| It is true that teens want to lose weight and look good | | | | areas teens don’t want to look bloated. |
| and feel good about their figures. However, the | | | | Sometimes, teens may not be sports-minded and it |
| temptation of just lying on the bed doing nothing and | | | | would be a waste of time to push them forcefully into |
| eating delicious fat-rich food is just too strong. | | | | sports. Then simple exercises will do. Now, if teens did |
| The problem may not with teens’ desire to lose | | | | not do any strenuous forms of exercises before, then |
| weight. It may have something to do with their | | | | it is advisable not to surprise the body by immediately |
| motivation to lose weight. | | | | making a hundred sit-ups or push-ups. It would just |
| Sometimes, motivations among teens are diminished | | | | strain the muscles and teens will tend to give up at the |
| because teens construe exercise as a chore. | | | | first attempt. |
| Something like an errand parents usually make teens | | | | For a start, if the school is about two to three blocks |
| does. If that’s the mindset then parents can say | | | | away, then it would be nice to walk rather than riding a |
| “Houston, we’ve got a problem.” | | | | car. Walking can help lose weight, however small is |
| However, there’s an easy way to let teens let go | | | | that. It is better if teens have someone to walk to |
| of that perception. By keeping teens interested with | | | | school with because it diverts the attention away from |
| sports! | | | | making a hundred or thousand steps. |
| There’s no need to force teens to go to the gym | | | | As the popular saying goes, “misery loves |
| and do crunches. In fact, there are sports that are | | | | company.” That can be applied for teens wanting |
| easy to learn and play. Single or dual sports such as | | | | to lose weight. It is nice to have someone one can talk |
| badminton or table tennis are good sporting activities | | | | too while doing sit-ups or jogging and walking in the |
| that they could venture into. Swimming is not bad | | | | part. It is even better if the companion also does |
| either. | | | | exercising so that it will not be too strenuous or tiring to |
| According to research, teens should increase their | | | | do the chore. Teens can arrange doing exercises |
| heart beats for about 20 minutes without stopping, at a | | | | three times a week so as not to overstrain the body. |
| minimum of three times a week. This activates the | | | | In the end, perseverance is the key to losing weight. |
| body in burning off excess fats and at the same time, | | | | Some say it’s easier said than done but by |
| prevents the unwanted fats from lodging themselves | | | | following these advices, it may be the other way |
| to the stomach or thigh area. That’s mostly the | | | | around. |