Trying a New Exercise, Just Once, Is Crazy Good for Your Bod

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When you approach a certain exercise as a beginner, that practice won’t just ignite new muscles — it will affect all sorts of body systems

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Turns out, this is a known phenomenon: Even if you’re in great shape, moving your body in a new way will always be challenging. When you approach a certain exercise as a neophyte, that practice won’t just ignite new muscles — it will affect all sorts of body systems. “When you switch to a new activity it’s always a new stressor,” says Dr. M. Brennan Harris, associate professor of kinesiology and health sciences at William & Mary College.

Additionally, when you’re really accustomed to an exercise, your vascular system has developed in the parts of your body you engage in that exercise. “Doing something like running, you turn on extra pumps in the circulatory system. The running leg muscles squeeze the veins and act as a secondary pump. The body gets used to that dynamic.” When you change the muscles activated, “the secondary pump” isn’t as strong, and you feel like you have to work a lot harder.

Plus, if you’ve already got a decently fit baseline, you could benefit from the high of fast returns in this first stage of switching exercises. When we’re focusing on new skills and new muscles, as Holland puts it, “our body is soft and brand-new.” Starting out feels hard and rewarding, and if you’re looking for results, they come in quickly. In her weight-lifting crew, Holland says, they call all the beginners to the gym “new gains.” “We make jokes about when people come in.

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