Our meeting is due to start at 7pm tonight. Jan Elkington will be on line at 7 pm to take your questions.
Here is the beginning of an article posted on the Natrim Website Library www.natrim.com.au
Physical Activity
Successful weight loss and weight control are a mixture of sensible eating and regular exercise. If you change only our eating, weight loss will tend to be slow. Regular exercise encourages consistent weight loss. Your body burns calories in its normal functions, such as your heartbeat, breathing and food digestion. The number of calories used to keep your body alive is called your metabolic rate. Changes to your eating without exercise
lowers your metabolic rate. Making it less easy to lose weight. Exercising while you change your eating keeps your metabolic rate normal.
Why exercise?
Regular, moderate exercise has a number of other important benefits besides helping you keep to a healthy
weight. It also:
Reduces your risk of heart disease
Improves your fitness
Improves muscle tone and strength
Helps keep your bowels regular
Can make you feel better about yourself
Helps reduce stress
The exercise does not have to be strenuous to help you get to a healthy weight or to be good for your heart.
Ros Cowley