I Need Tips For Running/walking To Lose Weight?
I’m 17 years old and need to lose about 30 pounds to be at a healthy weight. I’ve been trying to run at least thirty minutes a day, but recently started this. Where I live there are a lot of hills to run up, and I become exhausted quickly. What are some tips for me, to lose weight, not really fast but speed the process up? Should I begin walking for a few weeks and then run?
im trying to lose about 20 pounds myself
ive already lost about 50 though
i did this by counting my calories and fat
no more than 1200 calories a day
and no more than 20 grams of fat per day (but try to aim for 0)
dont worry, you wont be starving yourself, its completely healthy as long as you dont go under 1000 on your calories.
hope this helps
I would definitely start out with walking. Start with about 15-30 minutes a day and work your way up. Walking up a hill should burn more calories. When you start running, make sure you have really good shoes and you might want to look online at what foods you should be eating so that you make running as much as an advantage as you can. I know someone told my husband that when he started running, he should eat bananas (but I can’t remember why…I was tuned out lol). Then again, if you’ve already started running, and you feel you can stay with it, running will become a lot easier after the first week. I’d drop it down to 10 minutes or so though and make sure you warm up by stretching and also do a cool down. You can add a few minutes a week.
Eating right is a big part of losing weight too. The way I made it easier is that I still allow myself treats, but instead of eating six cookies, I eat two. It’s going to be hard, but it’ll be so worth it in the end. Your doctor can also help you with nutrition, or steer you towards someone that can.
Hi Jenna,
You go girl! I admire your attitude of getting into a more healthy and active lifestyle to lose weight. As they all say — no pain, no gain.
As for your problem, I agree that you may have done too much too soon, hence the exhaustion. Try brisk walking for 15 minutes for a start then gradually increase that every two days. You can either increase the period or intensity (like jogging and eventually running). Getting a home treadmill could also do wonders for your fitness program.
Also, you could check your diet and see where you can still cut back (especially on fats and sugars) to make the most of your weight loss efforts. It’s best to take a health supplement with your lifestyle change so that you won’t miss out on the needed nutrients and energy as you speed up your program.
Hope this helps and good luck!
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Hi there,
I think you might be getting a little mixed up with what you want exactly. You say that you want to lose “weight” but that means you might want to get rid of some muscle too. You then say that you’d like to “shape” (I’d call it tone) your body a little which implies you want to build some muscle. I’m not trying to pick at your question – I just want to clarify the point for you.
To answer it in the best way, I am going to look at it as if you want to get rid of fat AND build muscle at the same time. If you’re looking to “trim” and “tone” your body, and espectially because you suggest you are not that overweight, I would suggest you start performing more intensive aerobic exercises such as jogging. I wouldn’t think you need to change the whole way you eat or go on a diet because if you’re wanting to build muscles – it’s better to do it all with exercise.
Exercises like jogging won’t exactly “build” your muscles on your stomach but they will help reduce the extra fat around there. Depending on how fit you are, you should go on daily or bi-daily jogs of around a mile. To build muscles, you should concentrate on anaerobic exercises such as sit-ups to help build muscles.
These muscle-building exercises will give your muscles the toning and training they need to grow and become more prominent. To start to see a real difference with sit-ups, you should be looking to do no more than 100 every day (more than that will often hurt your muscles).
If you stick to doing those two forms of exercise – jogging and sit-ups, you should see real improvements in a week or two. Remember, you should do them as often as you can (I.E every single day).
Do YOGA
It is good that you have sought the help of Yoga to bring your body back into shape. While your practices and measure to eliminate excess weight or what you do is important, what you shouldn’t do is just as important.
* Don’t resort to weight reduction pills or powders of any sort and please avoid crash diets. We shall prescribe you a simple diet that is healthy, easy to follow and will deliver the desired results. See a nutritionist or dietician, if you must, but preferably one who knows and practices Yoga.
* Never skip meals. This makes you overeat at other times. So, by all means eat three or even four times a day, but eat light and sparingly.
Yoga Exercises
Standing Position
# Tadasana (Palm Tree pose)
# Parvatasana (Mountain pose)
# Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
# Ardha Chakrasana (Half Moon pose)
# Padangusthasana (Toe to hand pose)
# Padahastasana (Forehead to knee pose)
Sitting Position
# Janu Sirshasana ((Forehead to single knee pose)
# Paschimottanasana (Forehead to both knees pose)
# Ushtrasana (Camel pose)
# Gomukhasana (Cow face pose)
# Simhasana (Lion pose)
# Marichyasana (Pose dedicated to the sage Marichi)
# Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fish pose)
Supine Position
# Purvottanasana (Inclined Plane)
# Matsyasana (Fish pose)
# Pawanmuktasana (Wind relieving pose)
# Navasana (Boat pose)
# Chakrasana (Wheel pose)
# Sethu Bandhasana (Bridge formation pose)
# Halasana (Plough pose)
Prostrate Position
# Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Dog pose)
# Bhujangasana (Cobra pose)
# Dhanurasana (Bow pose)
# Shalabhasana (Locust pose)
Inverted Position
# Viparita Karani (Legs against the wall pose)
# Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand)
Balancing Position
# Vrikshasana (Tree pose)
# Garudasana (Eagle pose)
Pranayamas (breathing exercises)
# Kapalabhatti (Skull cleansing)
# Anuloma-Viloma (Alternate Nostril Breathing)
# Suryabhedana (Right Nostril breathing)
Kriyas (Cleansing techniques)
# Jala Neti (Cleansing Nasal passages with water)
# Sutra Neti (Cleansing Nasal passages with rubber catheter)
# Vaman Dhauti (Cleansing stomach by vomit water on empty stomach)
Yogic Diet
This is very important, if you wish to get back into shape and develop a healthy, slim and shapely physique. Let your diet be Yogic and Sattvic (pure, light and predominantly vegetarian). This means plenty of raw foods – salads, sprouts and seasonal fruit – vegetable juices, dried fruits and loads of water.
Avoid potatoes, peas, chick peas, grams, peanuts, all non-veg fare, fried, fatty and spicy foods, junk / fast foods, packaged foodstuffs and confectionary products. Also keep away from milk and milk products such as cheeses and butter. But you may have plenty of diluted buttermilk prepared from skimmed milk. Avoid snacking between meals and, as mentioned before, never skip a meal.
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