Being in Better Shape

So a lot of people may believe that if it has been a while since they worked out that they cannot get back into shape fast. This is not necessarily true. Let's say that you have been out of the gym for about 3-4 weeks and are planning on getting back into the gym there are ways to improve and get back in shape fast.

Some people will try to go back into the gym and do the weight that they had left off at. This is not at all what you need to do. This can actually harm and affect you in ways like injury and strains. When you get back into the gym, step back again. Do weight that you know is less but that you can handle and do high repetitions. This will condition your body back to what it is used to faster and then you can begin adding weight and improving upon from where you were at a month ago.

If you are curious as to where your body stands, a recent article I read in Men's Health Magazine talked about doing a fit test. The pushup is a universal work out method that involves your core, arms, shoulders, and back. The challenge is to set a timer for 3 minutes and do as many pushups as you can in that time maintaining good form. You can take as many breaks as you want but once the 3 minutes is up you have to stop. Then whatever number you reach there is a chart that tells you how good of shape or fit you are.

<55= below avg.
55-74= avg.
74-99= good
100-110= excellent
11 or more= extraordinary

So if you were in the lesser area you can improve your score by doing sets of push ups each week and each week you should improve some.