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Step 1: Intensify exercise slowly. Once you've done a month or so of short and easy workouts each day, and your body is used to daily exercise, you can gradually increase the exercise. Salient Zen workout points: The first thing you should increase is the duration of your workout. Stick to a new duration for 2-3 workouts, then add another 5 minutes additionally. Your goal is to get to about 40-45 minutes. Intensity: After your body gets used to going for longer, once a week or so, try a more intense workout. Sweet alternatives: Come up with a list of alternatives on sweets, stock up on them, and get rid of all the sweets in your house. For example, if you usually have a candy bar for a snack, have fruits or vegetables instead. Often we need things to munch on. Drink safe: If you drink sodas or juices, cut out those calories by drinking water, exclusively (a single cup of coffee in the morning can be an exception). Step 2: Deliberate on the type of exercise. If you're already a runner or a cyclist or something similar, then begin a very, very modest program of resuming that exercise. Mix the type of exercises you have every day. The actual exercise you do doesn't matter, as long as you keep moving. Strength: Another point is that you can do strength workouts, but don't do anything too hard in the first couple of weeks. Try some pushups, crunches, lunges, squats, with no weights. Step 3: Replace fatty and greasy foods with more healthy foods. You're not going to go on a diet. But take a look at what you eat, and try to slowly replace the greasier and fattier foods you eat with alternatives that are healthy. Example: If you cook fried chicken, always try baked instead. If you eat burgers, try a veggie burger or a low-fat turkey sandwich. If you eat pizza, try making your own pizza, with a store-bought crust, pizza sauce, veggies, and olive oil, with no cheese. You get the idea. Eat smaller meals, more frequently. Once you start getting used to less fatty foods, try eating smaller portions, and eating 5-6 times per day instead of just 3 big meals. Key points: 5-6 meals: A good schedule is to have breakfast, then a mid-morning snack, then a small early lunch, then a second small lunch a couple of hours later, then a small late-afternoon snack, then a small, light dinner. If that's too much, just try adding a mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack, and make the main three meals smaller. Snacks: Make sure that your snacks are healthy ones. Good ones include fruits, nuts, low-fat pretzels, low-fat cheese, low-fat yogurt, cut up veggies. For your meals, try eating a moderate-size serving. Instead of trying to change your entire life with an intense weight loss plan, you should start small. All you want to do is make a commitment to get yourself moving for at least 10 or 15 minutes each day for 30 days straight.These are simple ways to incorporate Zen everyday as a part of your life. Author: Calvin Doyle It's a great pleasure for me to provide you health articles regarding mens health issues like hair loss treatment, impotence treatment, swine flu etc. I used to enjoy a lot writing about health issues because it's my area of interest from childhood. i am trying to improve my writing skills by writing about a pharmacy and by writing about health blog. View Count: 394
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