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I Love to Excercise

Preparing a cup of tea burns 75 calories.

Whenever I get on to my treadmill, I look at the dashboard and stop exercising at 150 calories. Thats coz it's as much exercise as making two cups of tea.

hheehee.

Sometimes we need motivation to exercise even though it may be a dreaded act sometimes, for some people like me.

Getting on the treadmill is something I usually never do, until I read recently that its easier to burn off breakfast. And if we only get fat coz of what we put into our bodies (i.e. what we eat)then thats enough motivation to spend even just 15 minutes on my treadmill everyday.

So...that's an exercise tip for people who would simply love to get fitter! Every little helps remember that! Thats not exactly a fitness mantra, but atleast its an excuse to exercise.

lol

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SW-User

You are right though, every little bit helps.
I find exercise easy but i still focus on trying to achieve around 10,000 steps a day. Do that for a week and you'll be like wow.

WhisperinAngelic101 · F

@SW-User I envy those who can do 10,000 steps a day. I often feel very self concious having to carry my pedometer every where I go. If I carried my pedometer, it would probably show that I do atleast 5000 steps a day or a little more perhaps. but hey, I HAVE TO carry it around first.

Hate stuffing it in a pocket...I heard you can get cancer, heard some scary stories...

SW-User

@WhisperinAngelic101 10,000 steps a day is difficult for most people unless you have a job with a lot of walking. I mostly get about 7,000 and i even go running regularly. I have a small older model iPhone (smart phone) and all smart phones can have apps that work as pedometers. So if you have a smart phone you can just carry that.
Also i'm sure your fine from a health perspective. I've never heard of low voltage DC devices causing adverse health effects.

WhisperinAngelic101 · F

@SW-User I see alot of people jogging on the streets at around 8-9:30 a.m. where I live. Though I havent really gotten outside the house to try and mimic them- to jog like they do, Ive got problems with self confidence and I think my jiggly parts wont let me look too pleasant. Though a burning need inside tells me I need to try just once to see if I can handle it. I used to have a dream of running a marathon

SW-User

@WhisperinAngelic101 I have been a regular runner since i was 15 but i don't enjoy running in the mornings. So i leave it for later in the day. Also i think running is something you need to work up to from walking. You'll hear some people trying to encourage others to get fit and telling them to just start running. This is about the worst thing to do because it puts a lot of strain on the body, muscles, joints etc. I always recommend walking for days or weeks for like half an hour to an hour a day before attempting running, and then like run/walk/run/walk etc and build up to it slowly. But many people, particularly women do no exercise all their lives, have children, carry extra weight etc, then hit 40 or 50 and become marathon runners and do all this incredible fitness things. So there's definitely time for you and you'll know if and when you are ready :)

WhisperinAngelic101 · F

Right, I think I can run at a moderate pace for about a minute after that I have to stop. I used to be fitter, depression got me down and I put on 10 kgs!I guess it didnt help the jogging effort

SW-User

@WhisperinAngelic101 I know what it’s like with depression and weight gain. I feel I’m in a battle with both constantly. And you’re right, you don’t need to put on much weight for it to affect your jogging.