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Two Easy Workout Plans to Boost Your Metabolism
The best way to lose weight quickly and safely is to maximize your calorie burn and boost your metabolism. The best way to do both of those things is with exercise. Try one of these weeklong plans to get your body primed for weight loss.
Health, weight loss, metabolism, workout plan
1. Plan One. This plan works well for people who don't exercise at all. The purpose is to jolt your metabolism out of lazy mode and get it moving again. But to do it effectively you need to keep your workouts short and manageable. For this plan, you'll exercise three times each day, and burn up 300-500 calories. You don't need to change clothes, you probably won't get too sweaty and you don't need any extra equipment. The workout looks like this:
7 minutes fast walk
7 minutes of easy lunges and easy push ups
7 minutes fast walk
Need more of a challenge? Swap brisk stair climbing for walking. If you are at work during your afternoon session, climb the office stairs, do lunges on the landing and push ups against the wall.
2. Plan Two. This plan works for people who already exercise. The purpose of this plan is to bump your body out of complacency for a quick weight loss boost. You'll do this by adding more activity to your day, but you'll keep the extra sessions easy so that your body and brain don't get burned out.
Your easy workout will consist of adding 30-45 minutes of easy enjoyable activity at the opposite end of your day as your normal workout. If you work out in the morning, add a brisk evening walk to your schedule. Do you exercise in the evenings? Consider biking or walking to work in the morning.
It's common for people who exercise regularly to do the same routine week after week. The same exercises, the same intensity, the same results. Your body gets used to it and settles into a metabolic rhythm - a plateau. This finely tuned energy balance has to change for you to lose weight. You can wake your body by incorporating high intensity intervals, or you can add an easy exercise session each day to increase your exercise duration. For many people, the addition of easy exercise is more tolerable.
3. Notice: Skip dessert for the week. Grab a small serving of berries instead. Drink water only. Skip the high calorie sodas, coffee treats, juice and other calorie-laden beverages. Dump your starch. Instead of eating white starches like bread, white rice, or pasta, fill up on a variety of lean protein and veggies.
Health, weight loss, metabolism, workout plan
1. Plan One. This plan works well for people who don't exercise at all. The purpose is to jolt your metabolism out of lazy mode and get it moving again. But to do it effectively you need to keep your workouts short and manageable. For this plan, you'll exercise three times each day, and burn up 300-500 calories. You don't need to change clothes, you probably won't get too sweaty and you don't need any extra equipment. The workout looks like this:
7 minutes fast walk
7 minutes of easy lunges and easy push ups
7 minutes fast walk
Need more of a challenge? Swap brisk stair climbing for walking. If you are at work during your afternoon session, climb the office stairs, do lunges on the landing and push ups against the wall.
2. Plan Two. This plan works for people who already exercise. The purpose of this plan is to bump your body out of complacency for a quick weight loss boost. You'll do this by adding more activity to your day, but you'll keep the extra sessions easy so that your body and brain don't get burned out.
Your easy workout will consist of adding 30-45 minutes of easy enjoyable activity at the opposite end of your day as your normal workout. If you work out in the morning, add a brisk evening walk to your schedule. Do you exercise in the evenings? Consider biking or walking to work in the morning.
It's common for people who exercise regularly to do the same routine week after week. The same exercises, the same intensity, the same results. Your body gets used to it and settles into a metabolic rhythm - a plateau. This finely tuned energy balance has to change for you to lose weight. You can wake your body by incorporating high intensity intervals, or you can add an easy exercise session each day to increase your exercise duration. For many people, the addition of easy exercise is more tolerable.
3. Notice: Skip dessert for the week. Grab a small serving of berries instead. Drink water only. Skip the high calorie sodas, coffee treats, juice and other calorie-laden beverages. Dump your starch. Instead of eating white starches like bread, white rice, or pasta, fill up on a variety of lean protein and veggies.
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