| 7 New Ways to Improve Your Body Image | | | | improve our health. New exercise techniques have |
| The way you see yourself has a major effect on the | | | | been developed to more efficiently use our bodies to |
| way you feel. If you think of yourself as attractive, if | | | | get into shape. |
| you have good body image, then you will feel better | | | | 4. Rebounding, using mini trampolines, is a breakthrough |
| and act with more confidence in the world. As the | | | | technology for exercise and fitness. The Needak |
| saying goes, you are as pretty as you feel. | | | | rebounder is one such mini trampoline. This equipment |
| There are many steps you can take to improve your | | | | uses the force of gravity to provide health benefits. As |
| body image. Some of these are in the mind, changing | | | | you jump, you experience weightlessness at the top |
| the way you think about yourself and your | | | | of the jump, acceleration as you descend, and |
| appearance, and some are in the body, taking those | | | | enhanced gravity as you land on the Needak |
| steps to get yourself into shape and improve your | | | | rebounder. The effect is to stimulate the body in ways |
| health. | | | | that conventional exercises don't. |
| 1. The first thing you'll want to do is start steering your | | | | 5. Of course, whether eating right or exercising, you'll |
| thoughts away from the negative to the positive. If you | | | | keep your motivation high if you have people to share |
| miss a workout routine one day, don't get discouraged | | | | your successes with. Joining support groups for fitness |
| and start thinking about how you've disappointed | | | | and health are a great way to get positive feedback |
| yourself, think about how many workout routines | | | | for your efforts and improve your body image. Getting |
| you've actually made. Emphasize your successes, not | | | | a gym membership and taking fitness classes can |
| your disappointments. | | | | make staying healthy fun. |
| 2. If you want to improve your body image by | | | | 6. You'll want to develop your other interests outside |
| improving your fitness, find ways to make getting fit | | | | of staying fit as well. A hobby or volunteer work gives |
| fun. If a workout is something you have to drag | | | | you contact with other people or a nice break from |
| yourself to, then maybe you need to change how you | | | | the stresses of modern living. As recent research has |
| workout. Do you know how many calories a nice | | | | proven, a happy mind and a happy body go hand in |
| swim can burn off? A lot! Dancing is a fantastic | | | | hand. |
| aerobic workout. Enjoying yourself is a sure way to | | | | 7. Finally, sometimes trying something new is a great |
| improve your body image. | | | | way to boost your mood and your body image. Take |
| 3. Technology and science have provided us with | | | | a class, try a new workout routine, take a trip |
| many new ways of getting in shape. Scientists have | | | | somewhere you've never been. Treat yourself to a |
| studied the way such substances as omega-3, found | | | | new haircut, some new clothes. Being kind to yourself |
| in many foods, can boost our immune systems and | | | | is essential to improving your body image. |