Does this happen to more in shape people??

rigormortisgirl
rigormortisgirl Posts: 1 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi guys! I was just wondering; I started exercising 2 weeks ago and lost 9 lbs in the 5 days that i exercise a week and I changed my diet also; I am fairly out of shape and never exercised before that but am getting there no matter how hard it is.. And I just wanted to know is it easier for people who are in shape to workout than it is for me who is out of shape? ? I get tired during workouts and have to push myself also; does that happen to more in shape people? I heard it is supposed to "get easier the more weight you lose but is that true

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  • SopranogirlCa
    SopranogirlCa Posts: 188 Member
    After exercising for a few weeks, I found I had enough stamina to run for a few minutes on the treadmill (trying to work up to 5 k run) but I could not keep on going because my legs got super tired. I was not out of breath just my legs were dead. Little by little things improved. It does get easier.
  • Rowan813
    Rowan813 Posts: 170 Member
    As it gets easier you change the goal and do more so you are always working hard. An easy day at the gym would be a waste of time for me.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Your work capacity will go up, but you still have to keep pushing your limits to continue to make progress
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Your work capacity will go up, but you still have to keep pushing your limits to continue to make progress

    this. you will get better, but you always have to push yourself to go a little further.

    alos, i'd like to say that a lot of new people tend to not rest enough and burn out very quickly.
  • LMG130
    LMG130 Posts: 24 Member
    Finding something you enjoy doing is so important. It absolutely gets easier, but then you just have to find new challenges!
  • manda1978
    manda1978 Posts: 525 Member
    Yes and no,

    yes its alot easier to do the same thing I was doing when I was unfit, however now I add extra weights, run faster , train longer etc. I also LOVE training.
  • LeggyAmericanGirl
    LeggyAmericanGirl Posts: 285 Member
    Exercise should be hard and challenging.
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    It never gets easy; you just keep pushing!
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    usually they are in shape because they enjoy working out... going to the gym or out to run feels like the highlight of my day sometimes.
  • shorty35565
    shorty35565 Posts: 1,425 Member
    I believe u should always b pushing yourself. When it gets easy, ur not doing it hard enough!
    But yes, things will get easier & u will prob enjoy it more as u get lighter.
  • kooltray87
    kooltray87 Posts: 501 Member
    Anything you don't use you lose. Weight really has nothing to do with being in shape. Anyone exercising for the first time in a while will have a hard time. The more you workout the more you'll get used to it, but intensity is good so once a workout gets too easy its time to go harder! :-)
  • horseryder77
    horseryder77 Posts: 224 Member
    I like the quote "It never gets easier, you just get better"

    I like to think of it this way. I just recently started working out again after being out of the game for a couple months due to school/an injury. It's difficult, but you get into a groove. You start to crave the endorphins, and your body builds up endurance. It's all a mental game after a certain point-and then you can tell yourself "if I did it yesterday, I can do it today" or "It's only 5 more pounds, I can do it- no big deal."

    It's not necessarily a weight thing-there are people that are 20-30 lbs heavier than I am that are in much better shape! They're still in the process of losing weight, but their muscles are well conditioned and their endurance is high.

