April 9, 2012

Top signs that indicate you should start your exercise regime

This is what happens when you don't exercise regularly or you stop intermittently for a break. If you already have a paunch - level infinity - then you shouldn't bother reading this post, yet it will remind you back of those good old days when you had a flat abs and how you managed to grow it this big.

Day 1: Your abs look flat. Don't over imagine yourself having a 6 pack its not even close to 2 packs.
Day 5: Flat abs become bulged a bit
Day 10: Woww !! You have a paunch and chubby cheeks :). Congratulate yourself !!
Day 30: Traveling in a bike against the wind, you could see a pot belly.
Day 60: Your paunch starts tingling all the way you walk.

Day 1: Hot climate - Chennai - May. Your shoulder to lower abdomen gets squeezed traveling in a car with seat belts on.
Day 5: A little bit relaxed above your abdomen - feels comfortable right ? ?
Day 10: Furthermore relaxed and you don't get sweat stain on your shirt above the abdomen.
Day 30: You have a gap between the seat belt and your upper abdomen, it extends to your shoulder.
Day 60 : Your car seat belt doesn't strain your upper abdomen, chest or shoulder anymore.

Day 1: Your new black berry pant fits perfectly.
Day 5: You struggle to put it on.
Day 10: You hold your breath and squeeze the abdomen to put on the pant.
Day 30: The button blasted when you loosened your stomach and sat on a chair.
Day 60: You have hard time pulling your pants up your thighs.

Day 1: With the slim fit T-shirts, you flex your biceps often to show off.
Day 5: The T Shirt gets tighter in the middle.
Day 10: You are holding your breath to make yourself look slim with the t-shirt when you move and you let it out when you sit.
Day 30: Before you flex biceps with your slim fit T-Shirt, your paunch gets all attention, being flexed all day to show off .
Day 60: Your slim fit T- shirts doesn't fit anymore.

Day 1: You sleep with your face down easily.
Day 5: You can see the stomach protruding even when you lie flat.
Day 10: Mild symptoms of snoring.
Day 30: Its getting difficult to breath when you lie face down.
Day 60: You look like a sand mound - side view.

Day 1: Your gym member ship card lies on the table drawer.
Day 5: It comes out when you are searching something else.
Day 10: It goes down to the floor, when your responsible servant tries to keep it safe and remind you of it.
Day 30: It expires and goes to the dustbin.
Day 60: You have no memory of going to gym or having a membership card.

Day 1: You have a hard time holding the plates when you eat watching the TV
Day 5: Still the same
Day 10: You can rest the plate on your abs intermittently
Day 30: You spill less when you place the plate on top of your belly.
Day 60: You are doing great, eating with plates on your belly.

Day 1: You wear a 32 sized pant and it fits perfectly.
Day 5: You wear it holding your breath.
Day 10: You buy a new blackberry pant - size 34.
Day 30: You buy a new blackberry pant - size 38.
Day 60: You have a wide variety of new pants with different sizes in the wardrobe, yet nothing fits.

Day 1: I need to take a break from exercise.
Day 5: I will take two more days and round it up to a week
Day 10: I will take four more days and round it up to two weeks
Day 30: I have to start over in few days time.
Day 60: You feel hungry when you feel like exercising.

Day 1: You keep alarm to avoid breaking the sleeping pattern
Day 5: You wake few mins late.
Day 10: Strong are those who snooze the alarm, stronger are those who wake up with the first sound of alarm, strongest are those who wake up without alarm.
Day 30: You are weak, you wake up few hours late.
Day 60: You never bother to set the alarm to wake up earlier for exercising.

Here's something for motivation or to start over - 10 insane body transformation

Exercise regularly. Don't take a break, if you are facing an exercise rut, read this.