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The sun is shining for more hours during the day and the rain is letting up. It’s the perfect time to start walking or work in the yard. Spring and summer bring with it a greater variety of fresh produce to eat. Start thinking of ways you can add some healthy habits to your routine this spring.
Get Ready For Spring-Fitness Tips
By Ryan CoissonIt’s such a pleasure when the icy temperatures back off and the snows start to melt: proof positive that spring will soon be here! Unfortunately, it’s also a time when many of us realize that warm weather clothing will soon be in order yet we will still be carrying a winter spare tire around our mid-sections. If this rings a bell of familiarity, don’t panic: just get moving! Here are some fitness tips to help you get ready for spring.
Rethink your menu
The old adage really is true: calories in, calories out! You cannot get fit and lose weight for spring through exercise alone. You simply have to rethink your menu choices at every meal; the problem with this is that attacks of “the hungries” can serve to sabotage our best efforts. Choose foods that are filling, but low in calories to stave off those attacks: oatmeal for breakfast, low calorie soups for dinner, raw vegetables and fruits for snacks.
Start slowly
If you’ve been lazy with your exercise routine all winter long, don’t expect to be able to segue right into your fitness regimen from last summer: it will only lead to discouragement and even injury. Start with walking 20 minutes a day for a few weeks then start pushing yourself further until you are back to your regular exercise routine.
Join a gym
Being around other committed fitness-a-holics will give you built-in workout buddies who will support you in your efforts. A great fitness club also offers certified trainers and instructors who can give you the personal attention and motivation you might need after a long, lazy winter.
Don’t put off getting in shape till you want to fit into that sun dress: do it now and you’ll be ready for warm weather when it finally gets here in earnest.
