Starting Exercise Over 40 Continued #10

When you start an exercise program, know that it will likely help you with weight loss, but don't obsess over the weight. Weight loss may be very slow and if that is the primary reason you are exercising, you are setting yourself up for failure. When the weight loss is slow or nonexistent, you sill stop exercising.

Here's the bottom line, there are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat. If you walk for 30 minutes and burn 200 calories, it will take you about 18 days to burn off that 1 pound of fat. This is why people get discouraged and stop exercising.

Think about the health benefits not in terms of weight, but in terms of decreasing your risk for Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

In addition, exercise helps you sleep better and fell healthier and stong.