Walk and stimulate your Fat Burning Hormones

Just the though of exercise can make a procrastinator sink further into an armchair.  ”I have to go, and get changed, find those sneakers which are in a box somewhere, I actually have to tie up the laces, there will be more clothes to wash, I will break out into a sweat and then I will need to wash my hair. Besides look at the weather outside, I’ll catch cold and have to take time of work, and I hate being sick. Look at the time it will be dark soon. And I think I have left the gym membership at work… or is it in the glove-box.” I think we get the idea here. 

Many people hear or read the word exercise and immediately images spring to mind of joggers, people sweating it out in a gym, aerobics instructors, and the exercise machine gathering dust in a back room somewhere with a pile of washing on it. 

The humble art of walking

Walking is often overlooked as a form of exercise. You don’t have to wear a silly outfit, or go out and buy the most expensive pear of sneakers to do this. As long as your footwear doesn’t cause you blisters you can participate in this form of exercise. Now although a gentle stroll in the park is a good start, the idea should be to walk 3 to 5 times a week. You should walk briskly enough and long enough for you to break into a mild sweat. And that is it.

Increase your heart rate

This regular form of exercise increases the heart rate just enough to wake your fat burning hormones. Now bear in mind this is the bare minimum amount of exercise needed to keep your metabolism from being sluggish. Accompanied by a nutritious diet plan this form of exercise will result in fat loss. It is worth keeping in mind that no diet plan can be very effective without exercise. Walking will set you on your way. If you need to see quicker results you can keep walking for about 15 minutes after you break a sweat and so on. In time you will find that it will take longer to get to the level where you break a sweat. Once you have reached this level of exercise you can look into other activities. Most importantly however you need to keep it regular and spread out during the week.