How to Lose Weight with Exercise

Share tips for exercise and weight loss sucess !

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Choose FUN activities and vary your routine to keep it interesting. (Bike riding, walking, aerobics, dancing, weight or resistance training, treadmill, elliptical, stepper)

2. Exercise with a friend (surround yourself with supportive people).

3. Use music (ipod or MP3 player), TV, or reading to distract yourself if needed - this makes the time go by much quicker.

4. Pace yourself - don't overdo it. Start off slowly and gradually increase the amount of time you are exercising.

5. Set goals for yourself - and remember to reward yourself as you meet these goals. (But not with high calorie treats)

6. In order to lose one pound per week you need to either eat 500 less calories every day or increase your activity to burn off 500 extra calories every day.

Tips & Warnings

• For more heart healthy tips check out www.heart-strong.com
• If you are just starting an exercise program, contact your physician first.
• You should STOP Exercising if you experience:
• any tightness, pressure, burning or heaviness in your chest, neck,
• shoulders, back, or arm
• unusual shortness of breath
• dizziness/lightheadedness
• pulse is much faster than expected
• increased joint/muscle pain

Resources

• HeartStrong

[texaspeach63]

on 9/12/2008 Great tips!! Thanks for sharing!!