way to lose weight

Posted by: admin on December 28, 2011 Under: Health And Fitness |

Article by Dan Beckwith

We all know that the best ways to lose weight all involve some form of exercising. But knowing this is true doesn’t make it any easier to get started on and maintain an exercise regimen. So, do YOU dread exercising? Here are some pointers that will help.

Especially in the beginning, virtually everyone hates to exercise. But, before you realize what’s happened, it sneaks up on you and all of a sudden you realize it isn’t so bad! In fact, you start to look forward to the daily session. (Now that you’ve had a good laugh…it’s true! It could even happen to you!)

Like anything else, the challenge is in the beginning. We understand we have to do it, so we plow through our daily regimen. At least we do for a little while, most end up quitting in frustration after about a month. They never realize how close they were to a – learning to love exercise – breakthrough. Once you learn to look forward to your daily exercise routine, weight loss is not much of an issue. It will usually just go away with only minor dieting effort.

If facing another day of endless jogging, mindless crunches and lunges has your snooze alarm working out harder than you do – good news! There’s hope!

Crunches aren’t the only way to strengthen your core. Jogging isn’t the only aerobic exercise out there either! Try cycling or swimming! You could even go out dancing! If you don’t consider yourself much of a dancer, get some cd’s and do it in the privacy of your own home! The idea here is that for every form of exercise you hate, there is another option that is more fun! Once you find exercises you like to do, then you will be far more likely to stick with them for the long haul. Then, you will truly be on the way to the best ways to lose weight.

Clearly some of the replacements are not as ideal as their more boring alternatives. But, if you are more likely to stick with it, you’re ahead. Actually DOING an exercise that is pretty good, is far better than NOT DOING an exercise that is perfect. As you get more and more into shape and your body starts to crave the daily workout, you can slowly start adding in the more ideal exercises. You will find they aren’t so bad anymore.

You can even use your workout as a home beautification project! Park the power mower and buy a push mower. Make it a personal challenge to mow the lawn faster every week. Vigorously rake the grass and all those leaves – dump the blower. Try to work in some heavy lifting gardening.

Do you live where it gets cold? Why suffer another jog when sledding and ice skating with friends is such a good workout – and fun too! (Beware of the dreaded after skating hot chocolate.) The new Wii games can give you an aerobic tennis or dance workout. You could even entice the kids to get off the couch and join in! Just be sure they think it’s a game and not that you’ve gotten them to turn off the tv and exercise.

It can help quite a bit if you get a workout partner. All of us have off days and need a little motivational push. Your workout buddy can get you past the rough patches. And, you will do the same for them. As you both get in better shape, you’ll be able to go from playing tennis on your Wii, to chasing balls all over a real court. As far as your workout is concerned, being a bad player would be a bonus! You can each set personal goals and make it a competition.

When you finally do venture back into the gym, be sure to talk to a trainer. Helping you get past the challenges of boredom and feeling overwhelmed is their job. They can also help you design a routine that is right for your body and safe. Injury – even a minor one – is one of the leading causes for people to stop working out. Making the workout fun and keeping you motivated is their whole job! Use them.

Don’t try to tough it out on your own. Most gyms offer exercise classes at a very reasonable rate or even free with membership. Take one! You never can tell, maybe the best friend you will ever have is taking that class right now and is just waiting to meet you. The classes help keep you motivated, they push you a little harder than you may do on your own and you’ll learn some new exercises. If cash is a little skimpy right now, most community centers offer a free or low cost exercise class. Check into it today!

Try these ideas and soon (faster than you think) your workouts will no longer be a dreaded task that you have to struggle through. They will be the highlight of your day! You will have found one of the best ways to lose weight and will have mastered your body. Above all else, never quit.

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