Here are some tips from the Frothingham Park Staff on how to lose weight in time for summer.
More and more people who want to lose weight are into aerobic exercises because these are not so strenuous for them. Unlike other types of exercise where rigorous activities are needed to be able to achieve a desired weight, aerobics exercises give people an option to lose weight without too much pressure.
Experts say that two of the most crucial factors that affect weight loss are food—or calorie—intake and the frequency of physical activities such as exercise. Although it may seem easy to monitor calorie intake and exercise regularly, it is not always effective especially if the person doing it is not determined and disciplined enough.
For you to achieve your weight loss goals through activities such as aerobics exercises, here are some tips you can do yourself to be able to make exercise more effective:
1. Lose weight gradually. Make sure that you are experiencing gradual weight loss of about 1 to 2 pounds weekly without irritability, fatigue, or weakness. This will allow your body to regain the loss water and fats.
2. Monitor closely what you eat. Choosing the foods you eat from the food pyramid can help you develop a well-balanced diet. You can also check what is the best diet that could go along very well with specific aerobic exercises.
3. Take minimum consumption of calories. Make sure that you know your body’s required calorie-intake because cutting too much calories can slow down metabolism. This will also make it difficult for your body to consume the necessary nutrients it needs to performance well.
4. Skipping regular meals are not healthy. Food nourishes the body. Although dieting or cutting down on food intake can help you lose weight, this cannot assure permanent weight loss because you will tend to eat more the next meal.
5. Watch the amount of your food intake. Eating in smaller amounts or food portions will help your cut down on calorie and fat intake.
6. Practice eating bigger meals during daytime and eat smaller meals at nighttime. This will balance your body’s metabolism and burn the unwanted fats and calories in your body.
7. Go slowly by taking your time when you eat. If you are not in a hurry, take time to enjoy your food by eating slowly. Aside from relishing the food’s flavors, you are also giving your body enough time to adjust to the food eaten. When the satiety signal is sent to the brain, you can eat smaller amounts of food.
8. Drink lots of water to prevent dehydration. Now that you are on the process of losing weight through aerobic exercises, make sure that your body well-dehydrated to avoid dehydration-related problems.
Aerobic exercises do not only help people to lose weight but can also bring about other health benefits such as conditioning the person’s heart and lungs since it increases the oxygen that is available to the body. Through this, it can help people to prevent and even cure heart illness by enabling the heart to use oxygen in a more efficient and effective way.
Don’t wait, start today, come to Frothingham park and take a walk around the track.