Fitness

Tips for getting back into shape after 40 years

I boost my motivation

• We claim pleasure

No question of no longer having a table with your spouse and/or children. Nothing worse for morale than leaving it alone: by getting frustrated, you expose yourself to compensatory compulsions. So we prepare light but tasty recipes and we all eat together!

• We remain realistic

At 40, difficult (if not impossible) to find the line of your 20 years. You have to be reasonable and aim for a weight corresponding to your morphology, your experience, and your lifestyle. It’s one you can reach and keep in the long run without having to tighten your belt all the time.

• We note his progress

Keeping a daily record on an app (like Yazio or MyFitnessPal, free on iPhone and Android) or in a notebook what you eat and drink, your sports sessions and your moods helps you take a step back and get there traveled. This allows you not to lie and keep control over what you do.

• We reward ourselves for their efforts

At each step taken (entering a 40, holding a week without cracking, running 30 min non-stop ...), we offer ourselves a little pleasure: a scented tea, a beauty salon, a garment, a book ... It is important to welcome the results obtained.

• We brief those around us

Friends, children, spouse ... everyone must be on the same wavelength to form "the winning team"! Having the support of loved ones is important, especially in times of discouragement. You can also join a community on the Web (Know how to lose weight, for example).

• We see ourselves as we are

For that, we test the self-hypnosis: after taking stock of his motivations (being light, pretty in a swimsuit ...), we close our eyes, calm, we visualize a big clear and a realistic image representing ourselves in the train to live this moment of pleasure, we zoom in on the image, we feel these sensations and we open our eyes when it is satisfactory.

• We encourage each other

It's basic, but it works: we note on our diary or Post-it® in bright colors all the little sentences or quotes that we would like to hear ourselves say: "You're going to get there", "Go ahead, you are the best! "," Your efforts are starting to pay off "... And we repeat them out loud in difficult times.

• We value our results

The first pounds are starting to take off? We support her transformation by daring sexier and more colorful clothes, by offering care reshaping in an institute, by applying make-up, changing her hairstyle ... New weight, new woman, prettier, more desirable!

I compensate in family

I can also lose calories by playing with children.

• 45 min of pétanque = 90 calories = 1 glass of soda

• 1 hour bike ride = 340 calories = 1 strawberry donut

• 45 min of rollerskates = 300 calories = 1 tray of fries

• 30 min of perched cat = 250 calories = 1 pain au chocolat

• 20 min of ping-pong = 80 calories = 30 g of camembert

• 15 min jump rope = 150 calories = 1 nice handful of crisps