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Having Fun with Zumba!

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You know, after trying to lose weight for eons already, I have already realized that the best fat burners is simply good old healthy diet and exercise. Life could really hold one back though. Sometimes things get too busy and I always find the excuse I am too busy to exercise. Which led me to a solution that I should make exercise fun and something to look forward to.

And so I bought a Nintendo Wii which had been great and enjoyable but now I’m looking for something more intensive. I tried out Hip Hop Abs and its wonderful. I guess I found dancing to be a really good workout. Now I’m trying out Zumba for a little bit more flavor. And I’m absolutely crazy about it. Not only do I get a good body workout, I’m also learning how to dance, which means I won’t be bumbling like a baboon the next time I attend a dance party.

I love the energetic, sexy beat of Latin music and this is the core of Zumba. Right now I’m doing the basics and the 20 minute workout on DVD and I think I’m moving on to something more intensive in a month. Also, I’m really tempted to order the Wii game version of this. Lol!

Here’s a video of the basic steps. It’s so upbeat and broken down into easy steps to follow so even if you have two left feet, I’m sure you’d be grooving in no time..

Tricks To Speeding Up Metabolism

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I’m one of those genetically unlucky women who has a really really slow metabolic rate. How I envy those who could eat truckloads but not even gain an ounce. But I realize I have to do something about this. When I was a teenager, though I have slow metabolism, I always have a healthy weight. Even in my 20′s I had that ‘just right’ body weight.

Everything went downhill after I gave birth to my child. And my weight gain was not helped when I quit working and starting working from home. I had my jewelry business and working was done mostly sitting down. Talk about a drastic change in my physical activities. When the business was doing good I had tons to do and exercise was put on the back burner. Before I realized it, I gained lots already. Oh, I’ve tried a smorgasbord of diets, weight loss drinks, at one time I did even try diet pills but none of them worked. Sure, I lost some weight but I did easily gained it all back after a month or two.

Now I’m in a serious dilemma coz I’m working online on my blogs so I sit down a lot of times. Losing weight is now becoming an almost obsession to me. For two weeks now I’ve been doing lots of research and I’m starting to realize where I’ve gone wrong.. I realized I’ve got to improve the rate of my metabolism, knowing that I am sedentary most of the day just prompts me now to do something to remedy the situation.

One article I read on Yahoo! Health discusses 7 tricks to a speedier metabolism. Click on the link to read the full article. But in summary, the article lists down the following ways to increase our metabolic rate and therefore increasing the rate we burn calories..

Get more than 5 hours of sleep. – I am so guilty of this! I always sleep late and wake up early so the whole day I mostly feel lethargic.
De-stress – true. Whenever I am stressed I tend to binge.
Do not skip breakfast – At least this one I am religiously following.
Get out of the chair - “Staying on your feet revs metabolism and doubles your calorie burn during workdays”..
Avoid junk foods – “Junk food might stimulate a gene that encourages your body to store excess fat, causing you to gain weight over time.”
Avoid falling into workout rut – when weight loss plateau arrives, I often lose interest. Experts advice continously eating a healthy diet and trying out new workout routines.
Add some weight exercises – muscles help in burning calories so don’t dodge the weight training room. “Add weight-bearing exercises like planks, lunges, squats and tricep dips to your workouts three times a week.”

3 Easy Exercises to Keep Fit

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I’ve been struggling to keep myself fit and I’m sure a lot of women out there are in similar predicament. It’s true that diet and exercise are really the keys to having healthy weight. I’ve tried the route of using crash diets, slimming pills and other get slim quick schemes but it didn’t really work. I’m disciplined enough to stick to a diet but once you hit your 30′s it proves to be a lot more difficult to lose weight.

So to lose weight and to maintain a healthy weight, what really works is a healthy diet and exercise. I can stick to a healthy diet but the big problems is that with my current work and lifestyle, I had become so sedentary. A lot of my women friends are also facing similar dilemmas specially if your day is spent mostly sitting down and your physical activity is getting less and less. Just recently, I’ve started disciplining myself and have a little more active lifestyle. I’m starting it really gradually, from short walks, stretching exercises. In short, just conditioning my body to some physical activities first.

I’ve notice a change in me albeit small. I hardly catch my breath now when doing some brisk walking. I feel more energized and ready for more activities. So, I’ve been searching for exercises easy enough for me to do while I’m waiting for ideas to come when I’m writing or when I’m on my hourly breaks from my computer or when I’m waiting for the clothes to dry etc, etc..

And here’s what I found – Dr. Mao’s 3 Unique Exercises to Shape Up for Spring. This line caught my eye, “The number one cause of being overweight is inactivity. The human body is designed for physical activity.” Now that is so true, then the article piqued my interest, “Physical activity does not necessarily mean abrupt, fast-paced and forceful exercise. What if I told you that gentle, slower, and deliberate movements are just as beneficial for your health?”

These are called mind-body exercises which promote energy, balance of function, and a calm mind. Combination of tai chi, qigong, and Dao In yoga.

Exercise 1: Swimming Dragon