In this world of ours today, it’s no longer news that eating right and healthy food, coupled with doing the right exercise, will help in a safe weight loss. Exercise helps to burn calories and shed off excess fats from the body. It also helps to boost body metabolism, which will eventually burn more calories and even lose more weight.
However, losing weight is not the only benefit to exercise, as you also get to enjoy other benefits. It reduces the risk of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and some other health complications.
Below are 4 top exercises that can help in an effective weight loss.
1. Walking
This is the easiest exercise of all and it doesn’t require any equipment. All you need are your legs and decent pair of shoes, and you are good to go. If your destination isn’t too far from your home, you can take a brisk walk, rather than driving or stopping a cab to the place. You could also walk whilst you gist with a friend or hold a meeting. Walking is a low-impact exercise that won’t get any part of your body bruised, and if done consistently, there’ll be a change.
2. Swimming
If you are keen on losing weight, one of the ways to make that happen is to engage in swimming. Swimming is a kind of aerobic exercise and other than making you lose weight, it will help to boost metabolism, and also pump adequate amount of oxygen into your bloodstream. Within an hour, you can burn about 400 to 700 calories by swimming vigorously.
This exercise helps to strengthen, condition, and tone the entire body. It also involves major muscles in the body; thereby supports body fitness.
3. Jumping jacks
The jumping jacks exercise is done by having your feet shoulder-width apart, with both hands stretched upwards and palms facing each other. Close the gap between your feet, whilst you jump and drop both hands down to your sides. It should be done repeatedly, for as many times as you can. Asides helping you to lose weight, jumping jacks also helps to boost metabolism, increase the heart rate; aid the production of more oxygen, improves the mood, tone muscles, and so on.
4. Squats
Squats helps to reduce fats in the belly, and tone muscles of the lower body; keeping the glutes and hips firm. Stand with your feet few inches apart, then squat/lower your body down. Stand up back and do it repeatedly, making sure your butt doesn’t touch the floor. It could be tiring as a beginner, but the more you engage in it, the more interesting it becomes. It’s also important that you take note that this exercise exerts a lot of pressure on your knee.
Conclusion
So many people have been bothered about their weight and size that they worry about what to do or the kind of exercise to do to keep fit. Some get discouraged in the long run, thinking it requires so much to lose weight. Above, are 4 exercises that doesn’t require so much of your time and are easy to do. Consistency is key and with time there’ll be changes.
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