Exercise reduces your appetite

According to a recent article in the Daily Mail, exercise has been shown in studies to reduce your appetite.

Apparently, just half an hour of aerobic exercise every day can make us feel less hungry.

One study found that perceived fullness was higher among participants after 12 weeks of aerobic training. Another study showed that women appeared less hungry on mornings when they walked on a treadmill for 45 minutes compared with mornings they didn’t.

However, it is very easy to fall into the habit of ‘rewarding’ yourself with extra food after a workout, even when you don’t actually feel hungry.

It is important to stay in tune with your body and not overeat just because you feel you should.  Keep a diary of when you exercise, what you eat and when you get hungry. It might reveal some interesting habits that you weren’t aware of!

If you prefer a high-tech approach perhaps you should consider investing in a health tracker such as the Fitbit Ultra Wireless Tracker.

The Fitbit Ultra monitors your activity all day to provide you with real-time feedback on steps, distance, calories burned, and stairs climbed to encourage you to walk more and be more active. It wirelessly uploads your data to Fitbit.com so you can gain deeper insight into your daily or monthly fitness and sleep levels with free online graphs and charts. On Fitbit.com, you can earn fitness badges, connect with friends to share and compete on fitness goals, or join the Fitbit community for advice and encouragement. So you can get fit- one step at a time!