Here are some tips from researchers on 'real life' ways to help lose weight:
Do crunches in bed. Give yourself a head-start before your feet even hit the floor by doing 50 crunches to rev your energy and tone your belly. Add a second set at night before you go to sleep.
Dance while you dress. Flip on some music and dance around while you're getting ready for work and cooking breakfast. Just shimmy and shake and bounce a bit. Move those arms and legs, and put yourself in a good mood at the same time.
Wear clothing and shoes that are comfortable enough to move around in at work. Then look for ways to get a little bit of walking in throughout the day. Lap the grocery store before you pick up your first item, take a 15-minute midday walk, or take the stairs to use a bathroom on a different floor.
Take a quick walk around the block before opening your front door after work, or try the old standby of parking in the back of the lot to walk further to your building.
Stand up more. You can boost your metabolism simply by spending more time on your feet.
Rather than sit on a bench while your kids play at the park, walk around the playground or push your kids on the swings and have little races where you chase them. Or climb the jungle gyms with them.
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