{"id":63212,"date":"2025-05-21T08:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/if-you-have-to-start-slow-how-long-does-it-take-to-work-up-to-more-intense-exercises-i-want-to-be-realistic-but-i-dont-want-to-be-lazy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T08:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:04:45","slug":"if-you-have-to-start-slow-how-long-does-it-take-to-work-up-to-more-intense-exercises-i-want-to-be-realistic-but-i-dont-want-to-be-lazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/if-you-have-to-start-slow-how-long-does-it-take-to-work-up-to-more-intense-exercises-i-want-to-be-realistic-but-i-dont-want-to-be-lazy\/","title":{"rendered":"If you have to start slow, how long does it take to work up to more intense exercises? I want to be realistic but I don\u2019t want to be lazy."},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Kach A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Well to be honest, when i started doing pushups I was only doing 20 every morning then with time i went to 30 and 40. It all depends on your body, mood and attitude toward what you are doing. Take your time, look for what whats for you and start as slowly as possible. With time your body will tell you when to add to it, don\u2019t force it, just take your time<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-3956493445\"><div id=\"thefa-4042359022\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Stop procrastinating. 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