For most of us who used to have a regular exercise routine, it may be a tad difficult to get things back on track.

Athletes who suffered injuries, moms who just gave birth and those who have just been awfully busy to go back to their routine workout all need to ease back into their old fitness routine.

Here’s a tip that we could all use, according to Australian Women’s Health:

As soon as you stop participating in regular activity, your body starts de-training,” says Dr Lynn Millar, a physical therapy professor at Andrews University in the US. “But if you were fairly fit before the break, you’ll bounce back quickly because your muscular patterns were more deeply etched.”

For example, if you’ve had a 2-month break in between workouts, you need to slowly intensify your workout sessions rather than going back to your exercise routine. If you do the latter, you will have no problems with your first workout – but it will all be downhill from there.

If you’ve had a 2-week break, you should tone down your overall exercise goals so you won’t feel that puff of energy by the end of your workout.

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