Quickest Way To Lose Weight - Exercise

The second component of losing weight is increasing the number of calories burned each day. This means increasing your level of exercise. No, you do not have to go from couch potato to intense athlete overnight. What you do need to do is go from couch potato to physically aware and from physically aware to physically active. Take realistic steps in the right direction, rather than planning a grand leap that is far too difficult. Here are some ideas to increase your level of physical activity everyday.

Buy a pedometer. Find out how many steps you are taking each day. You need to know where you are starting off to plan where you need to go. Increase the number of steps you take every day until you reach at least 10,000. Sound like an impossible number? It's not and you'd be surprised how quickly you can reach it.

Take the stairs. The elevator is busy, smelly and you waste time waiting for it. Take the stairs as often as possible. You have been avoiding them, I know, but they won't kill you and it is something small you can do every day to improve your health and chances of weight loss success. It burns more calories than walking and will help your butt look great!

Park in the furthest parking space instead of the closest. There is no need to park in that front space or to drive around waiting for it to become free. Park as far away as possible and take a few extra steps to the store.

Create a habit of walking. Go for a walk at the same time everyday, right after dinner, in the morning, after work. Once you create the habit, it will be easy to maintain. You can start out with a short walk but gradually increase it over time. You may get to see parts of your neighbourhood you never knew existed!

Find a buddy. Ask a friend or family member to be your exercise buddy. You can compare pedometers, have a date for your walk or a date for the gym. It is easy to skip out on exercise when you are only disappointing yourself, but it is a lot harder to miss a date with a friend.

Find a gym you like and go. Notice I didn't say join. It's said that joining a gym is the best way to ensure you will never go. Instead, while you are creating the habit of going, just pay as you go. That way, you can be sure it is a gym you like, with the equipment, atmosphere and classes you like. Once you have created the habit of going (21 times!) and have decided you like the gym, then you can decide if you go often enough to make the membership worthwhile.

Now go, get started! This should keep you occupied for a while and you should see the weight coming off. Don't forget that to really lose weight quickly, you need to both increase your calorie burning and decrease your calorie intake. Good luck!