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Exercise
we swear!) Alcohol has lots of calories
in it, especially those cosmos. So,
even though a glass of wine is healthy
for you for other reasons, it’s not the
greatest way to slim down.
3 - Get more sleep. Sleep is the third
part of the puzzle for many looking to
lose weight. Many women (and men)
go obsessively to the gym, eat like
vegetarian monks, and still don’t see a
reduction in their waist size. Getting a
good night’s sleep is an important part
of shedding those extra pounds.
Sleep deprivation hurts your ability to
lose weight. This because your body
produces the glucose and insulin lev-
els of some diabetics when you don’t
sleep! So depriving yourself of sleep is
a no-no for healthy weight loss.
Less sleep kills your motivation to
work out and eat well. We’ve all been
there: It’s the end of a stressful day
at work, we’re tired, and we have no
energy to do the things we told our-
selves we’d do at the beginning of the
day. Getting a good night’s rest helps
keep you energized and motivated, so
that when it comes time to hop on the
treadmill, you’re perky as can be!
Exercise
1 - Do your cardio. Cardio is great way
to burn calories and get your body in
shape. The goal is to get your heart
rate going at a healthy clip so that it
burns extra energy.
Start off running for half an hour a day
for two weeks, or ride your bicycle at
an intensive level. If you think you can
handle it, jump into an hour day for
better and faster results.
If you run out of breath, it is ok to stop
and rest for about a minute, but don’t
stop long enough for your heart rate to
slow down.
When you are ready to stop, take a
cool-down walk. Walk at a fast pace
first then slow down gradually. Don’t
forget to stretch before and after your
workouts.
2 - Start walking. If you don’t do any-
thing else, get yourself to walk at least
15 minutes a day. Walking is a great
way to exercise, and studies show
that even 15
minutes can
increase
your
lifes-
pan
by
three
years.
So
you’ll live
longer and
look better to
boot!
Take the stairs instead
of the elevator when pos-
sible. Walking up stairs is a
great way to work your leg and gluteal
muscles.
Get a pedometer. A pedometer meas-
ures how many steps you take over
the course of the day. People who
wear pedometers tend to walk more
than people who don’t.
Find excuses to be outside! The more
you’re outside, the harder it is not to
walk. Especially when it’s nice out, eat
lunch outside, take a walk after din-
ner, or walk your dog regularly in the
morning.
3 - Get a workout routine. Working
your body — with weights or without
— targets extra flab where you don’t
want it: your lower arms, your thighs,
your rump, your belly. A workout rou-
tine is an important part of getting that
body ready for its debut!
Stretch before you work. Pick out
your own stretches, but always use a
hurdle stretch and a saddle stretch to
increase flexibility. Try using stretches
that simulate what you would be doing
when you do exercise. This will get
your muscles ready for the
real work.
Begin with 50
crunches. You
must do a proper
crunch to get
results. Always
keep your hands
across your
chest. Lift up
using your abs, not
your back. Come
down only until your
shoulder blades touch
the ground. Don’t use
the ground to bounce back
into your next crunch.
Do as many push-ups as you can do;
push your limits as much as possible.
Arms straight, bend all the way down,
your bottom must stay in line with your
body, not pushed up in the air.
Do leg lifts. Start by laying on either
side and lifting your leg up in the air,
bring it almost all the way down, but
do not let it touch your other leg. Then
switch. Do 20 reps on each side for
starters, you can increase as you
progress with your workout. For added
resistance, you may get a weight and
hold it on top of your thigh or one
of those weights that attach to your
ankle.
Do the “Superman.” Lie flat on the
ground with your arms outstretched in
front of you. Lift up your legs and arms
and chest off the ground as high as
you can. Hold this for 10 seconds.
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