A lot of women have a difficult time trying to lose weight from dieting alone. For the ones that are successful, it usually does not last because once they stop dieting the weight comes back on. Sometimes they can even put back on even more weight than they had before they started dieting.
It is especially hard for new moms or moms to be, since they put on a lot of extra pounds during the pregnancy period. They often feel like they will never get back to the shape they had prior to getting pregnant because they gained so much during that time period.
This can be very discouraging and can leave one with a low self esteem making it seem almost impossible to be successful, so they end up not even trying at all.
If they would just add some type of exercise program to go along with there dieting plan, then they would see much greater results. Those results will come much faster and it will show, so you will feel great and want to continue for a long time to come.
Here are just some exercises that will support your diet for maximum results:
Cardiovascular exercise is one of the top ways to get rid of those unwanted pounds, just about any exercise that will increase your heart rate for a prolonged period of time will burn those extra calories up quickly.
Strength training is another good way of shedding off those pounds, as long as you do not mind building some muscle. I am not talking about mass muscle, just enough to tone up your body, in case you did not know muscle burns fat.
Running has been and still is the number one way to stay in shape, in recent years more women have taken up running than ever before. It has quickly become the most popular form of exercise for women that want to get fit. Just by running alone you will be losing weight and strengthening your lower body as well as your abs.
You could also add strength training for your arms and shoulders by running with low weight dumb bells. There are a lot of different ways to add weights while running, you could wear ankle or wrist weights or even a weight belt. Once you get in better shape and would like to challenge yourself even further you can wear a backpack with something heavy inside.
If the thought of running scares you at first, then you could start a daily walking routine instead. Start out by going for short walks and extend them as you go along, as well as increasing the pace. As mentioned earlier you could also add weights to your walking routine just as you would have if you were running.
It really just comes down to starting, it does not have to be any particular type of exercise, just something that gets you moving and burning those calories off. Once you start to see the results from your efforts you will feel much better because of the way you look and you will want to continue.