    So just keep pushing! You'll just keep getting better :)
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    As others have said the training itself should never feel easier but as I got fitter (as opposed to thinner) I've found the recovery quicker. But I also realised that I could either go home n waste a day crashed on the couch recovering or I could use the rest of the day walking it out by doing grocery shop etc and I found that helped recovery too. When I first started training with my PT I would vomit..that has stopped. But every now n then I feel nauseous cos she has increased the intensity because the PT has realised I can handle it now. I think at some stage, it would b good for u to go to a personal trainer who will show you how to safely increase your workouts so that they remain effective and they also keep it interesting. I love kickbag now..just about jump for joy when the gloves come out too! It's also true as another has commented that rest days are important...not literally though ...you might swim or walk or go to Zumba or yoga..something you also enjoy. Otherwise you get bored and disheartened. For me the absolute bottom line is food for weightloss and exercise for maintaining muscle and fitness whatever way you enjoy it!
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    yes and no
  • amann1976
    amann1976 Posts: 742 Member
    no matter what your physical conditioning any exercise you do at any level should be challenging... if you can bench press xxx weight xxx time with ease then you need to raise your weight and challenge yourself. if you can't run a complete mile yet then you run some and walk sum and then work your way up to running a bit more until you can run the whole thing. everything is a progression
  • sharfisher
    sharfisher Posts: 48 Member
    It gets easier when you get addicted to feeling like a goddess after a hard workout. It gets easier when you remember, when starting your workout, that you will feel so glad you did it once you're done. It gets easier when you start wanting it to get harder. Don't quit before the magic happens :flowerforyou:
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    exercise never gets easier......no matter how fit you are. If its easy you arent pushing yourself.
  • kimothy38
    kimothy38 Posts: 840 Member
    Your stamina and strength will increase so the exercise you find difficult now will definitely get easier. It gets easier because your fitness improves and you will have less weight to carry. So you have to keep pushing yourself harder so you keep improving your fitness and weight loss. 6 months I weighed 20 kg more than I do now and struggled to get my breath during a circuit class. Now I can run, skip, do full push ups, weighted abnominal exercises etc. It still kills me when I do a class even though I've lost weight and am 20x fitter than I was. I'm hoping as more weight drops off I'll be able to run up the stairs and keep up with everyone else. I found the first month was awful but after that there were little improvements every week. Just keep going.
  • kwatkin
    kwatkin Posts: 81 Member
    Your stamina and strength will increase so the exercise you find difficult now will definitely get easier. It gets easier because your fitness improves and you will have less weight to carry. So you have to keep pushing yourself harder so you keep improving your fitness and weight loss. 6 months I weighed 20 kg more than I do now and struggled to get my breath during a circuit class. Now I can run, skip, do full push ups, weighted abnominal exercises etc. It still kills me when I do a class even though I've lost weight and am 20x fitter than I was. I'm hoping as more weight drops off I'll be able to run up the stairs and keep up with everyone else. I found the first month was awful but after that there were little improvements every week. Just keep going.

    this.
    it's not a matter of your weight, but how frequently you workout... the more you workout, the better your stamina, and things that were hard will get easier! i even find that if i go from 4 times/week to 0 times/week and then get back at it, i feel like everything gets a lot harder! but after a couple more sessions, it gets "easier" again :) keep it up!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    It never gets easy; you just keep pushing!
    this.

    of course the more in shape you get the more you can do, but as long as you're pushing yourself it's never going to be comfortable. exercise should never feel comfortable IMO. but sometimes it is fun to revisit an old workout that you thought was tough 5 months ago and find that now it's super easy
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    It should never be easy because you should always be pushing yourself, regardless of what shape you're in.
  • drgndancer
    drgndancer Posts: 426 Member
    While it's true that workouts should never get easy (you should keep pushing yourself so that they always seems challenging) it does get easier in other ways. I now spend the same amount of effort to run eight miles as I used to spend running three, but where I'd be dead for hours after running three miles a year ago, now I bounce back from the eight within the time it takes to shower and get dressed.
  • NikoM5
    NikoM5 Posts: 488 Member
    Your body makes changes as a reaction to the stresses you put it through. You've lost weight because your body has been burning extra energy in response to the difficult training you are doing. If you continue training the exact same way you will become accustomed to it and it will no longer be as much of a challenge for your body. Unfortunately this also means you will start burning less energy and less weight loss will occur. So, as you get better at performing your workouts you need to slowly make them more difficult in order to keep your body consuming energy.
  • momof4greatkids1
    momof4greatkids1 Posts: 88 Member
    Your body will adapt to the stress you put on it...that is how you improve your fitness. You will find after doing the same exercises for a few weeks, now what was once very challenging....is not so difficult. So you can increase your workload, and get even better results. It really never should be easy, you need to always be challenging your body to get results and change. Greg Lemond, winner of the Tour de France, famously said "It doesn't get easier you just go faster"

    You have had great results for your first two weeks! I know that is encouraging. Keep it up and you will meet your goals!
    Hi guys! I was just wondering; I started exercising 2 weeks ago and lost 9 lbs in the 5 days that i exercise a week and I changed my diet also; I am fairly out of shape and never exercised before that but am getting there no matter how hard it is.. And I just wanted to know is it easier for people who are in shape to workout than it is for me who is out of shape? ? I get tired during workouts and have to push myself also; does that happen to more in shape people? I heard it is supposed to "get easier the more weight you lose but is that true
  • Loulady
    Loulady Posts: 511 Member
    Your work capacity will go up, but you still have to keep pushing your limits to continue to make progress

    This.

    And what's the saying? "It doesn't get easier, you get tougher." Go get tougher! :-)

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