Avoid Binge Exercising This Festive Season
The Dangers Of Binge Exercising
Thanks to all the major sporting success of Britain this year, there has been a massive leap in people getting active and involved with sports. Many people have been inspired by the success of sporting stars like Andy Murray, Bradley Wiggins, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis which has helped to spur on dramatic increases in new memberships to health clubs and gyms.
This dramatic increase in people getting up and active can only be a good thing right? Well on the surface, yes, however in reality it means that many people are jumping into exercise without any prior knowledge and will result in people ‘binging’ on exercise for a couple of weeks only to get bored and give up shortly after. This process will then only be repeated after the festive period, following a period of rich diets and alcohol, where people will feel guilty and want to do something about their previous fortnight of gluttony.
Although common thinking is that any exercise is good, this style of exercise binging can have negative health impacts on a person. This sort of attitude to exercise encourages yo yo weight gains and also often ends in injuries, most commonly in the form of damage to joints. The majority of people will jump head first into exercise going all out, the problem with this approach is that it isn’t sustainable. This approach will not just have setbacks physically; it also has emotional knockbacks as people give up on exercise without reaching their goals, denting their confidence and putting themselves off exercise in future. It may bring positive feelings of wellbeing in the short term; however the emotional knockbacks will stick around for a while longer.
Scott Murray, a sports scientist and coach, discusses the fact that if someone wants to get fit and healthy, 70% of the effort comes from nutrition with only the rest coming from exercise. This means that many people will have to adapt their diets to accommodate healthy living, with diets made up of things like lean meats, fish, fruits, vegetables and nuts and seeds. If a person isn’t willing to commit to this they will find it difficult to fully achieve their goals.
A classic form of binge exercising is where someone becomes obsessive over one form of exercise; this could be running, cycling or even weight training. If you commit yourself to doing one specific type of exercise at the one intensity, you are bound to become bored with it quickly and will not get the most benefit from your efforts. Boredom and lack of major improvement from exercising are the biggest factors in people giving up on their exercise efforts.
For those just beginning to get into exercise it’s a good idea to start off small, aiming to do short workouts of fewer than 30 minutes, with a mix of both cardiovascular and resistance exercise for the best results. As you progress it is possible to up the intensity and time depending on your goals and your availability to exercise. The important thing with exercise is to maintain consistency and plan your routines around long term goals whilst remembering they need to balanced with the right eating plan to have maximum effect.
Gareth writes on a number of health and fitness topics on behalf of AXA PPP healthcare who provide a number of health insurance solutions including PMI and dentalcare
This dramatic increase in people getting up and active can only be a good thing right? Well on the surface, yes, however in reality it means that many people are jumping into exercise without any prior knowledge and will result in people ‘binging’ on exercise for a couple of weeks only to get bored and give up shortly after. This process will then only be repeated after the festive period, following a period of rich diets and alcohol, where people will feel guilty and want to do something about their previous fortnight of gluttony.
Although common thinking is that any exercise is good, this style of exercise binging can have negative health impacts on a person. This sort of attitude to exercise encourages yo yo weight gains and also often ends in injuries, most commonly in the form of damage to joints. The majority of people will jump head first into exercise going all out, the problem with this approach is that it isn’t sustainable. This approach will not just have setbacks physically; it also has emotional knockbacks as people give up on exercise without reaching their goals, denting their confidence and putting themselves off exercise in future. It may bring positive feelings of wellbeing in the short term; however the emotional knockbacks will stick around for a while longer.
Scott Murray, a sports scientist and coach, discusses the fact that if someone wants to get fit and healthy, 70% of the effort comes from nutrition with only the rest coming from exercise. This means that many people will have to adapt their diets to accommodate healthy living, with diets made up of things like lean meats, fish, fruits, vegetables and nuts and seeds. If a person isn’t willing to commit to this they will find it difficult to fully achieve their goals.
A classic form of binge exercising is where someone becomes obsessive over one form of exercise; this could be running, cycling or even weight training. If you commit yourself to doing one specific type of exercise at the one intensity, you are bound to become bored with it quickly and will not get the most benefit from your efforts. Boredom and lack of major improvement from exercising are the biggest factors in people giving up on their exercise efforts.
For those just beginning to get into exercise it’s a good idea to start off small, aiming to do short workouts of fewer than 30 minutes, with a mix of both cardiovascular and resistance exercise for the best results. As you progress it is possible to up the intensity and time depending on your goals and your availability to exercise. The important thing with exercise is to maintain consistency and plan your routines around long term goals whilst remembering they need to balanced with the right eating plan to have maximum effect.
Gareth writes on a number of health and fitness topics on behalf of AXA PPP healthcare who provide a number of health insurance solutions including PMI and dentalcare
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