How to Get in Shape
Jimmie Simmons
Professor Neissner
Eng 100
Oct 7, 2012
How To Get In Shape Many people are struggling with a very serious epidemic in the United States today. That epidemic would be obesity. If we do not start doing something about this 75% of our children will be overweight. Getting in shape definitely takes a lot of will power and determination. The hardest thing about getting in shape is the initial motivation needed to get started. I have been an avid weight lifter for the past 8 years and I am very knowledgeable on the topic of getting in shape. The first step to getting in shape is to find a diet that suits the subjects body type, the second step to getting in shape is to set up a lifting program suitable for the subject’s time and strength, and finally the subject will need to set up a cardio routine that is not too intense for someone to endure. Dieting can be the hardest thing for someone to do. What we put into our bodies is the most essential part of getting in shape. Someone who is already overweight should not be eating high calorie foods. A good caloric intake for one day should be no more than 2,000 calories. The person or persons attempting to diet should first start out in the morning with a low calorie meal or a protein shake to jump start their day. Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. Dieting is not supposed to feel like starvation; in reality a person should feel full all day. The way to maintain the full feeling is eating about six times throughout the day. That does not mean six full course meals either. Breakfast should be eaten around 6:00 a.m. The next 4 meals should be eaten every three hours after breakfast. Those meals should be a very low calorie snack for example tuna and crackers or a salad. The last meal of the day should be a decent sized portion to hold a person over until the morning, keeping in mind that they should not eat after 7:00 p.m. The second step is finding a weight lifting
Professor Neissner
Eng 100
Oct 7, 2012
How To Get In Shape Many people are struggling with a very serious epidemic in the United States today. That epidemic would be obesity. If we do not start doing something about this 75% of our children will be overweight. Getting in shape definitely takes a lot of will power and determination. The hardest thing about getting in shape is the initial motivation needed to get started. I have been an avid weight lifter for the past 8 years and I am very knowledgeable on the topic of getting in shape. The first step to getting in shape is to find a diet that suits the subjects body type, the second step to getting in shape is to set up a lifting program suitable for the subject’s time and strength, and finally the subject will need to set up a cardio routine that is not too intense for someone to endure. Dieting can be the hardest thing for someone to do. What we put into our bodies is the most essential part of getting in shape. Someone who is already overweight should not be eating high calorie foods. A good caloric intake for one day should be no more than 2,000 calories. The person or persons attempting to diet should first start out in the morning with a low calorie meal or a protein shake to jump start their day. Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. Dieting is not supposed to feel like starvation; in reality a person should feel full all day. The way to maintain the full feeling is eating about six times throughout the day. That does not mean six full course meals either. Breakfast should be eaten around 6:00 a.m. The next 4 meals should be eaten every three hours after breakfast. Those meals should be a very low calorie snack for example tuna and crackers or a salad. The last meal of the day should be a decent sized portion to hold a person over until the morning, keeping in mind that they should not eat after 7:00 p.m. The second step is finding a weight lifting