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From: ForestGump on 9 Jun 2008 17:35

Everyone's goal for a long and healthy life should include a healthy
diet, regular exercise, and maintaining normal weight. Exercise
significantly raises your core body temperature and makes you more
vigilant. People who are overweight or obese burn more calories
proportionately doing the same activity, for the same duration and at
the same intensity, than those of normal weight.Exercising helps people
reduce their weight, maintain weight loss, and fight obesity. In fact,
it could take several hours after a workout for your body temperature
to return to normal.Losing significant weight requires both exercise
and calorie restriction.The goals of exercise are to improve oxygen
delivery and metabolic processes, build strength and endurance,
decrease body fat Improve movement in joints and muscles,as well as
improve sense of well being. However, strenuous exercise has risks that
people should discuss with a physician.

Here is what to do every day to make sure that you get the simple
exercises you need to start slow.

1. Attaining quality sleep is very important to your physical and
emotional health, as well as your personal productivity, for many
reasons. I recommend at least eight quality hours of sleep each night
so you get the rest and recovery you need to make it through the next
day. Sleep is important for managing stress, being productive, and
maintaining overall health. All too often, however, busy schedules and
stress lead us to get less sleep than we need.Going to bed on an empty
stomach makes getting a quality night sleep difficult. Eating beyond
your caloric needs may lead to the unwanted accumulation of fat.Rest is
one of the most important principles of exercise and often the most
overlooked.

2. Walking is a form of exercise that also protects the heart and
circulatory system by raising HDL, the good cholesterol, and keeping
weight down.Just 30 minutes a day of walking brings as much risk
reduction for heart attack as a high-intensity exercise program.
Walking as a process requires that you know what you need to do before
you begin a walking program, you will learn a good walking technique
with proper posture, use of arms and leg motion and lastly know how
often to walk, how fast and how far to build up to the 30-60 minutes a
day level.

3. Dancing in general can burn as many calories as can walking,
swimming or riding a bike. The weight-loss benefits of dancing depend
on several factors which includes the frequency and length of your
workouts and your exertion level. The more you move, the more calories
you burn. Dancing that involves traveling steps is a weight-bearing
activity that can help prevent or slow bone loss. I recommend 30 to 60
minutes of continuous activity on most days of the week. Dancing may
not provide all the conditioning you need, but it can help.

4. The aid of the treadmill machine diminishes the number of calories
your body uses by about 10 to 15 percent of what the machine says you
are burning. The treadmill is the most used of all indoor aerobic
fitness equipment. Walking is one of the best forms of exercise and
owning a treadmill makes sticking with your walking routine easier. If
time, personal safety, allergies, or weather conditions, limit your
outdoor walking a treadmill can be a great asset,just make sure the
maximum speed for your treadmill suits for your fitness needs.

5. A moderate intensity training program of swimming prevents weight
gain following despite excessive caloric intake of fat.Swimming is
indeed a great way to eliminate a few extra pounds. It is especially
successful because all your muscles are activated and water is denser
than air, so it takes more effort to make each moment in water but it
is always necessary to still cut down sugar and fat from your diet.

If you need to remind yourself that you are preventing many health
problems when you prevent weight gain; then do yourself a favour and
get as much exercise as you can that feels good without letting it
interfere with your family life or work.




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