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Exercise Motivation Hypnosis

Exercise and weight loss go together. In fact it’s very difficult to experience the thrill of losing weight if you don’t engage in exercise.

Cutting back on the calories you consume will help get the weight loss process started but exercising will help to make it happen in a swifter manner. Not only that but once you start to lose weight you need to tone up your muscles and your skin and get them back into the best shape possible!

When you exercise your metabolic rate gets higher and this in turn makes it possible for the body to burn more fat than it would otherwise. Most people are not aware of this but your metabolism continues to remain at a higher level for as long as six hours following the physical activity you’ve done.

This is because the body is working to improve the muscle tissues and it’s also cleaning all of the combustion from the body that built up during exercise. This allows you to create more energy and from there to burn calories that lead to weight loss.

LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BURN MORE CALORIES:

If you find ways to increase the amount of exercise you engage in on a consistent basis and you’re able to burn an extra 400 to 600 calories a day then you’ll lose an extra one to two (or even more) pounds in a month’s time.

There are plenty of ways you can make this happen. Some examples include walking, jogging, running, playing a sport, working out in the gym or taking an exercise class.

The key elements of finding an exercise and weight loss program that’ll be successful for you is to choose activities that you enjoy doing and to make exercise and weight loss a conscious choice and one that you value and believe.

You also need to consider these positive choices to be a new way of life for yourself. Finally, you need to make exercise and the desire to lose pounds a daily habit in your life. Reinforce your new healthy lifestyle choices every chance you get!

Most of us are familiar with the general equation of how exercise and weight are intertwined. The more calories you burn and the less food you consume the more pounds you will shed. This is true but you need to take it one step further. You want to burn extra fat which means you must exercise some extra.

How much weight you lose when you exercise depends upon the kind of physical activity you do, how intensely you do it, the duration of the exercise and your body weight at start.

Do you know many things you may not think of as exercise actually are. In fact the opportunity for physical fitness is practically anywhere and at any time! Whenever you can choose to move your body – do so.

Take the stairs as opposed to the elevator. Walk or ride the bus so you will be forced to walk some more. Take your dog for a walk. Play with your dogs or your kids in the yard. Gardening is physical in nature and so is doing housework or yard work. Add more opportunities into your day to move your muscles!

KEEP IT INTERESTING:

Do not limit yourself to doing the same exercises all of the time. This is enough to bore anyone!

Once you get bored your motivation will lessen and you may find yourself wanting to do anything but exercising. Change the kinds of exercises you do as often as you need.

Change the program, change the intensity and change the setting you do them in. Try an activity you’ve never done before such as mountain biking or kickboxing. Whatever you do, just keep it interesting for yourself! This will help you to enjoy the exercise experience and lose weight.

Erika Slater is a Certified Hypnotist in Massachusetts and recommends exercising to her group weight loss clients. If you enjoyed this article you can find more about Exercise for Weight Loss at her web site along with details about her private weight loss sessions here: http://www.smoke-free-at-last.com.