The current issue of ConsumerReports on Health, has an article on 9 suggestions for removing fatigue as a roadblock to increasing your physical activity.
1. Eat carbohydrates...the good ones!
2. Drink more water.
3. Keep a diary...of your activity level and track some measurements such as waist size.
4. Find an exercise partner.
5. Listen to music.
6. Exercise in the afternoon.
7. Mind your breathing. Read Annie's post from Monday.
8. Mix it up. Add Pilates to your program!
9. Turn off late-night television. Enough sleep makes a difference.
Skip:
1. Working out in front of a mirror. A Canadian study of 58 young women reported feeling worse about themselves after the workout if they exercised in front of a mirror.
2. Pre-workout coffee. It dehydrates.
3. Pricey compression garments. No evidence that they help or don't help.
4. Protein shakes and energy drinks. Most people in the US get more than enough protein and energy drinks have some ingredients that may cause health problems.
5. Sports drinks. Limited quality research that prove the drinks enhance performance.
6. Supplements. No scientific evidence that they improve athletic performance.
Read the full article at ConsumerReports.org/CRH, March 2013 issue.
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