Help! How can I lose weight with chronic hip pain?

Answer: Yes, alot of the pain is worsened by the excess weight! You will have to go through the "Good pain" by walking 30+ min/day increasing time until the pain decreases. Bad pain injures us sometimes permanently, good pain helps us recover & is temporary! You have to sweat & do some resistance training physical & mental/motivational! I have discovered that 90% of fitness is motivational/mental & can be trained w/ sets & reps of mental resistance training! This is the "Missing link" of Fitness; The Future of fitness!

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• Is exercise necessary? You bet it is! According to the Surgeon General: "Lack of exercise is the #1 health concern facing this country." That's right. Greater than cancer, A.I.D.S. or heart disease.
• Is exercise necessary? Every single fitness coach or athletic trainer would agree that: "Sport Specific" weight training will improve, enhance and generally give the athlete a competitive edge.
• Is exercise necessary? Take off your clothes and take a good look in the mirror. Wouldn't you like a leaner, more fit body?

Hey! There is good news. It has never been more fun, easier or faster to get in shape. The fitness industry hasn't been asleep for the last ten years. Fitness is now a ten billion dollar a year business. With all that money around, doctors, scientists, engineers and trainers have come up with fun, user friendly, high tech equipment, that will get results fast. Combine this hardware with the fact that 20 years of research studies has now come to bear fruit. The current knowledge available in the field of nutrition will blow you away. There is no magic bullet, but there are a lot of bee-bees! We now know exactly how and why the body stores fat. The right combination of proper eating habits and the correct exercise program will get results fast. In most cases, significant results will occur within 30 days. Enough to motivate you to continue and achieve your goal.

Reap the rewards of personal training. According to the American Council on Exercise, it is the novice exerciser who may find a personal trainer most valuable. Working with a personal trainer for a few sessions is often all it takes for most people to feel comfortable with independent exercise. The following describes the most common services offered to those beginning an exercise program.

1. Goals Assessment: An evaluation of your long term fitness goals is broken down into written down short term goals, results & successes (by keeping a fitness journal) to help keep you motivated (Motivation is 80% of achieving success!!!)
2. Personalized Progressive Program of Exercise & Physical Fitness Balance: An individualized exercise program is designed based on the individual's fitness evaluation results and personal fitness and health goals.
3. Motivational Monitering: Analyzing & progressively adjusting RESULTS & GOALS from journal reports 3x/wk., mixed with some motivation & inspiration! Coaching supervision keeps you on track for the best possible fitness results & successes!!!

Steps 1+2+3 ==>Fitness Balance & Lifestyle Changes!

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Tips #1: Everything In Moderation
When it comes to exercise we each determine what we can or cannot do, and how hard we push ourselves. Some follow the all-or-nothing principle, believing that if exercise for is good for you it has to be hard, even painful. Then along came last year's Surgeon General's
Report on Physical Activity, detailing the benefits of moderate physical activity. It was then that people began questioning exactly what "moderate activity" means.

Tips #2: You Don't Have to Put Out a Lot to Gain a Lot
This perceived exertion scale shows you how little exertion is required to benefit from regular physical activity. It is used by exercisers to rate their exertion during any type of fitness program. Exercise rated in the 11 to 15 range is enough to improve cardiovascular condition. But even less than that - exertion rated in the 8 to 12 range, which is very light to moderate activity - can bring many health benefits.

Tips #3: Limitless Options
There are few limitations on what types of activities you can do at a moderate intensity. The Surgeon General's Report includes a recommendation that everyone accumulate 30 minutes or more of physical activity on most or all days of the week. Brisk walking is the most popular choice since it can easily be incorporated into a busy day, has low injury rates, doesn't require special skills or equipment, and can be done by anyone at any age. But don't forget the things you do everyday. Gardening provides a multitude of opportunities for improving muscle strength, as does waxing the car or vacuuming the carpet. One of the appealing aspects of this type of exercise program is that the amount of exercise you need to accumulate can be adapted according to the length of time, intensity or frequency with which you exercise. To see an example of how activities measure up to one another in relation to time and intensity, see the box to the left.

Tips #4: The Road Ahead
Now that you know physical activity need not be overly strenuous to be beneficial, it's time to get started. To insure that you're able to stick with exercise, choose activities you enjoy that can easily become part of your routine. Begin slowly, giving the body time to adjust, and work up to the desired amount and intensity. If you have any chronic health problems, or are at risk for any (e.g., heart disease, diabetes, obesity), consult with your physician before starting any activity.
(www.acefitness.org)

• Washing and waxing a car for 45-60 minutes
• Washing windows or floors for 45-60 minutes
• Playing volleyball for 45 minutes
• Playing touch football for 30-45 minutes
• Gardening for 30-45 minutes
• Wheeling self in wheelchair for 30-40 minutes
• Walking 1 3/4 miles in 35 minutes (20 min/mile)
• Basketball (shooting baskets) for 30 minutes
• Bicycling 5 miles in 30 minutes
• Dancing fast (social) for 30 minutes
• Pushing a stroller 1 1/2 miles in 30 minutes
• Raking leaves for 30 minutes
• Walking 2 miles in 30 minutes (15 min/mile)
• Water aerobics for 30 minutes
• Swimming laps for 20 minutes
• Wheelchair basketball for 20 minutes
• Basketball (playing a game) for 15-20 minutes

Reprinted from the Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health Perceived EXERTION SCALE

• 6 Rest
• 7 Very, very light
• 8
• 9 Very light
• 10
• 11 Fairly light
• 12
• 13 Somewhat hard
• 14
• 15 Hard
• 16
• 17 Very hard
• 18
• 19 Very, very hard
• 20