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Overwhelmed? Don’t know where to start? Maybe this guide can help you out! :)
The purpose of this guide is to help you figure out how you should start your new healthy lifestyle and possibly with weight loss since that’s what a lot of us are here for.
- Start a journal.
Write down your daily food logs, exercise logs, feelings, short-term and long-term fitness and health goals, your progress, why you’re doing this, etc.- Find support.
Create a network of support for yourself. Tell your family, friends, acquaintances, and everyone else about what you’re doing. You’re more likely to succeed when you have support.- Find out your BMR and how many calories you should be consuming.
Click here for a BMR calculator and Harris Benedict Equation. Everyone’s body is different, so your body’s needs are different as well. Be sure to get enough calories; your body needs the energy.- Make a plan.
Write down everything you’re going to do. Stay organized.- Find out what your thing is.
It could be running, hiking, canoeing, lifting weights, zumba, yoga, and the list goes on. The key thing is that it has to be enjoyable foryou. If you like it, chances are you’ll continue doing it.- Treat days, not cheat days.
It’s okay to indulge. Eating a doughnut now and then won’t kill you; eating one everyday however might eventually lead to diabetes. The vocabulary you choose to use is very important, and this doesn’t limit to just being healthy; it is relevant to life overall. Have a positive mindset.- Start out slow.
Take your time. No one becomes successful overnight. You have to work at it.- Rest days once a week, but be careful about allowing yourself too many rest days.
You should have a rest day once a week so your muscles have time to heal. However, don’t allow yourself to be lazy and slack off - having two consecutive rest days might cause you to have another rest day, which may eventually lead to a week of not exercising.Hope this helped you and good luck!
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Originally from The Greatist
Who needs a gym when there’s the living room floor? Bodyweight exercises are a simple, effective way to improve balance, flexibility, and strength without machinery or extra equipment. From legs and shoulders to chest and abs, we’ve covered every part of the body that can get stronger with body resistance alone.
1. Inchworm: Stand up tall with the legs straight, and do like Lil’ Jon and let those fingertips hit the floor. Keeping the legs straight (but not locked!), slowly lower the torso toward the floor, and then walk the hands forward. Once in a push-up position, start taking tiny steps so the feet meet the hands. Continue bugging out for 4-6 reps.
2. Tuck Jump: Standing with the knees slightly bent, jump up as high as possible (pretend Jeremy Lin is watching!) and bring the knees in toward the chest while extending the arms straight out. Land with the knees slightly bent and quickly jump (on it) again!
3. Bear Crawl: Embrace that inner grizzly. Starting on the hands and knees, rise up onto the toes, tighten the core, and slowly reach forward with the right arm and right knee, followed by the left side. Continue the crawl for 8-10 reps (or until you scare your roommates off).
4. Plyometric Push-Up: Ready to catch some air? Start on a well-padded surface and complete a traditional push-up. Then, in an explosive motion, push up hard enough to come off the floor (and hang ten for a second!). Once back on solid ground, immediately head into the next repetition.
5. Stair Climb with Bicep Curl: Turn those stairs into a cardio machine — no magic wand necessary. Grab some dumbbells (or household objects!) and briskly walk up and down the stairway while simultaneously doing bicep curls to work the whole body.
6. Mountain Climber: Starting on your hands and knees, bring the left foot forward directly under the chest while straightening the right leg. Keeping the hands on the ground and core tight, jump and switch legs. The left leg should now be extended behind the body with the right knee forward. Next up? Everest.
7. Prone Walkout: Beginning on all fours with the core engaged, slowly walk the hands forward, staying on the toes but not moving them forward. Next, gradually walk the hands backwards to the starting position, maintain stability and balance. (This dance comes next.)
8. Burpees: One of the most effective full-body exercises around, this one starts out in a low squat position with hands on the floor. Next, kick the feet back to a push-up position, complete one push-up, then immediately return the feet to the squat position. Leap up as high as possible before squatting and moving back into the push-up portion of the show.
9. Plank: Nope, we’re (thankfully) not walking the plank. Lie face down with forearms on the floor and hands clasped. Extend the legs behind the body and rise up on the toes. Keeping the back straight, tighten the core and hold the position for 30-60 seconds (or as long as you can hang).
10. Plank-to-Push-Up: Starting in a plank position, place down one hand at a time to lift up into a push-up position, with the back straight and the core engaged. Then move one arm at a time back into the plank position (forearms on the ground). Repeat, alternating the arm that makes the first move.
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