{"id":10542,"date":"2024-08-01T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=10542"},"modified":"2024-08-01T09:24:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T09:24:24","slug":"a-10-minute-workout-for-people-who-dont-like-working-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=10542","title":{"rendered":"A 10-Minute Workout for People Who Don\u2019t Like Working Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s hard to get motivated when you dread exercise. Here\u2019s how to get started.<\/p>\n

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Some exercisers thrive on the motto of \u201charder, faster, stronger.\u201d Good for them. But that doesn\u2019t work for everybody \u2014 even more so if you are out of practice.<\/p>\n

For the rest of us, experts suggest a different mantra: easier, slower, stronger.<\/p>\n

\u201cLess is more when you are trying to start a fitness routine, especially if you dislike exercise,\u201d said Cedric Bryant, the chief executive of the American Council on Exercise in San Diego.<\/p>\n

The key to long-term health is building a stable fitness habit, not how hard you push. And research<\/a> suggests that even five to 10 daily minutes of simple activity, like walking or gardening, has health benefits.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have an idea of what exercise looks like, and it\u2019s usually the extreme end of the spectrum,\u201d said Kinsey Cave, a trainer based in Houston with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. \u201cThey have PTSD from high school P.E. class or a militant group exercise class and get totally turned off.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But it\u2019s possible to move the needle on your health without breaking a sweat or even getting off your couch. Low-intensity exercise can be an important way to improve<\/a> balance, muscle strength and mental health, said Tyler C. Cooper, president of Cooper Aerobics, a health clinic and fitness center in Dallas. For example, a short two-minute stroll<\/a> up and down the block after dinner helps regulate blood sugar.<\/p>\n

Even a mellow routine of stretches can be therapeutic if you haven\u2019t been exercising, added Andrew Jagim, director of sports medicine research at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Onalaska, Wis.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s hard to get motivated when you dread exercise. Here\u2019s how to get started.Nicholas Sansone for The New York TimesSome exercisers thrive on the motto of \u201charder, faster, stronger.\u201d Good for them. But that doesn\u2019t work for everybody \u2014 even more so if you are out of practice.For the rest of us, experts suggest a different mantra: easier, slower, stronger.\u201cLess is more when you are trying to start a fitness routine, especially if you dislike exercise,\u201d said Cedric Bryant, the chief executive of the American Council on Exercise in San Diego.The key to long-term health is building a stable fitness habit, not how hard you push. And research suggests that even five to 10 daily minutes of simple activity, like walking or gardening, has health benefits.\u201cPeople have an idea of what exercise looks like, and it\u2019s usually the extreme end of the spectrum,\u201d said Kinsey Cave, a trainer based in Houston with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. \u201cThey have PTSD from high school P.E. class or a militant group exercise class and get totally turned off.\u201dBut it\u2019s possible to move the needle on your health without breaking a sweat or even getting off your couch. Low-intensity exercise can be an important way to improve balance, muscle strength and mental health, said Tyler C. Cooper, president of Cooper Aerobics, a health clinic and fitness center in Dallas. For example, a short two-minute stroll up and down the block after dinner helps regulate blood sugar.Even a mellow routine of stretches can be therapeutic if you haven\u2019t been exercising, added Andrew Jagim, director of sports medicine research at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Onalaska, Wis.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and\u00a0log into\u00a0your Times account, or\u00a0subscribe\u00a0for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?\u00a0Log in.Want all of The Times?\u00a0Subscribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10544,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10542"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10545,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10542\/revisions\/10545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}