About Exercise: Giving Yourself the Freedom to Fail

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Exercise Exercise Weight Loss Basics Strength and Cardio Workouts Exercises By Muscle Group From Paige Waehner, your Guide to Exercise Whenever I meet with new clients who've never exercised, they usually have big goals. Aside from weight loss, they want to run 3 miles or do 45 minutes on the elliptical trainer. I love big goals but, the problem is, most of them can't do that much exercise yet and when they realize that (after, perhaps, running around the block and feeling like their lungs might explode), they wonder: Why am I such a failure? The answer? You're not. If you're doing what your body is capable of, isn't that success? That's what I'm talking about this week in a rather philosophical post about the freedom to fail. It can be deliciously liberating to give yourself free reign to do whatever you can and call it good enough. Giving Yourself the Freedom to Fail There's something experts don't want to tell you about exercise: Sometimes you will fail at it. If you're a beginner, you will go out for that first run and you'll only make it a few steps, maybe a few blocks before you'll have to stop and walk...Read more Exercise of the Week: Walking Knee Lunge If you're looking for a way to train with a little more functionality, especially with gardening season on the way, this walking knee lunge may just do the trick. I like this exercise for my clients who have problems with mobility, although they tend to have a different opinion of his move, since it's harder than it looks...Read more Vote: Calorie Information in Restaurants The health care reform bill covers a lot of ground, but my favorite part is the one about restaurants and nutritional information. Starting next year, restaurants with more than 20 chains will have to post calorie counts...Read more How did you exercise during pregnancy? Exercising while you're pregnant is important for your health and your baby's, but it isn't always easy. Nausea, fatigue, aches and a shifting center of gravity make it tough to stick with a consistent routine, even if you exercised before you were pregnant...Read more Exercise Ads Fitness Exercise And Exercise Exercise Tips Puppy Crate Kids Exercise Featured Articles Are You a Bad Influence? Golf Strength Training Workout Tax Season Stress Relief: Exercise Why does my doctor want me to keep coming back? Spring Running Without Injury Bodybuilding for Overweight Kids - Is it Safe?   More from About.com Disney Trip Planner Everything you need to plan the perfect Disney vacation -- from when to go and what to do, to saving money and picking a hotel. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Paige Waehner Exercise Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Exercise newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Exercise Basics Exercise for Beginners Exercise for Weight Loss Weight Loss Success Stories Exercise Gear Advertisement