Improve Your Sweatitude: 9 Motivation Rut Busters

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"I don't have the energy."

Rut Buster: Exercising at even a very easy pace will give you more energy than if you sit it out. A University of Georgia study of people who reported persistent fatigue found that those who rode a stationary bike three times a week at low intensity got a bigger energy boost than those who didn't exercise. In a follow-up study, the same cyclers maintained the extra oomph over the six weeks they kept exercising.

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omyers31 wrote:

I would appreciate articles that addressed exercises for people with limited range of motion, back, shoulder, neck pain.

1/30/2012 08:56:58 PM Report Abuse

ninashpinat wrote:

This is so true. There are so many days when I just don't feel energized, but I'll do my workout anyway. Then, on a few occasions when I could not do my regular workouts, I felt so lethargic. My consistent exercise, even short workouts, really did give me more energy than I thought.

1/3/2012 11:16:58 PM Report Abuse