The Best Time To Work Out If You Want To Lose Weight
Want To Lose Weight? Here’s the best time to work out: Tired of your pants feeling like they’ve shrunk overnight? Yeah, we’ve all been there. But before you go blaming…
Want To Lose Weight? Here's the best time to work out:
Tired of your pants feeling like they've shrunk overnight? Yeah, we've all been there. But before you go blaming your washing machine, consider this: working out isn't just for fitness fanatics and gym junkies. It's the secret sauce to shedding those unwanted pounds and feeling like a million bucks.
Burn, Baby, Burn:
Let's cut to the chase - if you want to lose weight, you've got to torch those calories. Working out is like hitting the delete button for those extra donuts you couldn't resist. Whether you're sweating it out on the treadmill, cycling like a maniac, or doing a Beyoncé-worthy dance routine, you're melting those calories away faster than ice cream on a hot day.
Boost That Metabolism:
Your metabolism isn't just a buzzword; it's your calorie-burning engine. And guess what? Working out revs it up like a sports car at a racetrack. So, when you're binge-watching Netflix, your body will be torching calories like a pro. That's what I call multitasking!
Happy Hormones Galore:
Feeling grumpy? Blame those pesky stress hormones. But here's the kicker: exercise releases endorphins, those magical mood-boosters. It's like your brain's very own happy pill. So, sayonara, stress, and hello, happiness!
Fun-tastic Workouts:
Hate the idea of boring, repetitive exercises? No worries! Try fun workouts that'll make you forget you're even exercising. Zumba, hula hooping, or even a trampoline park - the options are endless. You'll be having so much fun; you won't realize you're shedding pounds.
Socialize While You Sweat:
Working out doesn't have to be a solo gig. Grab your pals, hit the hiking trails, join a dance class, or challenge your friends to a friendly game of dodgeball. It's exercise and a social event rolled into one - a win-win!
Say Bye to Boredom:
Treadmill blues got you down? Spice it up! Try a HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) session - it's like the espresso shot of workouts, short and exhilarating. Or get your groove on with a hip-hop dance class. You'll be having so much fun you'll forget you're breaking a sweat.
Want to lose weight? WHEN is The Best Time To Work Out?
A study found that if you want to lose weight, working out between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. is the best.
It looked at more than 5,000 people's exercise habits. The ones who worked out in the morning tended to have slimmer waists, and a lower body mass index.
8 Ways to Sneak Exercise into Your Daily Routine
8 Ways to Sneak Exercise into Your Daily Routine
Can you do it?
Remember when you were a kid and you RAN everywhere? To the backyard, to the freezer for ice cream, down the street to meet your friends?
And your parents said "STOP RUNNING"?
You listened.
Maybe a little too well. Because now all you do is sit and it's literally killing you.
But there are ways you can sneak exercise into your routine.
According Dr. Bruce Y. Lee at Psychology Today, tricking yourself into exercising is actually kind of easy.
"When I was a freshman in college, a guy shot out of the building like a cannonball in a full sprint. I asked my classmate why the guy was in such a hurry. My classmate responded, "He's just going to lunch. He decided that he would go everywhere in a full sprint so that he could get exercise along the way," he wrote.
Lee said we all think of exercising as going to the gym or a class.
This is NOT how humans are supposed to work out.
"Cave people probably didn't say, "Hmmm, it looks like my gym membership expired," he wrote.
Lee argues that if you have to go out of your way to schedule something, you are much less likely to do it.
"It's the first thing that goes when you get busy," he wrote in Psychology Today. "Therefore, the best way to guarantee that you get exercise is to incorporate it into as many different things as you can."
As a person who sits at a desk all day and drives everywhere, I'm all for incorporating these little ways to sneak in a bit of exercise. I mean, every little bit helps and if you can get your steps in WHILE attending a boring meeting, well, you've killed to have-tos with one walk.
Who can argue with that?
Here are eight ways to sneak in some exercise this year. Good luck!
1. Ditch the wheels (sort of) and walk or bike
2. Take the stairs
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 26: A man talks on his phone as he walks past a Sprint on store on 14th Street in Manhattan on July 26, 2019 in New York City. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice approved a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the third and fourth largest companies in the U.S. The deal still has one more obstacle to overcome before becoming official; 13 states have filed a lawsuit to block the transaction, citing that reduced competition will harm consumers and drive up prices. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 26: A man talks on his phone as he walks past a Sprint on store on 14th Street in Manhattan on July 26, 2019 in New York City. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice approved a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the third and fourth largest companies in the U.S. The deal still has one more obstacle to overcome before becoming official; 13 states have filed a lawsuit to block the transaction, citing that reduced competition will harm consumers and drive up prices. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
3. Start every meeting with one minute of stretching and one minute of cardio
4. Have standing meetings
Or even jogging or cycling meetings? That's a bit much.
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5. Ditch the alcohol for activity
"Whoever said that standing around in circles while holding drinks in your hands is the only way to socialize?" Lee asked. "Why not play tennis, volleyball, basketball, touch football, hopscotch, or anything else that can get your body moving? This way you have something to do when you run out of superficial things to say."
6. Walk or run while making calls
This can be weird if you are breathing heavily, so you might want to give the caller a heads up.
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7. Just dance!
Dance in the kitchen when you are waiting for the microwave to ding. In the shower. During commercial breaks. Just dance!
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8. Do whatever you are watching
"What's the point of watching others on TV, the movies, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and other social media platforms move around when you are not doing so yourself?", Lee reported. "Instead, while watching others, try to mirror what they are doing at the same time.
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