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Keeping It Real – Here’s to Steady Weight Loss
Real talk. Let’s talk about real weight loss. What I’m talking about is losing weight in a way and at a rate that’s sustainable. Yes, you can go on one of those miracle liquid diets for 48 hours and lose a few pounds. But it isn’t something you’d want to (or should) be sticking with for the long run. Plus chances are that as soon as you go back to eating normally, you’ll get the weight right back. Let’s think about a case for slow and steady weight loss. You (and I) didn’t put those 30 extra pounds on overnight. Don’t expect to take them off in a matter of…
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Tips to Maintaining a Healthy Walking Technique
It’s been a while since I wrote about any exercise on this blog. I have started walking more regularly because I have an accountability partner! To make walking even easier, enlist a friend or family member to walk with you. Both of you will reap the benefits of walking when consistently using a healthy walking technique. One of my closest friends and I have started walking 3 times a week. I’m excited about how this will work. In celebration of my new-found exercise plans, this post reviews tips about how to make your walking regimen as successful as possible. Successful Walking Tips Have a Good Technique Walking, as a way…
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Make Your Walks Count: How to Improve Your Burn
[disclosure] It’s easy to allow your walk for exercise session become a leisurely stroll around the neighborhood. I’ve been there. But if you’re going to utilize walking as a form of exercise, know that there are some ways to increase your fat burn. How Fast Should You Walk to Burn Fat? It makes sense that to burn fat and ultimately lose weight, you must get your body into fat-burning mode. But just exactly how do you tell your body to burn stored fat instead of pulling from available sugars? By warming up first! First, the Warm Up To wake up your muscles and let them know you’re in this for…
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How to be a Yoga Newbie
[disclosure] Good morning! It’s a happy Friday, isn’t it? This week, I took my first yoga class in probably 13 years! I have a lot of work to do! But really, I guess I should look at myself as a yoga newbie, although I would never think of myself that way. It’s going to be a challenge to take it slow, so as a step to do that, this post is all about steps that yoga newbies need to take. I need to take heed, right? Common Mistakes: Things a Newbie Should Avoid Some of the common mistakes include from when and how to practice yoga, to the moves…
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Workout Search: Walking 101
[disclosure] Over the past few months, I have covered multiple exercise regimens like bodyweight, crossfit, or yoga as I tried to decide what exercises I would do once I was cleared after my surgery. I reviewed what I had covered… Oops! Walking had been omitted! I can’t believe that I left out one exercise that I have often incorporated into whatever regimen I was doing in the past! I’m going to rectify that now… Walking for Exercise You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to start an exercise regimen, particularly if you’re new at it. One of the best ways to get started is simply to walk. For…
