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12 YEAR OLD EXCERSIZE ROUTINES?
12/F
I need to lose weight. I don't WANT to, I NEED to. Please don't tell me "You're just a kid, stop worrying about it" and stuff because I won't stop worrying about it. I need to be skinny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What are some good inside routines that will help me lose weight really fast? I need some excersize routines (No foods to eat and stuff. I got it covered).
Please please please help!
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First of all, don't lose weight faster than what is healthy. two to three pounds a week is good, more than that is pushing yourself too hard and most times, extreme weight loss doesn't keep the weight off permanently. As for exercise, swimming is the best because it works every muscle in your body. Biking and running are good too as are things like yoga and aerobics. Whatever you do, I would add weight lifting to you plan as well. I know it doesn't sound like a very girly thing to do, but muscle burns fat like crazy. If you don't have muscle, then your body quits burning fat the minute you quit exercising, but muscle burns fat all day long. Many girls I know lift weights as a way to lose or keep off weight. Having a weight lifting routine in addition to another exercise (especially swimming) will be very helpful. Just be sure to only work out the same muscles every other day and don't get more muscle than you're willing to keep up. In the mean time, don't get down on yourself because of your weight. You're doing something about it and that is something to be extremely proud of.
Good luck!
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Before starting any exercise routine or diet you must check in with your doctor for a complete physical. This is the only proper and safe way to do these things. Let your doctor tell you what you weight parameters should be. Be aware that being 10 pounds under weight is much worse than being 10 pounds over weight.
At age 12 your NEED to be SKINNY and your ability to be skinny has more to do with your age and puberty than anything else. At age 12 you may or many not be in the full throws of puberty. You may have started your period and your breast may have started to grow, still all the hormones of puberty which help redefine a girls body may not have kicked in as of yet.
What you may be seeing as fat in comparison to some of your friends is what we parents refer to as BABY FAT. This will start to melt away as your adult hormones fully kick in. In fact these hormones need some of this baby fat to thrive.
Now that does not mean exercise is not important. Exercise, proper exercise is always good. Though as I said only after getting your doctors approval to do so and with your doctor monitoring you.
Once you have your doctors approval I would suggest you approach one of you PE teachers for help with this. Your PE teacher could help you design a program and possibly supervise an exercise program for you. This would be like having your own personal trainer like the stars have.
At 12 years of age I would guess you are in middle school or the first year of High School. If so there may even be an after school program for exercise that you could join and possible receive extra credit towards graduation. You should look into this.
Remember what I said about being underweight. Your body needs a certain amount of calories a day to support your activities. If you do not supply them it starts burning the stored fat. When It depletes the stored fat it starts feeding on itself by shutting down different systems. If not corrected you can get very sick and in the worst cases the doctors cannot fix you.
One other thing to remember. When you start exercising you build muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat. You may loose inches but gain weight. This is not something to get upset about. Most important is to take in enough calories each day to support your activities.
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