8 HEALTH AND FITNESS
GETTING FIT AT HOME
Ladies, one huge misconception is that being Plus Size gives you a free pass not to work out. I cannot begin to tell you how wrong you are for thinking that way. We all must work out to maintain good health and healthy hearts. In addition to being healthy, you want to tighten up your body and try to get rid of as much body fat as you can. No one is saying that you must work out to get skinny but it is a scientific fact that an excess of fat in the body can cause major health conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes, High blood pressure, Stroke, heart disease and certain types of cancers. You want to try to get yourself on a workout regimen. We all know that it is very difficult to build up enough motivation to get started and it is that much easier to quit; but you want start with a regimen that you know that you can and will stick with. Start out slow at first and then work your way up. You don’ t necessarily need to join the gym; you can very easily create workouts at home using things that can be easily found in your home. You can do exercises while you are doing household chores as well. Here are a few suggestions that I have done myself.
Squats: This can be done while you are doing laundry. Put your clothing on the floor or in a basket in front of the washing machine. Do proper squats to pick up and put the clothes in the machine.
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