Medical consultaion with your M.D. is recommended with any exercise program.
Getting Sleep,
Yes we are livin’ in the USA, and that means in a collective sense, we are the fattest and most sleep deprived post industrialized nation by far. From time to time as Your Personal Trainer, I hear many silly statements, by those who think beyond their biology, our biology as human beings. Silly things, like cleverly skipping breakfast to lose weight, even though the entire health industry, from the A.M.A, dieticians, fitness professionals and weight loss specialists know that one of the most effective ways to gain weight in the form of fat, is to skip breakfast.
Even worse, are those who think sleep is somehow an enemy. I wonder, an enemy of what? What does sleep do; eliminate fatigue, poor decisions, aid in physical and mental recovery? The answer is yes. The next question is why someone, anyone would want to be weak confused and tired instead of having sleep. Oh they wisely tell you, “they have no time too busy to sleep,” or, “they don’t need sleep.” Really? The last time I checked there were 168 hours in a week. So, computing a 50 hour work week and 2 hours on commuting per day leaves 108 hours. Subtract 63 hours per week for sleep (9 hours per day/night) leaves one with 45 hours per week. This leaves more than 6 hours and 24 minutes to do what you want, per day. If one takes 6 hours per week for exercise, one is left with 39 hours of TV, Internet surfing, family time, cleaning, household chores, shopping, eating, bathing and getting dressed and whatever else there is to do. Personally, I find the “I don’t need sleep” and “I don’t have time to sleep,” arguments ridiculous to listen to. When you look at the numbers, which were extremely conservative, they ruthlessly show the excuses to be bankrupt. No personal trainer or health professional worth their salt is going to be a yes man to enable this nonsense.
Most people would serve themselves, their families and communities well by clearing the debris from their egos and hubris concerning silly beliefs such as not needing sleep, and get more sleep, make better business decisions, drive while in a wakeful state and give quality time to those that matter and those that want to matter. In short, for those who actually believe the silly stuff, save it for those who admire the tooth fairy harvesting the money tree. Those who prefer reality and are looking to take meaningful actions to be healthy, should do all that you can to ignore the silly stuff and work with appropriate health professionals for serious plans for your well being and fitness.
Your Personal Trainer