Why Exercise is Important to Huntsville Residents

Are you interested in losing weight? If you are, you may be in the process of developing a weight loss plan for yourself.  For many individuals, a weight loss plan is like a road map that they can follow to achieve their goals. If this is your first time developing a weight loss plan for yourself, it is important that you place some emphasis on exercise, as exercise is important component of weight loss.

You may be wondering exactly why that is. For your body to lose weight, you must see a reduction in your calorie intake. The amount of calories that you need to reduce, in order to lose weight, will depend on your current weight and weight loss goal.  Unfortunately, this is where many individuals automatically assume that they can’t eat three meals a day and many actually just stop eating. This is not only dangerous to your health, but it can be deadly.

Instead of reducing your calorie intake by solely limiting the amount of foods that you eat, you can use exercise to your advantage.  By exercising, you burn off calories.  If you have a specific weight loss goal, like one that involves losing at least twenty pounds, you may want to focus on fun exercises or workouts, but also ones that burn the most calories.  Adding exercise to your weight loss plan is a natural and a healthy way to lose weight.

Since it is important to incorporate exercise into your weight loss plan, you may be wondering how you can go about doing so. In all honestly, there are an unlimited number of ways that you can go about using exercise to help you lose weight.  For starters, you can buy a collection, even just a small collection, of exercise equipment.  Exercise equipment can include items such as exercise balls, weights, a treadmill, a stair climber, and so forth. Even if you have limited financial resources, you should be able to find a number of exercise equipment pieces that are within your budget.

Despite the fact that exercise is often associated with exercise equipment, like a treadmill, that is not all that exercise is about. Exercise can also involve something simple like going for a walk or taking the stairs instead of the elevator at work.

You may want to consider finding an exercise buddy.  This is a person who can workout with you, even if it just involves walking around your local shopping mall.  Not only can you make a new friend or strengthen your relationship with one of your current friends, having an exercise buddy or exercise partners often means that you are more likely to stick with your weight loss plan and achieve your weight loss goals.

You may want to take the time to examine your local gyms or personal training studios.  While this route is usually more of an investment compared to working out at home, the results are often times much greater.  Working with a personal trainer or joining group exercise class can also keep you motivated and accountable.

It is extremely important that you incorporate exercise into your weight loss plan, especially if you are serious about losing weight and wish to do so in a healthy matter.  With multiple ways to go about incorporating exercise into your weight loss plan, there really isn’t any excuse for not doing so.

If you are serious about your weight loss goal and would like help creating a program that addresses eating healthy meals, incorporating exercise and keeping you motivated – our Thin & Healthy program has the TOTAL SOLUTION waiting on you.  To learn more, schedule a FREE Metabolism Evaluation today.

New Year ~ New You Weight Loss Challenge

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Prepare to be Challenged!

24/7 Health Club is making plans to host their 5th Annual New Year’s Challenge.  The  New Year ~ New You Weight Loss Challenge provides  members with an opportunity to team up with other like-minded people who desire to lose weight and helps participants to accomplish goals while cheering each other on and having fun. 

Following our tested and “member approved” format, the program will include instruction in both strength training and cardiovascular workouts, which are an essential element in reshaping ones body in a healthy manner.  Every one’s favorite – the Team Relays – will be an integral part of the program again.  Hurray!  

Our members will be excited to hear that this year, “Yes, we will offer a limited menu plan to help you with your food choices.”  The Thin & Healthy TOTAL SOLUTIONS healthy foods education will be incorporated into the program on a limited capacity so that members can learn how to eat to achieve permanent results. 

During the eight-week challenge, members will receive points for attending required classes, optional classes, cardio workouts, food journaling and much more.  Members will not be graded on actual “pounds” lost.  Instead, participants will receive points based on the reduction of body fat (body fat %) – which helps to ensure that members lose weight in a healthy manner and will help participants to maintain results after the challenge has concluded.

Traditionally, we begin the program in early January.  However, we always have a large number of new members who miss out because they do not join the club in time to participate.  To ensure as many people as possible have the opportunity to participate, we will hold the Kick Off the last week of January (date to be announced).  

If you plan to participate in the challenge (or if you are ”thinking” about participating in the contest), take a moment to REGISTER NOW.   This will help us to more accurately plan our program and to schedule the required classes.  

More details will follow in the next couple of weeks.  To make sure you are up-to-date on the latest news, please take a moment to sign up for our monthly newsletter.  In addition to receiving the newsletter in a timely manner, enrolled members are the first to receive news broadcasts, to be notified of promotions and are alerted of last minute schedule changes or issues. 

If you are ready for a “New You,” get ready because we have the program that is going to make it happen!