How To Get Fit Fast In Seven Easy Steps
Are you having difficulty in getting as fit as you would like to be? Do you find that you never seem to have enough time to spare on your exercise routines? If this is you then this article should help you solve these problems and show you how to get fit fast by following the seven tips below.
How Fit Are You Currently?
This will give you a baseline to start from and as you update this baseline as you go along you will be able to set targets and measure how you are progressing. Easy ways to get a starting point are to measure the following:-
Take your pulse then walk briskly for 20 minutes then measure your pulse again.
Make a note of how long it took you to do the walk.
Measure how many standard push ups you can do without stoping.
How close you can get to touching your toes without bending your knees.
Write Down Your Personal Fitness
You know you want to stick to this plan and writing it down helps you to do that. Start of with your current level of fitness and your targeted level and then work out how many steps you will have in going from one level to the other. So if you currently do nothing realise that you are going to take a couple of months to be able to run 5k without dying when you finish. Therefore plan to build up slowly.
You should remember that when you are planning to schedule in your activities at a specific time as this gets you into a routine and it make it easier to stick to the program. Also vary what exercises you will be doing and remember to mix cardio and resistance training.
Have The Correct Tools For The Job.
If you plan to go to the gym then fine but you do not need to go to a gym or buy expensive equipment. Nearly all the best exercises need little or no equipment. However get yourself a pair of good workout shoes that suit the type of exercise you are going to do and also some free weights. The weights do not need to be too heavy but as you have planned to do some resistance training by adding weights you will increase the effectiveness of these exercises.
Just Do It!
Start at a level that will get you out of puff a bit but don’t exhaust yourself. If you launch into exercise at to high a level you will soon put yourself off. Work at a good consistent level and build up over the weeks just as you planned.
You Need To Eat Healthily.
Cut out the high sugar foods and start eating more protein and fruits. You should as part of your plan schedule in 5 meals a day. The mid morning and mid afternoon ones are snack meals so a handfull of nuts or some fruit will do. You need however to take time and sit down and enjoy your main meals. Taking time will mean you eat without rushing and you will notice when you are full and so stop eating.
Reward Yourself Each Time You Exercise.
Each time you finish your exercises congratulate yourself on a job well done. Imagine the new you that you are striving to achieve and enjoy the feeling that you have moved a bit closer to that reality.
Stay Motivated And Believe You Can Do It.
If you hate exercising on your own find a local team or organisation to join. Once you are involved you will find it easy to keep going as you will not want to let your team mates down.
Follow the steps above and stick to exercising and eating properly for three weeks and I assure you that you will feel and look better and will want to continue getting fitter and fitter.
No more excuses it is easy to use the steps above to plan a new you so just get started!
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