The weather’s warming up. Vacation spots are starting to get crowded. Summer is finally here, and with it, lighter clothes and exposed skin.
When you plan your next escape, you want to look just as good (or better) than you did last year. So you’ll need a new strategy to shed the extra pounds you may have picked up staying snuggled up at home all winter.
Below, we share 3 simple ways you can lose weight quickly, safely, and painlessly. These tried-and-tested methods work whether you’re working at the office or planning a beach getaway.
The 3 Best Ways To Lose Weight During The Summer Months
1. Exercise When You Can
Fit in a quick 30-minute workout at least three times a week, and you’re well on your way to building muscle and breaking down fat. If you aren’t sure where to start, these three workouts are the best options for adults over 40 who haven’t hit the gym in a while:
Low-Impact Cardio Starter: Perfect For Beginners
One of the biggest reasons people give up on their workout routine is difficulty. If a workout is too challenging, it can make you feel frustrated and out of shape. Worse, it can be dangerous, potentially causing damage to your muscles and ligaments.
Low-impact workouts are an easy solution. They require you to have at least one foot on the ground while working out, which is easier on the joints and muscles.
It may take longer for you to lose weight, but the exercises are gentler on the body, so you won’t have a hard time moving the next morning. For those with exercise-induced asthma or arthritis, low-impact workouts can help you lose weight without exacerbating your condition.
30-Minute All Levels Dance Cardio Workout: Perfect For Spicing Up Your Workouts
Workouts get boring, even the ones that aren’t challenging. One way to keep it fun is by dancing. Dancing is an all-body cardio workout, toning everything from your abs and belly to your sides and thighs. While we’re not all gifted with coordination and grace, dancing from the comfort of home allows you to lose weight and have fun without fear of judgment.
This dance workout is ideal for those who might not have experience with dance. It ties elements of hip hop, jazz, and traditional cardio exercises to create an engaging but fat-burning half-hour workout.
If you get too tired, take a 10-minute break halfway through. Then, warm back up and finish the workout.
Yoga For Complete Beginners: Perfect For Early Morning Stretching
When you exercise, you need to alternate between aerobic and anaerobic workouts. Anaerobic exercises, like sprinting and cardio workouts, cause your body to produce more oxygen while you sweat. They build muscle and shed weight fast. Anaerobic exercises, like walking and yoga, help you recover from more strenuous workouts while retaining your progress.
In between your cardio workouts, try a 20-30 minute yoga session. This will prevent you from developing lactic acidosis, which can occur if you exercise too frequently without giving your body time to rest. It also improves your flexibility, mobility, and endurance.
Yoga can be daunting to those who aren’t flexible. This routine allows you to stretch and build flexibility from the bottom up. If you stick with it, you’ll find the exercises become easier. Eventually, you can transition to an intermediate yoga routine to further stretch your body.
2. Make Smart Diet Choices
Summer is the perfect time to swap out your heavily processed snacks and meals for something healthy (but just as delicious). While we all know to choose salads over burgers and skip dessert when we can, hidden calories are a significant source of weight gain for many adults. And they’re easier to overlook than you might think.
- Use mustard instead of mayo and ketchup. Mustard is low in calories, sugar, and preservatives, but high in flavor. There are dozens of flavor profiles to choose from, including honey, spicy, dijon, and traditional. When choosing mustard, be sure to avoid any that include high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, or inverted cane syrup, and try to limit the sugar per tablespoon to 10 grams or less.
- Swap sodas with homemade versions. Making your own version of your favorite drink is easier than you think. Create a simple syrup with equal parts water and a healthy sugar (stevia, xylitol, and monk fruit are ranked the highest). Then, add 1 tbsp to a glass of seltzer water.
From there, you can add juice from half of a lemon or lime and a few of your favorite frozen fruits. For a classic cream soda, add a splash of vanilla to your simple syrup and a little bit of cream to the glass. (Coconut cream is a great option). - Make your own chips. Thinly slice potatoes (purple has the lowest amount of sugar per serving) and bake in the oven at 400°F. For an easier and healthier snack, try kale chips or season and bake chickpeas for a crunchy snack.
- Swap dessert with fruit. For most of us, dessert is the culprit of our bulging waistlines. It’s too easy to enjoy a piece of cake or a big bowl of ice cream after dinner to cleanse our palate and fill us up the rest of the way. Instead of consuming empty carbs, try fruit instead. Berries are low in sugar but full of immunity-boosting antioxidants. And if you’re not a fruit fan, a single piece of dark chocolate is a good alternative.
- Eat at home most days. Drive-thrus are convenient, but they aren’t doing your weight or your health any favors. Make most of your meals at home, including lunch and dinner, and eat out only once or twice a week. Check allrecipes.com and foodnetwork.com for a wide variety of delicious recipes. If you’re worried about the cost, Tastemade’s show ‘Struggle Meals’ teaches you how to cook at home while staying on budget.
3. Try Trim & Fit
Sometimes, weight loss can seem like an impossible goal. Even when you’re doing everything right, you can still find yourself struggling to lose 20 or even 5 pounds—especially when you’re over 40. This is often due to metabolic dysfunction, a common condition that impacts adults with age.
Trim & Fit is a medically guided weight loss program designed to help you lose weight by addressing the symptoms of metabolic syndrome, including increased appetite, insulin resistance, and exercise intolerance. With the support of our team, you’ll get a customized weight loss solution that goes beyond weight to help you:
- Lose 15% of your body weight
- Decrease visceral fat (the most dangerous type)
- Enhance your memory and cognitive function
- Improve your quality of sleep
- Boost your sex drive
We understand how overwhelming weight loss can be, so we’ll be here with you every step of the way. And we’ll monitor your progress regularly based on your bloodwork, keeping you on track and aware of how much you’ve achieved.
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Send Those Extra Pounds Packing
Life is stressful enough without having to worry about your weight. At The Resurge Clinic, we have a team of physical trainers who specialize in helping you lose weight and keep it off.
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