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Walking will help you get back to your ideal weight. Combine it with a healthy diet and you're here to stay. Fitness experts say that on an average, depending upon weight, you will burn off around 200 calories for every 30 minutes of walking. And if you choose to walk up an incline, good for you, as you will burn off up to 50% more! It is the perfect weight management system. By just walking for 4 times a week, 30 minutes at a time at a moderately brisk rate, you can keep your cardiovascular and respiratory systems just fine!

Aerobics and walking

Did you know that walking also provides the benefits of aerobics to your body? Some of us might have come across this thought, but here the actual elements that 'aerobics and walking' can bring to the body:

  • Your heart becomes bigger and stronger.
  • Your blood vessels enlarge, becoming more elastic.
  • Your blood flow to the muscles improves and muscles and ligaments are strengthened.
  • Your joints become stronger and more mobile.

But one main point to take note is that only when your exercise is consistent, will all the main health benefits accrue! If your exercise is not kept up, the body will settle back very quickly to its inactive state. As the famous waking rule goes: "it can take 3 to 6 months of regular aerobic exercise to build up a strong heart and powerful lungs; and it can take the same period of inactivity to lose it all!"

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Here are some common excuses for discontinuing or not beginning an exercise program. Remember it can lead to fatal consequences! Just don't give in to these words!

  • It's hard work!
  • No time for it!
  • I don't need to exercise - I need to relax!
  • At this age I'd be too embarrassed to join a program.
  • Leave it! I'm too old for it now!
  • I'd rather diet.
  • Nah! Exercise sounds boring!

DON'T GIVE IN TO THESE EXCUSES AND GIVE UP YOUR HEALTH.

BEGIN YOUR FITNESS PROGRAM TODAY!

The INSTEAD-OF CHART!

Here we tell you what to eat instead of what you may be eating right now, as part of your diet. A healthy substitution by itself will help you lose all those extra kilos!

INSTEAD-OF : USE :Full-fat milkskimmed or semi-skimmed milkCreamskimmed YogurtCream/cheese based saucesyogurt/tomato based saucesSalad dressing/mayonnaiselemon/lime juiceRed meatwhite meat or fishFried foodssteamed/poached foodsHigh-protein/high-fat foodshigh-fiber mealsPuddingsfresh fruit/low-fat yogurtSaltfresh herbs as flavouringFizzy drinkslow-calorie drinksTea and coffeefresh fruit or vegetable juices

Remember you are what you eat....so decide and take up an eating habit that keeps you alive, hearty and healthy for many years to come.



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