6 Simple Weight Loss and Exercise Tips-Revive Wear Blog

In this blog we provide 6 simple steps for your success in exercise. Remember you are not alone and please know that it takes time to change ones behavior. Keep trying and never give up! 

1. Find your reason – I need to lose weight - I’m obese and at a high risk of chronic diseases - I want to live longer. It might be to help you overcome depression and get your life back on track, to gain more energy for your kids or to improve your general health for a longer life.
2.  Start small – Start with 10 minutes of exercise 2 days per week. After 2 to 4 weeks, increase your exercise to 15 minutes.  There is a link below to burn the fat, feed the muscle that provides everything you need to know about nutrition and exercise. 
3. Make it part of your routine – the more decisions you have to make about when to exercise, the closer you’ll come to deciding not to. Don’t use excuses. Allow 20 minutes to spend time on yourself, you deserve it. Exercise first thing in the morning, if possible. Get it done, and move on with your day.
4. Do something you enjoy – find an activity you enjoy and you’re more likely to keep doing it. Join a club or gym. If your on a tight budget or like to exercise at home, then utilize the web or your community to find free exercise routines. 
5. Set goals and monitor progress – it’s very rewarding to track your progress towards a specific goal. Draw up a tracking fitness journal or obtain a free app to monitor and reflect your progress. Also important is to record how your feeling and any distractions that interfered with your goals.
6. Make a commitment to yourself- write yourself notes and recite your goals and tell yourself how well you will feel, how you want to look, and what you will achieve. Who in fitness do you admire? Reach out for support and guidance. 

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Know What to Wear Loose-fitting clothing such as t-shirts, shorts and sweatpants are ideal for walking, kick boxing and pylometric training.  If you plan on sweating, such as high intensity training or weight lifting, then you will need form-fitting, perspiration-wicking attire will keep you dry and is less likely to get caught on the equipment’s moving parts. 

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Exercise Programs That Benefits Chronic Conditions

• For people with mild to moderate Parkinson’s Disease, targeted exercises can address specific symptoms for example: aerobic exercise improves fitness, walking exercises assist in gait, resistance training strengthens muscles. One study showed that twice-a-week tango dancing classes helped people with PD improve motor symptoms, balance and walking speed.

https://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/exercise/how-to/starting-exercise-program.php

https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/news/preventing-chronic-diseases-through-physical-activity

Leask, H 2019. Exercise is cancer medicine, says Global Coalition. Ca Cancer J Clinical Oct 16. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/919942

https://www.parkinson.org/Understanding-Parkinsons/Treatment/Exercise/Neuroprotective-Benefits-of-Exercis

Featured image photo by Tim Savage.

 

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