May 31, 2024

4 Easy Health and Fitness Tips

The US has seen an enormous increase in the number of people considered obese by the medical community. In fact many call it an obesity epidemic. To combat this we have all sorts of pharmaceutical companies selling the "quick fix" pills, powders, and lotions, many of which are of questionable efficacy in helping people take the fat off and keep it off. 

Of course the same could be said of the diet industry as well. There are so many different diets going around now you could pick one a month and in a years time still have more to choose from. 

What is truely needed are some sensible proven weight loss tips that people can implement no matter what their present physical condition is. That said let's dive right in.

#1. Drink more water. All too often Americans are borderline dehydrated. As a result, their bodies are working on the water starvation reflex and not flushing the toxins and junk out.

#2. Eat less often. I'm saying eat less, but it's not exactly what you think. Intermittent Fasting ("IF") is an eating plan where you eat less often instead of the standard three meals a day or six smaller meals per day. With IF you switch between fasting and eating on a regular schedule. For example, my IF schedule is fast for 14 to 16 hours and eat within an eight to ten hour period. Research indicates that IF not only helps you lose weight, it can prevent or reverse some forms of disease.  

#3. Move more. Depending on your physical condition you need to be move more. Use the stairs rather than the elevator, park farther out from the office or the store, go for a walk around the block, go dancing, play with your kids. Make it fun. Running is not the only way to burn more calories.

#4. Finally, determine your "Why". Decide why you want to discard fat. Make your reason big enough to motivate you through the slumps that invariably happen. 

Personally my "Why" is to be able to play with my grandkids and great grandkids and see them graduate college. My daughter's 22 years old so I have a decent shot at it.

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