Posts by arianap

Absolutely! To be exact I smoke about half a pack a day and I can run at a constant pace easily for about 30 minutes...but remember, even if you were not a smoker, running takes practice and effort. You have to train your body and your breathing, all you can do is keep trying, your body will build memory of the action and each time you will be a little better at running.

P.S the better you get the less you want to smoke after :)

Well think of our bodies as women in terms of pregnancy really. Whenever you gain you stretch. Our bodies are made to expand and reduce normally but when it happens too quicjkly you get marks. Depending on the pace at which you are losing the weight (if you are doing it the healthy way approx 1lbs per week) than your tummy should smooth down just fine.

If you need an additional stretch mark helper, try VitaK. It really works, I used it after I had my daughter and it faded the marks SUBSTANTIALLY but they are not 100% gone but barely visible. Your body will lighten them over time naturally but if you want a litle boost in terms of timeframe, than try the VitaK. You can purchase it at most Zellers, Shoppers Drugmart etc.. type of stores.

It is just fine to workout every day as long as you are working different muscle groups. Muscles need time to rest in order to grow and continue to burn fat. So if you do cardio every day and then alternate upper and lower body workouts from day to day than you are doing great.

The reason muscles hurt after exercise is that exercising actually creates tiny, microscopic tears in your muscles that allows them to grow and reshape. If you over work one area, it isn't doing anything but potentially draining you and straining your muscles.

Keep up that dedication though, it will pay off. Just listen to your muscles and ensure enough sleep. Sleep is when your muscles work the hardest. If you are having trouble sleeping at night, try working out earlier in the day.

Cheers

ArianaP