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    How do you start working out if you are out of shape?
    Isaac Hess
    Baseball Coach & Instructor
    Isaac Hess is a Baseball Coach, Instructor, and the Founder of MADE Baseball Development and Champion Mindset Training Program, a baseball training program based in Los Angeles, California. Isaac has over 14 years of experience coaching baseball and specializes in private lessons and tournaments. He has played baseball for both professional and collegiate leagues including Washington State University and the University of Arizona. Isaac was ranked as one of Baseball America's top 10 prospects for 2007 and 2008. He earned a BS in Regional Development from the University of Arizona in 2007.
    Baseball Coach & Instructor
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    Keep an exercise log every time you work out! This is a great way to hold yourself accountable.
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    How much should I exercise if I want to maintain my progress?
    Pouya Shafipour, MD, MS
    Board Certified Family Medicine Specialist
    Dr. Pouya Shafipour is a Family Medicine Specialist, Primary Care Physician, and a Weight Loss Specialist based in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Shafipour specializes in dietary, nutritional, behavioral, and exercise counseling to manage obesity and medical conditions related to excessive weight gain or loss. Dr. Shafipour received a BS in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, an MS in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University, and an MD from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He completed his internship in general surgery at UC Irvine and a residency in family medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and became board certified in family medicine in 2008.
    Board Certified Family Medicine Specialist
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    Part of the answer depends on your underlying medical conditions, but 30-60 minutes of exercise daily at least 5 days a week significantly helps with weight maintenance and cardiac health.
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    How can an eight-year-old exercise safely?
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    For children, it's often best that they do sports or get exercise by "play" - playing tag with friends, swimming, riding bikes, etc. If they want to do more traditional forms of exercise, an adult/guardian should be present to guide and supervise.
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    What exercises should I do daily?
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    Anything from cardio to weightlifting (if you have access to the right equipment). Running is an easy way to fit in some exercise if you are busy and don't have access to a gym. I would also recommend squeezing in some squats and ab exercises (like sit ups) whenever you have a chance.
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    What are the best fat-burner exercises for a 14-year-old female?
    Top Answerer
    To burn fat, you want your heart rate to stay above your beats per minute at rest. Elevated heart rate = fat burned. The longer you keep your heart rate up, the more fat is burned. It doesn't have to be super high either, just a little elevation, as in a light 3k run, is enough. So anything that raises your heart rate is good. Examples are: swimming, jogging, running, rope skipping, interval training, cycling, dance class, acro yoga, yoga, zumba, basketball, etc. Doing strength training quickly and in quick succession keeps the heart rate up, so 5 sets of 12 push-ups with 30 seconds rest in between is also good.
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    What should I eat to build up your body?
    Community Answer
    This article should help you out: how to eat to gain muscle .
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    What about exercises for stomach muscles?
    Peter C
    Community Answer
    Do sit ups, crunches, and leg-lifts. But if it's a six pack you're after, don't just do abdominal exercises as it will only make your stomach bigger. You also need to burn the subcutaneous fat in front of your abdominal muscles by increasing your metabolism.
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    What are important exercises for an 18 year old male to do?
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    If you are losing weight, then any cardio if great but if you are toning and strengthening, then you should do plank, sit-ups, pushups, squats, and burpees. Don't push yourself, but be consistent.
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    Are these workouts ok for a 12 year old girl?
    Natlaie
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    Most exercises are okay for any age, just be sure to not lift weights until you have fully or mostly gone through puberty.
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