| There are people in America who are overweight or | | | | Therefore walking is the most suggested form of |
| obese. In fact if you look at all the TV programs | | | | exercise for them. For beginners, it may be ideal to |
| around, you will find people attempting several | | | | walk for about 15 to 20 minutes daily. Gradually, the |
| products to lose weight. Unfortunately, most people do | | | | time can be extended daily until they are competent of |
| not succeed. Therefore a few guidelines are | | | | walking about 60 minutes a day. |
| suggested below that are easy to follow and would | | | | A pound of fat is about 3500 calories. To lose 1 pound |
| lend a hand you in losing weight. | | | | a week you will need to expend 3500 more calories |
| In order to constantly keep your weight under control, | | | | than you eat that week through increased activity or |
| experts advised us to walk about 10,000 steps daily. It | | | | decreased eating or both. Losing 1 to 2 pounds of fat |
| is the easiest activity among all the exercise programs | | | | a week is a sensible goal to begin with. You can use |
| and does not stress your body too much. Apart from | | | | the mixture of increased activity and eating less that |
| the activity of walking, a systematic dietary program | | | | will total 3500 calories for 7 days. |
| should be followed so that you can lose weight | | | | How much calories can you burn? Your weight x |
| effectively and maintain your weight over time. | | | | distance = energy used walking. If you speed up to |
| By and large, many people, who are overweight, are | | | | walking a mile in 13 minutes or less, you will be burning |
| usually not concerned in physical activities. They will | | | | more calories per mile. |
| rather be doing any type of work but walking from | | | | When doctors prescribe pills for people, they usually |
| one place to another. They usually take pleasure in | | | | advice them to spend some time walking around as |
| watching TV and having something to eat like potato | | | | an exercise. These pills are effective only when |
| chips while in front of the TV. | | | | combined with the healthy nutritional patterns and a |
| For this group of people, putting in place a program like | | | | daily work out activities. Losing weight is not a easy |
| aerobics or floor exercises would require great efforts. | | | | task. People who are disciplined and take exercise |
| They may too embarrass to exercise in front of many | | | | seriously will lose weight eventually. So take your |
| seemingly healthier or fit people. | | | | exercise activity seriously and be active during the day. |