So 2016 is upon us and so are resolutions. Most people put weight loss, exercise and healthier habits at the top of their lists. I’m of the opinion that it takes\u00a0a mix of diet and exercise to\u00a0yields the best results. Being a small-framed man, I struggle with weight issues and body dysmorphia, but I try to maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating well and exercising to keep myself motivated and happy. I am a bit paranoid of overeating, but curiously,\u00a0I eat all the\u00a0time. I just don’t gorge myself and I don’t eat bags of chips and sugared items.<\/p>\n
My advice; take small steps. Ease into a routine and chart your results. Aim for accomplishments that are real, meaningful and beneficial. One can significantly\u00a0transformation the body in as little as 8 weeks. It just takes cause and commitment. My physician once said to me, “As long as you’re doing something rigorous for at least 30 minutes a day, you can stay healthy.” So I heed that advice.<\/p>\n
The Obvious:
\n– Walk
\n– Reduce food intake
\n– Cut out processed and sugary foods
\n– Don’t be sedentary
\n– Focus on an age-appropriate fitness routine<\/p>\n
Taking Charge:
\n– See a professional (nutritionist or trainer)
\n– Join a gym
\n– Enroll in classes
\n– Start with yoga
\n– Meditate (connect the mind and the body)<\/p>\n
Resources: I’d stay away from CrossFit as I personally don’t feel that\u00a0is a very healthy way to work out or treat the body.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So 2016 is upon us and so are resolutions. Most people put weight loss, exercise and healthier habits at the top of their lists. I’m of the opinion that it takes\u00a0a mix of diet and exercise to\u00a0yields the best results. Being a small-framed man, I struggle with weight issues and body dysmorphia, but I try to maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating well and exercising to keep myself motivated and happy. I am a bit paranoid of overeating, but curiously,\u00a0I eat all the\u00a0time. I just don’t gorge myself and I don’t eat bags of chips and sugared items. My advice; take small steps. Ease into a routine and chart your results. Aim for accomplishments that are real, meaningful and beneficial. One can significantly\u00a0transformation the body in as little as 8 weeks. It just takes cause and commitment. My physician once said to me, “As long as you’re doing something rigorous for at least 30 minutes a day, you can stay healthy.” So I heed that advice. The Obvious: – Walk – Reduce food intake – Cut out processed and sugary foods – Don’t be sedentary – Focus on an age-appropriate fitness routine Taking Charge: – See a professional (nutritionist or trainer) – Join a gym – Enroll in classes – Start with yoga – Meditate (connect the mind and the body) Resources: – Heat Boot Camp (Cody Butler) – Castle Hill Fitness (Chris Gavin) – Love Cycling Studio\u00a0(Maria Groten) I’d stay away from CrossFit as I personally don’t feel that\u00a0is a very healthy way to work out or treat the body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[240,280,278,281,279],"class_list":["post-1165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-chris-gavin","tag-cody-butler","tag-fitness","tag-maria-groten","tag-resolutions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1165"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3011,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165\/revisions\/3011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n– Heat Boot Camp<\/a> (Cody Butler)
\n– Castle Hill Fitness<\/a> (Chris Gavin)
\n– Love Cycling Studio<\/a>\u00a0(Maria Groten)<\/p>\n