Have you ever looked down at your belly and wondered - how in the Sam Hill did that happen? What happened to that skinny waistline you had in college and high-school? Life happens - we graduate and move on to a less active lifestyle. Start playing a little less and maybe working a few more hours?
Lack of exercise and physical activity causes our muscles to get soft, and if food intake is not decreased accordingly we tend to add body weight which is almost always fat. Once-active people, who continue to eat as they always have after settling into sedentary lifestyles, tend to suffer from “creeping obesity.” The dreaded pot-belly!
If you consume 100 calories a day more than your body needs, you will put on about 10 pounds in a year. You could take that weight off, or keep it off, by doing just 30 minutes of exercise daily. The combination of exercise and diet is the quickest way to lose weight - and keep it off.
How much exercise is needed to make a difference in your weight depends on the amount and type of exercise, and on how much you eat. Aerobic exercise burns body fat. An average adult would have to walk more than 30 miles to burn up 3,500 calories, the equivalent of one pound of fat.
Although that may seem like a lot, you don’t have to walk the entire 30 miles in a single outing. Walk a mile a day for 30 days to arrive at the same result! Just remember to be sure you don’t increase your food intake or you will negate the effects of all that walking. If you want results a little sooner - walk faster and farther. Or, mix in some jogging.
Vary your intensity - run as fast as you can for a minute. Then walk for 3 or 4 minutes. Then walk really fast - or run again. Repeat this routine several times or until your body tells you its time to stop! These intense bursts of speed will kick-start your metabolism and help you burn off some major calories!
Do some weight or resistance training - building muscles three days a week to supplement your aerobic workouts and you'll soon have a leaner, sexier body! You can really get rid of that belly much faster if you get at least 40 minutes if vigorous cardio five times a week! Walking is safe for 6 or even all 7 days of your week. Lots of people enjoy having a day of rest. Your body will thank you!
If you've put on a few inches since you left school - try to find as few as 30 minutes a day for exercise. And another half hour or so every other day for building your muscles! The results will be well worth your small investment of time! The quickest way to lose weight is frequent exercise and eating healthy foods!
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