Beat Those Winter Blues and stay Motivated This Winter!
Brrrrr the cold weather is here! We all have the tendency to want to stay indoors and snuggle up in the warmth, every excuse comes out as to why we can’t get out there and walk!
What we need to think about is all the hard work we have put in over the warmer months and the benefits as a result of all our efforts.
• Your increased fitness levels. We all know it is easy to lose this and harder to gain fitness levels back.
• Weight loss or maintenance of weight.
• The “feel good” factor of exercise and increased energy levels.
• Better sleep.
• Sense of achievement.
• Health benefits.
Try Aqua Jogging
Aqua jogging has a range of benefits as it has a low impact on muscles and joints, as well as its effectiveness due to water resistance. Doctors belief that:
"Joints, knees, hips, ligaments, sinews, feet and the spine are protected against damage, because the buoyancy of the water counteracts the weight.
The even, gentle movements against the water resistance promote the use of many muscle groups in the legs, torso and arms.
Aqua jogging develops condition and muscle power.
The movements in water burn up more calories than comparable movements on land – and also release the strain on the body at the same time.
The buoyancy and resistance of the water are excellent prerequisites for maintaining or increasing mobility and agility, improving physical coordination and balance."
Try Aqua JoggingFree Downloadable Podcast To Get The Most Out of Your Walking Programme
Studies have found walking to music helps increase energy levels and walk 20 percent further. As long as we take the appropriate safety precautions, walking to music certainly uplifts our spirits and distracts us from what we are doing.
Download this free podcast of an hours of music set at 120-125 spm to get you moving.
Take Time Out to De-stress
With family, work and the many other responsibilities women have in their lives, it is easy to feel stressed. Just by taking a few quiet moments to meditate can help relax us and put clarity back into our lives. Listen to the podcast by Stin Hansen below that gives you some simple techniques to de-stress.
Exercise and Mental Health
Match your exercise to your personality and you are more likely to stick to it. Social people who love to be around others often prefer to go to a gym or go hiking. If you like to challenge yourself speed walking, or mountain biking may appeal. If you are a quiet type then yoga, swimming or hiking could be great for you.
Exercise and Mental HealthWhat should you look for when selecting your walking shoes?
People are always asking for shoe recommendations. Because everyone's foot is different and people have different walking styles, it is always difficult to recommend a specific walking shoe. But there are a few basics for selecting walking shoes.
What should you look for when selecting your walking shoes?Tips for Walking Well
Keep head up – chin to be parallel to ground -walking with head down can cause problems to back, neck and shoulders.
Don’t lean back or forward – Try to stand up staight.
Don’t overstride – try and take shorter quicker steps using back foot for kicking off.
Use your arms for power and support –Try and keep elbows by your side – Hands shouldn’t go above breast height.
Try to ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Getting Started - The Wonder Walkers Way
Thinking of taking up regular walking? Great stuff. Here's a few of our tips on things that we found helped.
Getting Started - Cont'dHow Many Steps Are Good?
Published guidelines suggest that 10000 steps of concentrated walking per day is beneficial. Health officials have said that at this level of activity per day most people could lose excess weight, improve their fitness and reduce the risk of many lifestyle related diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
How Many Steps - Cont'dCombat those excuses that hold you back.!
Strategies to combat those excuses that hold you back from achieving your healthy living goals.
“Oh I just didn’t have the time, chocolate is my weakness, I really don’t get any fun out of it!” Many of have thought of all these excuses and many more (some more creative than others). With summer nearly upon us, many of us have set personal goals to get fit, lose weight or have decided to eat more healthy foods. With good intentions we start with a whole lot of energy and commitment but somehow this all wanes. The excuses start to rear their ugly head.
Strategies to combat those excuses that hold you back from achieving your healthy living goals.
10 Great Exercise Tips
Exercise Motivation: How to Get It, How to Keep It
Hate to exercise? These 10 tips can help you find the motivation for working out.
To succeed in sticking to an exercise routine, people need a reason to carry on when that little voice inside says, "Sit on the couch. Have a doughnut."
There are plenty of reasons we should be exercising. Not only does exercise help us reach and maintain a healthy body weight, it also can help lower blood pressure, "bad" cholesterol and trigycerides; strengthen bones; lower the risk for cancer; help us battle depression; and decrease stress. Many experts say it even improves our sex lives.
So we all know exercise is good for us. Why do so many of us hate it?
Intimidation is a factor also, experts say. When you're out of shape, it takes courage to don workout duds and head for the gym or to pound the pavement.
If any of this sounds familiar, don't give up hope.