| By :
Michel Maling
With our modern lifestyles, it is getting more and more difficult to shed those excess kilo's. We are now a lot more inactive than we were a decade ago, and society in general consumes a lot more fast and convenience foods due to busy and stressful lifestyles. There is an obesity epidemic worldwide, simple because there is a disturbance in our energy balance. We all tend to eat way more than we actually need, and the excess kilojoules all turn into fat. People are also lazier than ever to exercise, due the fact that everything is easier, and time saving devices make us all take the line of the least resistance. For instance we use a lift or escalator instead of climbing the steps, and drive rather than walk. For online entrepreneurs, the kilo's can pile on quickly if you are not careful. Sitting in front of your computer all day does absolutely nothing for your fitness levels, and the feeling of being overwhelmed and never getting through all your work can keep you in front of the computer for longer than you should be sitting there. It is essential to take time out each day to exercise. Take a break every hour and do something active for a few minutes to get the blood flowing again. Make sure you also schedule in some exercise time for yourself each day. Due to our inactivity, it is getting harder to lose weight and keep it off through diet alone. To achieve this you must raise your activity levels. Believe it or not, you don't have to run a marathon or swim across an ocean to get to your ideal weight. You can still make small changes in your lifestyle and achieve a lot. Firstly, you need to start by getting more active. You can achieve this by taking a brisk walk to work, or taking the stairs to your office instead of the lift. Housework and gardening also burn a lot of kilojoules. Try taking your best friend (your dog) for a walk every day. Try dusting off your old bicycle and cycle for thirty minutes at least three times a week. Whatever you do, make sure the exercise that you do is something that you enjoy. Take your family out for a game of tennis or action cricket. The secret is to try and exert yourself enough to raise your heart rate. If you do this you will improve your circulation, stimulate your metabolism and in this way burn extra kilojoules for up to 24 hours after you have exercised. If you need to lose weight, work up to an hour of brisk walking three to four times a week. You can supplement this with some weight training to build strong muscles and keep your metabolic rate up. Start off slowly with your new exercise routine, because if you are overly ambitious, you will have very sore muscles and be tempted to give up too soon.
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