Dear Friends,
It’s the Festive
Season and it’s time to feast and celebrate and be grateful for the things we
enjoy. It is also a time when you put on weight from the eating and drinking.
All the hard work you have put in to maintain or lose weight will go out of the
window.
So, you need to
ramp up your exercise to counter the increase intake of unwanted calories. And
if you are still not having much success then you should also exercise to at
least maintain the weight or your weight will balloon.
The solution may
be to mix your work out by incorporating different things. For example, if you
only jog, then include cycling and swimming as part of your workout routine.
Include Gym workout where possible as building muscle can help in increasing
metabolic rate which then will help you lose weight.
Last week, I
played soccer with my neighbor for about two hours and he claimed that he lost
about 2 kg. Of course he did a lot of running plus he scored a few goals. It
could be mainly water lost but he would have would have also burned more than
500 calories from the workout playing soccer.
Alternatively, you
can combine High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on days that you do
not Run, Cycle or Swim. That way you can mix things up and your body does not
get used to a routine which may result in diminishing returns.
Try different things and mix things up to get better result. Each
one of us responds differently to different kinds of workout. Good Luck.
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! God Bless!
Love All, Serve All!
Best Regards,
Mark
