Showing posts with label exercises for weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label exercises for weight loss. Show all posts

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Are your exercise workouts getting you fit?

Are you getting fit? Is your exercise workout program getting you to your goals? If not, you might not be giving your muscles enough variety.

Just like our brains, our muscles need variety to keep them challenged. Your workouts should include cardio exercise, strength-training and stretching. Yes, it's allright to emphasize one more than the other, but you should practice all 3 throughout the week.

Bob Harper, personal trainer for the Biggest Loser TV series, shares a tip about varying your workout:



If your weight loss seems to have plateaued, change your cardio workout. If you aren't getting the tone and curves you want, increase your weight and decrease the number of repetitions you do. And if you are feeling sore or stiff, you need to focus more on stretching.

Vary at least one component of your exercise routine every 4-6 weeks. For great results with little change, simply reverse the order of your exercises. If you always do your strength-training after your cardio, then strength-train first. If you always stretch last, stretch in the middle of the workout. Just some small changes can make a big difference and get you over that hill!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Top Weight Loss Exercises: Lose weight fast with just these 3

In January, most magazines feature their "secrets" to quick weight loss, and the exercises that "they discovered" to get you there. But in truth, we know which few exercises will help you lose weight fastest. They use the biggest muscle groups, which means you burn the most calories. Then, your body knows what to do. Read this article to learn the 3 simple ones you need to get weight-loss results faster:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Exercises-For-Weight-Loss---You-Only-Need-These-3-Exercises-For-Fast-Results&id=1854433

You've heard them before, haven't you? It's not a complicated formula, and no magazine "just uncovered" these from a vault. The 3 exercises in the article are high calorie-burners and big metabolism-boosters. If you have a few "holiday pounds" to lose, you need to focus on those 3!