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When undertaking a diet, it is
always advised that
you introduce some form of exercise into your
lifestyle. This can take many forms, depending on
how sports-minded you are.
It is important that the exercise which you choose
is one that you enjoy, or can at least tolerate.
There is no point promising yourself that you will
do cross-country three times a week if you hate
running! Most health experts recommend three
20-30 minute exercise sessions a week.
You could go for a walk, go swimming or ride a
bike, if you would rather stay indoors, you could
use an exercise bike. Find an exercise partner
and join a gym together, you will both have
someone to help support you.
Even gardening, housework or playing with your
children can be classed as a form of exercise.
Here are some examples of exercise (for 30 min)
and the amount of calories that can be burned:
Cycling at 6mph - burns 130 calories.
Walking on flat ground (pace of 17 minutes per
mile) - burns 180 calories.
Swimming (freestyle) - burns 250 calories.
Gardening (moderate) - burns 185 calories
Running (at a pace of 8 minutes per mile) - burns
450 calories.
Housework (moderate) – burn approx. 80 calories.
Playing with children - burn 130+ calories.
Walking the dog - burns off 118 calories.
When deciding which forms of exercise you will
undertake, it is important to remember that you
should attempt to exercise various parts of your body
and not just focus on one area.
For example, if you go cycling one day, try to do
something that exercises your arms another day.
This way, your muscles will be evenly exercised.
A common problem is that people who want to lose
weight from their thighs often exercise mostly their
thigh muscles. Unfortunately, this develops the muscles in their thighs and
consequently, their thighs do not look any smaller, because the muscles are
more developed.
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