Thursday, January 1, 2009

You Can Lose Weight Naturally With Qigong

By Steve Jones

Is your weight affecting your health, maybe it is just a bit harder to climb the stairs or chase after your toddler when they run after the dog. There are usually signs in your every day life that tell you it is time to look at losing some of the extra weight you have been carrying.

No matter who you ask everyone seems to have a different idea on how you should lose the extra weight. Most people seem to have something that you need to stop eating, start eating or eat only on a certain day. I have tried just about every variation of diets out there and it just doesn't work. You need to make a permanent change in your lifestyle to not only be able to lose weight but to keep the weight off.

Qigong is not some new fad, millions of people have been using it for thousands of years. Many of them practice it every day to help keep their life in balance, losing weight with qigong isn't the only reason to take it up but it certainly can't hurt.

So many Americans carry around enough additional pounds for them to be considered morbidly obese, this means that their life is being shortened by their weight. The normal way people try to lose weight is by going on some crazy strict diet, which is so strict that they can't stay on it for more than a week or two. Qigong can help you change your mindset as well as allowing you to learn easy to follow exercises that will help you lose weight and regain your health.

Your weight probably took years to increase from a comfortable weight to the point it is at today where you have finally come to realize that it is time to do something about it. The thing that you really need to realize is that only a change in your lifestyle will enable you to not only lose the extra weight but to make sure it doesn't come back again.

Once you decide that you are going to lose weight the normal thing is to make some huge list of goals, covering just about everything possible and they distract you so you end up achieving none of them. Make one goal, I am going to lose 10lbs with qigong over the next month. once you have achieved that goal then you can set yourself the next goal.

Qigong is a natural and healthy way to lose weight and live your life, it isn't some fad that Dr's will find is actually doing as much harm as good at some time in the future. Taking part in one diet and then doing a different one a month later is not good for your body. Your body and your mind need consistency and a permanently healthy lifestyle will help them in that aspect.

Making qigong a part of your weight loss regime is probably one of the best ideas you can make. You are now taking charge of your life and your weight loss will come if you stick with your qigong program. - 16463

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