While I would never use the word “lazy” to describe myself, (I’m pretty much always busy) I would say that there are times when I lack motivation to work out.
If you are like me you want your workouts to be efficient and effective. If someone told you they could help you make the most of our exercise would you want to hear what they had to say?
Some helpful advice from a Health and Fitness Author.
Health and fitness author, Evelyn Kail, reached out to me a little while ago asking if she could do a guest post on MPM. She gave me a list of several topics she would be happy to write about and this one topic intrigued me the most: “9 Easy Ways for Lazy People to Burn More Fat in Every Workout”. Would you like to know what a health and fitness author would say on this topic? Keep reading to see what Evelyn has to say…
Every one of us tried to have a regular workout routine for at least once in our lives. However, the hard part of this is how to motivate yourself in keeping physical exercise a regular part of your workout routine. It will be easy for people who are used to doing physical activities. However, for lazy people who are just starting to impose physical exercise into their daily routines, this may seem a challenge.
When working out, our main goal is usually to burn fat and lose weight in the process. But this doesn’t happen with only a few visits to the gym. It may be difficult to execute strenuous physical activities especially if you are just starting out, but there are a few tricks you can try for you to burn fat faster with the limited amount of time that you have for physical exercise.
Burning fat faster can change your thoughts on how to motivate yourself to do physical activities. That is why here are a few tips on how you can burn fat faster.
Tip #1: Don’t Hit That Snooze Button
Waking up early in the morning gives you more time to do things for the whole day. Moreover, waking up early each day also helps you feel refreshed. When you have a lot of time to do your daily tasks, you will have lesser excuses for having to skip the workout for the day. Because of this, exercising first thing in the morning can be easily be incorporated into your list of daily activities. This is one of the best things you can do when starting your physical exercise routine.
Tip #2: Push Your Speed to the Limit
Dr. Arthur Weltman, PhD, director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratory of the University of Virginia states that high-intensity workouts pave the way for the increased release of hormones. This results in the mobilization of fat to fuel your body. Aside from that, it also causes the speeding up of your metabolism. High-intensity workouts can therefore help you in burning more fat at a lesser amount of time.
Tip #3: Prioritize Cardio Before Anything Else
For burning fat, a common notion that most of us believe is that lifting heavy weights is the key. However, before you can sculpt your body, it is important to tone down unwanted fats first. This is done by focusing on cardio exercises first. Initiate your workout by cycling and/or jogging before running off to do weightlifting and other exercises. Try this first and see the difference.
Tip #4: Double-step Your way up the Stairs
Whenever going up the stairs, try stepping on two stairs at a time. This results in quick bursts of power that activates fast-twitching muscle power in your legs. This activity is proven to help in burning more calories. Aside from that, this simple activity can exercise some of your leg muscles that are not exercised most of the time. This is something that you can do even when you’re not in the gym.
Tip #5: Try Using Heavier Weights with Fewer Reps
The usual routine that gym trainers ask us to do is to lift lighter weights with more repetitions. This is ideal when you are trying to tone and make your body even leaner. However, this does not help in building muscle. A study by the College of New Jersey suggests that lifting heavier weights with fewer resting periods seem to burn more calories than doing lighter weights with longer periods of rest time.
Tip #6: Increase Workout Intensity Instead of Length
Most of us find it bearable to do lighter exercise loads for longer periods of time. However, if you are really determined to burn that fat, you should try to push yourself a little further. In successfully burning more fats for a lean body, success can be achieved easier when you lengthen the tension you put in each workout, rather than the length. Remember, it’s always the quality of the workout that matters more than the length.
Tip #7: Lessen Your Cholesterol Intake
Now that you have finally started on how to motivate yourself to regularly, it would be a waste if your efforts didn’t pay off, right? Until you have seen the visible fruits of your labor, it would be a better if you try to eat healthy as well. It wouldn’t be a good habit to eat more food rich in cholesterol once you have just burned off some of your body fat. A little discipline when it comes to food will be worth it in the long run.
Tip #8: Watch what you eat
Controlling your food intake is also important when working out. This doesn’t mean that you have to eat only certain type of food, but what is important is that you always have a balanced meal every time. Stock up on food rich in fiber and nutrients to help keep your body in shape.
Tip #9: Maintain the Proper Mindset
In every workout, consistency is always the key. You can’t simply end in the middle of your workout plan. The determination that you have put in how to motivate yourself to start should still be the same as until you finish your workout plan.
These simple tips can significantly help you in boosting the burning of fats in your body. Try these and see for yourself how effective they are.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THIS GUEST POST:
Evelyn Kail helps people to live a happy and healthier life. She is an established Health and Fitness author (over 7 years of experience) and editor of garagegymplanner.com. She also loves writing about people and inspirational stories.
Amy @ The Quiet Homemaker says
Those were great ideas! Thanks so much for the post and the reminder. It is definitely hard to keep up the routine if you do not start seeing results pretty quickly. My huge goals right now are beginner yoga 6 days a week, making sure I get in all my water, and trying to get at least 5,000 steps in each day. I need to add to this, but want to make sure that I can follow through with this before I tack on any more. It is so hard to fit it all in.
Again, thanks for the post! 🙂
Roselia Moore says
What a fantastic post! This is so chock full of useful information
I can’t wait to dig deep and start utilizing the resources you have given me.
Your exuberance is refreshing.
Reed Cooper says
Really Great stuff! There are a lot of resource for weight loss but didn’t see any article for lazy people to lose weight. your article helps me a lot. I’m searching a technique as like you described. Thank you for sharing with us. I’m also going to share your article with my social media friends and family.
Cheers,
Reed Cooper