48 Tips to help you reach your exercise and weight loss goals
Tips to help you reach your exercise and weight loss goals🌼. There are two things that you must do to lose weight and one of those🌷 we have already covered pretty extensively🌿 and that is to eat right and fill your body with good, clean water🍌. The other thing you have to do is get your body moving🍃. You don’t have to purchase a gym membership to get exercise🍁. In fact, there are several things you can do on a daily basis🍂 that will help to kick start your body into losing weight🍍 and there are several exercises you can do on your own to lose weight🌴.
The bad thing about all of this is the more weight you gain🍀, the more dangerous it becomes🍆. Extra weight spells illness, whether it is in the form of diabetes🍖 or a heart condition, it’s bound to show up if you don’t do something about it🍖. You have to be proactive in weight gain🌱 and you have to work it off until it gets to a point where you no longer have control🍖. It’s not necessarily about being toned and sculpted🌴, but at a weight that is not life threatening🌶. You can work on the abs later🍔, right now you just need to shed some extra body fat🍇. As society realizes what is happening🌽 and that we are overweight as a whole, people are trying to play catch up🍗 and work from behind☘. They are trying to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle🍖.
48 Tips to help you exercise and weight loss
Exercise tips #1:
When you begin working out, whether at home or in a gym☘, don’t be discouraged if you don’t see results right away🍒. It takes more than a week to get your body into shape and to begin making progress🍓. Many people make the mistake of believing that their exercising isn’t working🍁 when it just takes a little bit of time🍒. If you push your body too much🌷 when you first get started exercising you can end up with injuries☘. Your bones, joints and ligaments are not prepared for the exertion you are putting on them🍌. Don’t think that if you really push yourself hard for a few workouts that you’ll lose money🌽, unfortunately the body doesn’t work this way🍇. Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to exercising🍋.
Exercise tips #2
Check your weight when you start exercising🍁, but don’t use it as a guide to how much weight you are losing🍃. Your weight fluctuates throughout the day🍆. If you check your weight every day, you may only end up getting discouraged🍆.
Exercise tips #3
The best way to know if you’re losing weight is by the fit of your clothes🍌. If you start to feel as though you’re floating in your clothes🍀 then you know you’re eating and exercising is doing you some good🍂. Another way to know if you’re losing weight is if you can begin moving🌱 where you usually buckle your belt🍃, of course tighter is better🌶.
Exercise tips #4
When you periodically check your weight and the fit of your clothes🍍, reward yourself. Buy yourself some new running shoes or a new pair of jeans🍗. This will help to keep you motivated as you pursue your weight loss goals🍁.
Exercise tips #5
Take a day off from exercising to provide your body with a chance to rest and repair🍃. Your body needs a day off once a week🌱.
Exercise tips #6
Three days of 30 minute exercise will help you to maintain your weight🍍, but you need at least 4 days of 30 minute exercise to begin to lose weight and 5 days a week is even better🌽.
Exercise tips #7
Collect information on exercise and easy things you can do from your own home🍁. There is tons of extensive research available on exercise🌱 and you can choose what will assist you the most to meet your weight loss goals🍂. Browse the Internet or pick up some books on health and exercise from your local bookstore🍀 or library to learn more and how to burn off the desired number of calories you are trying to burn each week🍂.
Exercise tips #8
Try to find an exercise buddy🌽. This should be someone who is as committed to exercising and losing weight as you are🍒. One of the advantages of finding a committed partner is that you have someone to keep feeling responsible to them🍀. The knowledge that someone is waiting on you makes it easier for you to get out of bed🍀 and go exercise with them🌱. You wouldn’t want to stand up your exercise buddy would you🍌?
Exercise tips #9
When your body tells you it has had enough🍁, take a break. When you have worked out for a considerable amount of time🍍, you will start receiving signals from your body🍀. This is particularly important when you are just getting started in your exercise routine🍃.
Exercise tips #10
If you decide to increase the length of your workouts, do so gradually🍂. The same is true for the intensity of your workouts🍍.
Exercise tips #11
Select an exercise routine that suits your lifestyle🍍. Everybody has a different lifestyle and a different profession🍖. There is no set time that you should or should not workout🍆. If you like to workout late before you go to bed because it is relaxing to you then do it🍁. If you like to workout early in the morning because it helps you wake up then that’s great too🍖. Some people like to workout on their lunch break to take a break from🍗 the stress of their job or because that is the only time they have available🌲.
