Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Set Point Weight Loss Strategies

You may not know, but your body has a weight which comfortably. This is called "set point". Let's say you lose weight, but to win again. This is the set your body to work. Of course reduce your weight, but did not lower the set point on your body ... weight is comfortable.

Since the body weight was not comfortable in your new, it's basically a fairly difficult for you to slip and help you to convince one more timeWeight, could once again feel comfortable. To be clear, in order to lose weight permanently in the long term, it must also be sure to put your body. I want to get in quick.

Usually as a person ages, their value will increase gradually. This leads to weight gain. Now your not a fixed set point for weight. Up and down changes, especially related to your past efforts and nutrition for your efforts last year.

Ileave diet to another discussion. But there is just 1 main exercise that beats all others when it comes to lowering your body's set point and helping you to maintain any weight loss. That exercise is walking.

Yep. Boring. I know.

However, if you're losing weight or lost weight and you don't want to gain it back, then you better start walking consistently. I mean dedicated walks. Don't even try to say you walk a lot around the house or throughout the day. Unless you're a mail carrier, I doubt you walk enough.

Ideally, and studies have proven this, you should take at least 10,000 steps in a day in order to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. Most Americans take less than 4,000 steps each day. Pathetic.

Think of walking like this. You have 1,440 minutes in a day. If you can't spare 30 minutes of that to walk for your health, then you need to take a look in the mirror. That 30 minutes represents only 2% of your Now every day.

Everyone is busy these days. We can use all the excuses. But that is just an excuse. You are the most important thing is health, what you have. So it treats it as the least important thing of the day.

Let me tell you this, in the form of dollars. If you were after just 30 minutes a day for at least 5 days a week to walk, it is likely that eventually save about $ 2,000 a year in health costs. Maybe not this year but certainly next year. Every little bit counts. Soinvest in yourself now! Consider walking like a retirement account. Now get walking.

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