When we work out, our heart becomes healthier, and our bodies are less fragile. An added bonus is a faster metabolism, which means your weight might drop more while you sleep. From our personal experience, eating habits is the majority of what impact weight loss, not as much working out. Both, however, are essential for longevity.

1. Sneak in ways to keep moving each day. Try walking or biking regularly to move the body. If your destination is less than a 5-minute drive, consider leaving earlier and walking there. This is especially nice for a dinner place because afterwards you get to walk off some of the food.
2. Occasionally get the heart pumping. Occasionally do a harder workout to get the heart pumping and a sweat going. It’s like using an appliance or machinery regularly to make sure it doesn’t rust.
3. Build eating habits first before work out habits. It can be chaotic to have too many goals at once. Try building healthy eating habits for the first 3 months, and then try out workout routines after. Be careful that your weight might not go down right after a workout. In fact, you might end up eating more. Eating impacts your weight more than working out. 
4. Get the heart pumping a little bit faster, but pushing yourself too hard out of pride or competitiveness will lead to injury. When working out, aim to not push yourself to the limit and get injured. Get the heart pumping and call it a win. Get stronger slowly so the body has time to adapt. If your body is sore from yesterday’s work out, take it easy so that your body has time to recover.
5. Wear a smart watch and track with friends. We have found success adding a friend on the Apple Watch and keeping an eye on each other’s step count. It can be motivating to walk that extra loop around the neighborhood when you’re not feeling like it.