ok...so i rarely eat junk food, but i'm still overweight! it runs in my family PLUS i'm lazy and don't want to go on a treadmill EVERY DAY! since i have this problem, could i go on the treadmill like 3 times a week and go walking with a friend, or roller skating instead of the treadmill? i hate the treadmill, it's boring. what are ways that i can spice up my exercise life?
2007-04-30 13:51:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
just stay active. skate, ride a bike, go on a nature trail, jump rope, swim, do aerobics...have a friend help motivate you-its much more fun when you have a friend that is willing to participate. GOOD LUCK!
2007-04-30 13:56:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try listening to some music while you are the treadmill to help pass the time by faster and also it might not be as boring with music with a fast beat. For me exercising isn't boring because I know that after I excercise, I'm going to have a great looking body. Just tell yourself, the more I excercise the better I will look. (I'm not saying that you don't look good, it's just a way to get you motivated.)
2007-04-30 20:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by AdrianClay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as the exercise increases your heart rate and you do 30 mins a day (either in one lot or broken into 3 x 10mins sessions) it will aid in weight loss. So as long as your heart rate increases it doesn't matter whether you are dancing, roller skating, playing volleyball, running, walking, rowing - its all the same - cardio
However its all calories in calories out so if you are taking in massive amounts of calories and only doing minimal exercise then you will maintain or gain weight, so exercise level must burn more calories than you are eating per day.
2007-04-30 20:57:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swim, play a sport, something fun. Also, you can go on the treadmill when you are watching TV.
2007-04-30 20:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by OrigamiGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all about pushing yourself to what you can do...Try rockcilmbing, a sport, jogging...If you change one thing like jogging, it can make a dramatic change. Also, while watching TV, go on the treadmill, or do situps during commercials...Good Luck!!
2007-04-30 20:58:51 · answer #5 · answered by Joseph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lift weights or perform power yoga because either of these will slightly increase your lean mass, which will burn extra calories 24 hours per day. This will increase your resting metabolic rate
Here is a sample workout:
http://spartafit.com/exercise/exercise%20program%202.php
2007-04-30 20:55:24 · answer #6 · answered by fitman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm.
i know someone who just took a walk as often as she could, 4 times a week maybe. She ate healthy and the weight literally melted off of her.
2007-04-30 20:57:41 · answer #7 · answered by kelli:) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
walking with friends is a great way to lose weight. also a good idea is to make a schedule, or a chart to track what youv'e done, and how much weight you have lost. Good Luck.
2007-04-30 20:55:44 · answer #8 · answered by Compton 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