[CyberTOPS] tip

[Harleen Bicknase]

Weight loss = healthy
diet<http://www.thedietchannel.com/General-Dieting-Tips.htm#>and
moving around

Getting up, moving around, and
exercising<http://www.thedietchannel.com/General-Dieting-Tips.htm#>will
reduce the amount of food that you will need to cut back on. There are
obviously many opportunities to be athletic and active (i.e. sports teams,
the gym, going for a jog, etc.) if that interests you, but these aren't the
only ways to increase your activity level. You can walk to school, bike to
work, walk up and down the stairs a few times before you take a shower, take
an extra lap or two around the grocery store.

The American College of Sports Medicine recommends 30-45 minutes of moderate
aerobic <http://www.thedietchannel.com/Fitness-Equipment.htm> performed 3-5
times per week in their Guidelines for Healthy Aerobic
Activity<http://www.acsm.org/health+fitness/index.htm>,
but if all you can do is walk around the block twice before you go to bed,
that's a good start. Anything is better than nothing, and it's harder to be
eating while you're moving around, so it may result in you eating slightly
less as well as burning more calories.

The best thing about aerobic exercise is that the benefits are cumulative -
you essentially gain the same health benefits from taking three ten-minute
walks throughout the day as you do from taking one 30 minute walk. With this
in mind, it can be much easier to break your activity goal into manageable
pieces that will fit into your day.