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Matt from DietsInReview.com joins us as a guest blogger today.Matt Johnson, a professional trainer, is the fitness expert at DietsInReview.com, where he shares insight and guidance for staying fit and living a healthy, active life. DietsInReview.com also provides healthy recipes, weight loss tools, health news and more than 475 diet reviews. Beginning to exercise is one of the hardest things to do, but you need to do it. Exercising is a must for everyone and anyone, no matter what shape, size, or disability you may have. The first step to getting started is make time for yourself. Clear your schedule during that hour or so and commit yourself to working out during that time. READ MORE... Next, get a gym membership or find a safe place to walk/exercise. For the first few weeks, don’t over-do it. By this, I mean to start slow and increase the level of your exercise over time. I recommend using the FITT principle. You can increase your work-outs four different ways. Frequency, intensity, time, and type are the four ways to change up your exercise program. .
Frequency is referred to how often you work out. For example, if you exercise three days a week, increase to four after a month or so. Intensity is referred to how hard you exercise. To increase this, you need to increase the heart rate. Time is simple. All you have to do is increase the length of your workouts over the weeks/months. Lastly, type is what kind of exercise you are doing. For example, if you are used to walking, try biking or swimming for awhile to switch up the workouts. Changing your workouts is a must due to the fact that your body adapts to what you are doing. So, start slow and work your way up to more challenging workouts. Good luck and feel free to ask if you have any questions!!
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6 Comments:
do u need to have a specific heart rate target to lose weight an burn fat?
if im only 13 how can i lose 25 lbs in 5 months?
I like to walk, however after walking for a while my legs go numb. Today I walked about 1 1/2 miles with my dog. I walk daily, but the length varies. Could I substitute other exercises in place of walking daily???
dotj - Swimming is a remarkable activity because the water allows us to be buoyant, thus relieving the stress on our joints; yet the water provides us with resistance where we get a great return for our effort. Bicycling also uses our legs but is not as jarring as walking. With your legs going numb, you may want to check with your physician and make sure there is not an underlying cause that may need to be addressed. Thank you for asking your question and best wishes .. Ranae
Losing 25 pounds in a 5 months can be done but I would highly suggest that at 13 years of age, you enlist the support and guidance of your parent and/or physician. That said, making healthier choices of fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats, low fat dairy and whole grains/pastas will help. Here is the website of the National Institutes of Health for Teens .. this information is most useful and targeted to your age range to teach you how to eat and exercise in a healthy manner. Thank you for joining us and for asking your question. Hope you find this link helpful http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm
I am 58 years old, is it going to be harder for me to lose weight?
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