We gain weight when we burn fewer calories than taken in through food and beverages. Weight loss and exercise thus go together. It isn't as hard as it sounds. There is no need to get into a vigorous fitness program, which you are unable to keep up in the long run, or may cause the regaining of weight due to changes in the metabolism. By taking small steps at a time, you can change your life for the better.

Motivation to get up and do some form of exercise may be lacking, but by following these tips on weight loss and exercise, you can easily burn more calories than consumed a day.

Easy to follow basic weight loss and exercise guidelines

• Use you lunch hour to walk for 30 minutes, instead of drinking a soda at the restaurant, will save you the calories from the soda while you burn an additional 100 to 150 calories.
• Climbing the stairs at work instead of taking the lift will help you to burn 80 to 140 calories through the day.
• Rather than sleeping and extra half an hour, get up and dance for 10 minutes; do stretch exercises for 5 minutes, and walk 10 minutes to burn 100-150 calories.
• Instead of watching your favorite soapy from the comfort of your couch, jog for 5 minutes on one spot, do 20 sit-ups and 5 minutes of stretch or strength exercises to burn another 50 calories.
• Walk for 5 minutes, and then run for 5 minutes. Do this for 20 minutes a day after work and burn another 100 to 200 calories.
• Instead of just tanning next to the swimming pool, get in and swim 5 slow paced laps to burn 50 calories.
• Walk to the café on the corner instead of driving, and take your trolley back to the grocery store instead of paying someone to do it and lose another 50 calories.
• Play with your dog and children in outdoor games. If there is a jungle gym in your garden, climb it with your children and play ball throwing, kicking and catching games for 30 minutes a day for a loss of 100-200 calories.
• While you wait for web pages to open or emails to download stand as you can burn up to 50 calories throughout the day when you stand more than you sit.

If you follow just four of five of the above tips, you will soon feel healthier, more energetic and start to lose weight. It is also important to note, that while you may lose 2 to 3 kilos within the first week, those kilos most often consist of water rather than fat.

To continue losing weight, you should follow a healthy eating plan, obtain all the vitamins, minerals, protein and nutrients required for healthy functioning of your body, get enough sleep, and keep active.

Herbalife products

As your metabolism increases you may start to burn essential body protein, which may help to lose weight fast, but in the long run can lead to a reverse effect of lower metabolism. To have an effective weight loss and exercise program, you should include a lot of protein in your diet.

This is why the Herbalife Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix, Protein Snacks and the Personalized Protein Powder are used by people who are on weight loss and exercise programs. The Personalized Protein Powder can be mixed with the Formula 1 Nutritional Shake and helps you to develop lean body muscle while maintaining and losing weight when you exercise.

The Formula 1 Shake Mix is ideal for meal replacements and contains the protein and nutrients to sustain health. Add to this, the Niteworks Powder Mix that helps to increase blood flow and maintain oxygen levels in the body for energy, and you have a winning combination for your weight loss and exercise program.

For added support for your immune system and health maintenance, you can add the Formula 2 Multivitamin complex, which contains the essential vitamins and minerals required during a weight loss and exercise program.

Speak to your Herbalife distributor for more information on these and other Herbalife products to help you succeed in reaching the ideal body weight when you are on a weight loss and exercise program.

If you would like to find out more about how Herbalife can aid you in your weight loss by developing a program for you which ideally suits the needs of your own body, why not Email Us info@shapelife.co.za

(The information on this page are the comments of an independent Herbalife distributor).