7 Summer Exercise and Weight Loss Tips
When summer approaches, many people want to get in shape. Here are some exercise tips to help to lose weight during the summer months.
Tip # 1: walk and talk
The summer months are ideal for being outdoors and walking is a great form of exercise weight loss. Instead of sitting in Starbucks or your neighbor's house chatting out and walk and talk. Visit with friends and family is important and fun, but who says you have to stand to enjoy the company of someone.
Walking one mile burns about 100 calories (for someone who weighs 150 pounds), and walk and talking is a great way to kill two birds with one stone.
Tip # 2: buy a bike
Just like walking, biking is also a good low-impact form of exercise. Together we drive too much, sometimes even just 2 miles or more to run a quick errand. Use your new bike for errands Closer to home, save gas, and burn calories.
Tip # 3: Plan Picnic and Outdoor Activities
Summer is an ideal time to picnics. Plan picnic food and health course package, but a pack of football Frisbee, whiffle ball and baseball bat. It may not seem like training hard-core, but throwing around a Frisbee or soccer burns more calories than watching TV, and all the extra activity adds to the long run.
Tip # 4: Start a new outdoor project around the house
There are so many outdoor projects that are perfect for summer. You can build a bridge or a garden plant. Exercise does not have to happen in a gym or in front of a television. What do you think people did before gyms were invented … it is true that working in the field and at home. outdoor projects can be a sneaky way to get more exercise during the summer.
Tip # 5: Find a partner summer training
Having a training partner helps keep both people motivated. It can be difficult to lose weight all by yourself, but if you have a training partner with similar goals, you can push each other to stay committed to your exercise routine.
Tip # 6: Take Fitness holiday
Most people gain weight when they go on vacation because they want to go eat, drink, party and sleep on vacation. But I challenge to have a fitness oriented vacation.
If you go to the beach to relax, plan a walk 3-5 miles in the morning and walk 3-5 miles at night before dinner (which could be an extra 600-1000 calories burned per day). Plan a holiday trip, or a tennis vacation, holiday or swimming. Get in the ocean or the pool for 1-2 hours in the morning and 1-2 hours in the afternoon before dinner. Do activities you love. But make a plan to be active every day their fitness vacation.
Tip # 7: Consult a personal trainer or fitness
Professional
If you have the motivation to exercise, but you're not sure what to consult with a personal trainer or fitness professional to get some guidance and structure. Structure really helps us achieve goals and a health professional can help provide structure to your workout routine for all you have to do is follow the plan.
If you are serious about to lose weight, I recommend you also incorporate healthy eating habits. Start today and stick with it.
About the Author
Charles A. Inniss, Jr. has a Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy and is a Certified Personal Trainer. He is dedicated to helping people to live healthier happier lives.
Visit his website for Free Pictures of 100 Ab Exercises and Free Ab Workouts
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