Since I’m urging you to get out and walk this week, I figured I’d give you a walking joke to make you smile a bit while you’re doing it.
A blonde goes out for a walk. She got down to the river and cannot see a bridge anywhere to get across. She sees another blonde on the other side of the river and yells over to her “How can I get to the other side?” The other blonde looks up and down the river then shouts back, “You’re already on the other side!”
TODAY: TAKE A WALK DOWN BY THE RIVER AND HELP THE FIRST BLONDE YOU SEE.
A little walk in the morning or even just a few stretching exercises will get you limbered up and your metabolism moving. It will also get your insides active to move some of yesterdays food through your system faster. So get up and get going. (In every way.)
TODAY: START THE DAY WITH SOME EXERCISE. ANY EXERCISE WILL DO!
Yesterday I introduced you to the idea of doing your exercise in short manageable chunks during your day. Just 30 minutes in ten minute sessions. Well there is one more trick to making it work for you. Since the exercise is in brief intervals, it’s important that you do it at fairly high intensity to get the most benefit from it. You need to raise your heart and respiration rates. It’s not just a leisurely stroll. Push yourself to a good brisk pace, long stride and good deep breathing. You should “feel the burn” when you finish. That way it keeps your metabolism up for a while after you’re done and keeps burning calories faster. Okay you might sweat a little. That’s okay, you’ll get the recognition for your efforts that way. Of course the slimming effects will show up later.
TODAY: DON’T FORGET TO DRINK YOUR 8 GLASSES OF WATER. HAVE A BIG GLASS BEFORE EACH WALK. IT MAY SPEED UP THE END OF YOUR WALK IF YOU NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
It’s cold so it sems that we may be able to burn more calories just by keeping warm. Because youre body has to work to stay warm it’s putting in more effort and burning more calories. As long as you refrain from those hearty carb laden comfort foods you can use it to your advantage. You can take it one step further it seems with cold drinks as well. I found a statistical analysis of the calories it takes to melt an ounce of ice. It seems that it’s the same amount as forty push-ups. For a cup of ice that’s 347 push-ups! Of course you could do the push-ups and then cool off with the ice.
TODAY: DO SOME PUSH-UPS. WELL… AT LEAST TRY TO!
You’ve probably adapted to Standard Time by now. You likely don’t feel like you’re getting up too early. So it’s a good time to change up your exercise routine. It’s the best way to prevent a weight loss plateau. You ought to change it every 4 to 6 weeks. It will also reduce your boredom and keep you going. Since the weather is changing too, it will give you another reason to look for an alternative. So decide on new exercises, a new route to walk, new places to go and a new attitude. Just get out there!
TODAY: PICK A NEW EXERCISE ROUTINE FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
You may think that exercise equipment is too expensive or takes up too much space. Well maybe you already have some and don’t know it. You likely have a stepper. It’s right there, going between the floors of your house. Honest. It will work just like the machine. Maybe even better because it will actually take you somewhere! Try bringing in packages one at a time. Taking laundry downstairs piece by piece rather than filling up a basket full before heading down. Remember, when you weight less you’ll be carrying less too.
TODAY: GO UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS A FEW TIMES.
If you don’t get time to do a full workout, don’t give up. You only need 30 minutes a day, and it doesn’t have to all be at once. It only takes a mere 10 minutes at a time. Start with 10 when you wake up. 10 at lunch. And the last 10 in the evening, while watching TV is fine, or take a walk after dinner with your spouse or ride your bike with the kids. You may even have a basketball hoop at your house that has been ignored for a while. Take a few shots and dribble away some calories.
You get the idea. Now get motivated for a few minutes.
TODAY: GET 30 MINUTES OF EXERCISE.
Daily Nag, Exercise | Diet Nag | 
March 10, 2010 6:34 am | 
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