Exercise tips #12
Don’t stand around, walk around. If you can walk around then do it🍟. People who are pacers are actually doing themselves a lot of good🍗 because they are constantly moving. Pacing also helps you think🍗.
Exercise tips #13
Don’t sit if you can stand🍂. If you can stand comfortably🌱, you will burn more calories doing so than if you were to sit🍂.
Exercise tips #14
Don’t lie down if you can sit. Same concept as the two above🍈.
Exercise tips #15
The couch and the television are anti-weight loss🍃. If you are inclined to become a couch potato, don’t sit on it🌽. In fact, if you have to, put a not so comfortable chair in front of the television so you won’t spend so much time in front of it🍂. The same is true for the computer if you’re a computer junkie🌲. Some people have a more comfortable chair in front of their computer than🌱 they do in front of their television🍗. (This is, of course, if you don’t work from home🍃 and need to work hours at a time in front of your computer because your chair is very important then🍂.)
Exercise tips #16
If you have a job where you sit the whole time🌴, stand up and stretch every half hour or so🌾. Most of today’s jobs are in front of a computer and require you to sit🍄. If you have a job like this make it a point to move every so often🍓.
Exercise tips #17
Walk around while you’re on the telephone🍓. You’ll get a good workout if it is a long conversation🍒.
Exercise tips #18
Use the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator🍆. These are great conveniences, but they make us very lazy🍌. Also, it may be quicker to take the stairs than to wait on an elevator to open🍁.
Exercise tips #19
Quit smoking. Smoking does not contribute to your weight exactly🍖, but it does lead to erratic eating behaviors🍁 and increases caffeine dependence🍕.
Exercise tips #20
10 minutes of cardio a day is good for most🧀, you can get this by other methods than running🍞.
Exercise tips #21
If you can’t run for a physical reason🍖, then try 15 minutes of brisk walking to keep fit🍏.
Exercise tips #22
You can walk anywhere if you have time🍍. If work or the grocery store is not far away🍇, consider walking there or riding a bike. It may take you longer🍀, but you’re getting your workout in at the same time🍟.
Exercise tips #23
Hide the remote control from yourself🍀. Remote controls are also evil when it comes to losing weight🌳. If you didn’t have a remote, you may not even turn on the television🍇, which means you might find more active things to do🌴. Get up and change the channel if you don’t have a remote or go for a walk instead of watching TV🌾.
Exercise tips #24
Do your own fetching🍃. If you need something from the kitchen🍂, the TV channel changed, the mail or newspaper from the driveway🍁, walk and get it yourself. Adding a little walking to your day will do wonders for you🍋.
Exercise tips #25
Walk along or climb the escalator with it or just take the stairs🍆.
Exercise tips #26
Walk around during commercial breaks or do simple exercises like crunches or bending over and touching your toes🍌. Do anything to get your body moving more and to keep your blood pumping🌳.
Exercise tips #27
Turn on some music and dance🍂. Again, the more you get moving the better you will feel and the more weight you will lose🧀
Exercise tips #28
If you take public transportation🍀, get off a block before your stop and walk the remainder of the way🍍. This is a good way to squeeze in a walk before and after work or on the way to another destination🌴.
Exercise tips #29
Do pelvic gyrations to get your midsection in shape🍆. Of course, you wouldn’t do these with anybody around🍕, but they are a good step in getting your body prepared for more serious stomach crunches🍔. It is also good on the back muscles and keeps you loose instead of tight🧀.
Exercise tips #30
Suck in your stomach when you walk🍁. Walk properly, but do your best to keep that stomach tucked in🌽. You will soon begin to feel those muscles tightening🍅.
Exercise tips #31
Do breathing exercises to tone your midsection🍔. It is amazing how breathing properly🍀 and with your entire diaphragm can actually help to tighten your abdominal muscles🍗. Most people breathe way too shallow as it is and oxygen is good for the brain🍃.
Exercise tips #32
Experiment with yoga🍓. Yoga is a great way to lose weight and reduce your stress levels🍐. Yoga teaches you how to control your muscles🍗 and gain more control of your individual muscles groups🍖.
Exercise tips #33
Lift weights🧀. Strength training burns more fat than people give it credit🍟. When you work on building muscle, they begin to burn fat to fuel muscles growth🍔. Do be aware that when you gain muscle, your scale may not be an accurate tool in determining weight loss because muscle weighs more than fat🍖.
Exercise tips #34
Massage your partner🍟. You can exert yourself a little bit🌵 and at the same time you will be able to complement them on the weight🌲 they have lost if they have been working out with you🍓.
