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Be More Energetic
If you want to lose weight or build muscle faster, don’t just depend on your time in the gym. You need to be more energetic and stay active even when you’re not working out. One benefit of working out is that it boosts your energy level. If you’re not going to use that extra energy for fun things or getting more done, then why would you want it? Your body was created to move. The more you move and get exercise, the stronger it becomes and the more energy you have.
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Ride a bike to work if possible. There’s a lot of reasons to do it and some commuter trains now allow bikes in a special car, so even if you live a distance from your office or work, you can still ride part of the way. Take the stairs and skip waiting for the elevator. You’ll probably get to your floor faster by doing that and boost the amount of exercise for the day.
Move at least five minutes out of every hour.
Several studies show that sitting for long periods is lethal. It can even wipe out the benefits of your regular exercise program. One study shows that the sitting for an hour can even cause negative results. That’s why it’s recommended that if you sit at a desk all day, at least once every fifty to fifty-five minutes you get up and move around, even if it’s just to go to the water cooler. It’s best if you move briskly or run up and down a flight of stairs.
Energetic people tend to exercise more.
Which came first, being energetic and doing exercise or doing exercise and getting energetic? That’t a tough question. However, if you think energetic and hustle into the gym, you can fake it until you make it. Once you start to workout, you’ll notice a surge in your energy level and even think better, since the more you move, the more you improve your cognitive functioning. Some studies show that exercising in the morning sets the energetic pace for the day.
- Eat healthier to stay energetic. Cutting out sweets and processed foods can keep your blood sugar levels more steady. That avoids the super highs and deep dips—which rob your body of energy.
- Take breaks and relax your mind. If you want to be more energetic, you need to clear your mind to avoid self-talk that can be defeating and tiring. Small periods of mental rest will recharge you.
- Get adequate sleep. If you don’t get between 7 and 8 hours a night, you’ll find yourself dragging around, barely able to exude interest, let alone energy. Adequate sleep can help you boost your energy levels.
- Develop a sense of curiosity. Remember when you were a child and looked at everything with wonder. Try doing more of that and don’t become jaded. Excitement over discovering something new renews energy.
There might be reasons you can’t make it to the Chino Hills, CA gym to exercise. Car problems, tight schedule and sick child are a few. Unless you’re sick, there’s no reason you can’t exercise at home. Even if you aren’t part of our gym community, you still can get a good workout. There’s no need for fancy equipment. You don’t need any.
People change and grow. If you’re older than 30, you probably aren’t the same person you were when you were 20. You can become whoever you want when you set goals to do it and put in the time and effort. Before you can discover the hidden you, you have to decide what you want, so you can create goals to achieve. While I am talking about getting fit and living a healthy lifestyle, the ability to change and grow exists in every area of life. You can start the process by getting fit and ready to tackle your goals.
Getting out of shape didn’t happen overnight. It may have taken years to gain weight or lose muscle strength. It’s too easy to get discouraged and think there’s no hope if it looks like too much to handle. The key is to keep trying. Don’t quit! Your life depends on it. A few false starts doesn’t mean you should quit. Just pick up where you stumbled. Binging on unhealthy food one day doesn’t mean you have to throw away all healthy eating.
If you live in Chino Hills, you might feel awkward being out in public if you hate how you look. You need to become comfortable in your own skin even before you start working out. How you look isn’t who you are, but how you feel about yourself may determine whether you take care of yourself and look better. One of the problems I’ve found with many very overweight clients is that they don’t think they deserve to look better and feel good.
When you come to the gym in China Hills, CA, you’ll be asked about your ultimate fitness goals. Those aren’t the goals you’ll be working on each week or month, although in reality they are when you work on weekly goals that lead to achieving them. You see, ultimate fitness goals are the goals you want to achieve after working out for quite a while. They might be goals to shed 100 pounds or more or to compete in an Iron Man competition. For most people, they aren’t goals that are accomplished in a week, a month or sometimes even in a year.
Two areas of fitness that aren’t give the respect they deserve are balance and flexibility. Sure you admire it in the gymnast or dancer, but when you go for a workout, unless it’s yoga, more focus is on strength and endurance. You may get questions on how far you ran and how fast or impress people with the amount of weight you can lift, but nobody asks how your range of motion is. Flexibility and balance are both important. Kickboxing for flexibility and balance training is exceptional.
There’s a lot of ways to relieve stress, running is one of those ways. Here in the gym in Chino Hills, CA, we use kickboxing and other types of workouts to do it. That doesn’t mean either way is right or wrong, they just both approach the fight or flight response differently. The fight or flight response is what your body experiences when you’re under stress. As you can tell, kickboxing is the perfect fight option and running is a great flight option.
For those that find it tough to make it to the gym three times a week, the question whether you can workout too much might seem ridiculous. It’s not. There are people that do tough workouts every day for long hours, hoping to achieve their goals more quickly. The problem is, they often find they’re not only, not achieving their goals, they’re losing ground. Yes, you can definitely workout too much and there are signs that let you know this is occurring.
One of the things I always tell new members at the gym in Chino Hills, CA is to bring a friend. While you might not workout with them directly, there are benefits of a workout partner or someone who works out at the same time as you do. They turn an ordinary gym visit into an appointment with a friend. You tend to go out of your way to make that appointment, where you might find it easier to skip a gym visit where nobody misses you.