You hit it hard when you go to the gym. You race around the neighborhood like no one's business. You are a machine when it comes to weightlifting. So, why aren't you seeing the results you know you deserve?
There are six good reasons you might be sitting still rather than racing ahead....
1. Your body is bored stiff.
You can't do the same workout over and over for months on end and expect your body to continuously improve. As soon as a workout seems the slightest bit easy or comfortable you have to change something up. Every workout should be a challenge.
Why not change routine? If you're lifting weights, the rowing machine or cross-trainer to vary your exercises.
2. You need a good rest.
If you're hitting it hard almost every day of the week your body is going to get run down. Try adding in some rest days between workouts and your body could respond favorably.
3. You're simply doing it all wrong and wasting time.
Some people get out there everyday and legitimately workout, but for the most part people are wasting time in the gym. You may not be getting the results you deserve because you don't know what you're doing.
Don't waste time isolating specific muscles. Work the entire body in unison and ensure you always have proper form.
4. You don't feed your body properly.
If you don't feed your body what it needs to be effective, it won't be effective. Period.
5. You aren't focused on your workouts.
You can't stop a workout to talk with Betty bopping her way through the gym or to stare at the clock to see how much time you have left. Focus on what you're doing without breaks and chit chat rests and you may see drastic improvements in your results.
6. You don't stick with it.
How long have you been working out? Perhaps you just haven't done it consistently for a long enough period of time to get results. These things don't happen miraculously and consistency is a huge key to success.
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You don't say how frequently you work out, but 35 minutes of cardio should help with weight loss if you do it at least three times a week and watch what you eat.
Your efforts to slim down could be stalled because your body is in a fitness rut. In other words, the exercise isn't as challenging as it used to be, and your body has adapted to it.
Posted on September 8, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Other than having a diet, exercise program and good equipment, it could be because of having unrealistic goals. If your goal is to just workout, then any exercise would do. But if you know how much you want to lose say in a week then you would be aware whether the results you're seeing are reasonable or not.
If not, probably best to figure out if you need to change what you're doing or change how you're thinking to achieve the results you desire.
Posted on September 9, 2010 at 4:33 pm