Weight loss everywhere

“Victory belongs to the most persevering.”

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Have you heard many people say, “I have no time for exercise. What shall I do?”

I like the quote, “Nothing is impossible”. When I can’t do things, I remember this quote and it becomes easier for me to do things. Well for those busy people, I would like to tell some few tips where you can exercise your body on the go. These tips not only help you to stay fit, but some will save your hard earned money too.

For people at home

1. When you go out to shopping or for anything if you use public transport, then get down in the before your stopping comes. If you get down in the stopping before your home, you find time to walk to home.
2. When you go for shopping, it would be better, if you can go by walk or by cycle, not only your health is improved, but you save the money for the fuel that you spend in motorcycle or car to go to the market to buy things.
3. If you are hearing songs in mp3, you can just take a walk, instead of sitting in an easy chair and listening. Instead of sitting and reading a book, try to walk a while and read the book.
4. Play with kids. I say to play games that involve more movements, not those games with the PSP or with those Barbie dolls set or the HOT WHEELS car, which your kid rides making his own car sound from his mouth, riding from dining table to desk and from desk to bath tub! You can spend time by playing with kids with some games that involve more walking, running etc.
5. Change the diet style for the whole family. I don’t say to completely prevent favourite foods. But you can go for slight changes such as starting to use olive oil and prevent eating potato chips, namkeen and other chat items such as samosa, puri etc.
6. Dance! Turn on your favourite music and start dancing. Dance and enjoy the music. According to researches, dancing with joy actually improves your mental health and also it exercises the muscles of the body. Some dance such as “Barathanatiyam” of India, employs complex steps which actually exercise most parts of your body. Only in dance, you actually exercise all the muscles of your body. In exercise, you just focus on one part of your body. But in dance, you burn more calories than normal. So dance a lot. Do something that you admire.

For working people

Seems like your pupil enlarges than it’s normal and you become more interested to read. Some of you bought this book, after seeing this topic. Well you might be happier seeing this topic if you an office worker. Here are some tips for office workers.

1. You can find a lot of time to walk in the weekends. Try to take a long walk with your family or friends instead of watching the DVD movies in your home theatre with that home delivered pizza. You can go for a walk in the evening.
2. In your office, instead of asking others to bring a cup of water, you can go and drink the water. If you have lift and steps, then prefer the steps to go up and down. Even when you go to the bathroom, make a point to do some calf raises, squats or something else creative. 
3. Instead of sitting in the office for prolonged hours, just take a break and walk around your office. Don’t worry about the scolding of the boss. He will not be taking care of you by making food for you, cleaning your clothes or taking your kids to school, if you are sick. All he can do is that to tell a word, “Get well soon!” So it is your duty to take of your health. Don’t worry about anything or anyone which would destroy your health.
4. If you are an office worker in 3rd floor and you want to inform some instruction to a worker who is in ground floor, then instead of sending an email with a subject, “Read this”, you can take a walk, directly go and have a talk with him/her. This will not only make the worker feel that he is great and important, but it will build a good relation between you and him/her and above that, by waling you get good health.
5. Avoid high calorie snacks and tea or coffee from the office vending machine. Instead stack your drawer with healthy and nutritious snacks like nuts, seeds, raisins and other dry fruits. Other choices include fresh fruits, raw veggies, sachets of herbal teas and ordinary coffee. Drinking strong coffee also helps, since caffeine increases your metabolism. However, it should be black coffee, minus the cream and sugar. If possible try to take green tea.
6. Use a wireless headset to receive phone calls. This way you can also take a walk around the office premises at the same time. Make it a point to take a 5 minute brisk walk at regular intervals of 2 hours. By the end of the day, this will eventually add up to a 20 minute walk, which can make a big difference.
7. Party comes every second in office environment. Instead of celebrating a party with a huge fat filled creamy cake and a big pizza or some ice cream, you can just say wishes to them. Not only you are cutting fat, but you are also cutting cost. Money not spent is actually an income.
8. Speed your metabolism up by snacking on foods that are calorie negative. Resist the urge to eat as soon as you feel it. As an office worker, never take the meal in express speed. If you have 45 minutes for lunch break, utilize it completely. Eat slowly with constant rate. Remember, “Slow and steady wins the race”.
9. If you have the habit of bringing lunch from home, then during the lunch hour, don’t eat at your desk, instead walk to a place that is far away from your desk and there you can eat your lunch. This small walk will also contribute to weight reduction. Replace the diet Coke or diet Pepsi with water, even these “diet” drinks will have some unwanted calories being added to your body.
10. Stand in the bus or train. I have seen many people rushing to get a seat in the bus or train. That too in populated cities of our India, this becomes the worst scenario. People like kids, run in a hurry to get a windows seat in train or bus. Instead of sitting in the bus or train, just stand. This will also exercise your legs, because you will not stand like a robot, you will move here and there to get stability due to the shaking vehicle. These movements will exercise your muscles.

These are some of the ideas that I have suggested you. But you can frame your own methods. Keep in mind that your ultimate goal is only to reduce weight and become slim. If you are very strong in your aim, then you will start inventing your own methods to decrease weight. Look for opportunities. They always come disguised.