A common mistake that people make is to practice exercises that are inappropriate for a particular type of body. Nature operates according to its own logic, a very strong logic, but the mechanisms of this logic might not be exactly what you hope. For example, it might seem reasonable for an overweight person to do exercise of a greater degree of effort because the effort should be proportionate to the seriousness of the problem. In fact, a very fat person should do very light exercise on a very long period of time. The only way a person overweight body starts to burn fat.
Specialized studies demonstrated that intensive short efforts burn carbohydrates, but it takes more time and regular exercise to burn fat fast and lose 20 pounds. In addition, trying to make appropriate exercise for a sportsman can be very daunting for someone who does not have a physical condition that is as good – and it will be even more daunting when the results of your dreams will be late to appear.
Another common mistake is to do much exercise. If you ask too much of your body, you risk to suffer injuries from muscle stretch to myocardial heart attacks. But beyond the possible physical consequences, excessive amount of exercise creates the kind of emotional pressure that you should avoid.
Exercise should be a pleasure for you. Physical activity should never become a chore. It is a fact that very disciplined and ambitious people hardly fail to understand, since the motto “no effort no gain” might helped them many times in their careers. Even the word “exercise” makes us think about physical effort. However, Ayurveda emphasizes the benefits of physical and mental stress can not coexist. Human beings are mind-body systems. What benefits one part of the system can not be a burden for the other.
