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Are you tired of the dieting “roller coaster ride”? Do you want to lose weight once and for all? Are you ready to make a change to your lifestyle? If you answered yes to these three questions then read on for a weight reduction solution that will have you looking and feeling great sooner than you may think.

For effective weight loss that really works you must be ready to commit to changing the way you currently do things. By following a healthy diet & exercise regime you can increase your metabolism and maintain your goal weight with ease. Just by changing your daily routine you can kick-start your weight loss program immediately and work towards a happier healthier you.

By becoming more active, this will go a long way to help achieve and maintain your goal weight:

- Walk to the corner shop instead of driving your car
- Walk up the stairs instead of using the lift
- Implement daily exercise into your life – walk, jog, join a local sports team, join the local gym

You must also follow a sensible healthy diet plan:

- Cut out unnecessary fatty foods and stop eating “junk” snack foods
- Eat smaller regular meals and you can have healthy snacks in between your main meals
- Drink water instead of unhealthy sugary drinks
- Ensure all the vital food groups are included in your diet

For long term success in maintaining your desired weight, stop yo-yo dieting now and follow an easy diet and exercise plan. Enjoy the food you love and exercise for 30 minutes a day. By increasing your energy, your body’s metabolism becomes faster and in turn more fat and calories are burned assisting with your total weight loss. You will soon have extra energy and will look and feel great! With a little bit of willpower and perseverance you can achieve your goals.

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The goal of everyone that wants to lose weight should be to lose fat in the healthiest way possible while at the same time retaining as much lean muscle as possible. It is important to work with your body to promote healthy weight loss and to do this we need to determine the recommended calorie intake for your particular body.

Calorie intake is usually recommended as a static number by many resources and generally it is a reduction of 500 to 1000 calories a day from the calories needed to maintain your current weight. In general, this is a good place to start; however, the problem with using a static number is not everyone requires the same amount of calories to maintain their weight.

For example a person who requires 1800 calories a day to maintain their weight would be reducing their calorie intake by 27%, while a person that requires 2500 calories a day to maintain their weight would only be reducing by 20%. So it only seems logical that to find your recommended calorie intake, you should use a percentage of the calories required to maintain your weight.

Ideally you want to reduce the amount of calories required to maintain your current weight by 15%-20%. Now that you know the percentage, I know what you are thinking “OK…OK…but 15%-20% of WHAT!” Now we have to determine how many calories your body needs to maintain your current weight.

While many resources will tell you to just multiply your body weight by a set number to determine a caloric maintenance figure. As a rule, it is not the optimal way to determine the number for YOUR body. Personally I have found the Harris Benedict Formula to be very reliable when determining the number of calories needed to maintain your weight.

Below are the steps required to determine the recommended calorie intake for your body using the Harris Benedict Formula:

First, determine your Basal metabolic Rate (BMR). Next, find your caloric maintenance level by multiplying your BMR by the activity level multiplier. Third, reduce that number by 15%-20% to find your recommended calorie intake.
This may sound complicated, but it really is just a matter of plugging your numbers into a formula.

Find your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

1 pound = 0.454 kilograms and 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters

Using the formula from above…

For Men:

66 + (13.7 x body-weight in kg) + (5 x height in cm) – (6.8 x age in years) = BMR

For Women:

655 + (9.6 x body-weight in kg) + (1.8 x height in cm) – (4.7 x age in years) = BMR

Now take your BMR and multiplier by the appropriate Activity Multiplier

Sedentary = BMR x 1.2 (little to no exercise) Lightly Active = BMR x 1.375 (light exercise: 1-3 days a week) Moderately Active = BMR x 1.55 (moderate exercise: 3-5 days a week) Very Active = BMR x 1.725 (intense exercise: 6-7 days a week) Extremely Active = BMR x 1.9 (intense daily exercise and a strenuous physical job)
Now, reduce this number by 15%-20% and you will have the recommended calorie intake for your body.

Here is an example:

Jennifer weighs 155 pounds, she is 38 years old, she is 5’3″ tall, and she is Moderately Active. to find her BMR we will plug her numbers into the formula. First we convert from pounds to kilograms and from inches to centimeters.

155 pounds x 0.454 = 70.4 kg and 5’3″ = 63 inches = 63 x 2.54 = 160.02 cm

655 + (675.84) + (288.04) – (178.6) = 1,440

BMR x Activity Level = 1440 x 1.55 = 2,232 So Jennifer’s caloric maintenance number is 2,232 calories a day.

For healthy weight loss, Jenifer’s recommended calorie intake would be 1,786 calories a day (2,232 – 20% = 1,786)

Know that you know how to determine the recommended calorie intake for safe and optimal weight loss, you have one more tool at your disposal to improve your chances of success at losing weight.

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Traditional gyms and health clubs promote workout programs that focus on exercises designed to work muscles in isolation. Performing exercises that focus on one muscle group at a time is appropriate for body builders and athletes in certain sports, but to develop “real world” strength, full body weight workouts are best.

Body weight workouts don’t use machines or weights. They focus on the use of your own body weight to provide resistance.Push-ups, crunches, and hand stand raises are all examples of body weight exercises.

There are many benefits to adopting a program utilizing bodyweight resistance. These include:

Can be done anytime Focuses on the core muscle groups Minimal space required Customizable workouts

But the real value of following an effective and structured bodyweight workout regimen, is that you will develop “real world” strength, agility, and endurance.

What is “real world” strength? Real world strength is measured by an ability to perform real tasks such as throwing a ball, moving a heavy piece of furniture up stairs, or swinging an axe to chop a tree down.All these activities require the coordination of multiple muscles to accomplish a goal. Strength, balance, and endurance all come into play.

Pumping out repetitions on the calf raise machine at your local health club might produce ham hocks on your calves, but it won’t help you much when it comes time to carry a couch up some stairs.Developing a strong functional core should be the goal of any workout program. It is this core development that provides you with the strength and coordination to perform at competitive athletic levels, or even just get through the activities of our daily life.

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