Exercise is crucial for the person who is trying to lose weight. Granted, one can lose excess poundage by simply reducing his or her calories below the level required for normal functioning. But the effect desired by most people who are on a weight loss program includes a toned musculature and an overall sense of energy or vitality.
Therefore, we need to exercise or work out on a daily basis. Failure to do so results in poor posture, lethargy, reduced skin tone, and lack of physical development. Even physicians concerned only with elimination of excess fat stores and decrease in levels of blood sugar solely for the prevention of diabetes would generally agree.
For a person trying to lose weight, there is most often an increased expectation on his or her exercise capacity. That is, a doctor may suggest a a daily hour’s worth of walking when there may never been such an expectation before. Or a person may require this of him or herself, possibly in tandem with others at local health club. That can initially be very hard on a person. Continue reading ‘Is ten minutes less on the treadmill all that bad?’ »