerobically (meaning in order to work hard) your moving muscles must consume oxygen.
When you take those first few steps of a jog, your body still doesn't
get it and is still pulling in only enough oxygen to do what you were
doing five minutes ago when you were sitting at the kitchen table
lacing up your shoes.
This phase, which I call the UGH phase, is officially called oxygen uptake.
This phase lasts about six to eight minutes. During the UGH phase, your
amazing cardiovascular system recalibrates to meet the increased demand
on your system. It is often bearable, especially if you are a regular
exerciser. Exer-veterans may not even notice this time frame. But for
exer-virgins,often it is horrible.
Think of it this way. Your body is a restaurant. A good restaurant.
It's 6:45pm on a Saturday evening and all the tables are empty but the
pantry is stocked, the tables are set and the waiters are here but
they're out back taking a smoke break. Suddenly the evening rush of
people arrives, seemingly all at once. They are sitting at the tables.
Until the servers can actually stub...(READ MORE)
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