#1 Whether walking outdoors or walking the treadmill, remember this.
Just 10 minutes of vigorous exercise is the same as 30 minutes of slow walking.
Whatever your workout, you should be sweating, breathing more heavily & your heart rate should be increased after your workout.
These are signs that your metabolism & your circulation is increasing.
#2 Stretch 'after' your workout not before. Why?
After your exercise, your muscles have tension in them.
You want to remove that tension and stretching will do this for you.
Stretching your main muscle groups such as your hip flexors, outer thighs, chest, shoulders & ankles, increases blood flow & circulation which will reduce muscle soreness.
It also will give you better posture.
#3 Drink room-temperature water before, during & after your workout. Why?
Because if you drink cold water, your body has to heat the water you drink in order for the body to use it effectively.
Heating the water will force your body to release energy. You want to increase not lose energy.
#4 Set a schedule when you workout and when you rest especially if your workout regimen is intense.
When you are scheduled to workout, do so. Don't skip your exercise.
Even 10 minutes of exercise has an impact on your body.
Be mindful though not to exercise every day because just as your body needs to exercise, it also needs to rest.
#5 You're 'never' too old to exercise.
I repeat 'you're never too old to exercise'.
Your body must move because movement enhances your body's circulation.
Movement inside the body (circulation) is life enhancing. Stagnation inside the body induces illness, pain & eventually death.
While your type of exercise activity should alter depending on your age, always have a workout plan regardless of how old you are.
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