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When you first start exercising finding the right clothes
to wear is important for both
comfort and safety. Should
you wear the latest Nike joggers
or are sandals ok? Should
you wear lycra or track pants?
Fashion may be important to
some but the most important
thing is to get through each
session so that you can follow
up with more exercise tomorrow.
The key to success in weight
loss is consistency. Being
able to exercise regularly.
Wearing the right clothes
will make this possible. Wearing
the wrong type of shoes could
give you blisters or shin
splints, and wearing the wrong
type of pants could cause
excessive rubbing of the thighs.
If you’ve had any of these
things happen to you then
you know it’s tough to exercise
the next day. Let’s start
with the shoes. This is probably
the most important piece of
clothing and therefore this
is where most thought should
be given. You need to wear
something supportive, with
a flexible sole. Cross-trainers
or running shoes are best.
Make sure that the shoes are
not too tight. Next are the
socks. It is important to
wear cotton socks. They allow
your foot to breathe and they
cause less friction on your
heal. If you like the low
cut socks, make sure they
won’t slip down into the shoe
or you may get blisters. The
pants you wear must comfortable.
Depending on the temperature,
you should wear shorts or
track pants. Just make sure
they are cotton and not nylon.
Cotton will allow your pants
to breathe, whereas nylon
will cause an increase in
your body’s temperature. This
in turn will make your heart
beat faster which means the
exercise will be harder. If
you have large thighs then
you may also want to wear
lycra pants as well. This
will eliminate rubbing and
chaffing. Your shirt should
be cotton too. If you are
going to be out in the sun
then it’s a good idea to wear
something with sleeves as
this will reduce the risk
of sunburn. Make sure it is
light fitting as well as this
will help to keep you cooler.
Other accessories you should
consider if exercising outside
is a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen,
and a water bottle. A wide
brimmed hat gives the best
shade, sunglasses will reduce
glare, sunscreen will protect
against ultra-violet rays
from the sun, and the water
will help keep you cool. Ray
Kelly is an Exercise Scientist
with 15 years experience in
the Health and Fitness industry.
To sign up for his free 7
Day Weight Loss Course go
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