Can You Exercise For Just 30 Seconds And Lose Weight?
The thought of having to exercise on a regular basis in order to lose weight fills many people with dread
. This can be one of the reasons why a person can slowly lose their motivation to exercise and come up with excuses as to why they cannot exercise.
"It's too cold"
"It's too hot"
"I don't have the time"
"I'm not feeling well"
Now would you still come up with the same excuses if you knew that you would only have to exercise for thirty seconds?
PROBABLY NOT
When people are thinking about starting an exercise program of any description they very often start out with too big of a goal. They tell themselves that they are going to go out and exercise for at least thirty minutes, four times per week.
They then start out exercising and feel motivated but that motivation soon turns to dread especially when they tire and do not get that good feeling that others very often talk about. Then a few days later when they are suppose to exercise again they start to think how difficult it was the last time, maybe their body still aches and they then come up with an excuse. Does this sound familiar?
"I don't want to over do it"
"I'm too tired"
"I'll start again on Monday"
"I have a sore leg"
And being creatures of habit a pattern forms which can last for a lifetime. That is why this thirty second exercise plan is so effective.
Rather than having a big goal which at times may be difficult to follow through on because of commitments, you just have a much smaller which is easier to succeed at. This then builds your confidence and also helps to break many of those old habits of the past. You then become somebody who exercises on a regular basis as apposed to somebody who exercises and quits when the going gets tough.
You are probably thinking at this point that exercising for thirty seconds sounds great but it's not going to help me lose weight.
You have a point there but what would be the likelihood that after thirty seconds that you just continue? Even if you did stop after just thirty seconds you can feel confident knowing that you still stuck to your goal of exercising on a regular basis.
If you are going to follow this plan then treat it like you would if you were going to exercise for thirty minutes. Get changed, put your running shoes on and go and do it. So why not make it your goal to exercise this week and see how much easier it is when the goal is so much smaller.