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this section of the Web site, you will learn how to use your Self-control
to help you gain control gain control over their leisure time activities.
To get a good picture of how to use Self-control, let’s look
at an example.
Example: Your teacher
tells you that an important test will be coming up in two weeks
and that you should start studying now because there will be a
lot of material on the test. Now, being that two weeks is a long
time in teen years, you don’t worry about the test at that
moment but actually end up waiting one week and five days- TWO
days before the test! So you stay up late for two nights in a
row trying to cram half of the textbook into your short-term memory.
You manage to get a “C” on the test but know deep
down inside that if you truly applied yourself, you would have
gotten an “A”.
Now if you can compare yourself to the
situation above, you would probably be a typical Procrastinator-
a person who puts important things off until the last minute (Don’t
feel lonely- I’m actually talking from my own experience!!).
Find out what one university has to say about OVERCOMING
PROCRASTINATION
Although the example above dealt with planning your study habits
for a test for School, you can apply the same set-up to how you
have to plan out your walking habits to in order obtain the best
health out of this enormous test called LIFE!! It’s up to
you to make the decision NOW about how well you want to live later
in life. Just like studying for the test, many of us will say
we will walk more to exercise, but there’s only one sure
way to ensure that we will continue to do what we planned- by
keeping track of what we’re doing!!!
The best way to keep track of your progress
would be to start what is called “a walking log”.
It is up to you to decide for how long you want to keep track
of your walking, whether weekly, or monthly. Here are some examples
of monthly and weekly Walking Logs
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Monthly LOG
* Weekly
Log
While you are tracking your walking progress,
it will help you to keep track of some other things as well to
get a better picture of how your walking is affecting your health
You should always get into the habit of checking your heart rate
as well as setting your target heart rate.
Learn
how to check Heart rate and set target Heart rate
Other
healthful measurements that you should keep your eyes on are your
Body Mass Index (BMI) and your Body fat percentage. Now since
these values take a long time to change, they should be checked
no earlier than every three months in order to see a major change.
However, it is important to know that you shouldn’t compare
the two, for they tell you different things about your health
What’s
the difference with your BMI/ Body fat?
Your Body Mass Index is based on your height and weight is a screening
tool used to monitor and detect if you have an increased risk
of health or nutritional disorders.
What’s
my BMI?
Your Body fat percentage is based on how much of the weight on
your body is fat tissue compared to Lean tissue. So if you minus
your body fat value from 100, you have your lean tissue percentage.
What’s
my Body Fat?
After
you visited the links to check out your body fat and BMI, whether
you are happy or angry at your results, don’t get use to
looking at the numbers you saw. Why? Because they can change depending
on YOU!!! Earlier, you read about keeping a walking log to stay
active. In order to get the most of your Walking Log, you must
set goal’s for walking to reach a desired activity level.
For
Example: If you started walking today and you were tired
after 15 minutes- That’s OK- That will be your starting
point. Set your first goal to walk 15 minutes a day for two weeks.
After the two weeks, if the 15 minutes a day that you are walking
becomes easy, set your next goal for 25 minutes a day for the
next two weeks. The main secret about setting goals is to always
present your body with a physical challenge! If it becomes too
easy, you’ll get bored, drop out, and you will not get to
see any results!
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