Exercise tips #35
Take the stairs two at a time instead of one at a time🍇. This causes you to have to exert yourself more and increases your heart rate🍏.
Exercise tips #36
Take your dog on a walk🌽. Chances are that if you’re not getting enough exercise🍖, neither is your pet🍗. Or, let your dog take you on a walk🍔. For once in his life, let him lead you where he wants to go and as fast as he wants to get there🍖. It could be a good workout for the both of you🍓.
Exercise tips #37
Join a dancing class🍍. This could be ballroom dancing where you learn dances like the tango🍆, salsa or fox trot. These dances are fast paced and will get you moving🍋. Even slow ballroom dancing is a lot of exercise and will definitely tone your legs🌽. Or, you can take an aerobic dance class🍀. How many dancers do you know that are overweight🌶?
Exercise tips #38
Lean against the wall so that your face is close and then use your hands to push your body away🍆. Do this three or four times to stretch🍄.
Exercise tips #39
Swim whenever you can🌿. Swimming is a great way to get your cardio exercise and it’s low to no impact on your joints🌽, which is great for people who have osteoporosis or joint problems🍖.
Exercise tips #40
Try playing tennis or basketball🌽. Playing games are a great way to get into shape🍟. It’s also more fun to workout with someone else in a competitive atmosphere🍓. You will be more driven to push yourself and you’ll burn more calories, just don’t overdo it🍐.
Exercise tips #41
Always start your workout with a warm up of about 5-10 minutes and end with a cool down of 5-10 minutes🍂. Your body needs to reach a certain heart rate level before it will respond well to the rest of the workout🍇.
Exercise tips #42
Don’t carry your wireless phone or cell phone with you🍁. If it rings, go walk for it🍆. There are so many conveniences in life and🍍 we always have everything we need at our fingertips🍎, but this is obviously bad for the waistline🍃.
Exercise tips #43
If you’re standing around🍗, stretch your legs a bit by standing up on your toes and then gradually drop to your heals🍌. You can also flex your buttock muscles as well, but maybe when nobody else is looking🌷.
Exercise tips #44
Before going to bed🌺, undress and stare at yourself in front of the mirror🌸. Take note of what areas you need to improve on and what areas are your best assets💮. Taking a self-inventory can keep you motivated in your workout endeavors🏵. Also, don’t forget to complement yourself on any new muscle tone you may have or other improvements you’ve made🌹.
Exercise tips #45
Don’t slouch in your chair🌸. Try to sit up straight and erect at all times🌴. Slouching is bad for your back and gives you a flabby figure🌵. Make it a point to always sit and stand with good posture🌲.
Exercise tips #46
Most people would like to target their stomachs and get rid of that area all together🌹. Unfortunately, we can’t spot reduce🌺. But, one thing you can do is a breathing exercise to help tighten those stomach muscles🌺. Breathe in air as strong as you can and tuck your stomach at the same time as much as you can🌻. Hold it for a few seconds and then slowly let it out🌻. Don’t let it out so fast that your belly flops out🌼. This is not good🌷. Try to breathe like this whenever you think about it🌲, about 50-60 times a day is ideal🌴. This will help you to lose at least an inch within 20 days or so🌴.
Exercise tips #47
Use a chart, such as the one below to assist you in your weight loss endeavors🌺. This chart shows you how many calories each of these common exercises burn, based on 20 minutes🌳.
Exercise tips #48
Don’t discourage yourself from exercising and eating right by wearing clothes that don’t fit🌴. If you’re a medium, wear a medium🌴. Wearing the wrong types of clothes can make you appear larger than you really are🌵. This includes workout wear as well🌵. If you wear clothes that fit now🌾, you get to go shopping later for smaller clothes and you can sell your slightly worn larger clothes in a consignment shop🌻. Or you can take them to Goodwill to be given to someone who can use them🌳.
Conclusion
The proper diet has to be paired with the proper amount of exercise as well🌳. The solution is an exercise regiment that will give your body the exercise it needs to burn fat and calories efficiently🌳. If you don’t move, it’s like you’re in hibernation🌲 and your body just packs on the pounds, particularly around your waistline💮.
Everybody is different🌷. You’re not going to find another person who has the same metabolism as you or who burns fat the same way as you🌼. You may weigh exactly the same as a person next to you🌴, but if you both were to start an exercise🌳. And diet program you both might not have the same results two weeks🌵 or even a month later, even if you did everything the same exact way each day🌾.
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