Keeping That Weight Loss Resolution
Weight loss: we hear about it in the news in magazines and even talk about it with our friends. As Americans, almost two-thirds of us are overweight and nearly one in three of us are obese. If this were the flu, we'd declare it a national emergency. Those are epidemic levels. With so many of us fighting the bulge, it's not surprising that exercise and weight loss are among the most common New Year’s resolutions. Even if weight loss isn't your New Year's resolution, I'm sure you know someone who is trying to lose weight. In our modern society, weight loss isn't just about what we eat or eat too much of, it's also about how active we stay. Part of what makes losing weight so hard is our daily inactivity: sitting in the car, sitting at work, sitting at the computer, sitting to read this newsletter. So how do we maintain the resolve to change our habits and keep that new year's resolution.
If you really want to keep that resolution to lose weight and keep it off, here are some tips that may help:
- Choose something you like to do.
- Get a partner to help keep you motivated.
- Vary your exercise routine.
- Wait patiently for results. (Healthy weight loss may take weeks or months.)
- Schedule a regular time to exercise.
- Watch for the many benefits of exercise beyond weight loss (relieves stress, increases endurance, improves sleep, improves some chronic diseases, etc.)
- Start out slowly and condition muscles to new activities.
On that last note, conditioning muscles for a new activity, MyoNatural cream was originally created as a pre and post exercise cream for professional athletes. MyoNatural is designed to decrease the pain of inflammation, like that associated with osteoarthritis and other injuries, that may be keeping you from starting exercise. Some who have used MyoNatural have also reported increased muscle endurance. Rub the cream on before and after exercise for best results.
Hopefully, these tips will help you be successful at keeping a New Year's weight loss resolution by transforming your exercise experience from a painful chore into an enjoyable, fruitful experience. Live active!
