Summary
Exercise - Is It Really Necessary? Yes, it absolutely is!
Now consider this question: Are you worth it? Of course you are! Then should
you not do everything in your power to reach your weight target? Of course you
should!
Today's Decisions = Tomorrow's Results
Where you are today is a result of the decisions that you
took in the past. And remember, it is not one piece of chocolate cake that will
cause a person to become obese overnight. No, it is the repeated wrong
decisions, made over many years, that result in obesity. In the same manner,
making a single, "stand-alone" decision to exercise today will NOT
have the desired effect. But making the decision to exercise regularly and then
DOING the exercise - THAT WILL make a difference, guaranteed!
Remember, you have TOTAL CONTROL over your decisions. Will
you use them to get closer to your target weight? Or will you let your decision
not to exercise cause your target weight (and all its added benefits, like
improved health) to slip away from you?
Which Exercise Equipment?
Many people ask this question. What exercise equipment
should I buy? My short answer is - none!
And the long answer: It is not compulsory to have an
exercise machine. Many people buy the machines because they believe it will
make them feel guilty to see that expensive machine sitting in the corner of
the room, and that those feelings of guilt will prompt them into using it.
Do not fool yourself with that lie! Just look in the second
hand stores how many brand new exercise machines they have. You will be
shocked! Once the guilt feelings start showing, out goes the exercise machine!
There is only one machine that will MAKE you exercise, and that machine is
spelled: B-R-A-I-N. You have to DECIDE to exercise. And you CAN do it without
machines.
I am not saying that exercise machines are bad - they are
not. But too many people waste their money on them while they have not overcome
their mental block against exercising. Once you have formed the HABIT of
exercising, then you can buy a machine if you still want one.
Possible Exercises
Do some aerobic exercises. They are a great way to get in
better shape and they will help you increase your heart rate, and in doing that
help your body burn more fat. Do this three to five times per week and you will
soon start feeling better, as well as beginning to lose weight.
What are good aerobic exercises to do?
Walking
Brisk walking for 30 - 60 minutes at a time does wonders for
your circulation, and will cause your body to start burning fats. This is
something that you can even do in your lunch hour. It will not only help you
get in some much needed exercise, it will also cause you to be much more alert
after lunch, when everybody else has lost most of their energy.
Apart from the cost of a decent pair of walking shoes this
will cost you nothing.
Swimming
Swimming is one of the best types of exercise you could
possibly do. If possible, you can also do this in your lunch hour. Just imagine
how refreshed that will make you feel when you get back to the office!
If you cannot do it in lunch time, how about stopping at the
public pool on your way back home after work for a few laps in the pool?
Again, this will cost you very little.
Biking
You do NOT need an expensive racing bike in order to get
exercise. A normal "everyday" bicycle will work just fine. It only
has to be reliable enough to bring you safely home.
Conclusion
Whichever exercise you do, or whether you do a combination
of them, does not really matter. What does matter, however, is that you do it
regularly - at least three times per week. And you have to exercise for at
least 30 minutes in order to cause your heart rate to increase by about 50%.
Do this for a month and you will see and feel the difference
in your body, and your life in general. Do it - you are worth it!
