Move It to Lose It

Exercise is absolutely essential to a weight loss program. An inactive person who reduces the amount of calories they take in will actually experience a slower metabolism. The body slows down because there is less fuel and reacts to conserve. Resulting in a much slower weight loss success. Even a little exercise will boost your metabolism. So plan to exercise to lose weight and tone the muscles. In addition, exercise relieves stress. It improves your outlook on life as well as your physical health.

Exercise comes in many forms. Find one that appeals to you and perform it regularly. This will go far in your new lifestyle. If you have fun in your workout of choice you will be more likely to stick with it. When I was in high school I enjoyed musicals and a dance class that was offered. Dance can be a fun way to burn calories. So when the Tae-Bo craze hit I was fascinated. I enjoyed Tae-Bo immensely until the video player ate my tape. Another exercise video I really enjoyed was Heather Locklear’s-Your Personal Workout. The thing required on each of these is some space. Roughly about 6’x6’ open area. When we moved recently I lost my exercise space so I’m searching for a new regimen. An option to consider is the Rebounder. I had a friend years ago that had one. She looked great and had incredible energy.

The easiest form of exercise and a great place to start is something we all do every day. WALK! I found that if I walk for 2 miles I would burn 230+ calories. Now that is just walking. But the difficult thing is finding a place and a route to walk. Check out mapmyrun.com. You enter your address and, with a few clicks, you can map a route in your area whatever length you want. It will tell you how far you are walking and help you determine how many calories you will burn. The draw back to walking is the occasional bad weather. Now, I have to say, I will not walk in the rain. But another friend of mine and her husband could be seen walking most evenings even with snow on the ground. Think about it. If you were moving at a decent rate you would be warm.

Let me say this. I found that the results of my diligent attempt to lose weight don’t show up on the bathroom scale right away. I think it took a few weeks before I started seeing that I really was losing weight. Three or four weeks anyway. The bottom line is: If you want to lose it, you’ve got to move it. Choose your exercise attack on weight and get going and be prepared for the long haul. You can do it.