Studies show that 30 minutes of walking daily help prevent a sedentary person from gaining weight and that further exercise can result in additional weight and fat loss.
Learn to push yourself at the gym. You can’t keep doing the same workout and expect results. It also gets boring! And who cares if you’ve never tried spinning before or taken a dance class. No one is judging you (unless you’re on Dancing With the Stars) and you will be surprised at just how much fun it can be. And if you’ve never tried it, give yoga a chance. Studies have shown that people who regularly practice yoga were less likely to gain weight and even to lose weight versus those who didn’t do yoga. Why? A central tenet of yoga is body awareness. That translates well into having an awareness of when you are full and whether you’re even hungry to begin with.
A great habit that fit people often have is to step on the scale daily. Avoiding it makes it easier for weight to creep up. One study showed that regular weighers in a weight management program had 82% lower odds of regaining pounds than those who didn’t weigh themselves. Another study showed that people who weigh themselves daily are an average of seven to eight pounds lighter than those who stayed away from the scale.
