By: Alexa Tucker writing for SELF
There are some unexpected side effects that can come along with working out for the first time—and I don't just mean stronger muscles and improved endurance. Maybe your arms are so tired one day you can hardly lift a blow dryer, you're suddenly sleeping like a baby, and you mysteriously never have clean socks.
I’ve been there—more than once. For years, I was a “yo-yo” exerciser. I’d stay committed for anywhere from a couple weeks to a couple months, only to let life get in the way. Months later, I'd come back to my workouts. My breaks were long enough that my body (and my mind) seemed to go through the reacclimation process every time.
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