There are times during your workouts that you may overdo it. (Yes, there IS such a thing as working out too hard!) You may experience nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and/or become lightheaded. This has only happened to me once, and I can guarantee you it will never happen again! It was very uncomfortable and scary.
There is a very easy way to prevent this. Get a heart monitor to wear during every single workout! It looks just like a wristwatch and you can check your heart rate throughout your workout.
The key is finding out what your target heart rate range is. Once you know this number, if you are below you will know to "kick it up a notch", if you're above, take a few minutes to slow down. Walk around the room a few times until the number has dropped. Don't just stop and sit down, ease it back into the target range.
Some models will even show you how many calories you've burned during your workout! How cool is that!?
For help with figuring out what YOUR target heart rate is, please leave a comment and I will help you!
COMING TOMORROW: I'll introduce you to the program that changed my life!
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I have one (got it LAST Christmas) and still have never used it. I am so challenged!
Why don't you mail it to me..I could always use a spare! ;)
Luke does this all the time...he always want to do "one more set," abd then he comes upstairs and has to lay on the floor so that he doesn't get sick all over the place!
Great blog. Welcome to MBC!
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