Nowdays, the diet program no longer monotonous. According to Marjorie Nolan, RD, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, social networks like Facebook and Twitter has become one of the new media to deliver us to the ideal body shape. "Technology has offered a practical way to get millions of tips, tricks, and motivation to lose weight fast. And now both the social network becomes a sort of new diet teacher. "
More programs of this digital diet happened because we are getting rid of gadgets that make it easier to get information. "Almost all people from accessing Facebook or Twitter. Not to mention the smartphone or tablet screens that allow them to download a variety of applications diet program, "said Nolan.
Here are five benefits that we can get from social networking, to make us have a proportionate body is desired.
When we write a status or tweet what to target our diet, many people will cheer. In fact, according to Rachel Meltzer Warren, RD, a nutritionist who lives in New York, friends or followers who read your status and is undergoing a diet, will quickly find a friend to lead a struggle discard fat. "And when we managed to throw the first 4.5 kg, will be a lot of people who come celebrate with us." This is what makes us more excited to do the diet.
Social networking has made a personal story to the attention of the community. And Warren called it a new way to show concern towards healthy living community. "At this time also being carried out research to see how technology such as social networking can help teenagers want to live healthy and have an ideal weight," Warren added.
2. Sharing success stories in the online journal Health
Some magazines, like Prevention Indonesia, has facilities Journal of Health which is a personal journal to record or tip healthy challenge that we face when undergoing a diet program. The journal is also equipped with a food diary to record food and beverages we enjoy every day. That way, we will be more aware of themselves to provide for the correct amount of calories needed. Not only that, the Journal of Health also comes with a healthy activity to record a whole series of sports that we have done.
Journal of Healthy Bonus is "online diary" this would be more consistent for us to undergo a diet program. The other readers can help provide input or motivation, so it felt like I was doing a diet program together. And this according to Nolan is the most effective way to make yourself stay on track during a diet program.
3. Our smartphone is a personal trainer.
Need help to calculate how many calories we have enjoyed until this afternoon? No need to bother looking for a doctor of nutrition to find out, because now so many applications available that allows us to calculate the nutrients and calories we will consume. There was even an application that tells how far to step foot when walking exercise in the afternoon.
The advantages of these applications are, they are made with very specific diets so that all our targets can be achieved with ease. According to the Pew Research Center, currently nearly 15 percent of the smartphone has been providing various types of applications for healthy living, including diet program. "We can start the application download calorie counter, step counter foot, until the food nutrition info that we will enjoy," said Nolan.
Even Nolan recalled, there is one application cravings Manager who will remind us through excerpts healthy, that we should think twice about giving up on appetite. "So when we set the time 5 minutes on that application, then every 5 minutes or so excerpts will appear healthy so that we feel are always encouraged to apply a healthy diet.
4. Record all traces of fat we are.
Interactive online facility is also simple, and serves as an effective reminder. For example when we try an application that stores our weight from the start, was, until the diet is finished. Online application system that enables us to see it periodically, so always remember the targets to be achieved.
5. E-mail chain that motivated.
A UK study found a fact, respondents who received an email from nutrition experts feel motivated to undergo diet programs more easily. Because when an e-mail, the respondent can easily apply what the nutritionist suggested. "It's like a direct consultation, it's just a different medium. But this way it allows them to interact more freely again with a nutritionist or personal trainer, "said Nolan.
Let's begin to take advantage of technological sophistication that is, with such a diet will be more varied and more enjoyable. So we not only pay the monthly dues of smartphone facilities, but also make our intentions healthy life much easier.
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