Friday, November 25, 2011

How to Lose Weight

Want to make that New Year's resolution of losing weight become reality without spending money on different diets? Well there is a simple way to make your goals become reality. To lose weight, all you have to do is burn more calories than you eat.
This can  be achieved in a few ways:
-Eat less, so then your body burns more calories than you eat by being awake.
-Eat normal, and then burn a lot of calories in the gym.
                                                             
Although this concept is fairly simple, it is harder than you would think for most people. Eating less is hard because you will constantly be hungry all the time and going to the gym a lot is difficult for some people because it is hard work and a lot of people don't have time. For the most part though, you don't need some fancy diet to lose weight, just eat less.

How to get "Big"

Are you a person with a skinny frame who wants to gain more muscle mass? Well, there are a few steps you can follow to achieve a larger mass.

Firstly, you must workout somehow otherwise nothing will happen for you. When you go to workout, in order to increase muscle mass you'll want to do less reps and a lot of weight. This will increase your muscle mass by giving you bulky muscle.

Secondly, you're gonna want to eat a lot of food so that your muscles will have the nutrients they need to grow bigger. Don't just eat anything though you'll want lots of healthy foods with high protein especially. The general rule of thumb is that you eat about 1 gram of protein per pound that you weigh everyday. So if you weigh 100 pounds, then eat at least 100 grams of protein everyday in the form of nutritious eggs, lean meats, or nuts.

Diet is not everything though, the most crucial thing is that you put hours into working out and that you make that time effective by eating so your muscles have nutrients to grow. If you follow these few steps, over time you are bound to grain muscle mass.

3 Important Guidelines for Becoming Fit

1. Start out slow. 
When most people decide to change their lives by becoming fit, they usually workout for only a week or two until they tire out and stop all together. The main reason behind this is that people overwork themselves when they are not used to being worked at all. What you should do is start out with light workouts and slowly build up to prevent burning out at the beginning.

2. Go Regularly.

Try setting aside a certain amount of time once ever few days for the gym. Most people have a hard time finding time especially if they are busy with work. If so try working out in the mornings, the air is always crisp and refreshing. And if you're not a morning person then there's always the evenings when you get back from work. If you set aside time regularly and go to the gym you will definitely see more results than you would if you went randomly.

3.Keep at it.

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." -Thomas H. Palmer. That quote says it all. At first you might not see results after working out, but keep at it and i can guarantee that you will see yourself increase in fitness. So to all you who wish to improve your overall health and fitness, some of the best advice I can give you is keep at it.