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easy fitness tips
I am 17, female. I have been relatively inactive physically for the last couple of years. I ride my bike a bit in the summer, and use it as a way to get to work in the summer as well. I walk about 2 km to get to school on average 4 times a week.
However, I am finding that I am much less physically fit than I was a few years ago. Climbing stairs sometimes puts me out of breath(generally only if its more than one floor though). I am much slower on bike as well. Also, I am losing a ton of flexibility.
I am wondering if anyone has suggestions on ways to work on my fitness. I do not have lots of time, nor am I willing to pay for a gym membership. I also do not have an exercise bike/treadmill available to me.
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There are some things you can do that will cost you little or no money at all and may even save you some money. First you have to identify what you may be doing wrong and change it.
Let's start with exercise. You cannot afford a gym membership though you have a bike. See if you have a friend or relative who may be good with their hands. Ask one of them if the can build you a sturdy stand you can lock your rear tire into off the ground. If someone can do this for you then you now have a bike you can ride to school and work and one for stationary riding. If no one can build one for you check online or go to a bicycle store and purchase one.
Part of being physically fit has as much to do with diet as it does with exercise. I'm serious about this next item. For the next week carry a small pad with you and write everything you eat down on the pad. Every meal and every snack even if it is just one cookie or one piece of candy and when you have them.
The results at the end of the week may be surprising. Too much sugar, to many carbs or too much of anything is not good for you and can make you feel sluggish. You may believe you are eating a balanced meal each day and you may very well be doing so. When you look at your meal plan over a week's time and see just what those meals consist of it is surprising.
Once you have done this you will know how many bad snacks you are eating; cookies, candies and other things. since you are not dieting I suggest you look for healthier snacks, fruits, vegetables and other snacks that are not loaded with sugars and other things you don't need.
Next look and see what you consume after 7 in the evening. Heavy meals are not good to have after 7 as the body does not have time to properly digest them before going to bed.
Last but not least look at what you are consuming at meal times. Fish, Beef, Chicken, Pork are all good proteins but to much of any of them are not good. Fish is best, followed by skinless chicken, then pork and beef. Pasta is high in carbs and will make you feel sluggish and should be consumed in moderation. Salads and green vegetables are also very good.
Consult a nutritionist if you can to work out a proper balance in meal plan if it is possible to do so.
IF you will try this you will be healthier so you will feel healthier.
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ok if your feeling less flexible, try to stretch out a little more, and drink water if your not already. Your joints and muscles rely on water.
Try to eat healthier if your not already. Buy salad mixes at the store for cheap and then make them at home. Try starting slow and just replacing one meal a week with a salad instead, then go up from there. Cut ANY kind of soda, (yes even diet) the carbination ALONE can disrupt your stomach and digestive track, not to mention the chemicals in diet drinks. Try teas, if you need something sweet to drink and either add your own sugar so that you can control the amount of sugar intake or drink it unsweetened.
Bring a drink of your choice WITH YOU when you gonna go somewhere where your not sure if they'll have things that are good for you.
thats the best start you can get as far as diet which also helps aid in weight loss to add to your current work out which sounds good, you just need to boost calorie burn.
If that doesnt help in the future you could always go to the doctor and get checked out, tell them your trying to lose weight and that your having trouble.
Also check out the keytone diet. if you suppliment that diet with the salads you should be losing weight faster in no time! ; )
good luck!
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