A lot of gyms offer circuit classes or other ways to increase the variety of exercises you do as well as getting the numbers of pedometer steps up. Anything which includes bursts of jogging, or running, high repetition weights combined with leg movements, moving the whole body quickly, is likely to count as pedometer steps and be effective high calorie burning activity.
Pacing yourself effectively means keeping exercise an asset in your daily life. Too much, whether overdoing a specific exercise style or throwing yourself into everything going at a rate which can’t be sustained, is the easiest way to come unstuck in your overall weight loss plan.
Starting with walking for weight loss by counting pedometer steps is the best introduction to exercise as a life enhancing weight loss activity. Over time add in interval training and aerobic weights. Exercise every day but allow for exercise fatigue- if you have done too much or have run out of enthusiasm stop the activity and work on feeling good about what you’re doing for your body and life.
This sort of interval can also enhance your workout as long as it is short. I have found a new appreciation for my achievements when I have a little break either by resting or by doing a different exercise and then coming back to my normal one. Walking and counting pedometer steps enables a gradual, natural, increase in aptitude. Over time what used to take me one hour to walk I was doing in 50 minutes. Just recently the same route is now taking me 40 minutes. Sometimes we don’t notice as these changes can be subtle and build up over time.
Sometimes Pedometer Steps can be made more interesting and increase the payoff by adding in extra steps!
April 7th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Interesting, never thought of it like that
Seo Melbourne
May 9th, 2010 at 4:12 am
This is interesting…I’d like to know what you would recommend in my situation. My goal is to shed about 15 pounds in the next couple of months and finally have six pack abs. But there are such a huge number of “systems” out there and I have no idea which one to trust. Can somebody point me towards a good plan for burning fat and packing on solid muscle?