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BENEFITS OF EXERCISE

Doctors have been recommending walking as a great form of exercise for many years. The important thing to consider here is not how far you walk, but how you walk.

Walking to slowly is unlikely to do much for your weight loss goals. Your walking rates need to be varied for best results. Here is an example of what I mean.

Start out for the first 10 minutes at an easy pace to allow your body to warm up. Then walk briskly for a couple of hundred meters, it should take about 30 seconds or so. After that, drop down to an easy pace for about 2 minutes. Repeat this method several times followed by an easy pace walk for 10 minutes to cool down.

Warm up for 10 minutes at an easy pace. Then walk as fast as you can for 30 seconds or 200 meters (two city blocks in most cities). After 30 seconds, drop down to an easy pace for 2 minutes. Repeat the 30 seconds speed/2 minutes rest 8 to 12 times. Cool down with a 10 minute easy pace walk.
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Benefits of Exercise

Start now - make exercise part of your daily routine. At any age, increasing your daily activity, even by a small amount, can make a difference.

Most of us know that at it's most basic level, exercise is any type of physical exertion that we perform in an effort to improve our health, shape our bodies and boost our performance. Naturally that covers a broad range of activities and luckily, there are plenty to go around whether you want to lose weight, get healthy or train for a marathon.

Easy Exercise for Weight Loss
Increasing your activity level will definitely help you to lose weight and improve your overall health, decreasing your risk of many serious conditions.

If you are ready to get moving, but don't know where to begin, start with our exercise guide for beginners: Learn the basics about exercise for weight loss. Remember...You can't lose it if you don't move it!

The Benefits of Exercise
The really great thing about exercise (that most people don't realize) is that you do not need much to make a huge difference to your health and well being. Just a couple of minutes a day and the benefits you will experience both physical and mental improvements that will astound you!
• Lose weight
• Reduce stress
• Relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety
• Reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer
• Boost and perk-up your mood
• Gain more energy
• Help you sleep better
• Increase bone density
• Strengthen the heart and lungs
• Improve your overall quality of life Womens Health

Motivating Yourself to Exercise

On a recent Oprah Winfrey Show I was gob-smacked to learn that we can increase our life expectancy by a whopping 20 years just by eating right and doing a small amount of exercise. TWENTY YEARS!* Almost anyone can turn back their "Life Clock" if they're are sufficiently motivated. In my opinion, the hardest part of exercise is getting started...if you can get that far, you've won half the battle. Here's my top ten reasons for taking up the exercise challenge.

So remind yourself of this:

1/. remind yourself of your weight loss goals
2/. Think of a future event to get ready for (a wedding, a vacation, etc.)
3/. Consider how much energy you'll have to get more things done
4/. Imagine how relaxed you'll feel after a workout
5/. Think of your exercise time as the only time you may get to yourself all day
6/. Remind yourself how good you'll feel by following through
7/. Promise yourself a reward for completing your workout
8/. Think of all the diseases and illnesses your workout could protect you from
9/. Remind yourself that this workout is necessary to reach your goal
10/. Just do it!

Motivation Resources

• Getting Motivated to Exercise
• Top 10 Reasons You Don't Exercise
• Free Fitness Tools Online