When I was in university, I didn’t pay much attention on my diet and I gained 10 pounds within a month. After realizing I need to lose weight and keep healthy, I started jogging every night. I choose nighttime because the sunlight was too strong in the afternoon and I have courses in the morning. I usually jog with one of my best friends and we would listen to some music while jogging. After exercising, we would stretch our muscles. At the beginning, I thought it would be both challenging and exhausting, but I gradually found out that jogging is the easiest way for beginners as it doesn’t require any specific special facility. I just downloaded an app called KEEP2TrackMyProgress and motivated myself. At the time, I could run 10 kilometers within a single session. After one month, not only did I successfully lose weight but also won the first place in a 100 meter competition. I think it’s quite an effective way to lose weight, but I think if you want to burn fat successfully, you need to do it continuously. Even now, I do jogging occasionally not only for health but also to improve the quality of sleep. Every time after jogging, I would find that I could sleep more simply.
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When I was in university, I didn't pay much attention to my diet, and I gained 10 pounds within a month. After realizing I needed to lose weight and stay healthy, I started jogging every night. I chose nighttime because the sunlight was too strong in the afternoon, and I had courses in the morning. I usually jogged with one of my best friends, and we would listen to some music while jogging. After exercising, we would stretch our muscles. At the beginning, I thought it would be both challenging and exhausting, but I gradually found out that jogging is the easiest way for beginners, as it doesn't require any special facilities. I just downloaded an app called KEEP to track my progress and motivated myself. At the time, I could run 10 kilometers in a single session. After one month, not only did I successfully lose weight, but I also won first place in a 100-meter competition. I think it's quite an effective way to lose weight, but I believe if you want to burn fat successfully, you need to do it continuously. Even now, I jog occasionally, not only for health but also to improve the quality of my sleep. Every time after jogging, I find that I can sleep more easily.
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