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fitness matters
by Jason Blough, Anytime Fitness Club Manager/Certiied Personal Trainer
E xpert Answers to Your Health and Wellness Questions
Question: Question:
Since retirement, I have more Is sweating any indication of
time on my hands and want to how hard I’m working out?
devote a few days a week to
working out. But, I’ve never Answer:
worked out before. Can you give
How much you sweat depends
me some advice to help me get on the type of workout and
started so I do not injure myself?
training goal, rather than how
Answer: hard you’re working out. For
example, power lifters who train
One of the easiest ways to hard and lift heavy need ample
avoid injury when beginning rest in between sets and, typically,
a fitness program is to first get do not sweat as much as someone
clearance from your physician. It’s moving through an 8-station
important, especially if you have circuit with little to no rest in
been sedentary, to know what between each exercise. Both types
you can do based on your current of workouts are challenging, but
health, age, and overall physical the amount of sweat you produce
condition. Next, once you find an will be very different. Your
activity that you enjoy, make sure environmental surroundings can
to take time to warm up properly also influence how much you’ll 50 MONTHLY CLASSES INCLUDED IN MEMBERSHIP!
ZUMBA, YOGA, BARRE FITNESS, BOOT CAMP,
to help lubricate joints and slowly sweat. Cooler temperatures or CORE, INTERVAL TRAINING AND MORE! BRING THIS
AD FOR $0 ENROLLMENT AND FIRST MONTH FREE!
increase the demand on the working out in an air-conditioned *Offer valid with a minimum 12 month membership agreement at participating locations only.
Terms and conditions may vary based on applicable state laws and regulations.
heart and lungs for more intense room will result in less sweating, Monthly dues still apply. Each location is independently owned and operated. Expires April 30, 2016 ©2016 Anytime Fitness, LLC
exercise. If it’s cardio you’re doing, while a warmer room, such as 130 Frederick Road, Thurmont
301.271.0077
begin slowly and then increase the a hot yoga studio, will result in anytimefitness.com
speed. If it’s a weight workout, the opposite. Keep in mind that
lighter weight and smaller range of sweating is your body’s way of
motion will be appropriate for the cooling itself. Some people are
warm up. As well, you’ll want to simply more efficient at this than
progress slowly with your exercise others, thus more sweat! Instead
goals, as the risk of injury is higher of measuring your sweat to see
when you do too much, too soon, if you’re working hard enough,
too fast. Remember, fitness is try using the “talk test” (if you’re
a life-long journey! Lastly, stay working hard it should be tough
hydrated. Proper hydration helps to talk), a heart rate monitor (an
to regulate heart rate and core indicator of how hard your heart
temperature, as well as replenish is working) or measure your
lost fluids from exercise. workload (wattage, mileage, Mets).
About the author: Jason Blough is the Club Manager/Certified Personal
Trainer at Anytime Fitness in Thurmont. To submit a question for future
articles, please contact the author at [email protected].
fitness matters
by Jason Blough, Anytime Fitness Club Manager/Certiied Personal Trainer
E xpert Answers to Your Health and Wellness Questions
Question: Question:
Since retirement, I have more Is sweating any indication of
time on my hands and want to how hard I’m working out?
devote a few days a week to
working out. But, I’ve never Answer:
worked out before. Can you give
How much you sweat depends
me some advice to help me get on the type of workout and
started so I do not injure myself?
training goal, rather than how
Answer: hard you’re working out. For
example, power lifters who train
One of the easiest ways to hard and lift heavy need ample
avoid injury when beginning rest in between sets and, typically,
a fitness program is to first get do not sweat as much as someone
clearance from your physician. It’s moving through an 8-station
important, especially if you have circuit with little to no rest in
been sedentary, to know what between each exercise. Both types
you can do based on your current of workouts are challenging, but
health, age, and overall physical the amount of sweat you produce
condition. Next, once you find an will be very different. Your
activity that you enjoy, make sure environmental surroundings can
to take time to warm up properly also influence how much you’ll 50 MONTHLY CLASSES INCLUDED IN MEMBERSHIP!
ZUMBA, YOGA, BARRE FITNESS, BOOT CAMP,
to help lubricate joints and slowly sweat. Cooler temperatures or CORE, INTERVAL TRAINING AND MORE! BRING THIS
AD FOR $0 ENROLLMENT AND FIRST MONTH FREE!
increase the demand on the working out in an air-conditioned *Offer valid with a minimum 12 month membership agreement at participating locations only.
Terms and conditions may vary based on applicable state laws and regulations.
heart and lungs for more intense room will result in less sweating, Monthly dues still apply. Each location is independently owned and operated. Expires April 30, 2016 ©2016 Anytime Fitness, LLC
exercise. If it’s cardio you’re doing, while a warmer room, such as 130 Frederick Road, Thurmont
301.271.0077
begin slowly and then increase the a hot yoga studio, will result in anytimefitness.com
speed. If it’s a weight workout, the opposite. Keep in mind that
lighter weight and smaller range of sweating is your body’s way of
motion will be appropriate for the cooling itself. Some people are
warm up. As well, you’ll want to simply more efficient at this than
progress slowly with your exercise others, thus more sweat! Instead
goals, as the risk of injury is higher of measuring your sweat to see
when you do too much, too soon, if you’re working hard enough,
too fast. Remember, fitness is try using the “talk test” (if you’re
a life-long journey! Lastly, stay working hard it should be tough
hydrated. Proper hydration helps to talk), a heart rate monitor (an
to regulate heart rate and core indicator of how hard your heart
temperature, as well as replenish is working) or measure your
lost fluids from exercise. workload (wattage, mileage, Mets).
About the author: Jason Blough is the Club Manager/Certified Personal
Trainer at Anytime Fitness in Thurmont. To submit a question for future
articles, please contact the author at [email protected].
