7 Effective Ways To Lose Weight

“Gracious me! I’ve managed to stick 100% to my regime on weight loss… Have I at least lost a bit of weight this time? Am I there yet?” Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Today’s health conscious generation is indeed very concerned about their health, especially when it comes to keeping the body fit and healthy. It’s not only about getting into that perfect shape or having that muscle mass but, most importantly, to avoid any detrimental health risks. As we’re well aware, obesity is a warm welcome to all kinds of life threatening health diseases such as high blood pressure (stroke), diabetes, etc. ultimately leading to multiple organ failure and many such health risks that could form an endless list. Ultimately it’s the Body Mass Index (BMI) that would determine whether you’re on a healthy track or not. Nonetheless, losing weight to bring your BMI on the right track is not impossible, it’s just that one requires proper advice from the appropriate person to guide you with the relevant regimen to lose weight and manage your BMI.

This article is all about the same and will discuss the probable 7 effective means that one could follow under proper guidance to lose weight:

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Plan your diet

The most common factor observed with people on weight loss programs is that they reduce the intake of food. However it’s recommended that you add more healthy food such fruits and vegetables to your diet plan rather than reducing your food intake. Increase fibre intake in your diet plan that may help to satisfy your hunger for a longer duration. Try taking meals or snacks nearly the same time every day. Skipping meals is not recommended. Reduce the intake of high calorie foods such as pizza, cheese, crisps, and condiments instead.

Chart out your own workout regimen

Are you not used to heavy workouts or exercises? Doesn’t matter. There are alternative ways such as cycling, walking, and dancing to your favourite music, taking the stairs instead of the elevator while in office and many such tricks. Try making a 10 minute walk initially mandatory in your diary and slowly you’ll see that you can actually do more than that.

Hydrate yourself adequately

Now that we’re aware of the potential benefits of water to human body, this is absolutely necessary. Drinking the recommended quantity of water may be 8-10 glasses a day. Drinking water before meals may even help one watch on their diet so that they are not very hungry and don’t hog too much. Moreover one can exercise for longer hours if they keep themselves hydrated.

Move to your favourite beats

If you love dancing, include this as one of the activities in your regime. Salsa, Bollywood dancing, Zumba and any other form of folk or classical dance as a 15 minute activity is really good and helps to relieve stress, increase flexibility and shed those extra Kilos. The more you get engrossed in such activities the better for you.

Exercise and aerobics

If you’re a gym person, you sure would not want to miss the workouts in there. Treadmill is one of the effective means to lose weight. Besides exercise bikes, ski machines available in gyms, swimming, jogging and aerobics are efficient ways to burn the calories.

Have a balanced plan

A diet plan alone with no workout or exercise alone without a proper diet plan will not help you achieve your fitness goal. Weight loss or rather weight management can be achieved only through a timely combination of rigorous exercise like walking or heavy gym workouts and a healthy diet plan. Hence, include both exercise and diet plan in your schedule.

Watch your BMI

Track your daily workouts and calculate your BMI to check if you’re still overweight, obese or whether you’re almost there. A BMI of 25 or more needs serious attention.

One may also explore dietary supplements as a means to lose weight, however it’s recommended to do so under proper guidance of a health practitioner.

Why wait? Try sticking to the above 7 steps and share your success stories on weight loss with others.