7.00-9.00am: a good time to lose pounds, as exercising on an empty stomach will force your body to burn fat stores. An early morning workout will kickstart your metabolisim and keep you burning calories all day. It’s essential to warm up, as your joints willl be stiffer than at later times of the day.

12.00-2.00pm: exercis before lunch, not after, otherwise you’ll feel tooo sluggish to move. Make sure you’ve had breakfast or you’ll literally be running on empty after working all morning.

3.00-5.00pm: this is a good time to do competitive sports. Research shows its when your co-ordination is at its highest and your body is stocked up on energy from lunch and breakfast.

7.00-9.00pm: peak time to exercise, as the body is warmed up and flexible, and as it’s peak temperature you’ll have greater stamina, adrenaline and strength, meaning its a good time to build muscle.

9.00-12.00pm: your body’s too tired - don’t exercise.

Exercise doesn’t have to to involve and intensive work-out. Try new activities or go back to something you haven’t done for a while such as:
dancing,
exercising at home to a video,
cycling,
swimming or aqua aerobics,
jogging,
tennis, badminton or squash,
brisk walking

NO TIME - just a total of 30 minutes most days of the week could make a real difference to your health. You don’t have to do it all at once. Begin by putting a little extra energy into things you do already to help you build up to this total. For example, use the stairs instead of lifts and walk or cycle short distances.

TOO TIRED - Exercise can actually help you relax by relieving stress and this in turn makes you feel less tired, yet you’ll probably find you’ll sleep better too.

NOT THE SPORTY TYPE - You don’t have to be sporty! Activities such as walking, gardening, housework and dancing can be just as good for you as jogging, football or working out in a gym. It all depends on the effort you put in!

EXERCISE IS BORING - Try a variety of activities and choose ones that are good fun and sociable. Options like line dancing, walking clubs, or playing football are great ways to meet people, be active and have fun. Link your exercise to something you enjoy.

NO ONE TO DO IT WITH - Try asking a friend or find out about local clubs or classes where you’ll meet people just like you. Things you can do on your own, like housework, or washing the car, can count as exercise too if you put a bit of extra energy into them!

TOO OLD TO START NOW - It’s never too late to start, exercise can
help you stay healthy, active, mobile,and independent. Start by trying brisk walking with a friend. Vary your route to keep it interesting.

Everybody! Exercise is vital for good health, but research shows that most people don’t get enough. Regular activity, which gets the heart pumping a little harder, can make us look and feel better. It does this by helping to reduce stress, control weight loss and lower blood pressure. Is also helps to protect from serious conditions such as heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and diabetis.

Try a number of activities before choosing those you like best.

It can be more fun to take exercise with a partner or friends.

Check on your progress. Regular activities should begin to take less time or take less out of you.

Always be aware of how your body feels and don’t push it too far. Exercise is not meant to be painful! You should be able to exercise and carry on a conversation, so if it hurts, stop.

Gradually build up you activity to a total of 30 minutes a day. You don’t have to do it all in one go to get the benefits - two sessions of 15 minutes is just as good!

Don’t feel you’ve lost all the benefits if you miss a day.

It’s important to stretch your muscles before and after any strenuous exercise.

The secret of success is doing something you really enjoy that you can fit into your life and you can keep doing regularly.