In your quest to improve your level of fitness, one of the best things you can do is to focus on burning fat and adding muscle. Not only is excess body fat unattractive, it can lead to long term health issues. And, adding muscle speeds up your metabolism – which aids in your body’s ability to burn unwanted fat! Here’s some tips for burning fat and adding muscle, that can help you in your fitness regime.
1. Break through plateau. Your body is designed to adapt to stress. Eventually, your results will plateau. The best way to break through this is to change up things. Vary your rest periods. Change the amount of weight your lifting. Increase the speed you lift. Combining these can help you even more.
2. Keep a journal. Keep track of what you are doing. This can help you see areas where you’re starting to plateau, and come up with ways to combat that by changing up your workout. Tracking your diet can also help you see where you might be overdoing things food-wise, so that you can eliminate unwanted foods from your diet.
3. Cross training. If you’ve been weight lifting – you may want to back off your normal lifting routine, and try kettlebells for a couple of weeks. You can get gains from barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells. Specializing on one type of weight means you’ll plateau – so change to a different type of regime to get your gains going again.
4. Dedication. Keep up with your workouts. Yes, life can get crazy and distractions happen every day. Stay on your plan to keep your gains coming!
And, if you’re looking for the best equipment for your home strength training sessions, come visit one of Fitness 4 Home Superstore’s 3 Valley locations. Whether you’re looking for a home gym, functional trainers, or weights & bars, we can help you find the best strength training equipment for your workout needs!
