Exercises to Lose Weight - First Principles

Report:

Weight: 72.6 kg

 Another bad day! But that is not a reason to lose sleep because if you really think about it. During the same day, it would have up to 2 kg's difference if you weigh yourself in the morning and in the evening, sometimes even before and after a meal.

So the most important thing is the long term trend.

To make it comparable, I weigh myself always right after I get up in the morning.

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Yesterday afternoon, I went to the place where the voluntary Chinese medical team to Botswana stay to play basketball.

As a government delegation, they have all entertainment equipment and a well-equipped gym.

It has been a long time since I last played. So the muscles became sour this morning. It made me think that running might not be enough for training.

Mixing different kinds of sports into your matrix as often as possible will be better if you want to get your body ready for any challenge. But for now, you can just live with running and, once in a while, basketball or badminton.

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1. Take an Exercise as the core.

Running is mine. I like running because it is easy to do. You don't have to get the complex and expensive equipment to run. Just a pair of sport shoes is enough. Sometime, you don't even need them. Yes, you can run barefooted.

You can run at any time and in any kind of weather. You can do it right after getting up from bed. You can do it in the evening when the traffic is gone. And you can even do it on your way to work. Of course, if you want to do it under bad weather, you may need a rain-proof jersey or coat.

There is another reason why I love running. It is an exercise that you can do it alone on your own. You don't have to wait for your team player or an opponent to begin to play, like basketball and badminton. They are certainly good exercises and, if you do it often and long enough, help you to lose weight.

You can do it the way you like, i.e. you can adjust your speeds as you will. The best way is to mix and match. Just think about it. You get slimmer everyday while your exercising skills becoming better and better.

2. Mix and Match with other exercises when you've got a chance.

Just like what I did yesterday, the muscles get sour, which feels nice. You know what I mean if you start to like exercising. And I slept so well last night that I could open my eyes in the morning. It is nice if you start to enjoy sports.

3. Rest.

I read many weight loss books which say that you should take a day's rest every week. If you don't think you should take that rest, you should think again. The body, including the muscles, need to take some time to recoup itself.

Whatever exercises to lose weight you want to take in order to get the perfect body, take the above points as the primary principle. Good luck!