HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE

If you would like to lose weight then you have to look at your calorie balance. In simple terms, if you consume less calories by eating and drinking than you use up by performing physical activity, you will lose weight. Physical activity includes almost everything that you do throughout the day. You are burning calories all the time throughout the day. Sitting watching the TV, typing on your computer, reading a book – all of these activities use up calories.

Your metabolic rate sounds very scientific – but it’s just the rate at which you burn calories. It’s important to know that not everyone has the same metabolic rate. We all know some lucky people who don’t seem to put on weight regardless of how much they eat. In all probability they have a high metabolic rate.

That’s one of the reasons why you should include some element of regular exercise in your weight loss program. Obviously when you perform exercise you will burn off some calories, which is great of course. However, what’s even better is that, as long as your exercise is conducted on a regular basis it will actually cause your metabolic rate to rise. You will burn off more calories than before – even when you’re not exercising – and that could help you see better results, and a lot faster, than if you rely solely on dieting to lose weight.

The most important thing is consistency. You don’t need to go to the gym and get all hot and sweaty, a low level workout will give you results – if it is performed consistently. Walking is an extremely popular form of exercise. It’s easy to do, it doesn’t carry any high monthly membership fees, you can fit it into your day whenever you like and you don’t need any special training or equipment. It has very many health benefits in addition to helping you to lose weight and, as it’s a low impact workout, it has a very low risk of injury.

If you wish, you can boost the effectiveness of your walking exercise program using the latest design of exercise s***s. You can now purchase specially designed s***s such as Skechers Shape Ups, Reebok Easy Tones, MBT’s and Fit flops sandals – all of which use specially designed soles to increase the amount of work performed by your lower body muscles and to help tone your legs and trim your butt. However, if you don’t want to experiment with these, then do at least be certain that you get yourself a comfortable pair of s***s. If your s***s are uncomfortable or, even worse, give you blisters then it will be very hard to keep your walking exercise routine on track.

A lot of people want to know exactly how many calories walking will use. It depends upon your weight. A heavier person will use more calories per mile than a lighter person – simply due to the fact that they are carrying more weight over the same distance. An approximate rule of thumb is that a 180 pound person will use up about 100 calories per mile walked. Someone who weights 130 pounds will use approximately 84 calories if they walk the same distance. If you want to know more precisely how many calories you are burning then an Omron pedometer is accurate to a tolerance of 5% and can show your results in terms of calories burned, distance covered or the total number of steps taken.

There seems to be general agreement amongst health professionals that walking 10,000 steps each day will deliver a whole host of health benefits – including weight loss. However, you don’t need to go out and do this tomorrow. Take your time and build up slowly. If you are over 40 years of age, if you have any medical conditions, or if you just haven’t exercised for a while, then you should seek the opinion of your doctor prior to taking up any new exercise program. Remember, the most important thing is consistency and taking your exercise on a regular basis. Short bursts of high intensity physical activity are nowhere near as beneficial as repeated low level exercise. That’s why walking is such an ideal exercise solution.