2024-01-08 15:31:14
Exercising is often on the list of good resolutions at the start of the year. While it’s very cold, when past confinements may have wiped out all motivation, when we need to be able to free up time to devote to an activity… It’s difficult to stick to it sometimes, and that’s the subscription to the room which will only have been used for a short month.
However, it’s no secret that practicing regular physical activity remains strongly recommended by doctors to stay in shape and above all in good health. Laetitia Remy, sports coach in Marseille for 8 years, gives her advice to prepare to (re)start it in the long term, without becoming demotivated.
The key is regularity
Forget Marseille-Cassis. No need to aim, to begin with, for an exploit or performance… In short, the moon. Well-being will be enough. The important thing, doctors remind us, is to “really choose an activity well suited to your physiology and abilities”. Don’t we also say that it is not important to run, but to start on time.
To return to sport gently, it is therefore better to concentrate on activities with little impact on the heart and muscles, and focus, above all, on regularity. It’s not Willy who will say the opposite: “Sport is very thankless. No matter how regular you are, you stop for two weeks, when you start again it’s as if you had stopped for two years.” testifies the thirty-year-old.
Swimming, yoga, or Pilates soften the joints more gently than running. Photo illustration DR
Adapt to your profile
“The beginning of the year always represents a strong demand for registrations, Laetitia Remy even more than in summer. These are often people who haven’t played sport for a long time, or who have rarely done it.”
Above all, the sports coach recommends doing a check-up with your doctor. “I request a medical certificate to participate in my group lessonsshe continues. Between a long-term sedentary lifestyle or health problems it is better to prevent, certain practices such as running will not be suitable for people with knee problems for example. The objective is to adapt to each profile.”
“Gentle sports like Pilates or yoganevertheless nuance the sports professional, are of course ideal for working in depth. But you can do classic fitness very well, by arranging the sessions with fewer jumps or squats, so as not to injure yourself.”
Don’t be disgusted
During the first session, we tend to pick up a little quickly and strongly. Result: aches, even the beginnings of tendinitis… Nothing very pleasant which invites us to continue. “You have to start slowlyadvises the coach. When you have remained ten years without moving, the shock will be terrible for the body if the activity is too violent. You don’t have to be disgusted. During my sessions, I only give a few boosts to show the person that they are capable, that they will improve.”
“You must not give up”
“The recovery is always complicated, tinged with a lot of apprehension, notes the Marseillaise. You must not give up, this is where the help of a coach can be beneficial. No one should set out in a situation of failure and become discouraged. Having a coach helps to motivate you, we create a bond so that the client feels good, in a good environment.”
Also, if a monthly subscription to a gym will cost around thirty euros, you need to count on fifty euros on average for a personalized session. A cost, certainly but which can be explained, according to Laetita Remy. “Subscribing to a room is similar to renting equipment, she argues. You have to know what to do with it, and already be motivated. A coach provides more monitoring.”
“At least 30 minutes of sport every day”
Emmanuel Macron, himself, improvised as a sports coach, six months before the Olympics, this Monday, via a video posted on the social network declared: “I invite you all to do at least 30 minutes of sport every day, I hope more if you can, but at least 30 minutes a day.”
Laetitia Remy agrees. “Having physical goals is goodshe insists. However, we must not forget that activity is health, unlike a sedentary lifestyle. The important thing will be to find something that you like, even if it’s only once a week. We create a habit, we do good to our body.”
Advice to apply every day
Do you take the metro or the bus? Get off one station before yours and finish your journey by walking. If you need to go to a floor, take the stairs rather than the elevator.
Swimming, yoga, or Pilates soften the joints more gently than running, for example. Other options: cleaning, DIY, gardening…
Without forgetting the fact that we are lucky to live in a region particularly rich in landscapes. In the coves or in the forest, walking remains ideal for both the head and the legs: it helps in particular to maintain the cardiac, respiratory and muscular systems. Elderly people will see benefits on their balance – which prevents the risk of falls – and their joint mobility – preventing osteoarthritis. Efficient results also for overweight people, to whom health professionals advise to walk according to their capacity; it is better to walk even 10 minutes every day than to get too tired and give up. The key remains regularity.
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