Taking regular exercise has many health benefits that include helping us to lose weight, giving us more energy and reducing our risk of disease. However, the way you approach exercise can do you more harm than good.

This is commonly as of result of rushing into an intensive exercise regime when your body is not use to exercise in the first place. This happens a lot in a society that demands instant results. However, when it comes to the human body and nature the instant result rule is not recognised. People who throw themselves into a new fitness program without any regard for preparation and their body can in some cases seriously injure themselves. This can result in muscle tears, joint problems and ligaments injuries. If the person has an underlying condition such as heart disease then, the outcome can be very serious.

People have this belief that when they are putting their body through lots of pain they are doing themselves good. Actually, pain is the bodies signal that you are pushing yourself too hard and that you need to stop.

The right way to approach exercise is to build up your fitness gradually. You need to give your body the time to adapt to the stress that you are putting it under through rigorous exercise.

Many people use the excuse that they just do not have enough time to fit an exercise schedule into their lives. Getting fit does not mean that you have to join a gym or spend a lot of time doing it. In, fact if you are just starting out it is advisable that you only do it for 15 minutes a day a couple of times a week. If you live near your work, walk instead of taking the car. Instead of the elevator climb the stairs. There are many ways that you can find opportunities within your existing schedule to exercise more. If you are consistent with this you will be able to see the benefits within three to four weeks from starting. Another point is that it is not advisable to exercise on a full stomach.