The Medicine Bag

Getting a little Diet Tough!

Get a little rough and tough with your diet plan and invest in a Medicine Bag. No - not the kind an old timey doctor might have carried around, but a Medicine Bag that is long and lean - because you want to be long and lean as well!

Punching bags and boxing gloves form a knock out team to help you meet your weight loss goals. Punch adds strengths; movement expends calories. Dancing around on the tootsies while you'll punching builds balance.

If you're female, you'll give all the guys a thrill as you sweat, and if you're male, you'll give all the females a high as they watch you dancing around. It's a win-win situation.

Punching bags come in an assortment of sizes and are one of the more affordable pieces of gym equipment. And they make exercise fun. And when exercise is fun, you'll be more apt to stick with your exercise routine.

The sooner you go shopping for one, the sooner that you can starting punching those pounds away. How many calories can you burn? Let's see.

Calories Burned Punching Bag

Current Weight	Calories Burned Per 15 Minutes	Current Weight	Calories Burned Per 15 Minutes
110	60	165	102
113	62	170	105
115	64	175	108
117	66	180	112
120	68	185	116
122	70	190	120
125	72	195	124
127	73	200	128
130	75	205	131
132	77	210	135
135	79	215	139
137	81	220	142
140	85	225	146
145	87	230	150
150	90	235	154
155	94	240	158
160	98	250	165

As with all new activity and exercises be sure to start out slow and build from there. Keep in mind that you're not running a race nor are you in competition with anyone when it comes to dropping those unwanted pounds and in reaching a higher level of health.

If it has been a while since you're exercised, be sure to speak with your personal physician to see if you are in good enough shape to begin an exercise program - and be sure to ask about adding punching bag activity to your weight loss plan.

When you start to exercise, should you feel any pain - particularly in the chest, or a pain that radiates down the arm, though the back or even in the neck, stop exercising and meet with your doctor to discuss. While the pain may be nothing more than a response to physical activity, it's better safe than sorry.

When choosing gloves, speak with the store associate to ensure that they fit properly and also ask for some advice as to the punching steps - what to do and what not to do.

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