Wellness Positive

  This article will discuss not only how to go about an exercise program aimed at weight loss but also tell you how you can track your progress and see that you are really losing weight and getting in shape...

  One of the most important things to remember when starting out on a new exercise program for weight loss.. is not to overdo things right at the beginning. If you exercise too much, too fast, you risk injury - injury that will interfere with your exercise program and thus with your weight loss efforts. Also if you overdo things in the beginning you might find that you can't keep up the strain, day after day, and that it ends with you abandoning the exercise program (and perhaps your weight loss efforts) altogether.

  So exercise in moderation - moderation in the key, at least in the beginning. Of course you can increase the amount you exercise over time - indeed this IS your goal. But ensure that you progress at your OWN pace. Do this, and you'll find that you'll not only make your exercise program more successful, but your entire weight loss effort far more successful as well.

---

 

KEEP YOUR EXERCISE ROUTINE INTERESTING:

  Try to vary your exercise from day to day, to keep your exercise routine interesting - also try to include activities that you like as much as possible as this greatly improves your chances of sticking with your exercise program. For example, if you like dancing, do aerobics; if you like the outdoors, go for a walk in the park or go running. Doing things that you like ensures that you stay motivated and that you stick with your exercise and overall weight loss program.

---

 

WALK!!

  Walking, especially brisk walking, is an excellent exercise if you want to lose weight. Start with brisk walking, say for just ten minutes two or three times a day - as your weight drops and your endurance improves you can increase this - walk longer, or switch to running or stair climbing which are even better ways of losing weight.

---

 

HOW TO TRACK YOUR PROGRESS:

  So how do you track your progress? It's simple - just jot down the time of exercise, duration or repetition and intensity - what you write down depends on what exercise you're doing. For example, if you do ten minutes of brisk walking and twenty minutes of walking at slow pace, then write it down. If you're lifting weight write down how many reps you do and how much weight you lift.

  Try to increase the amount that you exercise all the time slowly but surely. This little journal or track record of your efforts is one of the best ways of ensuring that you stay motivated and reach your exercise and weight loss goals.

  If you are walking indoors, buying a pedometer is great motivation. You can get one for as little as $5. Keep trying to increase the number of steps you walk - research has shown that people who walk more than 9,000 steps daily tend to lose weight steadily (if overweight), until they reach their normal weight for their height.

  Following these are few simple principles and tracking your progress when you exercise will help you stay motivated - expanding your exercise routine and ensuring that you stay motivated enough to stick to it are crucial if you want to reach your weight loss goals.

Your vote:

Current rating:

1

2

3

4

5