Tips for Working Out Harder And Longer Part 1
For many people who find themselves in a situation where they’re trying to reach a challenging fitness goal, having a truly worthwhile workout can be difficult to achieve. So, how can you train your mind and body to workout longer and harder than you’ve done in the past?
1. Don’t Forget to Rest
For someone eager (or even desperate) to reach their fitness goals, it can be hard to fathom taking a day or two each week to rest. But it’s an absolutely critical part of the fitness process. Failing to take at least a couple days each week to rest your muscles could leave to physical and mental exhaustion and may leave you with a serious injury, which will only set you back further.
So, don’t feel bad about taking rest days. Try to avoid stringing together more than three straight high-intensity workout days before taking a day to rest your muscles. If you’re worried taking such breaks could negatively affect your progress, be sure to eat sensibly on those rest days.
There’s no denying that reaching your fitness goals—whether that means losing weight or getting in the best shape of your life—can be incredibly challenging. It requires dedication and a commitment to having intense and sometimes lengthy workouts on a consistent basis. And that’s not to say anything about making the necessary changes to diet.
For many people who find themselves in a situation where they’re trying to reach a challenging fitness goal, having a truly worthwhile workout can be difficult to achieve. So, how can you train your mind and body to workout longer and harder than you’ve done in the past?
2. Keep Moving
Want to sabotage your own workout? Then take long breaks between every set. Not only will you make that workout unnecessarily long, you’ll let your heart rate drop to a point where you’re burning few, if any, calories.
If you want to boost your chances of reaching your fitness goals, whatever they may be, don’t let off the throttle when in the middle of a workout. By reducing the amount of rest time between sets, you’ll keep your heart going and increase your chances of burning fat and calories.
3. Stay Focused
To get the most out of your workouts and increase your chances of having longer and more intense exercise sessions, give those workouts the respect they deserve. That means scheduling your workouts in, and treating them like an important meeting you might have in your job. In other words, dedicate a set amount of time to your workout, and don’t let anything distract you. Avoid all calls—unless they’re emergencies—and try to avoid flipping around the internet and text messages on your phone.
The cost of failing to do so? You’ll be more likely to lose focus on what you’re doing and, beyond that, interest in your workout. Before you know it, you’ll be in the change room getting ready to go home, having missed your opportunity to make positive steps towards your fitness goals.
4. Concentrate on Intense Exercises
Here’s one of the best tips you’ll ever learn as you inch closer to your fitness goals: not all exercises are created equally. Some are just far more intense, which means they have the potential to build muscle faster, get heart rate up quicker, and help you burn fat and calories more efficiently. Ideally, you focus on exercises that work multiple muscle groups in a short period of time.
Some great examples: burpees (especially jumping burpees), box jumps, kettlebell swings, jumping squats, and frog squats. Once you’ve tried all of these exercises, you’ll notice a few common features: for one, they’re all very challenging and will leave you gasping for air. Second, all of them should raise your heart rate very quickly. And third, none of them require you to use any complex equipment.
Tips For Working Out Part 2
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