Weight Loss for Teens - Understanding How to Lose Weight

The most common question I get from young people (and everyone, really) is like losing fat in specific areas. All store excess fat in certain places (we can thank our genes for that matter), and seems less and less desirable locations, including:

    * Hips
    * Butt
    * Thighs
    * Belly
    * Waist
    * Upper back
    * Chest

Then, you can lose fat from these areas and, if so, what exercises are most effective? The truth is that the reduction does not work. This means that hundreds of crunches to get flat abs leg lifts and squats for the legs do not work fine. So if this does not work, what?

To lose weight we must burn more calories than you eat and let your body decide where the fat comes out. The most effective way to do this is through diet and exercise.

*** Exercise ***
One way to control calories is to move more with the addition of two vigorous exercise and general activity throughout the day. The guidelines issued by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends at least one hour of physical activity per day and up to several hours a day for most children and adolescents. Activities can include things like:

    * Bike Ride
    * Skateboards or roller skates
    * Swimming
    * Dancing
    * Walk or run
    * Sport
    * Wheels of Fire

You burn more calories at any time you can leave the TV or computer and move your body, helping to reduce weight. The key is:

    * Choose things you like. If you are not a team sport or outdoor activities, look for videos or video games drive fitness, such as Dance Dance Revolution.
    * Have regular habit. Try to set aside time for exercise every day to be part of your routine.
    * Find ways to move more. Make extra laps at the mall, walk to the house of his friend, or turn on the radio and dance around your room. Finding ways to move more to add to burn calories and stay healthy.
    * Ask for help. If you want to exercise but do not know where to begin, talk to your parents to see if you can join a gym, working with a trainer, or exercise with them on a daily basis.


*** Attention to the calories ***
In addition to being more active, watch what you eat is another important element of weight loss. You may find it useful to enlist the help of his family and friends. If your parents are responsible for buying food, you may need to talk to them to make healthier choices or participate in the selection of food and prepare meals for themselves. Other ways to reduce the calories are not necessary:

    * Watch your drink more soft drink, juice and sports drinks can be loaded. Replace with water and save a lot of calories.
    * The total fruit and vegetables, more fruits and vegetables are rich in fiber and nutrients, low in calories. This means that it fills faster and eat less. Try to have fruit as snacks or before meals to reduce calories without feeling hungry.
    * Avoid fast food, there is nothing wrong with having a burger and fries once in a while, but do not have this type of food every day. Making a treatment that was only occasionally.
    * Avoid eating snacks in the afternoon blind If you're hungry, keep healthy snacks, avoiding sweets, biscuits and other tempting sweets. Also, pay attention to different you can eat, such as boredom, fatigue or the blues. Emotional eating is worse, not make their problems disappear.

Eat regularly throughout the day is also important to keep your metabolism and your body fueled by what they do.