A little workout goes a long way

Forming just a small amount of some new good habits can have a very positive impact on your health and weight control goals. Let’s do a little math how physical activity routines can knock the pounds off without you even realizing it.

Do you think 30 hours of exercise a month would help? Wow, thats a lot of extra work. "No it's not", since it's only 90 minutes of irrelevant fat burning time a day (5 days a week). 90 minutes x 5 days = 450 minutes or ( 7.5 hours per week ). 7.5 hours. x 4 weeks = 30 hours.

Example: You decide to run in place every morning while you read the paper. It's a boring month and it only takes 20 minutes to read per day. 20 minutes x 7 days = 140 minutes. 140 minutes x 4 weeks = 560 minutes or a little over 9 hours. All this is accomplished while doing something you enjoy and do every day anyway, so why not burn some calories.

Not bad considering you just accomplished ten hours of fat burning exercise without changing your normal routine. Try and find physical activities you enjoy and you'll have no trouble at all ending up with plenty of hours by the end of the week that will turn into a good fitness program.

A lot of people have love handle problems and this next routine, as long as you do them consistently, can help solve this problem. Just another example of how a little effort adds up to results.

This is a good stretching routine but also if done enough times will eventually reduce love handles and also works the calves. You'll need a stable table or counter top that comes up to about your waist. Stand erect and put one arm with hand down on top of surface with one hip facing surface. Stand to the side about 18 inches and raise yourself up on to your toes while bending towards your other hand in ballerina form. Do ten reps each side with enough sets to get the results your looking for..

Check out how this can add up. Lets say you only do three sets of ten reps per day. By the end of the month you would have racked up 840 repetitions. And you did it at your leisure. ( 3 sets x 10 reps = 30 reps. x 7 days = 210 reps. x 4 = 840 reps. This many repetitions of any kind of exercise will undoubtedly have noticeable benefits.

These are only a couple of examples on how adding just a small amount of some fat burning physical activity can really make a difference if you stay persistent. These activities will not only help you lose weight and get you into shape but will increase your endurance, strength and energy levels, not to mention lowering your blood pressure. Make it a part of your diet fitness program and don't sway from it.

One last thing: Getting into a workout routine can seem like a burden to many people, but if you include activities you enjoy, you will look forward to your active day, especially since you know of the benefits you'll be getting. One example research has shown, if you would walk for just 30 minutes, three days a week, you will not only lower your blood pressure but can reduce your waist and hip size. So by all means get active.