Saturday, October 27, 2007

Exercise


It may be nice to believe that you can lose weight without exercise, but alas, that is not the way things are. The key to weight loss is to burn more calories than you consume. The only way to do that is to get your body moving. The good news is that you do not have to kill yourself to do it.

The best way to incorporate exercise into your daily lifestyle is find a method that best coincides with your lifestyle. For instance, if you are like most Americans you are getting up in the morning with just enough time to get yourself ready for a long day at work, if you have children you have to get everyone ready. My suggestion, try to wake up 5-minutes earlier and do some simple yoga stretches for your, back, legs, arms, and sides. If all you get is a half hour for lunch, pack a light one, and use the first 10-minutes to walk, I don't care if its around the block, around the building,it doesn't matter, just walk. There are some employers who are starting to give their employee's extra breaks during the day just so they can get out and move. If your employer does not do this, see if you can't suggest it.

When you get home take time to continue your walk up to a 1/2 hour. Make sure that you walk with a relative fast pace with your arms moving. Now, end your day with another 5-minute stretch, and take at least 10-minutes of just plain silence to wind down.

There that is a good 50-minute workout a day to start with, and you don't have to do it all at once.

If you can purchase a membership to a gym, or perhaps get an exercise DVD that is suitable to your method of working out, I would highly recommend it.

A gym is good because it helps to give you an extra push. If you can afford a personal trainer that would be even better.

Peace out all...

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