Exercise and Diet Tips from SLP Slimming

Exercise and your diet.

Most of us hate exercise. Why? Because we don't take it very seriously. As a result, we don't apply our minds to it. We don't make it interesting. We don't put much into it. We don't spend any money on it. We don't get into it. So what happens? We give up and watch TV.

Here are some facts. Exercise is by far the easiest way to improve our health. Exercise helps us live longer, it makes us feel better and it makes us happier. If we exercise and eat properly, we get leaner. The only good exercise is regular exercise - not sporadic bursts. Exercise works best when accompanied by a reasonable diet and will definitely help you lose weight. It's not a justification for eating junk food.

Exercise Guidelines

There are 4 basic rules:

Get into exercise gradually - step by step, stage by stage. Walk rather than ride, take the steps not the elevator.

Take regular exercise. As little as 10 minutes exercise per day will help you with your weight loss program. Check out your area for possible walks, or a place to exercise, or a swimming pool

Try to make it fit into your lifestyle.

If you feel unfit and/or overweight, visit your doctor for a quick check up.

Exercise Facts

If you exercise while dieting, you will reduce the 'plateau' effect of dieting and thus maintain your rate of weight loss. But only for as long as you keep exercising.

If you don't follow a sensible weight loss diet while exercising, you will not lose weight.

The best exercise plan for weight loss is a combination of aerobic and weight-training exercises. This type of exercise plan burns extra calories AND helps you increase your muscle/fat ratio which will raise your metabolism to make it easier to lose weight and keep it off.