Want to shed some
unwanted pounds, increase your energy and even improve your mental outlook?
It’s simpler than you probably think. Just turn off the television and take a
walk. I recommend walking 30-45 minutes a day as a way to maintain a healthy
body and weight. I also recommend taking a break from television. Local news
focuses on crime, violence and death, and its images and message can lead to
feelings of fear and depression. Start by swapping out 30 minutes of
television-watching a week for a walk, and work your way up to making it a
daily activity. You will soon feel better in body, mind and spirit!
How to make exercise a
habit? Learn here 
How to Make Exercise a Habit
No matter how much you
try to make it fun, and no matter what the experts tell you about how great you
will feel, when you first start regular aerobic exercise, you will probably
dislike it. Developing this healthy living habit takes time and effort. In the
beginning it will be difficult, and time may move much more slowly than you'd
like. You must force yourself to stick to your routine during this stage. A
common pitfall is to forgo exercise on days when you feel tired and lethargic
because you think you do not have enough energy for it. A secret, known to
those who have become habitual exercisers, is that effort creates energy. Do
not wait for energy to come when you are tired; create it by expending effort.
You can easily prove to yourself that this principle works. Just try it.
The inner voice that says
you don't have time for exercise is lying. You can make time for it once you
realize its priority in an overall program of preventive health maintenance and
healthy living. In fact, regular exercise, by giving you more energy and a
greater sense of well-being, will help you work more efficiently, so that you
use your time better and have more to spare. I promise you that eventually you
will move beyond the initial stage into a different relationship with aerobic
activity. It will make you feel good both physically and mentally, at first
after you finish exercising and later while you are doing it as well. Days
without exercise will not feel quite right or complete. Then you will know that
your good habit has begun to take solid form, and the chance of your abandoning
the program will be much diminished.
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