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Suggest an exercise plan for someone who is just starting to exercise. What types of exercise should they include? How long and how frequently should they perform each type?

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What are some exercises to lose weight on your face (like cheeks and chin) and your thighs???

ok so here’s the deal, i have one month until my birthday and i plan on exercising every for the whole month. im going to do crunches, leg ups, pushups, pullups and walk every day and eat totaly healthy no junk food all healthy stuff like apples carrots and all vegetables and meat/protien. it’s gonna be like rocky when he nonstop trains for his next fight. do you think ill get in shape and tone my body and lose overall body fat and get abs and pecs?
and cardio/walk or run everyday

i want to loose weight simply by exercising and eating better food. i was wandering if any of you have any good exercise routines, diets, tips, advice, ect. I weigh 165 lbs. and i dont know exactly how much weight i wanna loose but i know i wanna loose a few inches from my stomach.

I’m 5’5 and weight about 125. I’m trying to lose some pounds overall so I can thin out my thighs. I’ve already limited my junk food intake. I’m an extremely picky eater, so I don’t eat any fruits, vegetables, and the majority of meats. Yeah, I know — I’m a total freak for disliking all that. I’ve read in several places online that eating 6 small meals a day and then exercising helps to lose weight.. but I can’t really eat that often in the day.

The way I’d prefer to exercise is using a stationary bike. I was wondering how long I should exercise on the bike each day to lose 10-15 pounds before the end of the year? And maybe what I should limit my caloric intake to in respect to the exercise so I can lose that weight? Thanks a ton guys!

A new device called the TRX System is reshaping the traditional personal training mindset of thousands of individuals seeking fitness. This device, which was developed by a Navy Seal, is based around a resistance band that uses your body to create an outstanding workout. The device is unique that it is a great tool for all ages and it works the abdominal area where many of the moves take place. It does not require any other equipment and it can give a complete workout in a short period of time.  This is the same piece of equipment that Bob Harper demonstrated on the The Biggest LoserCouples TV show.

The amount of space needed to use this fitness marvel is minimal and that is one reason why the Navy Seals use it so they can train in submarines and other confined areas. The device not only provides a total workout but it can also help rehabilitation of people needing treatment. The system and the unique design have many therapists looking to it as a wonderful, low impact source of exercise.

The device is so effective because the person is pushing, pulling or lifting their own body weight trying to balance against the unstable straps. If you are looking for a system that can work for you a great place to get your hands on one is at Amazon.com. They offer three separate levels of not only price, but also durability. What we have learned is that TRX Suspension Systems is one workout that offers you a total workout.

If you are looking for ways to burn more calories here are some suggestions as to how to help you get this done. None of the following ideas are new but I bet you will be able to revisit them and if you incorporate them into your weight loss you will see an improvement in managing your weight goals.

1.Know your Resting Metabolic Rate

You must realize that just by your sheer existence in life you burn up calories. When you blink your eyes you are burning calories. Every physical action you do during the course of a day requires the burning of energy. It is similar to powering a car. No matter how slow you drive you burn fuel. In the human body a calorie is the fuel. As you go through your day, the goal is to use more calories than you eat. This is what ensures your body to start burning off some of that fat you desire to shed so badly.   In order to learn how much your body uses in your day to day existence, you need to learn your resting metabolic rate.  Knowing exactly how many calories your body uses while at rest will help you learn how to adjust your calories during the day to help you achieve your target weight goal.

2.  Build muscle

For every pound of muscle you acquire, you use about 50 extra calories a day to just exist.  The simple presence of muscles requires your body to expend more calories to get through the day.  To return to the car similarity it would be like the difference in fuel consumption between a small engine and a large engine.  The larger the engine is the more fuel the engine needs to operate.

3. Be Active

The average person burns about 30% of calories through daily activity while sedentary people burn only about 15%.  So, get active.  Move, get about and go out.  Walking from the far end of the Wal-mart parking lot is better than just watching television all day. 

4. Eat Spicy Foods

Spices, especially chili can raise your metabolic rate up to 50% for up to three hours after eating.  Bet you never thought that eating some spicy stuff could help you in your weight loss goal. Spices can help with weight loss!

5. Do Aerobics

High-intensity exercise will make your body burn more calories during the exercise and then continue to help you for several hours after you are finished exercising.

