kind2creatures
...elusive dreamer
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- Apr 5, 2009
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Some advice on exercise and weight loss...
Empowering Resolutions: Weight Loss and Exercise
Exercise is crucial to successful weight loss. Not only does it help
burn excess calories, but by increasing your physical activity you
can modify the way your brain regulates hunger, making you less
susceptible to food cravings.
Consider power walking, aerobics, swimming or any cardiovascular
exercise that you do consistently for 20-40 minutes. It is important
to keep the heart rate up in your target zone during this time in
order for cardio exercise to work effectively.
Stimulate your metabolism. Adding weight training and/or
cardiovascular exercise to your routine will boost your metabolism.
Cardio will burn extra calories while you're doing it. Resistance
training will actually increase the rate at which your body uses
calories.
Exercise during the day to exhaust the muscles and the mind. The
moving is good when we are depressed too! Aerobics, power walking,
weight training, swimming are all great for working the muscles and
the mind. Exercise gets the blood flowing and makes us move past many
issues.
Exercise early in the day. Twenty to thirty minutes of exercise every
day can help you sleep, but be sure to exercise in the morning or
afternoon. Exercise stimulates the body and aerobic activity before
bedtime may make falling asleep more difficult.
See a doctor before starting any kind of exercise program if you have
never exercised before or have any other illnesses.
Exercise Tips for Weight Loss
By increasing lifestyle activities each day, try doing four 10-minute increases
at least five days a week. The idea is to just do more of what you are already
doing. Here are some great ideas on getting motivated:
*Walk, don't drive.
*Take the stairs at the office — not the elevator.
*Play with your kids instead of watching them play.
*Bike to the store.
*Stretch while you watch TV.
*Get up from the sofa to change the channel. Channel surfers get
quite a workout.
*Park at the opposite end of the mall from where you're headed.
*If you've got an exercise bike at home, peddle away for 5 minutes while you're
talking on the phone or waiting for the washing machine
to finish.
*Walk the treadmill while watching a favorite TV program.
*Listen to music and dance your way through housecleaning.
*Start slow — a few minutes at first. Then, pick up the pace and go longer.
*Workout clothes are not necessary, but wear good walking shoes.
*Don't let missing a few days become your excuse to quit.
*Even if you miss a few days, you won't lose all the benefits you've gained.
*Be flexible. Do what you can when you can.
*Take advantage of opportunities. If you're watching your child's soccer game,
walk around the field.
*Playing golf? Skip the cart.
*Find a partner. Climbing stairs at the office will be far more interesting if
you chat away the minutes with a co-worker.
*Instead of building your life around exercise, build exercise around your life.
https://peacefulmind.com/exercise.htm
