Begin a Healthy Lifestyle by Walking

The young working class of Singapore and that of every part of the world has finally decided that they cannot just go on with the normal busyness of their daily lives. The Yuppies, or Young Professionals, have been working hard for the longest time and they know that they have been stressing their lives for far too long. The age group of these young people range from 25-40 years old and their common denominator is that they are working too hard and enjoying life too little and because of this reason they try to cram in a week’s worth of physical activities over the weekend. This weekend physical over exertion is worrisome to any Physiotherapist in Singapore.
How to start becoming physically active.

For somebody who is not physically active most of his life a sudden change in physical activity should never be drastic. Any Physiotherapist in Singapore will tell you that activities should begin with baby steps. Never should a person overdo himself thinking that he can make up for lost time of non-activity for years in the past. If you have been living a sedentary life then the best way to start doing a physical activity is to walk for about 15 minutes at least three times a week. This is especially true if you have been used to sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day and then lazing off in the couch to watch TV when you get home. A 15-minute walk is enough to start you off.

Before you begin walking, do some stretches first. Stretch your arms, legs and muscles and then start walking at a leisurely space. You may think that 15 minutes of leisure walk is useless just remember that this is only the beginning. You are going to exert more effort once your body has been accustomed to doing this physical activity.

On your second week, you can start adding another 15 minutes to your regular walk. This time you can also increase the pace of your walk. Always remember to do some stretching before you begin walking. The first five minutes of your walk can be done in a slow pace then start brisk walking for the next 20 minutes and use the remaining five minutes to cool down.

Once you feel that a 30-minute routine is so ordinary for you then that is the time that you can increase your physical activity and maybe take on a more strenuous sport like running, cycling, swimming, basketball and the likes. It is also advisable that you don’t do just one sport so that you don’t strain just a certain muscle group. You need to pair your walking with swimming or cycling with running so that you get to strengthen all the muscle groups and give your body the much needed balance for it to be healthy. Whatever kind of exercise you choose to do just always remember what any Physiotherapist in Singapore will tell you – start every activity with stretching exercises and walk before you run.