Easy Fitness Tips For You

I know it is no secret that many women, and men, in our society are struggling to find better habits and get in better shape.

Because of this there is no shortage of fitness tips online.

The real problem is trying to separate the good tips from the bad or useless tips .

Hopefully I can help with that a little bit. In this article I will give you several fitness tips that I know work, because I’ve used them myself and have had great results.

And, as always, I have to remind you that you have to talk to your doctor before you start any type of diet or exercise program to make sure you are healthy enough.

Follow These Fitness Tips:

1. Remember that it takes about 3 weeks (just 21 days) to retrain your brain. In this time you can get rid of a bad habit and replace it with a good habit. Knowing that you can make big changes in such a short time might be all you need to keep you going.

Take the next 3 weeks, mark the time off on your calender, and make a point of changing one aspect of your daily life. It doesn’t matter what you target, some aspect of your workout or some aspect of your diet, but start with just one for now.

Once you have gotten through the 3 weeks and you have made that change permanent, or close to permanent, you can do the same thing for the next diet or exercise issue that you have.

2. Women, you will not accidentally “bulk up” if you lift weights. Let’s put that myth to bed right now. But, you need some form of resistance training.

When you lift moderate weights you can build lean muscle, no not enough to look bulky (just the opposite in fact. If your body has a lot of lean muscle it actually acts kind of like a girdle and holds you in all over. It actually can make you look slimmer!) you will be increasing your metabolism.

That means that no matter what you are doing during your day, and even during your night, you will be burning more calories. That workout will stay with you a lot longer and you will get the benefits 24 / 7.

By doing resistance training you are also increasing your  chances of not getting osteoporosis and other health issues as you age.

3. To lose weight… eat more. Sounds weird doesn’t it? But it works. Of course, I don’t mean eat a bunch of junk all the time, in order for this to work you have to eat good quality foods that provide your body with fuel, not just useless calories.

When I did this I lost 6 lbs. of body fat (as opposed to water weight which is what most people lose when they lose weight in a short amount of time) in just 7 days.

All I did was treat my body like the fine machine it is. I gave it all the nutrients it needs to work well and keep burning hot. I kept my metabolism burning by keeping my body fueled.

I ate 6 small meals a day, and yes, it was a challenge at first. I was actually eating more food.  But, I was eating good food too. I ate plenty of lean protein, fresh vegetables, a few fruits and a few carbohydrates.

I ate every 3 or so hours throughout the day. And it worked, great!

4. Move more. I know we hear that all the time, but don’t make it a big deal… it doesn’t have to be. Just try to keep your body moving a little more than you are now and do it daily.

Simple changes can make a big difference to your overall fitness. Just find one activity that you like to do and do it. You don’t have to go all hardcore to get results.

If you don’t want to learn to kickbox, than don’t learn to kickbox. All you need to do is go for a walk everyday.

Now You Have Some Great Fitness Tips

The bottom line is that in our society many people (usually people who are trying to get you to buy something) will try to make things seem like they are harder than they really are.

Unless you want to be some big fitness model, you don’t have to go all out. For most people who just want to lose some weight, look better, and get healthier, simple changes are all you need.

Use these fitness tips as a starting point!

Reach Your Goals With A Workout Schedule

I don’t know about you but my workout enthusiasm ebbs and flows with the seasons. Right now I’m feeling pretty darn lazy and I’m having trouble setting (and sticking to) a workout schedule.

How To Create Your Own Workout Schedule

Creating your own workout schedule really isn’t all that hard. Just sit down with a day planner, calender or your favorite electronic device and figure out when you have the time to work out.

Of course, if you work you will need to work around your work schedule (wow, that was a lot of work ).

Next, you will need to divide your workouts up into smaller daily workouts. For example, many people like to go to the gym (or workout at home) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and they do both resistance training and cardio on those days.

If so, your workout schedule will be pretty straight forward. But if you like to workout 5 times a week you might want to divide up your “resistance days” and your “cardio days”.

It’s Really Up To You

There is no right or wrong it’s just a question of what sounds best to you and which workout schedule you will be most likely to stick with. There is no point in devising some great, elaborate schedule if it only overwhelms you and you won’t stick to it.

Use Your Friends List

No, I don’t mean go to Facebook. I mean to try to find at least one friend who you can workout with. It is so much easier to stay motivated when you have that element of “peer pressure”.

If you know your friend is expecting you to go workout you will be much less likely to blow off your workout and let your friend down (not to mention have her think you’re a coach potato!)

Working out with a friend is one of the best ways I know of to stay motivated and stick to that well thought out workout schedule you made.

If you are interested in working out at home, check out my Chalean Extreme review.