ENGAGE with Exercise |
In the last installment in her five part series on engaging the brain in your weight loss efforts, Nutritionist Lisa Maffucci talks about exercise.
Suggestion 5: Change the way you think about exercise.
The objective is to find an exercise that you enjoy, so that it isn't something you dread. If you dread it, you won't do it. Figure out what you like. Will a class work best for you? Do you like to walk? Ride your bike? Swim? How about weights? Yoga? Find something you like, and commit to doing it for thirty minutes a day, 3 times a week for 6 weeks. Schedule it into your day so that you don't get too busy or forget. Write it on your calendar. Don't give yourself an easy way out.
Some people find it helpful to join a gym. Others prefer to go it alone. Still others work with a personal trainer. It doesn't matter, as long as you do it.
As always, it is recommended that you check with your doctor before beginning an exercise program.
Changing the way you think about food and exercise is key to changing your habits. With practice, you will look forward to your healthy meals and workouts, because you will love how you feel when your health improves. You will begin to recognize that feeling healthy and active doesn't mean you can't eat anything you love or that you have to spend hours working out. Improving your health will decrease your chances of developing the chronic diseases that plague our country.
Isn't that its own reward?
Previous posts:
Suggestion 1: Change the way you think about diets.
Suggestion 2: Learn to recognize hunger and satiety.
Suggestion 3: Change the way you think about healthy food.
Suggestion 4: Change the way you think about rewarding yourself.
