Sharmita Rideau Health Minute

There's no doubt about it, the New Year is coming!  There's no better time than now to set some goals.  Plan for a longer, healthier life in the coming year.  How do you do that?  Goals.  One at a time.  Don't just make them, achieve them.  Start simple.

Keeping doing what your doing, exercise and add little something new every week. Today we will be adding to our simple steps incorporating squats in our exercise and also instead of eating canned veggies take the option of frozen, fresh or organic. Adding simple steps every week to each other equals progress and progress leads to weight loss and healthy living.

Keep It Simple-Sharmita Rideau Health Minute

There's no science involved to losing weight.  It can get frustrating when your giving it your all and for some reason you don't see the pounds coming off.  Stay with it!  Your body will eventually start letting go of the weight.  Understand losing weight doesn't happen over night.

Go ahead and treat yourself, it's the holiday season.  However, don't cheat everyday.  If you fall off, get back on the next day.  During the holiday it's extra hard to eat right, but it can be done.  Try smaller portions of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes and try not to over eat.

Let's get heart healthy!  We need to really get serious about our over all health, but especially getting the ol' ticker up to par.  It is vital that we eat better and exercise regularly so that we can get more heart healthy.  Heart disease (a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart) is a killer.  A lot of times it is attributed to high blood pressure or obes

Change is always difficult, especially when it comes to exercising or how you eat.  Be encouraged though, because most of the time change is the best thing that could ever happen to you as well.  Start each day with a positive attitude.  That's a good start.

Get up , Get out and do something. This weeks topic is Aerobics!  It has tons of benefits by controlling body fat, increasing your energy and promoting a healthy body all at the same time.  Aerobics also controls body fat while building lean muscles.  Get inspired and get movin!

Sometimes working out alone isn't always the best answer.  Invite your family to workout with you.  Get the kids and even the family dog involved in getting healthier.  For starters it's another opportunity for more family time and your showing your kids that taking care of your body is important.

It's time to learn to enjoy running and jogging -- it can give you both physical and mental joy.  Aim to improve a little every week, do your best and watch your body handle the rest.

Use your journey to help others and know that your life is NOT in vain.  Be encouraged embrace your journey and keep positive thoughts.  There are many obstacles we come across in life and a lot of them are not easy, but everything happens for a reason whether good or bad.

Don't expect a miracle, it takes a little time.  Have patience the weight will come off, remember you didn't gain weight overnight.  So, keep working and your body will catch up.  Soon you'll be sporting a slimmer and leaner you.