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4 Ways to Stay Keen to Lose your Tummy
November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Autumn is a beautiful season that comes with the cool nip in the air that reminds us of the long winter that is to come. Unfortunately fall usually finds us being less active and being more of a homebody, which can do more harm than good especially if you are on a mission to lose your tummy. Here are some health tips to get the most out of autumn and keep you motivated to losing the baby fat.
1. Trick or Treat
As nature’s awe-inspiring collage of fall colors signals the on-coming winter, it’s hard not to notice a change in the local produce available at the farmers market. From orange pumpkins to golden butternut squash and red apples, fall produce is an excellent and delicious source of fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. Fiber keeps you satiated longer because it takes longer to break down and digest. So the trick is to include these foods into your meal plans to maintain a healthy balanced diet. In doing so, you will treat your body to a good dose of nutrients and fiber to keep you full, which will help you to lose your tummy.
2. Watch Television
We all look forward to the new fall line-up on the major TV networks and sooner or later we end up hooked on a new series or “picking up” from the last season with an old one. Put your “must-see” TV to use by working out as you watch your favorite show or sitcom. It’s a smart and fun way to lose your tummy. The time zooms by and before you know it, you have burned calories and didn’t even notice.
3. Fall and Winter Sports
Fall ushers in the many outdoor fall and winter activities that you and your family can benefit. The beauty of taking part in a sport outdoors is that your focus is no longer on the exercise you’re doing but the people you are with and the environment that surrounds you. Hiking in the fall and snow shoeing in the winter with the family is a fun way to burn the calories and lose your tummy outside the confines of a gym or your home.
4. Sign up for a Class
Community Centers are the perfect place to perk up your fitness routine and get you out of the house for a fun hour of exercise. Finding and exploring the many different types of fitness classes will peak your interest and keep up the momentum to lose your tummy going strong. New mothers can feel better in body and mind by taking a Post natal Yoga or Pilates class where they can rejuvenate and tone their post pregnancy bodies.
With Halloween candy and Shortbread cookies just around the corner at Christmas, try and stick to your healthy eating guns. Remember to eat in moderation and allow yourself a treat day once a week where you won’t feel guilty. Lose your tummy with these tips the easy way and no matter what you decide to do this fall, make sure you don’t fall off the fitness wagon.
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