Losing weight initially with any exercise program and healthy eating habits at first seems easy. Seeing results right away is great motivation. But if your fat loss starts to slow down and you don't see the visible effects it's hard to continue.
Don't lose faith. It's normal to lose weight quickly in the beginning and slow down after some time. It seems harder. Adding variety and increasing your intensity temporarily may just be what your body needs. Reaching a 100% or your fat burning goals is achievable and you can keep it off with smart training and a proper diet.
Sometimes the difficulty in shedding those last few pounds may be because of lack of persistence. You may say that you're happy with what you've accomplished so far and tend to slack off and go back to your old habits. You start to give up before you reach your final goal.
Beware of giving up or slacking off before you reach your final goal, as this will have negative long term effects. Stick to your plans until you have met your initial goal and you'll develop a great habit of following through and you'll also get a positive morale boost.
Most of the time the problem isn't that you don't work hard enough but that you may just be training wrong. Cardio alone is a great way to burn extra calories but not the best way. Strength training with long rests between exercises can be inefficient use of your time and less effective in burning fat.
One of the most common mistakes is performing the same routine for more than 6 weeks. Burning fat requires a combination of both resistance and cardio but also adding variety and increasing intensity.
Performing the same exercise routing for more than 6 weeks leads to a plateau because your muscles adapt by being more efficient. Therefor your body requires less energy to perform the same routine which in turn burns less calories. So it's crucial to add variety and vary your intensity.
If you walk everyday for example at the same pace and for the same amount of time, try increasing your pace for a few minutes or walking for a little longer than usual. Challenge yourself each time by increasing your pace a little or walking for just a little longer each time.
Don't perform the same exercises with the same intensity for more than 4 to 6 weeks. Make sure to add some variety by trying different exercises and adding intensity as they exercises become easier. This way you'll keep your body challenged and continue to burn fat and keep it off. - 15266
Don't lose faith. It's normal to lose weight quickly in the beginning and slow down after some time. It seems harder. Adding variety and increasing your intensity temporarily may just be what your body needs. Reaching a 100% or your fat burning goals is achievable and you can keep it off with smart training and a proper diet.
Sometimes the difficulty in shedding those last few pounds may be because of lack of persistence. You may say that you're happy with what you've accomplished so far and tend to slack off and go back to your old habits. You start to give up before you reach your final goal.
Beware of giving up or slacking off before you reach your final goal, as this will have negative long term effects. Stick to your plans until you have met your initial goal and you'll develop a great habit of following through and you'll also get a positive morale boost.
Most of the time the problem isn't that you don't work hard enough but that you may just be training wrong. Cardio alone is a great way to burn extra calories but not the best way. Strength training with long rests between exercises can be inefficient use of your time and less effective in burning fat.
One of the most common mistakes is performing the same routine for more than 6 weeks. Burning fat requires a combination of both resistance and cardio but also adding variety and increasing intensity.
Performing the same exercise routing for more than 6 weeks leads to a plateau because your muscles adapt by being more efficient. Therefor your body requires less energy to perform the same routine which in turn burns less calories. So it's crucial to add variety and vary your intensity.
If you walk everyday for example at the same pace and for the same amount of time, try increasing your pace for a few minutes or walking for a little longer than usual. Challenge yourself each time by increasing your pace a little or walking for just a little longer each time.
Don't perform the same exercises with the same intensity for more than 4 to 6 weeks. Make sure to add some variety by trying different exercises and adding intensity as they exercises become easier. This way you'll keep your body challenged and continue to burn fat and keep it off. - 15266
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