Three ways to lose an EXTRA pound of fat (at a minimum) each month!
By "extra," I mean aside from the fat you will already lose as a
result of your daily exercise regimen. What I am talking about here is
making a small change in your lifestyle to lose a ton (well, maybe not
quite that much) of weight over the course of a few months.
So how do you do this? If you read my e-book, The 10 Most
Notorious Fitness Myths of All Time (...So Far!), you will recall
I mentioned that we burn on average about 100 calories per mile,
whether we walk or run that mile. You can use this fact to your
advantage.
The question then is how can you easily put on extra miles? It
really isn't very difficult at all. All you have to do is set a goal of
walking an extra mile each day. Not all at once, but throughout the
day. To do this, simply change your daily habits. Consider doing the
following:
1. Park in the back of the parking lots whenever you go out.
This simple little trick not only racks up the mileage with minimal
extra effort on your behalf, but it also can save you a lot of
potential headaches. If you notice, many of the people that park in the
spaces close to the door are very selfish. They fight like cats for
those spaces, and they will wait forever for someone to pull out of a
close space. You've seen them. They will hold up traffic for several
minutes waiting for the person to relinquish that cherished close
space.
Meanwhile, there can be many free spaces in the back. No one wants
those spaces because it means extra walking. Believe me, you can park
in the next parking lot and still be in the building long before the
person that circles around waiting for that close space. Also, the door
dings tend to happen in the spaces close to the door. Is there a
correlation here?
2. Take the stairs instead of the elevators. I know
it is tempting to ride the vertical car, but just stay focused on your
goal. Remember, you are looking to change your lifestyle. This means
you must "waste" energy throughout the day. Taking the stairs is one
way to do this in a big way! When you take the stairs you are using
your largest muscles (your legs and back) and getting back dividends!
3. When you are working, take a break and walk around for
just a few minutes. If you took four or five breaks during
your work day and took a leisurely walk for just five minutes each
time, you would have walked an extra mile!
Now, if you make these three simple changes in your daily life, you
will easily cover an extra mile or so each day. And that is a very
conservative number. The fact is, it would more likely be several miles
each day. However, if you covered just a little over one mile each day
by making these three simple changes, it would add up to one pound of
fat in a month! And that is fat that you will lose outside of your
normal training.
So, follow this training advice and make these simple changes. It
will pay off big time!
Jeff Wooten is a certified fitness trainer, certified specialist
in martial arts conditioning and a licensed massage therapist. Jeff
trains his clients in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he integrates
personal training, martial arts techniques and bodywork therapy for a
truly unique fitness experience.
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