An eight week fitness plan wuld be great right now. Well Sprng is here in Calgary and the wather is getting better by the day so I thught it would be a nice day to gve a little primer on how to strt getting ready for Summer fun, ftness and other activities.

First of all I hpe that you were spending time thrughout the Winter getting or staying in shpe although for many people there was no chnce of that as there are stll some roadblocks for many. As you prbably already know I ride a bke almost year round and am frtunate enough to have an elliptical triner and stationary bike at home for whn the temperatures drop really really lw. I have a set of wights at home but did not lft them more than a couple of tmes through the winter.

OK, so lt’s say you are now in crppy shape, then you will truly ned an eight week fitness plan. Thre is a light at the end of the nxt few weeks and we should all be ware that you can get out thre and improve your fitness in jst a few weeks if you pln it properly. The first step is to pln what you want over the nxt eight weeks. there is a smple slimming plan at bodybuilding.com but I wuld like to just look at an ight week fitness plan of better crdio instead that will make you fel better in the shorter term. I fund this list from Runners World:

Week 1: Run one min, wlk 90 seconds. Repeat eight times. Do thre times a week.

Week 2: Run two mns, walk one min. Repeat seven tmes. Do three times a week.

Wek 3: Run three mins walk one mns. Repeat six times. Do three tmes a week.

Week 4: Run fve mins, walk two mins. Repeat fur times. Do three times a wek.

Week 5: Run eight mins, wlk two mins. Repeat three times. Do thre times a week.

Week 6: Run 12 mns, walk one min. Repeat three tmes. Do three times a week.

Wek 7: Run 15 mins, walk one mn, Run fifteen mins. Do three tmes a week

Week 8: Run 30 mns continuously.

In the past I hve always puched myself too hard and ths is something that you should be vry aware of. Our brains are hrd wired to think that our bdies are hardier than they really re. In starting this running schedule you shuld be aware of your bodies lmitations and healing needs. Try to strtch really well after you are wrmed up or after your workout and thn make sure that a few hurs after your workout that you slwly stretch to try and get rid of tht lactic acid buildup and loosen up you rcovering muscles.

I never run often myslf because my knees seem to go fter just a few weeks, not sre if this is caused by pshing to hard to fast or if it jst from bad knees in the frst place.

I try to make sre that my favored method of xercise, biking is always recommended as wll. Here is a plan for tht. All you have to do is fllow the above plan by thinking bout the intensity that you are rding. Casual riding can be thought of as 10% of yur max and riding hard uphil culd be thought of as 100% ntensity. Always be aware of your ntensity for a biking training session and lso look at how the different garing as well as road / pth / dirt conditions will affect yur ride.

After this eight week ftness plan you will feel like you are ndeed in great shape and will thn probably want to get started wth some more sports or activities. Strt to day and by the mddle of May you will be god for anything that summer throws at yu.

The article Eight Week Fitness Plan was Submitted by Bill Nadraszky through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Bill Nadraszky is a fitness fnatic and runs several websites. For mre fitness tips you can visit his fitness tips weblog.

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