Exercising is very good for the health, it keeps one fit and strong.
As much as exercise is good for health, before going into any kind of exercise, please check your health status. Don't assume you are fit and then run into the gym or in the field to exercise especially if you have any heart disease or obesity. Some exercise is not good for some people's health. so always consult your doctor.
As for me, I will choose both dieting and exercise cause they both work hand in hand. But for any reason, I need to choose one, I will go for dieting. It is not as if exercise is bad, but I think dieting keeps you in check more than exercise. Yes trust me on this
So, a few years back, I used to exercise a lot. I was obsessed with exercise. We lived near a field back then and I was teaching in a primary school. I weighed 60kg. I was cool with it, and I was feeling fly, but after about two years later, I decided to check my weight. I found out that I weighed 75kg.
At first, because of how busy I was, I didn't think much about it, and then, just an extra year, I found myself weighing 84kg.
Immediately I entered the field at 5 am. I will exercise till 6 am. I will return home to prepare for work. Then, by 7 am, am on my way to work.
I would exercise every day for one month, and the result was little.
I only lost 1kg, and I wasn't happy about it; I thought I would lose 5kg. Imagination wan wound me.
I decided to change my pattern and start fasting. Nobody sent me, na me send myself, ucler almost finished me. I lose at least 5kg.
Until I met one guy, who advised me on how to go about losing weight
He said first, I should work on my diet, if I can balance my diet, I will achieve my aim and still maintain my body weight for a long time.
Since I was desperate to lose weight by all means. I decided to put what he had told me to practice.
I reduced the number of days I exercise from 7 days to 3 days.because I was exercising back to back. He said rigorous exercise is not the answer. Which is Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday days I finally choose to be exercising instead of everyday.
Now, after exercise, I will take enough warm water, not cold water.
Then I will stay for an hour and take Lipton with little milk and no sugar and 1 pack of crackers biscuit till 2:30 pm. Then I will eat any light food, maybe unripe plantain and vegetable sauce. I was on a sugar-free diet. Yes, that style worked for me.
But I overdid it so that I lost excessive weight and fell ill. That's when I found out that a certain body weight is okay for a certain age.
Exercise becomes toxic when you overtrain yourself, become obsessed, or even train to overcome people's taught about your weight or body shape. My candid advice, exercise because you want to keep fit, not because of what people say. Balance your diet for good health and healthy living for yourself, not for people.
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