It seems to be fairly common to see alerts about contacting your physician or checking your health status before starting an exercise program or a new physical activity. On a practical level, what does this mean? I like Greg Whyte’s * suggestion of specific questions to ask yourself, and if you answer “yes” to any of them, to consult your doctor before starting.
We learn better when we learn in sequence, rather than jumping back and forth between two or more sources of information. That is why I have chosen to put any links in an article at the end, so that you can more easily read, learn,...