RE: [TMIC] TM and exercise

[Robert Pall]

WHEN IT COMES TO EXERCISE I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO START OUT SLOW AND GRADUALLY BUILD IT UP. INITIALLY I TRIED TO EXERCISE UNTIL I REACHED EXHAUSTION. MY BASIS FOR THIS WAS “NO PAIN NO GAIN”. I WAS ALWAYS EXHAUSTED AFTER MY DAILY WORKOUTS AND IT DID NOTHING TO EASE MY CONDITION AND IN MANY WAYS MADE ME FEEL WORSE.NOW I EXERCISE UNTIL MY BODY TELLS ME TO SLOW DOWN. I HAVE FOUND THAT MORE IS LESS. I NOW DO MORE CARDIO AND LESS RESISTENCE AND HAVE CUT DOWN ON THE TIME OF EXERCISE FROM 90 MINUTES 3-4 TIMES A WEEK TO 40 MINUTES 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. I HAVE ALSO USED SWIMMING AS MY MAIN CARDIO EXERCISE.   ROB IN NEW JERSEY   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 8:52 AM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] TM and exercise   I have started occasionally exercising with a video called "Wimp Aerobics." :-) I can't keep up with all the steps, but I can do more of it than I can with a video made for normal people. I feel generally better overall and more energetic when I use it, but afterward my back spasms more and my legs feel weaker. I haven't made the exercise a regular thing yet, more just hit and miss, but I need to do something both for general health and to try to lose weight.   For those who have incorporated regular exercise into their schedule, do the "negative" effects lessen over time?   I know anyone who has been sedentary who tries to exercise will feel sore and maybe even feel worse for a time before they start feeling better.   Barbara H.