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The calender reminds you that the special event is only weeks away and you need to lose weight fast in order to fit into that new outfit. The good news is that there are ways to drop a few pounds over the next couple of weeks that will not become a major pain in the butt. During this particular article we will focus on the strategy that will enable you to lose weight quickly.
The first thing that we need to do is take a good hard look at your diet and cross off the items that are not weight friendly. Substituting water with soda does not sound like much on paper but in reality the average pop can is worth a couple of hundred calories each time you drink one. Since we are limited to the amount of time available for the most part all restaurants are off the list as we need to know exactly how many calories that are being consumed for every item that goes into your mouth. I know that this sounds terrible and it is not something that I would recommend for a long term diet but in order to lose weight fast some sacrifices are going to have to be made.
Now everyone knows that in order to lose weight the basic principle is to consume less calories than you consume and the best way to do this is through exercise. If you want you can go pay for a gym membership for the month or you can concentrate on a exercise program at home based around the concept of high intensity. The high intensity exercise program only takes half an hour to complete including a warm up and a cool down period. The high intensity program works like this:
Warm-up for 3-4 minutes at a fast walk or light jog
Interval 1 – run at 8.0 mi/hr for 1 minute
Interval 2 – walk at 4.0 mi/hr for 1.5 minutes
Interval 3 – run at 10.0 mi/hr for 1 minute
Interval 4 – walk at 4.0 mi/hr for 1.5 minutes
Running is the key exercise in the example but if you are like me and have knees that should be on an eighty year old than running can be placed with any form of exercise that you are able to go full at it like cycling, rowing or even Nintendo Wii. The high intensity program is a result driven exercise workout and the more you put in the more you will get out. Aim for four times a week and you should be set.
In order to make sure that you lose weight quickly you need to devote a ton of energy to achieve your goal but as you can see it is not that difficult to lose weight as long as you stay focused on your goal.
Tags: Diet, fat loss, fitness, lose weight, weight loss
Posted in Diet · February 3rd, 2010 · Comments (0)
The Kettlebell workout has quickly risen to popularity from celebrities to mixed martial artists to the guy next door all claiming that they have finally found the perfect workout and do you know what? They are right. The Kettlebell workout is fast, effective and will kick your butt from here to Sunday. Through this article I will outline the benefits of a Kettlebell workout and how it will help you get rid of belly fat.
The Kettlebell workout in its basic design makes the most simple exercise a powerhouse by utilizing all of the small muscles and connectors in one exercise to get the best results more quickly. With a basic Kettlebell swing your body is forced to use the muscles in your arms, back, legs, shoulders as well as a ton of smaller muscles to perform the exercise correctly in one simple exercise. With the design of the Kettlebell your body needs to use all of its facilities in order to make sure that you are performing the exercise correctly and maintaining your balance. The Kettlebell workout affects both your core muscles and many others ensuring that you get the most effective workout and reach your weight loss much more quickly.
Kettlebells will completely speed up your workouts saving you precious time. With your basic gym workout a lot of time is spent going from machine to machine and waiting for lineups and with luck you may finish within a hour. With the Kettlebell exercise routine you are combining both cardio and strength training with a large number of muscles so you can get out of the gym much more faster with better results on all levels including fat loss. Here is a recent comment made by celebrity fitness trainer Missy Beaver about her client Katherine Heigel workout schedule “With Katherine’s busy schedule, Kettlebell workouts are perfect because in 20-minute sessions you get a cardio, strength and flexibility workout that would take hours at the gym.”
No bulky equipment required. If you are like me I hate working out at the gym as I seem to be focused on everything but my workout but the problem use to be all of the home gym equipment does not fit very well into my small apartment. When a friend first introduced me to Kettlebells the first thing to cross my mind, after the doubt went away, is how easy it would be to store this piece of exercise equipment and as long as I did not drop them could workout rather well in my living room.
It is difficult to dismiss the number of success stories that are popping up from Kettlebell users bragging about the incredible shape they are now in. If you have spent a long time in the gym and your body is no longer responding than it is time to give the Kettlebells a try and believe me you will not regret it.
Tags: belly fat, Exercise, fat loss, Health, weight loss
Posted in Exercise · January 28th, 2010 · Comments (0)