Sunday, January 16, 2011

Step Two: Exercise

I was watching TV recently and I was amazed by the sheer amount of products out there that claim to be the "miracle fat cure". So many ads scream out at us, "Take this and without changing your diet or habits, you'll lose 30lbs!"

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Yeah right. In all of my exploration into healthy weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight, the best way to do it is a simple math problem. Input less than you output. Eat less than you burn. Simple right? But if we are not doing anything during the day besides walking the distance from our house to our car, then to the office, then back again, we really aren't doing anything at all. The first step is to just move more. I dont me that everyone has to go out and run a marathon! I know I can't! But the first step is to just do more. So I started parking farther away from the front of the grocery store. I don't use a remote when I watch TV (I get up and change the channel) I make an effort to walk to the store when my list isn't that big.

And I will admit, that for Christmas, my family got the Kinect for XBOX. I want to personally thank Microsoft for giving people the opprotunity to have fun with friends while they play games and exercise. When a group of your friends are over, everyone stops thinking about how silly they might look, and just go at it! Jumping and swinging and dodging, it gets your heart rate up so fast! I have worked out many times now with the Kinect. I feel better about it because while I'm getting better, my self confidence levels when it comes to exercisiing in public are still pretty low. With the Kinect, I am safely tucked away in my house and I can do the workout routines without worrying about other people seeing me.

My challenge to you is to just get up and move a little more this week. Take a half hour walk in a nearby park, or maybe head to a local pool and swim. Or, if you're feeling adventurous, take a hike, or go biking down the centennial trail. Anything to get up and exercising. I know I'll be doing a lot this week. Have fun!

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