ey are warmed up. or they may invite “stretch reflex” an automatic natural response in which their muscles will contract to protect their body from overstretching. If people stretch their muscles on a regular basis they will find themselves becoming more flexible with time. They should also stretch after they exercise as well as before for the maximum benefits. According to the above information the question is not should you exercise, but how much (frequency) and what type of exercise should you participate in? Almost everyone can benefit from some kind of exercise if they are warmed up properly and they move in small incremental steps and don’t do too much at once. The best type of exercise program for losing body fat involves aerobic exercises, those that utilize the oxygen energy system. This type of exercise program is also the one that conveys the most significant health benefits. Frequency of exercise refers to how often each week one participates. As would appear obvious, the more often a person exercises, the greater the total weekly caloric expenditure and health benefits. In general, three to four times per week would be satisfactory, however a daily exercise program is recommended. (Williams 367-8) Recommended that is for the average healthy person or those who have been cleared by their doctor to exercise. and again don’t overdo it in the beginning take it slow and easy. Start out with maybe walking a little and build up from there. In other words don’t start out from being M Wing 8sedentary and going straight to running a mile all at once build up to it or you can make a good thing something to regret and you may even harm yourself in the process so that you can not continue to exercise or much worse hurt yourself enough so that you wont want to exercise ever again. It actually is possible to over do exercise, and exercise can be detrimental to those few with extreme medical con...
