How Can I Increse My Physical Activity?

So i am on a diet, and i pretty much am set on the whole diet thing. I changed my lifestyle from just going crazy to only now having 1800 calories. I am 17 by the way. I live in the south and it is VERY rural. We have 6 acres and the good thing is that it is all UP HILL! so it gives a great work out! My first 4 months of dieting i walked it up every day and lost 25 lbs. I know the deal that eventually you need to "step it up" to lose more, but I really dont have the supplies or the money to do it. All i have is the hill, my exercise bike, and a pool (only in summer obviously), Gyms are way too far and I dont have the money to buy expensive exercise equipment. I want to stick with this and lose weight so please help =]

You don't need any equipment at all to get a good workout. Don't you watch the Biggest Loser? They do lots of workouts without equipment. The best thing you have is the hill. So, if you used to walk it, now you need to walk/run it. Or run up and walk down. Swimming laps is one of the greatest cardio workouts there is. If you swim laps continuously for an hour, you can burn 500-700 calories! The exercise bike would be great too. Can you adjust the tension on it? Why don't you amp up your workout by doing 20 minutes on the hill, 20 minutes on the bike, and 20 minutes, swimming laps? Do all of this at an intensity that will have you sweating and huffing and puffing.

Congrats on the first 25 pounds! Here's to the second act!

You'll find lots of helpful info. on this site in addition to printable exercise and food logs. Good luck!

well if you have a friend (i know this sounds really childish) get a really good skateboard and sit on it or sit on your belly/back and go downhill and its a blast. then walk uphill and repeat for 10 times. you should be tired and its fun. i love doing this.:))