BENEFITS OF LOSING WEIGHT
Unlike diet alone, exercise can
- prevent or even reverse the effects of certain diseases.
- beneficial to the heart – lowers the blood pressure and cholesterol level that are risk factors for heart attack. Losing as little as 10 pounds can lower your blood pressure as five to seven points and begin to ease the strain to your heart. Thus prevent heart diseases.
- slight weight loss means more energy and the ability to do more activities.
- boost your confidence and general quality of life.
- lower your risk of developing certain types of cancers such as colon and breast cancer.
STEPS OF LOSING WEIGHT
• Try consulting with your health care provider about assimilating regular exercise into your weight loss plan
• Make an effort for moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise for a minimum of 20 minutes, at least three to four days weekly. To loss weight, daily exercise is recommended.
• Choose low injury risk activities (Isotonic exercise), such as walking, swimming, cycling, and step aerobics. Not only that, group exercise in the water is can be especially effective.
• At least two days per week, carry out a strength-training program with one to three sets of exercises for the major muscle groups, with 10 to 15 repetitions. To burns more calories try aerobic exercise, while strength training helps you preserve or even increase your lean muscle mass.
• Do start slowly and gradually progress the intensity and duration of your workouts to prevent muscle injury.
• To help keep you motivated and consistent about your workouts, finding an exercise partner definitely helps you to push further.
• Last but not least, setting a realistic weight-loss goal—no more than one to two pounds per week will help to keep you on track of your goal.
Moreover, if you can stick to a healthy, calorie-controlled diet, it will help you to lose weight in a healthy way.
EXERCISE CAUTIONS
• Choose activities that have minimal risk of injury since overweight people have stiffness on the joints. These activities include swimming and water exercise.
• To lose weight, one must stay committed and motivated. These can be done by endless support from friends and family or rewarding yourself when your weight goal is achieved.
• Ensure yourself to consume plenty of fluids before, during and after exercise. Be careful not to force yourself to do extra workout to prevent body from overheating.
The benefits of the designed exercise program should outweigh the risks of worsen your physical or health condition. It is recommended to contact a certified health and fitness professional who can work with you and your healthcare provider. This to ensure both your realistic goals are established and a safe and effective program is designed that meets your specific needs.
CONCLUSION
Start with just a few minutes of exercise at a time. Any exercise is better than none, and that helps your body slowly get used to being active and indirectly lose your weight. Your goal is just to work up to half an hour most days of the week to get the full benefits of not only losing weight but also maintaining a good health throughout
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