Week #3: Boost Exercise

No matter where you are now, you can become "an exercise person."

READER'S COMMENT:

"Increasing the calories you expend through physical activity is a key part of The EatingWell Diet. How do you make time for "programmed" exercise (think: walking for the specific point of exercise or hopping on the elliptical at the gym...

EatingWell Diet Challenge
Week #1: Are You Ready for a Change?
Week #2: Set Goals
Week #3: Boost Exercise
Week #4: Make Smart Choices
Week #5: Outsmarting Eating Triggers
Week #6: Get support
Week #7: Recharge Your Weight Loss
Week #8: Embrace Challenges
Week #9: Solve Problems
Week #10: Think Big Picture
Week #11: Be Nice to Yourself
Week #12: Celebrate Success

More resources:
EatingWell Diet Recipes and Menus
Healthy Diet Recipes, Menus and Tips
EatingWell Diet Challenge Recipes
Essential Weight-Loss Tools
EatingWell Menu Planner

“Calories in” is only one half of the weight-loss equation. Exercise is equally important. Set a weekly goal to burn 1,000 calories through “programmed” aerobic exercise—such as brisk walking or jogging, cycling or rowing.

When it comes to burning calories, what matters most is going the distance. It makes no difference whether you run two miles in 16 minutes or walk them in a half hour. You can assume that you burn about 100 calories for each mile you walk or run—which means that to hit 1,000 calories, you’ll need to put in two miles a day, five days a week. (If you’re cycling, estimate 100 calories for every three miles you ride.)

In addition, you should also try to add activity into your everyday routines—take the stairs instead of the elevator, for example.