At Home Cardio

Hello healthy people. I hope you all are doing great. Today I am going to share with you some of my favourite cardio workouts. In my words Cardio is anything that gets your body sweating. So if you want some tips to get your body working, read on.

1. Spot Jogging – This is the best cardio workout for beginners. All you need to do is keep your body straight and jog on the spot. Always start by jogging slowly and then gradually increase your speed. Initially lift your feet (one at a time of course) about an inch from the ground and then slowly increase the distance between your feet and ground. Move your hands as well so that this exercise gets your whole body moving.

2. Jumping Jacks – This is again full body cardio workout. Start with your feet together and arms at your side. Then take a small leap in the air, bring your legs to your side and land in this position. The only tip to avoid injury is that make sure that your feet are perfectly parallel to the ground, when you land. 

3. Skipping – This was the exercise that I hated doing when I was a kid. But now I am in love with it. You can also do the skipping action without a rope. I mean if I can do it, you can as well.

4. Knee Highs –  This exercise is just the exercise for your lower body. Stand straight and then lift your leg as high as you can. Repeat for other leg as well. This action should be performed swiftly or else t won’t be considered as a cardio. You can even move your hands because more you more, more you lose.

5. Walking – This might not burn as many calories as the other cardio exercise, but this is great if you are new to cardio or exercising in general. Half an hour of swift walk everyday gives you a lean body.

Tips to remember-

1. Always do some stretching exercises before and after doing cardio. It can be bending down to touch your toes, a side stretch or just any stretch.

2. Start by doing first 4 exercises for 30 seconds each. So, one set will be of 2 minutes.

3. After you get used to this regime, say in 2-3 days, increase the number of sets. Take 30 seconds break in between each set.

4. Do not over exert yourself. If you cannot do 4 sets at one go, its fine. Do 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening.

5. Wear comfortable clothes for cardio because you sweat a lot.

So friends here are some of the exercises that I love to do in order to get my body working. If this article inspired you to start a cardio regime, let me know in the comments. I will surely come up with a part 2 of this sans internet available pictures. Goodbye friends and I will meet you soon. Until then Keep Smiling. Please do follow my blog, like the facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Happy-Girl/292903830872974?ref_type=bookmark), follow me on twitter (https://twitter.com/A_Happy_Girl2) as well as on Google Plus. If you have any suggestions or questions, please comment below.

Rules of Exercising

Hello all you smiley faces. I hope you all are doing great. Today I am going to share with you some of my tips before, after and during exercising. So here we go.

Rule 1- Have a fixed routine for exercising. Always exercise during the same time period every day.

Rule 2- It is always better to exercise in the morning. But you can also exercise in the evening as per you convenience.

Rule 3- If you are exercising in the evening; make sure that you have your lunch at least 3 hours before and 2 hours after that. You can have some light snacks before and after exercising.

Rule 4- Schedule your shower at least 1 hour before and 1 hour after exercising. And use lukewarm water.

Rule 5- Before you get into your actual exercise routine, do some stretching and warm up exercises. It actually does help to get your body in the exercise mode.

Rule 6- Always keep a bottle of water with you. This is because you sweat while exercising so you need to keep your body hydrated. So make sure you take drink breaks while exercising.

Rule 7- Exercise in a peaceful environment. This will help to keep your body as well as mind healthy.

Rule 8- Follow the correct procedure of a particular exercise. If you do not follow this rule, you might get injured. Trust me friends when I say been there, done that.

Rule 9- If you are a beginner to a particular exercise routine, start with fewer repetitions and slowly increase the sets/repetitions.

Rule 10- It is okay if you cannot do a particular exercise. Just keep trying; you will surely be able to do it in few days or probably a week. This tip is exclusively for all my fellow yoga lovers.

Rule 11- Right after you finish exercising, you are tired and shaky. So it is better to do meditation for at least 2-3 minutes right after you finish exercising. This will help to calm your body.

So friends these are some of the tips that I follow while exercising. I hope you found this article helpful and if you did then let me know in the comments below. If you have any rule that you think I should follow, leave it in the comments below. Friends always remember that regular exercise is the key to healthy life. So enjoy exercising.

Goodbye my dear friends and I will see you soon. Until then Keep Smiling. Please do follow my blog, like the facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Happy-Girl/292903830872974?ref_type=bookmark) and follow me on twitter (https://twitter.com/A_Happy_Girl2). If you have any suggestions or questions, please comment below.

How to Motivate Yourself to Start Exercising

Hello smiley faces. I hope you all are doing great. Today I am going to share with you some tips to motivate yourself to start exercising. Exercising is extremely important to keep you healthy both mentally and physically. So here we go.

1. Talk to yourself – The first tip is to ask yourself “Am I healthy???” (Healthy doesn’t mean skinny). If you can walk for half an hour or jog for 15 minutes without getting tired, you are healthy but if not, you got to start exercising right now. You should feed this in your brain that “exercising will make you look much better than you already are”. I mean who doesn’t want to look good right?? Once your brain accepts this, nothing can stop you from exercising daily.

2. Join a gym or any exercise class –If you are in an environment where everything screams out “health”, you are more likely to exercise regularly. Also you have to pay money at the gym or exercise class, and no one wants to let their money go into someone else pocket unless you gain something from it. Right friends?? :D

3. Find a healthy friend or maybe even an enemy – If you have a friend who loves to exercise and look good, then he/she will surely motivate you to follow him/her. Friends, consider me as your friend if you need any motivation. If you have an enemy who is fitter than you, well in that case, you need no motivation to start exercising and following a healthy lifestyle in general. This tip works like a magic for we girls :D

4. Hang a dress that you want to fit in – The act of hanging an old favorite top that I no longer could fit into is what drove me to start exercising. Hang a lovely clothing that you want to fit in and tell yourself that “I am gonna start exercising because I want to look fabulous in this dress”.

5. Get new clothes to exercise in – I mean who doesn’t want to wear new clothes. Initially you will exercise because you want to wear the new exercise wear and post a selfie on facebook. Then slowly you will fall in love with exercising.

6. Read motivational stories/posters/wallpapers – Read some stories about people whose lives have been changed due to exercising. Also have some motivational posters (related to exercising and being healthy of course) in your room or wallpaper on your computer or mobile. Looking at that everyday will surely get you in the exercise mode. You can read my story of starting a healthy lifestyle here 

7. Gift yourself – Everyone deserves a reward after hard work. So if you are successful in maintaining a healthy lifestyle for a month, gift yourself something that you love. If I am able to maintain my exercise regime for a month, I gift myself a book and if I eat healthy for a month, I gift myself a makeup item or a nice t-shirt. I love all these things and I can do anything to get them, so every month I save some money to keep me going. J

So friends, these are some of my tips to start exercising. Always remember that exercising should be a habit not punishment or compulsion. I wrote this article so that I can help some of you to start exercising. For more health inspiration keep reading this blog. Trust me friends, I have lived almost all my life till now, being unhealthy. Ever since I started exercising, I have been so much better. If you have any tips to start exercising, I would love to hear those so leave them in the comments down below.

Goodbye my dear friends and I will see you on Sunday with a slightly funny article.. Until then Keep Smiling. Please do follow my blog, like the facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Happy-Girl/292903830872974?ref_type=bookmark) and follow me on twitter (https://twitter.com/A_Happy_Girl2). If you have any suggestions or questions, please comment below.