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Activity Horrors & Weight Loss

Written by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites

Excessive Exercise Too Brutal on Human Body

One of the biggest mistakes that new dieters often make is hitting the gym too fast, too furious and too frequently.

Although activity is necessary for optimum health, going beyond the bar can leave the body in worse condition than it was before the extreme exercise.

Running like a spotted ape down the side of the road, shirtless - in the middle of summer - in the heat of the day may present the perfect conditions for a heat stroke rather than weight loss and body toning. God does want us to use our brains.  That's why He gave them to us.

Here are a few tips that might just take the horror out of exercise.

Choose an activity that you really enjoy.  

You'll be more apt to stick with something you really like to do.  It's when work becomes play.

Start out slow and pace yourself.

 If you choose walking, then once you walk five minutes; the next time walk ten.  Build up slowly.

Once you reach X-amount of minutes, try adding ankle weights to your walk. The added weight will assist in strengthening this area as well as burning a few more calories amid your workout.

Taking Safely Seriously While Exercising

Warm up before fast-paced or intense exercise periods.

Wear protective gear when the activity calls for such.  Biking down a concrete lane and falling to the ground without a helmet might break that wittle head.

Be respective of the power of the sun. Keep hydrated.

Exercise for Improved Health

Keep in mind that the body receives enormous health benefits when we do aerobic exercise.  So you'll want to get your heart rate up while you are exercising to strengthen lungs, the heart, the circulatory system, and to tone.

Be sure to pamper your body after exercising.  A little lotion here, and a lot there makes the difference in 'Oh No' and "Oh Yes!'

How many calories can you burn amid walking briskly for one-half an hour?

Here is a Diet Bites chart that indicates your caloric burn. These are averages and of course, the amount that you burn during the half hour also incorporates the number of calories that you would have burned at rest.

The more muscle mass that the individual has, the more calories they will burn. And of course, the more the individual weighs, the more calories they will burn during that half-hour of brisk walking.

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