Friday, December 11, 2009

How to Exercise to Lose Weight

In this article that I just wrote you will learn some of the easiest exercises that will help you lose weight. None of these exercises are difficult. When you do this exercises in combination they can work out your body and stretch many necessary parts of your body will help you lose weight and get in good shape.

We should not underestimate the power of walking and doing it 30 minutes per day will be good for your body. Getting out of your house and moving your body every day is very important and simply walking each day can produce a big amount of benefit for your body.

Let us talk about swimming. I am not talking about the classical form of swimming that is usually done in the pool. Stretching is a good workout that people should do frequently. A stretch that is called swimming is a good way to warm your body up especially your shoulders. This is a good way to get started in strength training. To do the swimming technique you should hold 2 pounds of weights with your feet together and then move your shoulders in a swimming manner backward for 10 times and forward 10 times.

Oblique stretching can help you tighten and tone your waistline. To do this stretch simply put both of your feet together and use 2 pounds of weights. Lift the right weight as high as you can toward your right armpit. You should do this by bending your elbow toward the ceiling. The next is to lower the weight and life the left weight at the same time in the same manner. Do this for at least 20 times on each shoulder.

Let me introduce you to the ballet squat. It is very difficult to do but it is very beneficial to your body. The amount of stretching in this exercise can help strengthen your muscles. A basic ballet squat is a good way to strengthen your legs and buttocks. To do this stretch, simply open your legs to the position of your feet pointed in front of your body. Keep your knees over ankles and lower yourself slowly. You can hold some weights in your front as you do this. Straighten your back with your knees slightly bent. Do this for at least 25 times.

This last stretch can help strengthen your trunk. To do this stretch simply lay on your back with your hands behind your head. Lift your legs up above your hips. Lift your tailbone off the floor one inch and then bring it back gradually. Do this for 25 times. This exercise is called the tailbone lift.

This article just discussed five easy-to-follow exercises that can help you lose weight. These exercises will help you tone your muscles and target areas that you want to trim.

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