Show notes
- Weekly Review
- Went from 76.2 to 73.1 in 3 days !!!
- Learning curve = Weigh weekly on the same day in the same place and roughly the same time !!!
- 5 reasons why you should walk
- 1. Sitting - silent killer - may be causing cancer, diabetes and increased risk of heart disease according to research
- 2. Build Stamina and improve balance
- 3. Burn Calories - not the same as heavy exercise but makes your tummy rumble on a fast day and burns fat !!
- 4. Healthy Heart - elevating your heart rate above normal
- 5. Challenge yourself - try and beat what you recorded previous week or walk further / more time
- 5 reasons to motivate you to walk
- 1. Four legged friend - get a dog if you have time for them. It is the best motivator !! You are accountable to someone else !!!
- 2. Goal - find a reason to walk to somewhere like a village pub / cafe / restaurant ( not on fast day !!)
- 3. Record your progress to encourage improvement and as you lose the weight it will get easierr
- 4. Quicker to lose weight / encouragement to try something else - all additional exercise encourages more fat burn so better weight loss. Also may encourage you to try other things due to confidence and much fitter
- 5 Good pair of shoes / socks - Look after your feet. Worth investing in good walking shoe / trainer and socks. Look at sock recommendation in https://www.tdpod.com/Resources
- How to go about it
- If unsure whether your are able to ask a medical professional
- Start small and build up 1 minute every other day to 30 minutes
- Try 30 minutes for a few weeks / months
- Try and build up to 45 minutes when you are confident
- Try to do this daily
- If you go out in the wet invest in a good, waterproof coat !!
- Ideas for new episodes / anything you would like to know
- E-mail me at [email protected] or fasting.pod on instagram
- Next week
- Looking at how to approach your fast days and non-fast days regarding menus and food
- May the fast be with you !!!