6. Eat Less More Often

Eating smaller more frequent meals will keep your metabolism going and make it less likely that you will binge eat.  There is no reason for you to ever be hungry when you are properly attempting to lose weight.  All too often people incorrectly think of losing weight as a time of deprivation.  All too often people think too much about dieting and not enough about how to properly lose weight.

So you trying to lose weight and that last 20 ponds it is starting to be elusive. Maybe you are starting out on your weight loss journey and need to lose 100 pounds. Regardless of your goal you need to do one thing and only this one thing will make it all happen for you. The single most important thing you can do to lose weight is eat less calories in a day than you burn off during the day. With that being said you must take it from the back of your mind and bring it to the front of your conscious thought each and every moment of your day.

If you go into the big burger shop and order a double cheese burger with bacon and all the fixings, even the healthy tomato on top will do you little good. In order to lose 20 or even 100 pounds you need to burn more calories than you eat. It is that simple! No comes the difficult part. The part that slips up most people is the fact that you need to exercise. What is recommended by oodles and oodles of people is that you do cardiovascular exercise at least 30 to 60 minutes a day at least 4 times a week. The problem is that all too many people get into a rut and do the same exercise everyday. Monday they walk the treadmill. Tuesday they walk the treadmill. Wednesday they walk the treadmill. Thursday they walk the treadmill. Friday they are bored and stop exercising.

When you start an exercise routine do not let it get routine. There are actually two reasons for this statement. The first one is obvious, YOU GET BORED! The second (and actually more important reason) is that you need to trick your metabolism. Your body is no dummy, so when the weight loss gets tough you should shake up your exercise routine. What is really meant is that if you do the same cardiovascular exercise every time, your body will adapt and actually start to resist the weight loss.

What you need to do is more like this. Monday walk the treadmill. Tuesday use the elyptical. Wednesday go for a bike ride. Thursday you do something else. What you are doing is that you are messing with your metabolism in a positive way which will help you shed those pounds you are trying to lose.

One important aspect of cardiovascular exercise is that you need to raise your heart rate. I do not suggest you cause yourself a heart attack (go see a doctor before you start any weight loss program) but you need to go through a routine of increasing your heart rate and then allowing it to recover, all while exercising. This stress and recover cycle is very important in not only your health but also in your weight loss.

You really should consider either joining a health club or purchasing a bike or some gym equipment if you decide not to join a health club. In your decision to buy equipment you may opt for some inexpensive equipment or some top of the line equipment. If you decide to buy something you will still need to combine it with a mixture of other exercises. Bikes, Treadmills, Health Club, stair steppers or an elyptical or just plain old walking shoes. A guy or a woman, walking is still great for your health. Whatever you decide to do will require you burn more calories that you eat. It is that simple. If you choose to do nothing, chances are that choice will take a few years off your life, but hey!, it really is your choice. What ever you decide to do I wish you all the best and a long healthy life!

God Bless,

Mr. Keith

I can remember my days in the U.S. Marine Corps and a host of memories flood the brain cells of all the times I had to exercise or perform some rigorous form of physical exercise.  Back then I did all of those physical things because it was required of me.  I climbed ropes, marched for miles, ran in the sand and did “mountain climbers” for what seemed an eternity.  Back then I just did what I was told to do with no regard for the ability I had because of my youth.  I went to Parris Island in 1979 when I was seventeen years old and when I ran I did not consider it a cardio workout.  I did not contemplate the benefits of navigating an obstacle course.

That was then and this is now.

Today I have set aside a portion of my busy day to be able to fit in some form of physical activity.  I must plan to cause my heart rate to speed up or I will slip into an extremely over weight blob of “muscle-less” flab.  Looking back on it all and after quite a few years of physical neglect I have determined why I have had difficulty in maintaining a healthy weight.  Looking back on my Marine days I have realized I have been lacking discipline in my life.  The discipline that is a Marine Corps trait really mutates itself into self discipline.  I have realized that I have been lacking the self discipline to take charge of myself and stop making excuses for having a spare tire around my waist.  As a result I have tried to instill self discipline into my life.   I have to go now but I will write more about self discipline later but until then what ideas does anyone have about inviting self discipline into your life?