Exercising While Detoxing: What You Need To Know
If you’re gearing
up to begin a detox diet plan, one thing that you do need to be careful and
aware over is how much exercise you’re doing.
Exercising when you’re using a very low calorie intake is going to set
you up for some problems as the body simply doesn’t have enough fuel to
complete each session.
While you may be
able to get through the first one or two days perfectly fine, after that,
you’ll be facing some problems.
So what should you
be doing with your exercise while on that detox diet approach? Let’s go over
the most important things to remember.
Cut Back On
Duration
The very first
thing that you must do is make sure that you are watching the total duration of
any sessions that you plan to perform.
Aim to limit your cardio workouts to just 20 minutes maximum and for the
time being while on your detox diet, strength training should be kept low as
well.
One set of each
major lift so that you are hitting each muscle group in the body will be sufficient
to retain lean muscle mass and make sure that you keep your strength where it
needs to be.
Limit The
Intensity
The second thing
that you should be thinking about as you go about your workouts is that the
intensity needs to be lower. Don’t attempt
interval training at this time. It will
simply be too much for your body to handle.
Instead, consider
moderate, steady state cardio training.
While you may have heard in the past this is the most non-effective
variety for fat loss to occur, it’s what you need to do right now. It’s all
your body will be capable of handling at this point in time.
Consider
Relaxation Focused Workouts
Finally, the last
thing that you should be thinking about is the possibility of shifting your
workouts away from the ‘everyday’ and instead using just strictly relaxation
focused workout sessions.
This could include
a lengthy stretching session, some yoga, pilates, or anything else that keeps
your total intensity down and puts you in a relaxed frame of mind.
These forms of
activities will still keep you active but won’t tax the body like an intense
cardio or weight lifting workout would, which is precisely what you’re looking
for right now.
So there you have
the primary points to keep in mind regarding your workouts while detoxing. If you are detoxing properly, you should only
have to carry out the detox for about one week total before resuming a more
standard diet plan, so even if you choose to take the week off exercise
entirely, it’s really not going to have that large of a negative influence on
your progress.
More importantly is
that you focus on eating right and taking in as many fresh fruits and vegetable
as possible during this time to really see the full effects of what the detox
has to offer.
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