Tip 71.
If you
can’t run, try
walking.
15
minutes of brisk
walking a day is
enough to keep
most people
fit.
Tip 72. Walk
don't
drive!
Any
distance is
walkable if you
have the time, so
consider walking
to places that
you would
normally drive,
such as work or
the market if
they’re not too
far away. It may
take you a little
longer, but the
health benefits
will last you a
lifetime.
Tip 73. Drink
black coffee before a
workout to lose
weight?
It
sounds strange,
but some people
have reported
that they lost
more weight when
they drank black
coffee before a
workout. While
there’s no hard
data to support
this,
nutritionists
speculate that
the caffeine in
coffee makes the
body rely more on
fat for fuel
during the work
out. It’s worth
trying.
Tip 74. Don't
drink too much
coffee.
Here’s
a corollary to
tip 73 above:
Avoid drinking
coffee in excess,
as it tends to
desensitize your
body to the fat
burning effects
of caffeine.
Tip 75. Stop
using TV remote
controls.
Remote
controls are the
bane of a
prospective
weight loser.
They may be
remarkable
gadgets by
themselves but
from the weight
loss point of
view, they just
aren’t very
helpful. They
really encourage
us to take a laid
back kind of
attitude towards
life itself. In
fact if remote
controls were not
there, the
television would
not have become
so popular. It is
because of remote
controls that
people can remain
where they are
and switch from
one channel to
the other. And
they only have to
twitch a finger
muscle to achieve
this.
Now, I have nothing
against multi channel
television sets but
what I strongly
advocate is that you
get up from where you
are and change the
channel of the TV each
time you want to do so.
The same holds true for
other remote controls
as well. As it is we
have remote controlled
TVs, DVD players, A/Cs,
garage doors, gateways
and what not. The next
thing we know is that
we will have remote
controlled people as
well.
Tip 76. Do
chores
yourself.
Do
things like
fetching, turning
things off and on
by yourself.
Often when we
come back tired
from work, we
tend to get
others to do
simple chores for
us. These things
are no big deal.
They are things
that we can very
well do for our
selves but we
don’t. That is
why we often ask
our kids to fetch
us this or take
away that.
Training your pet
is a wonderful
thing. It is
quite remarkable
how some people
get their dogs to
fetch them
things. But the
fact is that
although you may
be ensuring that
your dog is
getting lots of
exercise, you are
neglecting your
end of the
story.
Tip 77.
A pop quiz
...
Escalators
help us to:
1. Move up and down
faster
2. Gain weight
3. Stand stupidly as
they move up and
down
4. Look down at other
people when you are
going down
5. Look up to others
when we are going
up
You have to pick the
correct answer from the
5 alternatives given.
You can see for
yourself that all the
options can in a way
correct. So the next
time you travel on an
escalator, don’t just
stand there... Climb up
or down along with it.
Or better yet, take the
stairs.
Tip 78. Walk
about during commercial
breaks on
TV.
If you
want to sit all
evening with your
eyes glued to the
tube, then do so.
But at least
spare your eyes
the agony of a
commercial break.
When the next
commercial
flashes on
screen, instead
of surfing, get
up and take a
walk. Reach over
and try to touch
your toes or do
any such simple
exercise that
will at least get
the blood flowing
in your
veins.
Tip 79. Wriggle
your toes and fingers
whenever you
can.
This is
another stress
buster and at
least it gives
you a chance to
work your hand
and leg joints.
This will tell
you how sore they
are and if their
condition is so
bad, just think
of the rest of
your body.
Tip 80. Turn on
music and dance like
wild.
Let your
hair down once in
a while. Go back
to the days of
wild childhood.
Close the door of
your room, turn
on your sound
system to the
highest volume
possible, but a
little lower than
the level at
which your
neighbours start
to complain. Then
do the wackiest
dance that you
can think of.
Jump on your bed
and jump off it
again. Roll all
over the floor.
Pretend that you
are Michael
Jackson or
Madonna. You will
never see them
keeping still,
and do every
boogie move that
you know.
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