5 Tips you need to know to lose Weight!

Hi Everyone! I am so happy to hear from all of you that your fitness programs are going well! Keep up the hard work. If you have any questions about your form or your program just email me at Katrina@Baby-Strong.com!

Here are my Top 5 Fitness Tips!

TIP#1

As the day goes by more things can get in the way of your fitness program. Taking care of important responsibilities such as children, your job, planning dinner, bills, taking care of a home and so on. If we commit to waking up just 15 minutes earlier, we could have time to go for a walk for just 10 minutes. Try waking up 15 minutes early, put your sneakers on and grab a water. Briskly walk away from your home for 5 minutes and then return the other way. Many of my clients have a small loop in their neighborhood or a small block surrounding their apartment buildings that they like to walk around. This could wake you up for the day, start your day on the right foot and allow you to burn an extra 70-90 calories per day (depending on your weight and fitness level). This could equal up to 5 pounds of weight loss in a year if you commit to just 4 times a week. Want to try waking up 25 minutes earlier? That’s a 10 pound weight loss over a year changing nothing else about your diet or your day. Most likely after people start their day off like this, they will want to make wise choices the remainder of the day.

TIP # 2
Take the stairs! Wherever you are; take the stairs. Annoying and inconvenient? Doing this twice a day could take a few extra minutes, but it will be a result in losing an annoying and inconvenient 4 pounds a year! When you have the option at work, the doctors, the parking garage or the mall; take the stairs. You will thank me later or in 5 years when you are 20 pounds lighter!

TIP # 3
Drink more water! Try to replace most of your liquids each day with water. Most Americans drink 250 empty calories every day! We sometimes mistake thirst for hunger and over consume in food or sugary drinks. A soda can carry as much sugar as in a pack of skittles! Drink up on water and low calorie beverages. It will help in the long run.

TIP # 4
Do It yourself… when it comes to painting a room, mowing the lawn, shoveling the driveway, cleaning the house, gardening, washing your car… do it yourself! Not only do you have control over the outcome instead of paying someone else to do it, but you will blast caloires! Painting a room can burn up to 500 calories! This of course is painting the trim and the walls. Add a second coat??... add more calories! Mow your own lawn. Enjoy your landscape. If you are thinking about hiring those expensive landscapers, think again. Hit up your local Home Depot and make your yard a product of your own hard work. It is a luxury to pay people to do these things for you, but it is also a luxury to be able to look at something and be proud what you have done. Taking care of your own home could help you lose 6 or more pounds a year!

Recently a client of mine moved into a new home. Without hiring movers at first, she moved everything except the big furniture. Now she is in a new home 14 pounds lighter!

TIP # 5
Get outside. Whether it is by yourself, with friends or family, get outside and enjoy any free time you have with loved ones. Teach your kids to be active. Go for a small hike, go for a walk around the neighborhood, go to a park and play catch, go to an outside concert and dance with your friends and family, rent a kayak, and or play golf (walking 18 holes can up to 700 calories!) Enjoy the life around you and get outside. You will have less time to over eat and more time to burn calories and spend quality time with people.

If you need a fitness program or have any nutrition questions just email me at Katrina@Baby-Strong.com!If you need a fitness program or have any nutrition questions just email me at Katrina@Baby-Strong.com!

Katrina

Baby-Strong Trainer
BS, NASM, AFAA, Perinatal Fitness Specialized