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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT LOSS - Physical activity is good for you. Physical activity should be a part of your daily life. Regular physical activity can help you control your weight. Physical activity burns calories. When you burn more calories than you eat each day, you will take off pounds. Regular physical activity may also increase your energy and boost your mood.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BARRIERS :
           1. Every day personal barriers like work, family, and etc.. You have to make 
physical activity a part to your every day routines. Try waking up a little early in the 
morning and going for a 1/2 hour walk. The morning air is so clean and fresh. At 
lunch time at work walk around even if it's only 10 or 15 minutes. This will get your
mind off work and then you will eat a light healthy lunch. Make your family free time
a healthy one. Try playing outside with your kids and doing things like ball games, 
roller skating, hiking etc. . Limit your TV time. Most TV is very depressing anyway.

           2. Where can I exercise ? Try getting outside, a change in scenery can relieve your boredom. If you are riding a bike outside, be sure to wear a helmet. Try water workouts. Whether you swim laps or try water aerobics, working out in the water is easy on your joints and helps reduce sore muscles and injury. Find a physical activity that you enjoy. You do not have to be an athlete to benefit from physical activity. Try yoga, hiking, or planting a garden. Walk around the mall. Join a fitness or community center. Find one that lets you pay only for the months or classes you want, instead of the whole year. Exercise at home. Work out to fitness videos. Check a different one out from the library each week for variety.

           3. If you have a health problem talk with your health care professional. Most health problems are helped by physical activity. Find out what physical activities you can safely do and follow advice about length and intensity of workouts. Start slowly. Take it easy at first and see how you feel before trying more challenging workouts. Stop if you feel out of breath, dizzy, faint, or nauseated, or if you have pain. 

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            BEFORE ACTING UPON AN IDEA THAT CONCERNS YOUR
HEALTH, MONEY, OR ANY OTHER MAJOR DECISION IN YOUR LIFE,
IT IS A SMART IDEA TO GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR DOCTOR, 
FINANCIAL ADVISOR, LAWYER OR ANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL THAT
CAN HELP YOU MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION. 

            SOMETIMES A SECOND OPINION IS ADVISABLE. BEFORE
MAKING A DECISION ON AN IDEA, GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME
TO THINK ABOUT IT. IN THE LONG RUN YOUR DECISION IS THE
FINAL ONE. MAKE SURE YOU WEIGH THE PRO'S AND CON'S OF THE
IDEA.