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12 Weeks to Weight Loss - Day 44

Day 44

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Updated December 16, 2004

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Cardio Focus: Interval Training

As you know, interval training is great to burning lots of extra calories without having to kill yourself. Check out your options for today:

Option 1: Treadmill Interval
Option 2:  Speed & Endurance
Option 3:  Choose your own interval activity by alternating high intensity and low intensity exercise for 20-30 minutes.
Option 4: Lay on the couch and watch TV. KIDDING! Just wanted to see if you were paying attention...

Strength & Flexibility Focus:

You know what to do...STRETCH!

Nutrition Focus: Dieting Stinks!

As I've said here (many, many times), I don't like diets. I don't like them for you OR for me and here are some reasons why:

  • People who restrict their foods have higher levels of stress
  • Dieting may increase your risk of bone loss and infertility
  • Dieting is boring since you can't have anything good
Read about more reasons to ditch the diet and eat healthy without restrictions.

Motivation

I get plenty of emails from people who say they have NO time to exercise. I hate to break it to you, but people who exercise don't necessarily have more time than people who don't exercise. That convoluted sentence simply means that it IS possible to find time to workout. Explore your options and get moving.

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