Are you looking for easy ways to get you from where you are now to where you want to be? Perhaps you feel that you can do better than your current situation.
You are not alone. Most, if not all of us have at least one of the following goals:-
to be happy, to be healthy, to look beautiful, to be slim, to be fit, to stay young, to be successful.
The following tips can help to get you from where you are to where you want to be. They will however, be of no use until you want to change. You need the desire to make that change. It is of tremendous help if you can imagine yourself in that better situation.
Once you can imagine how that better situation will feel you will get the motivation to take action.
If you can switch off the TV and get up of the couch it's time for;
TIP #1: START MOVING. Get up and go outside. Then walk to the next corner and back. That's it. You have now made a start on improving your life. Try and walk every day or at least three times a week to start. Walk a little further every time, but don't overdo it. If the furthest that you have been used to walking is to your car and back then you may find stiffness in your calf muscles at first. This will pass as your body gets used to the new expectations. As well as increasing the distance and therefore the time that you are walking, endeavour to walk more briskly. Walking faster will, at first, make you a little breathless. Do not over exert yourself. Getting a little breathless will mean that your heart is beating a little faster and that you are building your cardiovascular endurance. Your heart is a very important muscle and giving it some light exercise is no bad thing, particularly when linked to increasing your lung capacity.
TIP #2: STRETCH. You may have seen professional athletes stretching before performing or when warming up. Your stretching is not in readiness for your entry to the Olympic Games but,it is just as important. You should stretch before and after your walks. Inactive people have tight hamstring and chest muscles due to prolonged sitting, so it should be your priority to stretch these muscles out. In addition to helping develop and protect these muscles you will also find a remarkable improvement in your posture. Long periods of inactivity or sitting or of slouching can ruin your posture and make you look old before your time.
TIP #3: IMPROVE YOUR DIET. Watch what you eat. No more fast food. What's in that stuff anyway? If you don't know what's in it why are you putting it in your mouth? Here's a little test for you. Go into a supermarket and pick up a ready meal. Look on the back and see the list of ingredients. For a start the amount of salt and sugar in that one packet will probably be more than the recommended intake for a week. Then what about that list of unpronounceable ingredients? How many of them do you know? How many can you pronounce? I am not a gambler but I would wager that the longer the name, the less likely it is that it will be good for you.
Eat regularly. Four or five small meals a day is much better for you than that one huge evening meal.
TIP #4: Eat five servings of fresh fruit and vegetables a day. Try and make them organic where possible. Do try to get them unpackaged. That lettuce in the cellophane pack might look fresh but it has probably been washed in detergent. Do wash all products, not just for any detergent but also for the removal of any crop spray.
Sometimes salads can get boring, so do a little research and find new things to include. The health benefits of sprouting seeds is enormous. You can grow them yourself very cheaply and have them fresh every day.
TIP#5: JOIN A GYM. With such a sizable portion of the population in danger of being diagnosed as clinically overweight, it is of no surprise that health clubs are all the rage nowadays. You should do a little research before you join one. Remember that a gym with a good reputation does not have to resort to aggressive advertising or make dubious offers.
So why join a gym at all? Because, it is THE place to go to burn calories and build muscle. Some may be put off by the thought of being surrounded by beautiful people and super fit bodies. Do not worry. These people used to be where you are now and with a little discipline you can join them in feeling good and looking great.
You are going to have to start with a resistance training program as well as a cardiovascular program. For the greatest benefit as well as all over fitness, this is the best approach. We are not making recommendations as to the specific exercises or routines on which you should be concentrating as these will vary widely dependent on many factors. Age, height, build, sex etc. suffice to say that you will need the advice of a recognised authority on the subject. In a good gym you will find no shortage of enthusiastic help when you need it.
TIP #6: GET A BUDDY. There can be no better motivator to get you to the gym than knowing that someone is there waiting for you. No one likes letting people down and in this case it is for your mutual benefit.
Look for a gym partner that is not too strict or too indulgent in their support. Look for someone who will be supportive but firm in keeping you on track. You should also consider finding a partner who will mesh well with your personality as well as schedule and location. It sometime helps if you are both new to getting fit, you can be a help and an inspiration to one another.
Wishing you every success in the search for your better life.
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