I am up early (as usual....I have, in fact, turned into my father) and I am noticing that it remains darker outside now in the early mornings than earlier summer. Also, getting a bit darker earlier at night. If we were to fast forward several months, it will be much daker earlier and later, as well as colder temperatures. Okay, so why the discussion about sunrise and sunset times? The answer: a number of people do their exercise by walking either before work or after. Clearly, when it is bright, mild, etc., one feels better about throwing the shorts on, taking a nice walk, seeing the sunrise or the sunset, and burning those calories. However, when it is dark and cold, that alarm clock goes off to remind you to get up and exercise and you are tempted to shut it off and stay under the covers.
The point here is that I am imploring everyone who is trying to lose weight to "plan" their exercise times accounting for the changes in the season. If someone tells me "I like to walk", then I know that come winter, the person will not be doing this outside, and unless they have a gym membershi or a treadmill in their home, that person will not exercise much during the winter. Treadmills/elliptical machines are GREAT to have in your home. You do not have to get dressed in your winter garb and go to the gym...you have the ability to just get up and go to yor rec room, basement or wherever you have your equipment, and get that workout in. For the long term success in keeping weight off, routine exercise is incredibly important.
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