LET'S ALL GET FIT!
If there is one thing everyone wants, it's a healthy, physically fit body. We see beautiful people on television or in commercials and we want to be them. Obesity is an epidemic all around the world and healthy changes are an immensely popular topic for media. On websites, one can find 100 articles with tips and hints to lose weight. There are television shows like Biggest Loser where the audience watching thinks, "I want to do that, too."
You can. If you continue reading and follow the directions set in front of you, three months from now, you'll feel better about yourself, you'll fit in the old clothes still in your closet, you'll sleep better, you'll feel physically healthier, and people will notice. Maybe your sex life will pick up or you'll make other changes that will make you happy. Try, for three months, to do the below. I promise if you work at it, you'll lose weight and feel better about your life.
There are a few rules that must be explained first.
1.Being fit is not easy to start, but as you get used to it, it becomes easy. You need to change your habits and form new ones. But these new ones will become second nature, ensuring a better level of fitness and keeping that last five pounds continually at bay. This is going to be work, people. There's no easy way to do it or we'd all be incredibly attractive and capable of running marathons.
2.Forget the word "Diet." Diet is simply the food you eat. Right now, you are on a diet. It may compromise of unhealthy fast foods and cakes and pies and such. "Diet" is simply what you eat. On that note, when you eat healthy, that does not mean you're going to be hungry all the time. Eating healthy food is not starving, either.
3.Try. That's it. Just try, keep trying, and don't quit. If you go four days eating healthy and you go nuts on the fifth day, eating everything in sight, that's okay. It happens. You just forgive yourself and continue on doing your best.
Saying that, let's get to some basic ground rules of how to be healthy. Good health and a fit body require two elements: Diet and Exercise. Remember what we said about diet. Don't freak out over that word, it's not a bad word. So you don't panic, we'll start with Exercise.
WHAT EXERCISE ISN'T
•Shitty – Exercise doesn't mean killing yourself. There is a television commercial on right now for yogurt that shows two women passed out on a park bench, aching. They spent four hours in pilates so they could have some cake. You don't need to do that to eat food. Exercise can be fun, EASY, and very rewarding.
Let's discuss the easiest, simplest, best exercise in the world: Walking. Walking is a great exercise and it's what our bodies are designed to do. Walking burns fat, strengthens your heart and lungs, tones muscles, and generally makes you feel good. Walking 1 mile will take less then 20 minutes, burns over 100 calories, and keeps you off the couch and away from the television. It will reduce blood pressure and can help decrease the effects of Type II Diabetes. Walking can be done with your dog (who will love you), a friend, your family, your spouse, or by yourself. It's free. Put on some shoes and go outside and walk a little bit. Your body will thank you. You won't need a fancy gym membership or an expensive piece of equipment that stores dust in your house. All you need are a pair of shoes and some clothes you don't mind sweating in a little bit. Walking is ideal for those of us who are tremendously overweight and those of us who can't seem to get rid of that last five pounds. Walk!
