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Have commitment
to your program. |
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See your eating habits as an
investment in yourself. |
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Keep your healthy eating efforts
consistent. |
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Have confidence in your will
to be thinner. |
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Be patient. Results take time. |
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See weight loss as a result
of medical treatment. |
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Remember that results follow
efforts. |
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Make healthy eating choices
convenient for yourself. |
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Allow yourself to take pleasure
in small weight losses. |
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Use the comparison of the old
you to the new you, so you can appreciate your progress. |
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Being overweight
or obese is a major health problem for more than 97 million
Americans today. |
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There is an alarming increase
in the number of overweight children and adolescents. |
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Even a weight reduction of 10
percent can significantly reduce an individual’s health
risk. |
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Often, people with weight related
health conditions, such as diabetes or high blood pressure,
may be able to reverse complications with a significant weight
loss. |
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Moving slowly
on colder mornings? Stretching can help! Stretching is a pillar
of fitness, yet many people neglect it.
Flexibility increases circulation, protects against injury,
improves balance and reduces stiffness-no matter your age
or fitness level.
Just remember the basics:
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Warm up before
stretching with five minutes of walking or other light movement. |
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Breath deeply as you stretch--in
through your nose, out through your mouth. |
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Move slowly. Hold each stretch
for 15 to 30 seconds to allow muscles to relax completely. |
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Don’t bounce. |
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Know your comfort zone. Stretching
should gently challenge, not hurt. Back off if you feel sharp
pain. |
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Balance opposing muscle groups.
For example, stretch the front of your thigh (quadricep),
then the back (hamstring). |
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