If you start a weight loss program and only eat less food but incorporate no exercise, you are missing out big time. Losing weight is so much more than about food and how much or how little you eat. Exercise is such a huge key ingredient for losing weight and keeping it off.
When you move your body, you are burning calories and raising your metabolic rate for faster weight loss. Doing this in conjunction with eating less and incorporating healthier foods into your diet will have a greater impact on how much weight you lose and how fast you can lose it. Now, I'm not promoting fast weight loss but I will say that when you lose weight to slowly, most people don't see the point and give up to easily. You have to be able to lose at a consistent rate of 1 to 2 pounds a week at least, to feel that you are progressing and accomplishing your weight loss goals.
When we exercise, be it just walking or playing tennis, we feel good about ourselves. Exercising gives us more energy and stronger bones and muscles. It's essential to combine exercise with any weight loss program.
Now, I'm not saying that you have to be a gym junkie like some of those guys you see. It's not about seeing how much weight you can lift or how fast or how far you can run on a treadmill. In fact, you don't even have to set one foot in a gym. Heck, you don't even have to run or determine where your heart rate is at any given time. Just getting out for 30 minutes a day on a nice purposeful walk will be enough. If after a while, you want to do more, by all means increase the walking or move up to something a little more rigorous. The more you do, the better and stronger you feel and the more you will want to add to your routine.
Exercise doesn't have to be a chore. Do what you love and it will become a part of your daily routine. You will look better, feel better and get you back in shape while you're trying to lose weight.
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