The Perfect Diet Combined with a
Healthy Weight Management
By Jeff Usher
The perfect diet should be combined
with a healthy weight management or activity program.
Weight management may conjure up that dreaded “exercise” word. And
exercise to some means pushing the body beyond limits, experiencing
painful in joints, muscles, bones – everywhere.
No pain no gain, right? Wrong.
Instead, replace the word “exercise” with “activity” and incorporate
this in your daily routine. And a general rule of thumb for guidelines
about “activity” would be to strive for a minimum of 30 minutes for
adults or 60 minutes for children of moderate physical activity daily.
Individual activity goals depend upon each person’s health and weight
goals and issues. Begin by checking with your medical advisor or
healthcare physician to get a green light on which activities would be
suitable for you, what your target weight range should be and a
strategic plan to improve your health.
In a nutshell, during activities, calories are burned, pounds are shed
in the long run. And the number of calories burned depends upon the
duration and intensity or the activity. Slow and steady is the rule of
thumb. And note daily progress. For those who have never been very
active at all, it may be advisable to begin slow like with walking 10
minutes each day, gradually building up time and distance with increased
“brisk” pacing.
Even if you can’t get out to walk, bike or swim, take stairs instead of
elevators and escalators. Clean your house. Clean your car. Wash
windows. Wash your dog. Check out exercise videos, cassettes and workout
books from the public library and put some of their ideas into action.
Check out your local fitness centers, YMCA, community center, too, for
ideas. Partner up with a neighbor to walk or join a community volleyball
team.
There are unlimited ways to be active and enjoy life at the same time
without using painful weight loss strategies.
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