Weight Loss and Exercise The Right Way

Firstly, I can't say this often enough (but I'll try) - Always check with your GP or Doctor first.

Mention the word exercise and many immediately conjure up images of red faced perspiring people pushing themselves to the limit, going that extra mile, lifting heavy weights and changing their daily routine to find an extra 3 hours a day to fit it all in. Well I'm here to tell you that's not how it's going to be. But make no mistake, exercise is the way to accelerate the weight loss process. Not only will you arrive sooner than you expected at your destination weight but you will also feel pretty good too. The temptation (or fear) is that you will need to buy the latest exercise equipment or join a gym. Resist for just a short while and try a couple of less expensive ways first. Look at some of the fittest athletes out there and you will notice that much of their training is done with the simplist of devices. For instance boxers will include skipping and running as part of their exercise regime . Try it slowly at first and as with all exercises stop if you feel uncomfortable or cannot continue a conversation during the exercise. Walking is also great form of exercise too. Recent findings indicate that you can get as much benefit from brisk walking i.e. just short of breaking into a jogging pace, as you can from jogging itself. Get your partner or friends to join you. Try slow cycling - if you haven't exercised for some time. Take care. Your weight is being supported by the bike so there is a risk of unintentionally overdoing it.

As mentioned earlier, the ratio of muscle to fat will affect your metabolism so borrow some techniques from body builders! Use free weights to perform some simple exercises. A pair of dumb bells will take up very little room and can be used in a variety of ways to help you tone up muscles, burn calories and increase your metabolism. The basic rule is - use low weights with a high number of repetitions to improve muscle tone. Use big weights with a low number of repetitions to achieve big muscles. If you travel extensively why not buy a pair of water dumb bells. they take up hardly any space, weigh very little but when filled can weigh up to 15lbs. Also consider investing in a heart rate monitor. They are quite expensive but very effective. You will discover that exercising too hard will not help you to lose weight. The heart rate monitor is able to show you the ideal lower work rate for weight loss. Over exertion will result in strained muscles and fatigue. Keep your work rate even and manageable and increase the duration of your exercise only when you are comfortably able. Always start and finish your routine with some gentle stretching exercises.

The best time of day to exercise is before breakfast! (unless you are recovering from illness or injury). The very act of exercising will set the speed of your metabolism at a higher rate for the rest of the day. The next best time is 1-2 hours before your evening meal. As your metabolism begins to slow down towards the end of the day you can speed it up again by exercising. Bear in mind that the type of food you consume prior to any demanding physical activity should be consumed 2 hours before commencing and should be of the Low GI food type. Consult the Glycaemic Index for further information

This is a special message for men who are reading this - don't overdo it! A good exercise session to help with weight loss does not require that you push yourself to your limit. The idea is that you are able to begin the process of getting fit in a way that is comfortable, enjoyable, satisfying and rewarding. You will find that you can incorporate an exercise routine without any major changes to your daily schedule. Remember, if you to want to achieve a six pack stomach pure exercise alone will not do it. You must lose weight - its the only way.

For those of you wishing to try for more strenuous routines, try swimming. It is an excellent form of aerobic exercise. Also consider Yoga. There are various types all of which can be practised at home or in a group. Other types of exercise using various forms of exercise equipment can have astounding results. Just remember. There is a place in your life for exercise and your weight loss plan. It should only be a part of your daily routine. So make sure you have the space in your home for the equipment you buy. The idea of being able to watch tv and use a running machine etc. in your living room might seem like a good idea. But it is more important even vital, that you are able to live your life without a machine staring at you from across the room acting as a constant reminder of your need to lose weight, Relaxation and recuperation are as important as exercise, so make sure you have space in your home for both. Visit the bodytrends website for some great ideas and exercise products.

Being overweight and unfit means that you don't need to exercise as hard as a fit person does to get the same benefit more quickly. Your body knows its own limits and also knows how much is enough to get the job done, ie raise its metabolism and burn fat. Remember if you don't exercise, your body has no reason to get fit and lose weight! Start making modest demands of yourself and the same mechanism which let you put on weight will start to work at getting the weight off.

But enough is enough as they say, so I decided to start up this site to try to help people like me for whom life is too short to waste on yet another ill conceived money making weight loss plan started up by yet another celebrity/expert/fitness instructor or whatever. I looked at the weight loss plans adopted by celebrities. I figured thay would have access to the best of the best. What I discovered that the reason movie stars and the like can be seen to be losing weight so easily and look so good is because 1. Fame is important to them. Or rather lack of it terrifies them. If you or I had a swarm of paparrazi chasing you aroud trying to get photos of us looking fat, knowing it was going to appear in the papers with some terribly unkind headline accompanying it - what would you do? 2. They have a team of people around them to make sure it works and 3. Money is no object. But wait I hear you say what about all those well known celebrities who fall completely off the rails ? Well, the answer is that no matter who you are or how much cash you have the fact is 'The wrong plan is the wrong plan' and you will fail. Maybe not overnight but sooner or later those pounds will come back and they'll bring friends!

People are more motivated by fear than desire. Some people fear losing weight - are you one of those people? After all some people imagine all their problems will be solved by losing weight. They will have the confidence to go out there and get the man/woman/job/career etc that they believe being overweight is denying them, but deep down they are afraid that if they do achieve the miracle weightloss and still don't get the things they desire - they ask what if it doesn't make everything right? Then they would have to admit that it's something else preventing them from getting what they desire . So, it's far easier to fail and continue to fail, safe in the knowledge that the only thing wrong with them is being overweight, and let's face it they say, lots of people are overweight - millions - it's not their fault - its societies - it's government - it's Mac donalds - it's genetic! So your fear may be canceling your desire for weight loss. If so, you need to replace that fear of losing weight with an even greater fear of what will happen if you don't lose weight - give it some thought.

Choose the right plan not the latest fad. Work with your body and know what works for you. We are all different and the best weight loss plan is the one which adapts to the individual.

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