As you get closer to the New Year, you probably know the number one resolution people make: Lose Weight. Just google top New Years resolutions and you’ll find all kinds of advice on how to reach your goals. Like this one from someone who calls himself Goals Guy.
Physical activity builds physical vitality. With every year of your life, you have more to gain from being physically active; as your age-related risks of chronic disease increase, regular exercise generally slows or reverses that trend.
In fact, you’re even more likely to notice the benefits of regular exercise if you already have a chronic condition.
Are you ever going to be fit again as long as you live? The answer is unless you make a resolution to get fit – you’re never going to be fit – ever. The choice is yours; it begins by opting for the stairs instead of the elevator, fruit in place of chocolate, and active rather than sedentary activities.
Wow, doesn’t that sound simple. Reads simple enough. But like so much in our lives, it is a proved thing: simple is always complicated. I mean, really – do you want to spend the rest of your life picking fruit instead of chocolate?
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There is a funny thing we weight losers do. If we should find ourselves gaining weight (and who hasn’t) we find ourselves saying “I have gained a few pounds.” Or, we will detach the weight loss from ourselves by saying “the weight won’t come off.” As if it is a separate entity.
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