11 Tips To Exercise More
1. Take up a dancing class. Dancing is a exciting and fun way to burn off extra calories. Of course
, ballroom and other slow dances won't help you burn off anything, but fast-paced dancing can definitely give you a work out.
2. As a stretch, lean against a wall with your hands flattened against the wall with your face very close to the wall. Then, use your hands to push your body away from the wall. Do this two or three times each time.
3. If possible, find a place to swim. Swimming is a great exercise, as it works your entire body's muscles - arms, legs, core, everything. The water also helps put less stress on your body as you exercise too, and nothing is more refreshing than taking a cool dip into a pool.
4. Try pick up a sport, such as tennis or basket ball. Sports, or even games with lots of physical activity, are a fun way to lose weight. It is much more exciting to play a game than to simply work out alone. The best thing about sports and games is that they are so fun, you'll go back to it again and again. Once you start playing a lot, you will soon end up with lots of friends who enjoy the sport as well, and you'll be playing quite often.
Sports are exercises that you don't have to dread at all and it actually relieves stress while losing weight. In fact, the more fun you have playing, the less it will feel like a weight loss program.
5. Whenever you workout, allow yourself 5-10 minutes before and after to warm-up and cool down, respectively. Your body needs to be prepared to exercise in order for you to gain from the exercise. Don't simply start working out right away. Stretching is crucial, as it will produce give you a more efficient workout and also prevent injury.
6. Don't carry your cell phone around with you. Rather, leave in a spot where you can hear it ring, so that when it does, you will have to get up and walk to pick it up. You need a change from the lifestyles of today, where everything is at our fingertips, so that we don't even need to get up. This follows Darwin's theory about use and disuse, which simply says that any part of our body that is used constantly will develop and any part that is unused will slowly become weaker and eventually disappear.
Two examples of this are the giraffe, whose long neck is attributed to constant stretching for high leaves, and the human, whose tail disappeared due to development of walking on two feet. Following this theory, humans may develop into having a large head with weaker arms and legs, as people's lifestyles are becoming lazier and lazier.
A cell phone is simply one of the devices that have simplified life too much. We simply reach into our pockets for the phone, without having to move about. My suggestion is to make it habit to move about even for something like a phone call, so that we put all of our body in consistent use.
7. While traveling in an elevator instead of just standing there idly, try doing lifting yourself onto your toes and back down, or flexing your buttock muscles. Even if you aren't alone, there are plenty of muscles that we can flex without having other people notice. Even if they do, it's a decent area of the body anyway, so they probably won't care. Don't worry about being a health freak, as being healthy is better than being fat.
8. Make sure you stay motivated. Undress, and observe your figure in front of your mirror. If what you see is unsatisfactory, then let that motivate you to work out.
Turn to your side and look at your side profile. This is great way to check how your mid-section is doing - whether it sticks out, and whether it's going away or not.
Weighing yourself on your bathroom scales is a good idea but personally I would recommend this mirror viewing. To be very frank, a few pounds gain may shock you but does not really disgust you. But a flabby figure and extra fat certainly will.
9. If you have a banister rail or a balustrade that will support you, sit on it and pump your legs as if you are riding a bicycle, taking care not to fall off of course. This might sound like another crazy idea and I don't want to argue with you about that. I just want to tell you that by doing such crazy things, you are in fact not missing a single chance to lose those extra pounds. It is a way of keeping your mind alert all the time. Everything must look like an opportunity to you.
10. Do not slouch in your chair but try to maintain an erect posture with your tummy tucked in. Slouching is a very bad habit. Not only is it bad for your back but it also gives you a very flabby figure. It is your way of saying yes to a comfortable, weight-gaining pose. Make it a point to always sit as erect as you can. It is also a terrific way to ward off back problems.
11. Here's a good tip. It is very common for people to pack on weight in the mid-section, But here is a great way to reduce the fat around the waist line (this doesn't work as well for post-pregnancy mid-sections).
Breathe in air will all you strength and tuck your tummy in by flexing your mid-section muscles. Hold it in this position for a few seconds and then let your breath out, but don't loosen your muscles. Doing this many times a day (50 to 60) will help you shed fat off of your midsection and tone it. In fact, simply do this exercise whenever you think of it. If you feel you stomach muscles tightening, then you are doing the right thing. If you can keep this exercise up consistently over 20 days, you will shed at least an inch off your waist.
Below is a list of exercises that have the number of calories burned each hour next to them. Choose an exercise that you like, one that you will stick with in the long run. However, do the exercise for at least 20 minutes, for that is when the calorie-burning effect sets in.
Aerobics: 200-250 calories; Bicycling, Stationary: 250-300 calories; Bicycling, Actual: 300-400 calories; Running, 5-6 mph: 300-350 calories; Stair climber: 200-250 calories; Swimming laps: 350 calories; Walking briskly: 150-180 calories
by: Carl Juneau
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