Level Zero: Rest
The feeling you get at rest. Breathing is not elevated.
Level One: Desk
When working at your desk or when sitting an< reading.
Level Two: Movement
When getting dressed and making similarly slow movements.
Level Three: Crossing the room
A feeling associated with walking across a room-or a shopping mall. You may be slightly
aware of your breathing, which is slow and natural .
Level Four: Outside activity
Slight feeling of fatigue associated with going for a walk, playing a round of golf or in your
workout warm-up.
Level Five: Walking briskly
Aware of breathing which is deeper than in level four. You should return to this level at the
end of your warm-up.
Level Six: Hurrying now…
A general sense of fatigue, but at a level you can maintain. Breathing is quite deep and you
are aware of it.
Level Seven: Base level
The fatigue is there, but it is sustainable. This is the base line level of exercise to be
maintained during the work out.
Level Eight: Vigorous exercise
A definite feeling of fatigue and you’re not sure whether you could sustain this level for the
rest of the work out. This is the level which produces rapid results. Strive to maintain it.
Level Nine: Working harder
Working extrememly hard at this difficult level. You know you cannot sustain this level
consistently.
Level Ten: Bursting energy!
All-out exercise which you cannot maintain for long.
Everyone can reach every level. But for a person who exercises regularly, their level seven is very different from someone who isn’t used to it. Nevertheless, my level seven is just as good for me as yours is for you, even though it’s at a different level of intensity, resistance and duration.
But a start-up person will see her or his level seven go up-and-up-and-ups over a period of weeks, even days.
To get results, seven is a good zone to start exercising in. If you start at levels five or six then your progress will be a lot slower. You’ve got to push yourself a little bit.
Exercise does not have to be a near-death experience for major benefits! Make sure of that. See your doctor before starting a course of exercise.
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