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Small And Steady

Issue 122

By David Fairlamb, David Fairlamb Fitness

Small, consistent changes to your daily routine can create huge transformations. By building positive habits and sticking to them, you can improve your health, confidence, energy, and even your appearance.

If you start today, you can see noticeable results in just 120 days which will take you to August. That’s a short commitment for the amazing changes you can achieve when you stay consistent.

For some the thought of looking and feeling good this summer is a real incentive and making changes now will stop the panic three weeks before you go on holiday:

Simple changes that add up

15 push-ups a day – 1,800 push-ups in four months

Eat 200 fewer calories daily – Lose around seven pounds (24,000 calories saved)

Walk or run one mile a day – 120 miles, equivalent to over nine Great North Runs

Swap two biscuits for one – 9,500 fewer calories consumed

30 squats a day – 3,600 squats, building stronger legs

1-minute plank daily – two hours of cumulative planking

Climb 100 stairs a day – 11,200 stairs climbed in total

Cut alcohol from two glasses to one – 14,000 calories saved

Reduce bread from four slices to two daily – 120 fewer slices in four months

Eliminate one sugary drink a day- Over 1,200 teaspoons less sugar

40 crunches daily – 4,800 crunches (break into sets if needed)

Cut sugar from three daily coffees- 360 teaspoons less sugar and 57,600 calories saved

When you see the numbers add up, it becomes clear, small habits create big results.

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David’s summing up

Neglecting exercise or overindulging may gradually harm your health but the good news is, you don’t have to wait. You can take control today and feel fantastic in just a few months.

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