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by Gina Gardi
It’s easy to lose weight initially with any exercise program and good eating habits. You see results more quickly and right away. This is great motivation, but then your fat loss starts to slow down and you don’t see the results. It’s hard to continue when your reach this plateau.
The initial efforts will help you lose weight quickly but then it becomes harder. You hit a plateau and nothing seems to be working. Don’t lose faith. You may just need to train differently by adding variety and challenging yourself. There are ways to reach 100% of your fat burning goals and most importantly help keep you there with smart training and a good diet.
Lack of persistence makes it difficult to shed the last few pounds or to reach your final goal. Once you reach a certain weight you may be inclined to stop trying and say your happy with what you’ve accomplished. And eventually you start to go back to your old habits and give up before your reach your initial goal.
Don’t give up before your reach your goal because this can have negative long term effects. It will be even more difficult the next time you try to sick to your goals. Persistence to stick to your goal will help you develop good habits of following through and will give you a positive morale boost.
Working out smart and eating smart are what will get you to the desired weight, not necessarily workout out harder. Combining cardio and strength training is a much more efficient way to burn fat than cardio alone or strength training with long rests between exercises.
The most effective way to burn fat and keep it off is by combining both cardio and resistance and also by adding variety and increasing intensity. Never stick to the same workout for more than 6 weeks.
Following the same routine for more than 6 weeks can also lead you to plateau. Your muscles adapt and work more efficiently therefore require less energy. This burns less calories. This is why it’s important to add variety and increase intensity.
For example if you walk everyday at the same pace for the same amount of time, you start to lose less weight because your body has adapted. Adding intervals is a great challenge your body. Add a few minutes of walking at a faster pace or increase the total time.
Don’t perform the same exercises with the same intensity for more than 4 to 6 weeks. Make sure to add some variety by trying different exercises and adding intensity as they exercises become easier. This way you’ll keep challenged and continue to burn fat and keep it off.
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