Motivation recharger for weight loss

You want to lose weight ? You can and you will do it. Fill yourself with positive attitude and follow with me these five simple tips :

1. Be rewarding toward yourself - when you hit a personal goal, no matter how small it might look in first place, celebrate it and congratulate yourself. Remember that a victory is made of a chain of small victories. After each journey take a small (just a small) period of time to appreciate your ascomplishments, for example : after an exercise take 3 minutes (3 minutes only !), and during this period of time remind yourself that you are different than you were before the exercise. Feel proud of the change you made and reward yourself with a bubble bath or a spa or something you desire (which must be healthy).

2. Look at the benefits of healthy food. Think about vitamins and minerals as well as taste, texture and pleasure. Of course while keeping your food under moderation rules.

3. Don't jump from one plan to another - take time to define the weigh loss plan that suits you and helps you achieve your goal, then stick to it.

4. It is not a competition - don't think of fat loss as a competition, it is not, this is no race againts anybody, there are no competitors, no jury, no cameras, don't compare yourself much to others, your plan is about you and only about you, it is just one of your goals and you are willing to achieve it.

5. Get motivated - remember that the challengs is only in your mind, so when you say it is time to exercise just do it. It is hard ONLY when you judge it as hard, otherwise it is not hard at all.

So once your mind set, plan an effective diet while keeping food tasy and enjoyable, shedule your workouts, and split your weight loss journey into small acheivable goals.

Loose weight by walking

Many studies have shown that walking is of a huge benefit. More and more people see walking as a fitness program, just look arrounf you in the malls. An eight years long study of 13,000 participants has proven that those who walked 30 minutes per day have significantly reduced their risk to premature dearh comparing to those who don't (or rarely) exercised. In addition it reduced blood cholesterol, increased the cardiorespiratory endurance, bone strength increased, blood pressure lowered, and burned calories to keep weight down. Now that is a walking fat loss programm !

Weight loss by walking is simple, and convenient program to begin. What you need is clothing which is confortable for your body, a pair of walking shoes and optimisme ! You can get a friend with you if walking alone is boring for you, or you can take your dog with you. But if you like calm and walking just with yourself that would be great too.

Include a short 5 minute warm-up to make the heart pumping and the blood flowing.
Don't speed up ! Just start out at a confortable speed while you focus on posture, with head lifted and shoulders relaxed.

Some useful tips would be : breathing deeply, and swinging arms naturally. You may check whether you are walking too fast by holding a conversation or singing a tune.

When you begin to feel fit, you will see the ease in which you are moving and will begin to incorporate hills to improve your cardiorespiratory endurance more. One more benefit would be the fact it tones the legs and gluts. At last Conclude with some relaxing stretches that lengthen your muscles and make you feel recharged and refreshed !

I like to walk alone for long kilometers, it keeps me healthy and fit, it also helps me make my mind clear. You might be like me, or not, so if you like the to spice up your walk listen to music, it will add some fun to the benefits of your walk.

Lastly, make sure you record in a journal your workouts. Keep an eye on your progress and appreciate ALL YOUR SUCCESS even if it seems small.

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