Here are five Keys to Weight Loss success
1. Incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Even small bouts of exercise can have a significant positive impact on your health. Here are some ideas; Get up a few minutes early and do some resistance exercises such as push ups and crunches. Incorporate a walk into your day after lunch with friends. Use a pedometer with the goal of 10,000 steps per day. March in place while watching your favorite show or during the news. Turn on music and dance with your kids. Find active family activities, such as running/walking in the park or local high school track, a friendly game of softball or soccer and going to the gym as a family. Walk while waiting to pick up a child from school or stop by the gym on the way home from work.
3. Drink water. Most people today are chronically dehydrated, slowing metabolism and contributing to weight gain. Eliminating the calories from sugar-laden sodas and juices can reduce your calories consumption by hundreds of calories each day which is very effective for weight management and muscle retention. Bottled water is inexpensive, portable and can easily be sipped on through out the day without contributing to dental decay.
5. Enlist support. The majority of the population has found success with weight loss by not going at it alone, but by enlisting support. Support can come in many forms; such as walking regularly with a close friend, joining a local running club (www.sdroadrunners.com), signing on at a gym with a family member, hiring a personal trainer, following a program, or joining a local community class.