No pain, no gain...

Say you read my blog yesterday, and say you explored the Abs Diet Online idea. Then, this morning you tried one of the exercises they suggested, and now you say your sore. Well, if it's a new exercise for you, or exercise is new to you, then you WILL be sore - a little. Being a little sore tells you that you haven't been working the muscles required to do this exercise, or you haven't been working them hard enough; only by pushing your muscles to do something they have to work at will they get stronger. If you tried something new, and you weren't sore, then the exercise was too easy for you; you have to put effort into your workout if you want to get results. This said, you also want to make sure not to work your muscles TOO hard - a little soreness should be a "feel good" soreness, similar to when you've had a hard day at work; yeah, you're tired, but you did a good job, you're going to get some rest, and then you want to get right back out there. If you are too sore, you either pushed yourself too hard or didn't do the exercise right - or the exercise isn't right for you for some reason (say, a bad back...). Back off if this happens and let your muscles rest - if you try it again and the same thing happens, either don't do that exercise or get a professional to show you a way to do it so that it will benefit you. There are plenty of exercises out there, so don't force something that causes you real pain - the last thing you want to do is put yourself out of commission for three weeks. A lean, muscular body is worth a little pain for sure, but just don't overdo it! Hope you're having a good week - Melissa