Lose Weight & Live Longer
Hopefully, one of your 2010 goals is to become more physically fit. Anthony Robbins said, "We will make time for wellness now, or sickness later". Below are ‘ten tips' to help motivate you to move more & munch mindfully.
1) Reduce your body weight by 10% and cut your risk of heart disease by 50%.
2) Vigorous, frequent exercise cuts your risk of heart attacks by 50%.
3) 70% of premature deaths are lifestyle related.
4) The average American consumes 134 pounds of sugar each year.
5) View processed foods as your enemy.
6) Stop eating ‘UFO's': unidentified fried objects.
7) Train your brain to read the labels.
8) Obese is over 30% fat. Don't eat anything that contains over 30% fat.
9) Know your numbers. Weigh yourself frequently. Get a blood test & study your LDL, HDL, triglycerides, and blood pressure.
10) Subscribe to fitness e-newsletters such as www.sparkpeople.com & www.drmercola.com
Bonus tips: Get a workout partner, accountability group, and a heart rate monitor for cardio workouts. Read Younger next year, The end of overeating, Fit or fat, and Discover wellness. Keep a food journal and count calories until you know how many calories you consume & how many calories you need to maintain or lose weight. Rent the video Super size me.
Did you know a western diet of processed food is loaded with fat, sugar, and salt? Stay away from the center of grocery stores. Shop the perimeter. If you can't pronounce the ingredient, don't eat it.
Did you know a 200lb man requires about 2200 calories each day to maintain his weight? The Claim jumper restaurant has a chocolate mother load cake. One slice is 2150 calories. Hardee's has a hamburger called the monster thick burger. It has 1420 calories.
Fitness and wellness are conscious choices. Obesity, diabetes, premature death & disease, and overweight children are avoidable.
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