Successful and rewarding exercise and weight loss programs can be different in design, but they all carry some very similar traits. I call them the 10 Commandments... ready to learn what will propel you to fitness success? You don't have to be religious to follow these!
Read on...
1. Thou Shalt Eat Healthy Meals
Successful exercise and weight loss programs hinge on the time you make for yourself to eat healthy meals. Everyone is "on the run", whether they travel, have kids, work 18 hours a day. Planning is the only way to integrate healthy eating habits and exercise into their daily routine. Just like anything, you have to think about it and make a conscious effort to change your habits in order for them to stick.
2. Thou Shalt Move... Anytime!
Having a 20 minute exercise routine is better than having none. Having a 10 minute routine is better than none. The key is being prepared. Many people find themselves with 20-30 minute pockets of time during their days where they have nothing to do. This is the best time to squeeze in a walk or a quick office or one of your home workout routines.
3. Thou Shalt Be Prepared
Carry a bag in your car with these items. Running shoes, bottled water, a change of clothes and a towel. Being prepared with this emergency exercise kit will help you use those precious moments to get in some of the exercise that your body so desperately needs.
4. Thou Shalt Not Skip Breakfast
You would think that the clients I have who are over 300 pounds would eat a kings breakfast. They don't. In fact most of them don't eat breakfast at all. Not even the stuff that is nutrient poor like pancakes, bagels and waffles! When you skip breakfast, your metabolism never "wakes up" from your sleep and your body thinks there's going to be a famine. This means it holds on to food in the form of fat, making your waistline expand, and your energy levels drop.
5. Thou Shalt Set Goals
If you don't know where you're going you'll never get there. Exercise and weight loss programs go absolutely nowhere if you don't plan for your success. Write your goals down, be extrordinary, and make sure you put together a collage and put it somewhere you will see it all the time to be reminded of your quest.
6. Thou Shalt Find a Support Group
A great way to succeed is to be around a group of peers who support and care about you. There are many different ways to find a support group. You can join a local one or an online group. If you're not comfortable with that, you can always enlist the help of a friend.
7. Thou Shalt Drink Water
To keep your body functioning at maximum efficiency, you need fluid. Many people compromise their exercise and weight loss programs by never drinking enough water to flush out their systems and keep their metabolism fired up.
8. Thou Shalt Not Listen to the Fat Guy
Don't go to the fat guy for health and fitness advice. I can't tell you how many fat people want to give me advice on how to train and teach people how to lose weight. Listen to those who are living it and are visually in the place you'd like to be.
9. Thou Shalt Learn New Things
Keep learning new things from new people. Many different exercise and weight loss programs focus on different ideas and techniques. The best weight loss program might be a combination of two or three.
10. Thou Shalt Smile!
Smiling will help you succeed mentally. Exercise and weight loss programs are tough and when you can take them with a lighter heart and mind, your success is inevitable.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kevin Gianni is founder of LiveAwesome.com, the awesome-est, no-BS resource for exercise and weight loss programs, optimal health, weight loss tips and motivation. Visit LiveAwesome.com today for a free subscription to the revolutionary "50-Second Fitness Quick Fix" Video-zine and get health and fitness tips delivered--by video--to your inbox!
Kevin is also the co-author of "The Busy Person's Fitness Solution."
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Online Weight Loss Programs Are All Potentially Beneficial ... But Not To Everyone
Online weight loss programs vary considerably.
There are many different types of weight loss options for each person to consider. Is there one that is better than all of the rest? In retrospect the answer to that question is no. They are all potentially beneficial but not to everyone.
Being specific, there is one that is better for you than others are. The fact is that meeting your needs in an online program has to be a personal decision that is decided upon by the actual needs you have.
But, still, it is a lot of work to find the right weight loss program for your needs. The first thing you need to do is to figure out just what your options are. Find diets that look like things that you could do or that you wouldn’t mind doing. Online programs are all different in enough ways that they will allow you to find a solution to your needs quickly. One that you think you can do is one that may be a good choice for you.
Once you have a few good ideas, take your next search to the world of reviews. Look for other dieters that have used the programs that you are interested in or those that are currently using them. You can do this by a simple search or you can visit weight loss message boards or forums where the topic is the diet that you are interested in. Find out how well it id working for them.
There are a number of different things to consider when looking at the weight loss programs available. Take the time to use the internet to help you to find the information that you need for real success. When you do that, you’ll be able to find the right online program to propel you through the weight loss you are after.
If you want to read more about fast weight loss click over to Christain's site at the-healthguide.com
There are many different types of weight loss options for each person to consider. Is there one that is better than all of the rest? In retrospect the answer to that question is no. They are all potentially beneficial but not to everyone.
Being specific, there is one that is better for you than others are. The fact is that meeting your needs in an online program has to be a personal decision that is decided upon by the actual needs you have.
But, still, it is a lot of work to find the right weight loss program for your needs. The first thing you need to do is to figure out just what your options are. Find diets that look like things that you could do or that you wouldn’t mind doing. Online programs are all different in enough ways that they will allow you to find a solution to your needs quickly. One that you think you can do is one that may be a good choice for you.
Once you have a few good ideas, take your next search to the world of reviews. Look for other dieters that have used the programs that you are interested in or those that are currently using them. You can do this by a simple search or you can visit weight loss message boards or forums where the topic is the diet that you are interested in. Find out how well it id working for them.
There are a number of different things to consider when looking at the weight loss programs available. Take the time to use the internet to help you to find the information that you need for real success. When you do that, you’ll be able to find the right online program to propel you through the weight loss you are after.
If you want to read more about fast weight loss click over to Christain's site at the-healthguide.com
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