It is the time for New Year’s Resolutions and the search for the next latest and greatest fitness routine. Inevitably you will come across articles and advertisements touting an easy way to lose weight. Some claim all you have to use is a certain piece of equipment a few times a week. Others claim a short easy workout will make the pounds melt away. Others still promise you the ideal physique through a special diet.
The truth is you need to both exercise and watch what you eat if you want to be healthy and look fit. The truth is following a nutritious diet and exercise sufficiently isn’t all that hard. But when you are starting a significant lifestyle change it can seem a formidable challenge. That is why we are drawn towards misleading claims which ultimately make it sound like we don’t need to make that much of a change at all.
Keep a few points in mind when looking for your new fitness routine. First off, you need to have a challenging workout program. That doesn’t mean it has to be a long workout, it just has to be sufficiently intense enough to cause your body to burn calories and your muscles to be stressed in order for you to get stronger.
Remember being strong doesn’t translate into to be huge. Think strength = toned muscles. It’s near impossible to get too big. Becoming a huge muscle freak is impossibly hard to do so don’t cop out of trying to get stronger by telling yourself you are afraid of becoming overly muscular. It just won’t happen.
So whether you use weights or just your own body weight, keep a track of your current strength levels and try to add more weight to the bar, or a few more reps to your exercises each week. As far as frequency is concerned, typically you want to exercise 4 times a week.
Second, you need to have a nutritious diet. That means eating 4 to 5 small meals a day composed of proteins, carbs, and healthy fats. Keep your cheat meals/treats to 10% of your diet. A good rule of thumb is to allow yourself 2 cheat meals and 1 cheat dessert a week. Don’t eat late (i.e. after 7pm). Don’t drink a lot of empty calories (pop, juice, milk). Try to consume more water than any other beverage.
Lastly, and most importantly, we all want our resolutions for fitness to be permanent changes. So don’t get discouraged if the weight doesn’t come falling off at first. Be patient. Track your progress (keep a daily diary of your exercise and diet). And if the results are coming fast enough make small adjustments to your workouts and your diet and see if that gets you the results you desire. A good idea is to keep the same routine and meal plan for 8 weeks before making any changes.
You can do it! Just be consistent and track your progress. Good luck!
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