| For many people who go on a weight control diet, | | | | allowance as the weeks and months go by. |
| the change in eating habits is not enough. To | | | | Remember that during the first 20 minutes of |
| attain full benefit from eating well and losing | | | | any exercise, your body can support the energy |
| excess kilograms, a sensible diet needs to be | | | | expended without breaking into your fat reserves |
| supported by the best type of exercise to lose | | | | - anything over 20 minutes makes an impact on |
| fat and lean up. | | | | your fat deposits. |
| The best exercise to begin with is walking. Why | | | | This is the best incentive I've ever had for |
| walking? | | | | walking for longer periods of time. |
| 1. Walking requires no special training or coaching | | | | Once you have made walking a part of your |
| 2. Walking is easy to incorporate into our daily | | | | lifestyle, probably 4-6 months along the track, you |
| routine | | | | need to add in some resistance training to gain |
| 3. Apart from a supportive pair of shoes, walking | | | | some lean muscle definition. If you start out with |
| requires no special or expensive equipment | | | | a gym program when you are at your biggest |
| Yes, walking is easy, convenient and cost free. | | | | and least fit, it will take a lot longer to get lean, |
| Apart from these obvious advantages, walking | | | | because you are building lean muscle underneath |
| takes you out of yourself. Walking is therapeutic. | | | | your fat deposits. It is best to walk a considerable |
| You can literally leave your troubles behind you as | | | | amount of fat off first, and then go for the |
| you walk, so that you will feel a definite mood lift | | | | muscle toning at the gym. |
| due to this exercise. I have heard it said of | | | | A basic gym program will do the trick. Start a full |
| walking that one foot is your head and the other | | | | body workout carefully and slowly once a week |
| your heart - you can walk your worries away | | | | for the first 2 weeks while maintaining your |
| everyday. | | | | walking, then start to replace a couple of walks |
| OK, so you are going to walk. Walk for at least | | | | with full body gym workouts. You should be doing |
| 30 minutes a day. 40 or 50 is better. Some | | | | a 40-50 minute gym program 3 times a week; |
| people say you should start with an easy 10 | | | | long sets with light weight for body tone rather |
| minutes and work your time up, but I think it is | | | | than muscle bulk. Complement this with a brisk |
| better to start with the amount of time you are | | | | 50-60 minute walk 3 times a week, with one rest |
| willing to give this exercise, whether you are at | | | | day. The combination of a dedicated brisk walking |
| your fattest or your fittest. This gives you a | | | | program and a lightly weighted full body workout |
| perspective of spending a worthwhile amount of | | | | alternating over 6 days a week will ensure that |
| time on the activity. You will get quicker as you | | | | you get the fit and lean look you really want. And |
| get fitter, so you will go further in your time | | | | it gives you one whole day for a good rest. |