Get Moving for a Healthy Weight during Festive Season

Festive season and you simply cant sit worrying about your bloated tummy and increased weight, after every festival lunch. If you want to achieve a healthier and leaner body, then there is only one best way around, You have to Get Moving !!!

Where you have to start and what to start with is determined by your current level of activity...if you are a sedentary type of person, then begin with Brisk Walking, 3-4 times a week..if you have been there already, step it up to the next level, Light Jogging or increase your walking speed and no.of days you walk in a week. If you are using a treadmill or an elliptical, then pump it up to a longer duration. Or change the type of workout once your body gets comfortable with the current workout type. Try cycling, swimming, light jogging or floor exercises along side your regular speed walking schedule.

Here is a sample workout schedule for the Beginners, those in the Intermediate level and for those in the advanced level:

Beginners: to begin with Brisk Walking

* Week 1- 15minutes a day- 3 times a week
* Week 2- 20minutes a day- 4 times a week
* Week 3- 30minutes a day- 4 times a week
* Week 4- 45minutes a day- 5 times a week

Intermediate Level: to Step up to Cycling or Slow Jogging

* Week1- 20minutes a day- 3 times a week
* Week2- 30minutes a day- 4 times a week
* Week3- Increase cycling or Jogging speed- 20 minutes a day- 4 times a week
* Week4- continue same speed- 30 minutes a day- 5 times a week

Advanced Level: try a totally new workout type.

Simultaneosly, you have to eat healthy and avoid fatty foods, consume 8-9 glasses of water in a day. It is very important to build and maintain good muscles during healthy weight management.
 

--Pratyusha