Fitness

If you are starting a weight loss program, it may be helpful for you to know that there are some simple steps you can take to make any weight loss program more effective. Here are 7 effective tips, that I have used, for better health and improving weight loss.

Health Tip #1: Realistic Goals
The fastest way to lose motivation is to set unrealistic weight loss goals for yourself before you even start your weight loss program, so ask yourself: What do you want to achieve from this weight loss program? How much weight do you want to lose in a day, a week, or a month? Each small goal you achieve will propel you closer to your final destination. But if you set unrealistic goals, you will be left with frustration and disappointment despite whether you are making great progress in your weight loss.

Health Tip # 2: Preparation is the Key
Now is the time to start a new lifestyle and start getting rid of junk food, those sodas in the refrigerator, and that secret stash of chocolates you leave in your drawer! Make a new list of needed foods and start stocking them in large quantities. I always incorporate vegetables, fruits, healthy snacks, and several other supplements into my daily diet.

Health # 3: Reward system
This is a great way to keep yourself motivated. I create a reward system to stay on my weight loss goals. Treat yourself after obtaining your goal. For instance, buy yourself new makeup, a new CD, or even a new handbag after you reach a certain point in your weight loss efforts.

Health # 4: Healthy Breakfast
This is the most important meal that you should never miss. Skipping breakfast means that you are programming your brain to think that you’re hungry, starved, and deprived. This will only cause you to feel lethargic and when the pressure is too much, you may decide to embark on an eating binge. This is sheer suicide so don’t avoid breakfast!

Health # 5: Exercise
For long lasting effects and to boost the rate of your weight loss and health, this is one important activity you must include into your daily routine. No weight loss challenge can be successful without a good exercise program. Choose a program that lets you burn fat and gives a good cardiovascular exercise at the same time. Bikram Yoga would be a good choice to start with.

Health # 6: Sleep
I make sure to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep a day. You should too. This helps to keep your bodily system working in perfect order, which is crucial to the success of your weight loss program.

Health # 7:Relaxation
No weight loss program is sufficient without relaxation. You should make relaxation a crucial part of your schedule. Meditation, relaxation and affirmations can help boost your confidence and make the process more enjoyable.

By following these seven simple tips, you can start seeing results in your weight loss. Be consistent and make them part of your lifestyle and success in getting better health.

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The answer to the age-old question of “What is the best ab workout for losing stomach fat?” is…

None! Ab workouts alone don’t create enough of a metabolic response in your body to create fat loss.

As a trainer, nutrition specialist, and fitness professional, I often get asked what the best types of exercises and workouts are for losing stubborn stomach fat in order to bring out visible six pack abs. The problem is that most people with excess stomach fat looking to try to uncover their abs are searching for some “miracle abdominal workout” that is going to slash the fat off their abs in no time.

The thing is… they are going about the problem entirely the wrong way! The truth is that you don’t lose stomach fat by doing ab workouts.

The problem is that focusing most of your time and effort on abdominal exercises and abs workouts to try to flatten your stomach and bring out 6-pack abs is simply wasting your time from doing the correct workout programs that will acutally reduce your body fat for good.

If I were to choose an answer as to what the best exercises are for losing belly fat, my answer would include full body exercises such as the following:

various forms of squats, lunges, deadlifts, clean & presses, snatches, swings, presses and pulls, mountain climbers, sprinting, etc.

These types of full body exercises would encompass a much higher percentage of the workouts I would design instead of abs exercises directly targeting the midsection. The way you combine those full body exercises into a strategic workout that maximizes your metabolism is also very important.

Don’t get me wrong… I do recommend a certain amount of exercises that directly target the abs and core, but these are only a small fraction of the programs I design for my clients as your time is better spent focusing on the full body exercises that stimulate the greatest hormonal and metabolic changes within the body. In addition, a side-effect of working out using mostly full body multi-joint combo exercises are that you indirectly work your entire midsection even though you are not specifically targeting the abs.

Keep in mind that the most important factor for losing belly fat to see your abs is actually in the nutrition arena. No matter how hard you workout, if your diet is full of junk, then your abdominals will be covered with ugly fat. Nutrition is without a doubt the “king of getting a six pack”.

So let’s clear this up for good…

Stop wasting so much of your time focusing on situps, crunches, leg raises, and all those silly worthless “ab contraptions” in your efforts to try to develop 6-pack abs. Instead focus on high intensity full body lifts using combination multi-joint exercises all strategically combined into highly effective fat loss workouts. Couple that with a healthy diet full of natural unprocessed whole foods as close to their natural state as possible, and those elusive six-pack abdominals will yours in no time!

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