What Will You Do to be Lean in 2017?

Possibly you have resolved to loose weight this year. Maybe you have decided to exercise more. Whatever your resolve is, make sure it helps you to be lean.

Old Roller Skates 

I have done cardio, Zumba, and rollerskating. I really like both of them, but I really like walking. Be sure to stretch your muscles before walking.

A. Benefits of Walking:

1. Walking is free. You can walk in your neighborhood, the park, or even in the mall.
In the neighborhood or park you get to smell the fresh air.

2. You can walk alone or with others

3. You can set your own pace.

 I really like this one, because there have been others that have said I  walk too slow for them.

4. A doctor once told me walking gets the heart to pumping and that is good.

Rollerskating is one of the other ways I will stay lean. Although I do not skate as often as I would like, I enjoy the times that I do. I started skating in elementary school. I would skate every week after school. At that time they had skates that would hook on to your regular shoes as shown in the picture above. I hated those. Eventually I skated well and requested shoe skates one Christmas. They were so much better.

According to FitnessMagazine, depending on your size a 150 pound person can burns 482 calories per hour skating. So just imagine when you skate several hours how many calories you are burning.

B. Benefits of Skating:

1. Rollerskating does burn calories.

2. A good form of exercise

3. Listening to the music is good therapy while rollerskating

4. It provides hand, body, movement and coordination

C. Benefits of Changing Eating Habits

1. Eat less not more. This is something that I am doing and it has become a lifestyle.

2. Eat to live instead of living to eat. It is so important for me to eat intentionally.

 Just because the  event I attend has cookies, donuts, and other good sugary stuff, does not mean I need to indulge in it.

3. Don't beat myself up. There may be days that I fall off the wagon and eat more than I should.

Note:

I will not beat myself up about it. I will remember to stay focused and look towards my goals.

What will you do to stay lean in 2017? I would love to hear from you.

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