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Ar dtús – má tá tú breis is dhá scór bliain d’aois agus/nó ró-throm, labhair i gcónaí le do dhochtúir sula dtugann tú faoi réimeas nua aclaíochta ar bith, go háirithe mura bhfuil aon aclaíocht déanta agat le roinnt blianta anuas. Rialtacht an phríomh rud. Níl aon ag rith, nó fiú ag an spórtlann agus ansin gan tada a dhéanamh dhéanamh trí huaire sa tseachtain ardóidh luas do chroí os cionn 120 luas d’anála, ach tá tú fós in ann sciopaí dhá nó trí mhíle an gnó ag féidir leat siúl níos tapúla, nó má tá


huaire seachtain


mhaith duit dul ar shiúlóid fhuinniúil, cheithre


amháin


arís ar feadh coicíse. Is ceart rud éigin a más féidir, ar feadh 30 nóiméad, a buille sa nóiméad, sé sin ardaíonn sé labhairt. Ba chóir go ndéanfadh siúlóid brath ar do luas. Má airíonn tú nach pianta i do cholpaí, ní mór duit rith ar


feadh tríocha soicind nó mar sin anois is arís, chun luas do chroí a ardú agus ansin siúl níos moille ná mar a bhí tú roimhe. Coinnigh simplí é, rialta agus go réidh ar dtús, go dtí go mbeidh sé mar chleachtas rialta agat agus éireoidh leat. Ná bí ag súil le míorúiltí ó thaobh cailleadh meáchain di, sin scéal eile. An rud a tharlaíonn de ghnáth le daoine nach bhfuil taithí ar an aclaíocht acu, ná go dtosaíonn siad ag mothú níos fearr fúthu féin agus caitheann siad an ‘comfort eating’ in aer. Sin é mar sin, labhair leis an dochtúir má tá aon amhras ort, tosaigh go réidh, ach trí huaire sa tseachtain, coinnigh rialta é agus féach mar atá ag éirí leat tar éis cúpla seachtain. Aimsigh comhghleacaí duit féin má tá ugach de dhíth ort, ach más féidir, roghnaigh duine le beagán níos mó spreagadh iontu ná tú féin! Mar fhocal scoir, stop ag smaoineamh ar leithscéalta faoi gan tosú agus tosaigh ag smaoineamh ar chúiseanna gur cheart duit.


First off if you are over 40 and/or overweight always consult your doctor before embarking on an exercise regime, especially if you’ve been a bit of a couch potato for a number of years. With exercise consistency is the watchword. There’s no point in going


for a fitness walk, a run or even to the gym 4 times one week and then doing nothing for 2 weeks. Ideally you should do something at least 3 times a week for over 30 minutes that raises your heart rate to over 120 beats per minute ie. increases you breathing rate but still allows you to talk. A fast walk for 2 to 3 miles should do it depending on your speed. If you find you can’t walk any faster and you are not getting the desired effect or you are getting pains in your shins (shinsplints) then you will need to break into a jog for about 30 seconds every now and again to get the heart rate up and then back down to a walk slower than the walk you were doing before. Keep it simple, consistent and low level to start with so it becomes part of your routine and results will come. Don’t look for miracles in weight loss, that’s another topic. What does tend to happen though is that people new to exercise feel better about themselves and some of the comfort eating goes out of the window. So there you have it, see the Dr. if unsure, start small but 3 times a week and keep it consistent and see where you are in a few weeks. Pair up with someone if motivation is a problem but, if possible, try and pair up with someone more motivated than you! Finally stop thinking of reasons why you can’t do it and start thinking of reasons why you


should.


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